(Feb. 11, 2026) The F.A.A. lifted the airspace closure in El Paso, Texas around 8 a.m., allowing flights to resume in the city as well as in Santa Teresa, New Mexico. The restriction caused 14 flights to cancel and nine to delay. This rare ban started last night around 11:30 p.m. due to “special security reasons” as stated by the F.A.A. notice and was expected to last until Feb. 21. Although unconfirmed by city officials, the Trump administration claims that the drones were f

What is art? For what feels like my whole life I have struggled to solve this puzzle of a question. I know what art can be: beautiful, meaningful, revolutionary, important. However, I can not seem to come up with a good enough definition for what art is .  Fortunately, a new piece was added to this puzzle Sept. 20.  The grand opening of Art Soup Collective’s month long fundraiser for the Make-A-Wish Foundation was held at the International Museum of Art.  Photos by Daniela F

Classrooms filled to capacity, restless students and overworked educators are on the horizon for the Socorro Independent School District (SISD) as the decision to place a reduction in force (RIF) of up to 300 staff members was approved at a board meeting on the evening of Feb. 19. News of this proposal was shared with SISD employees this past Valentine’s Day, claiming that the reason these cuts are necessary is because the 2025-2026 school year needs to see a reduced budget b

Photo courtesy of Creative Commons. As cyber attacks have become more prominent, The University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) reached out to its community regarding phishing and scam attacks sent to its students, faculty and staff through email. Jeopardizing several accounts, these phishing and cyber-attacks seem to continue to circulate throughout university emails. Local news station, KFOX-14 , reported that, "A ccording to UTEP, cybercriminals sent fraudulent emails to deceiv