AUSTIN, Texas — Texas Governor Greg Abbott and the First Family are volunteering with Meals on Wheels in Austin to deliver meals this Thanksgiving. Governor Abbott, First Lady Cecilia Abbott, and their daughter Audrey Abbott will be joined by Meals on Wheels Central Texas President and CEO Henry van de Putte.
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EL PASO, Texas– In honor of the Thanksgiving holiday, some businesses throughout the Borderland are lending a helping hand. Jalisco Café is offering free Thanksgiving meals. That includes a full course traditional Thanksgiving meal for those who would normally not have one. It takes place today between 11 am to 4 pm at 1029 East
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EL PASO, Texas – The Sun Bowl parade started its humble beginnings on New Year’s Day in 1936 and has stood the test of time as an annual tradition here in El Paso. The Sun Bowl Association made the switch to a Thanksgiving Day celebration in 1978 and has been the tradition since. today is
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EL PASO, Texas — Eastwood High School Senior Maylee Godzisz will be representing the Borderland at the biggest parade of the year in New York City; The Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. Godzisz, along with many other dancers from across the country, went through a dancing boot camp this past summer to qualify to dance in
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SANTA FE, New Mexico –The New Mexico Department of Health (DOH) is urging New Mexicans to protect young children, older individuals and those with underlying health conditions from RSV, influenza and Covid-19 this holiday season. This comes as area hospitals have activated emergency operations due to a surge in pediatric cases, according to a statement
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EL PASO, Texas – It’s that time of year again when airports and highways across the country get a whole lot busier as people travel to see their families. It’s not an anomaly, it’s something we expect! On Wednesday at El Paso International Airport, just under 60 flights are scheduled to arrive, and about 55
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SUNLAND PARK, New Mexico — A fairly new dispensary in Sunland Park will be offering free Thanksgiving Day breakfast Thursday as a way to celebrate and give back to the community. Nubes Dispensary will be serving free tamales and posole from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. while food lasts. All ages are welcome. Owners said
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EL PASO, Texas — El Pasoans Fighting Hunger food bank saw long lines the day before Thanksgiving. People waited to pick up some Thanksgiving meal essentials including fruits and vegetables. They also gave away some candy to the kids waiting in line with their parents. Staff from the Food bank told ABC-7 that they are usually busy but
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Thanksgiving is the holiday to gather with family, give thanks, and cook food with loved ones. Inflation, however, is causing problems for Americans everywhere, including here in the Borderland. The prices of everything continues to rise. For Thanksgiving foods in particular, the American Farm Bureau Federation is predicting at least a 21% jump from last
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EL PASO, Texas – Nobody wants to miss out on the tastes and memories that we associate with thanksgiving. cholesterol levels are influenced by the fatty foods we consume when celebrating the holiday season. Cholesterol is made mostly by the liver, but it also can enter your body in the foods you eat that contain
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EL PASO, Texas – Do you love Christmas? Are you full of cheer? Can you grow a belly… and more importantly a beard. If so you might have what it takes to work as a professional Santa Claus. After all, the real Santa Claus can’t be everywhere all the time. Santa helpers typically enter the
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EL PASO, Texas — The holiday tradition, WinterFest, has returned to downtown El Paso. This year the event is packed with six-weeks of lights, holiday spirit and family friendly festivities, according to city officials. The season runs Nov. 19th through Jan. 1, 2023. The festivities kicked off Saturday evening with the lightning of the San
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EL PASO, Texas — The holiday season is the time for festivities, family, friends, and of course, the Salvation Army’s Christmas Red Kettle Campaign. If you have ever wanted to help your community by ringing that famous bell, now is your chance. El Paso’s Salvation Army said Bell Ringers are urgently needed for their campaign
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EL PASO, Texas – The holidays are undoubtedly the busiest travel time of the year. Things like transportation delays, and traffic seems to happen to us all. With some thoughtful planning, you can ease some travel headaches when heading home for the holidays. Airport officials are saying passenger traffic for the Thanksgiving holiday through New
Continue ReadingBy Pete Muntean, CNN Delta Air Lines pilots intensified their push for improved pay by insisting they will strike if they do not get a new contract. With 96% of members participating in an Air Line Pilots Association union vote, 99% of Delta pilots “authorized union leaders to call a strike, if necessary, to achieve
