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Also on today's calendar: The El Paso Occult Tour: Tunnels, Temples & Secret Societies and 3 more events.
Today's riddle: How fast is milk when you pour it? 🤔 (Answer below!)
1. El Paso's early college experiment turns 20 — and dual credit is still growing (elpasomatters.org) — El Paso's early college high schools and dual credit programs are reshaping local education, with more than 10,500 students now earning college credits through El Paso Community College partnerships. The story follows Mission Early College graduate Martin Ramirez and explores how these programs boost first-generation students, save families thousands in tuition, and could significantly raise El Paso County's overall income despite staffing and rural access challenges.
2. Suspects sought after El Paso vape shop crash-and-grab (ktsm.com) — El Paso police and Crime Stoppers are asking for help identifying two men who crashed a stolen car into the Golden Vapor smoke shop on Dyer and stole thousands in merchandise. The early-morning July 30 burglary caused about $5,000 in damage, and tipsters can remain anonymous and may earn a cash reward by calling Crime Stoppers of El Paso or submitting information online.
3. Man charged with drinking while driving after off-road vehicle crash, one person seriously injured (kvia.com) — El Paso County deputies say a driver faces a DWI charge after an off-road vehicle crashed on a pedestrian-only walkway along O.T. Smith Road, seriously injuring a passenger. Investigators report the Can-Am Maverick hit a barrier, and the suspect was booked into the El Paso County Detention Facility as the case continues.
4. UTEP School of Pharmacy welcomes 51 students during white coat ceremony (kvia.com) — Fifty-one new pharmacy students at UTEP in El Paso just donned their first white coats during a ceremony marking their entry into the Doctor of Pharmacy Class of 2030. Surrounded by family, faculty, and administrators, they pledged to uphold ethical standards and patient care, highlighting a growing pipeline of locally trained health professionals for the Borderland.
5. UTEP women's soccer remains unbeaten through 4 games (ktsm.com) — UTEP women's soccer is off to its best start in a decade, keeping an unbeaten record that reflects well on El Paso's hometown university. A strong defensive effort, including a shutout at Abilene Christian, has the Miners allowing just one goal through four matches.
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: It's "Pasturized" before you know it! (Thank you Judy M. for sending it in!)
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