The National Retail Federation (NRF) expects Halloween spending to reach $13.5 billion in 2026, up from $13.1 billion last year. That’s roughly $115.14 spent on Halloween costs per person in 2026, which is just a touch higher than the $114.45 spent in 2025. The increase in spending is probably n...
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Owners should expect to receive notification letters in the mail around Dec. 7, according to the notice.
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A campaign finance report filed earlier today with the Texas Ethics Commission reveales that Sun City Coalition Inc., a company registered just last month spent $63,744.57 supporting three city council incumbents running for reelection and opposing a fourth candidate. The campaig...
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Voters in El Paso City Council District 8 this week received a mailer criticizing incumbent city Rep. Chris Canales, though the organization behind the piece didn’t label it as political advertising and didn’t file campaign finance disclosures until after being questioned by El P...
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By Hannah Rabinowitz, Holmes Lybrand, CNN (CNN) — Justice Department prosecutors on Tuesday tried and failed to secure a grand jury indictment of former White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson over her testimony about President Donald Trump’s role in the January 6, 2021, US Capitol r...
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA-TV) -- The Puente News Collaborative will host a public town hall this week focused on the upcoming midterm elections and the issues shaping the Borderland. Stephanie Valle, Senior Program Officer for Puente News Collaborative at the El Paso Community Foundat...
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Cost of energy, gas and electricity rose from August to September, according to the consumer price index (CPI).
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EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — The Las Cruces City Council announced its adoption of a Vacant and Abandoned Property Maintenance Ordinance, establishing new requirements to address long-term vacancies, encourage property maintenance, and support neighborhood revitalization. The ordinanc...
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) -- Camp East Montana, the immigration detention facility on Fort Bliss, as been operating for more than a year. Tuesday, El Paso City Council unanimously voted to draft a resolution calling for the facility's closure. The 7-0 vote doesn't mean the facility w...
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By Hannah Keyser, CNN (CNN) — Miller Rasmussen, the daughter of Rays’ ace Drew Rasmussen and his wife Stevie, was born during opening week of the 2026 MLB season. It was a difficult birth, with Miller needing to spend time in the NICU. As baseball was happening every day, Stevie ...
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By Kara Scannell, Lauren del Valle, Nicki Brown, CNN New York (CNN) — Alon, Tal and Oren Alexander – three brothers who once lived at the height of wealth and society in New York and Miami – were each sentenced to 30 years in federal prison Tuesday for sex trafficking and other c...
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The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) reportedly searched a California home tied to its current investigation into former Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.)....