Continue ReadingCNN By Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN Business Looks like Thanksgiving will be a lot pricier this year. Market research firm IRI predicts that your Thanksgiving meal will cost about 13.5% more compared to last year, based on how retail prices in the four weeks through October 16 compared to the same period in 2021. IRI measures
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By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. (AP) — Los Angeles Rams coach Sean McVay is mourning the death of his grandfather, former San Francisco 49ers general manager John McVay, who died at 91 this week. The Rams’ wildly successful young coach knows he got to the pinnacle of the NFL on the
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EL PASO, Texas – On Friday, Jack Lutz, a radio host for 101 Gold in Las Cruces, will star in “Silent Sounds,” a scary movie. The movie was put together by Bored Film Studios- a film company out of El Paso- and is a revamped version of the series. A teaser trailer for the film
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EL PASO, Texas — The 2022 Día de Los Muertos Celebration and Parade will take place Saturday from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. in the Downtown Arts District. The El Paso Museum of Art and the El Paso Museum of History will be among those in the Downtown Arts District to host Día de Los
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Americans have lots to celebrate this holiday season, with unemployment rates at an all-time low and consumer confidence on the rise.
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(BPT) – The days leading up to the holidays tend to be among the busiest of the year, with lots of celebrations taking place over a few short weeks. If you’re hosting a holiday celebration of your own, you’re following a national trend. Statista reports some 59 percent of Americans anticipate spending on holiday entertaining this year.
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Preparing a Thanksgiving turkey can prove tricky for even the most experienced cooks. How big of a bird to select, how to thaw it in time and how to avoid undercooking, overcooking or — even worse — food poisoning, are among the challenges faced by holiday chefs. Here are some tips from Mayo Clinic to
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With a refrigerator full of Thanksgiving leftovers, try these ideas to make use out of the turkey and sides. Turkey Sandwiches Chances are, after cooking a big Thanksgiving meal, you want to do very little cooking for a few days. Leftover turkey sandwiches are a classic for a good reason -they’re delicious. Get creative and
Continue Reading(BPT) – The holiday season is a fun-filled time of entertaining, family gatherings and various gift-giving moments. But with the season’s greetings and celebrations, this time of year can also be full of waste. In fact, it is said that Americans reportedly throw away 25% more trash between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Eve than the
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EL PASO, Texas – Thanksgiving Day meals are expected to cost extra, as Americans are dealing with high inflation. The Unites States Department of Agriculture reports that the holiday bird will cost an average of $1.99 per pound, compared to $1.15 in 2021. This comes out to a 73% increase in prices for what many
Continue ReadingBy Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business For any company that’s been around for a century, it can be hard to keep the brand fresh. Wonder Bread hopes its latest stunt can help. The 101-year-old bread maker will have a float in this year’s Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, marking the first-time ever the kitchen staple has joined
Continue ReadingBy Zoe Sottile, CNN What’s spookier than a bit of Halloween-themed nostalgia? McDonald’s has announced the return of its retro Halloween Pails, a long-standing tradition first released by the fast-food chain in 1986. The cute buckets will return to stores on October 18, according to a news release published by McDonald’s on Thursday. There are
Continue ReadingBy Parija Kavilanz, CNN Business Party City expects Halloween will be back with a vengeance this year — in a good way. The seller of themed party products, clothing, decorations and other paraphernalia said it has upped its seasonal hiring ahead of the costumed festivities because it anticipates Halloween sales to be much more robust
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By Megan Thomas, CNN A text about Thanksgiving dinner that was accidentally sent to a wrong number six years ago has sparked an enduring friendship. Now it’s inspiring a film. Netflix is developing a movie based on Wanda Dench and Jamal Hinton’s viral chance meeting. The two Arizona residents met in 2016 when Dench accidentally
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By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Even at a time football typically dominates television ratings, Thanksgiving week was notable. CBS’ turkey day telecast of the Dallas Cowboys against the Las Vegas Raiders reached 37.8 million people, the most-watched NFL regular-season game since Thanksgiving 1993. Saturday afternoon’s resumption of the Michigan-Ohio State
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