ROCKAWAY, New Jersey — This holiday season, celebrations could return to pre-pandemic levels. Retailers are getting ready for the holiday rush. Party City announced plans to hire 20,000 temporary workers. That’s 3,000 more workers than the company hired for the Halloween season last year. The retailer will be hiring for many different positions including: team
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JUÁREZ, Chihuahua — A protest held by retired Mexican railroaders has delayed traffic at the Americas International Bridge for hours now. More than 50 protestors have been in the middle of the bridge on the Mexican side, demanding their pensions. They are trying to send an “international” message to the federal government. They held signs
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EL PASO, Texas – According to a G.D.P. report, for the second time, it shows the United States economy has shrunk. Because of the decreases, many are beginning to fear that a recession is among us. What about gas prices? Just one month ago, AAA set the national average price for a gallon of unleaded
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EL PASO, Texas – The past several days in El Paso have been scorching hot. In fact, it’s been so hot this week that TWO new high-temperature records were set on Tuesday and Wednesday, with Wednesday being the hottest day of the year seeing temperatures up to 108 degrees! In this time of extreme heat,
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American Airlines is agreeing to a premium pay deal with its pilots. It comes in the wake of a scheduling glitch that left thousands of cockpits understaffed. A computer malfunction in the airlines scheduling program Saturday allowed pilots to take time off this month, when the airline was already counting on them to fly. According to the
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – Law enforcement and emergency agencies from across Doña Ana county are set to hold a job fair Thursday. The city of Las Cruces, as well as NM Workforce Connections and NMSU are working with 20 agencies to host this career expo. Help with resume building, along with interviews held on
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SANTA TERESA, New Mexico – This summer, the War Eagles Air Museum and Red Arrow Flight Academy are launching the first-ever Aviation Adventure Summer Camp for kids. This is the first aviation-related kids camp in the Borderland region. The camp will be interactive in many ways, including using a flight simulator, and even earning your
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EL PASO, Texas — The El Paso County Parks and Recreation are in need of employees, specifically lifeguards, to ensure for a summer of swimming, safety and sensational fun. Nai Holloway, the Aquatics Manager for the County, told ABC-7 the lifeguarding shortage is a nation wide issue that had actually started before the pandemic but
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – A new movie is being filmed right here in the Borderland from May 3-June 3. The movie is a border story called ‘Wanted Man’ that will feature the likes of Dolph Lundgren and Kelsey Grammer and Christina Villa who comes from El Paso. The movie is directed by Lundgren. The
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EL PASO, Texas– Workforce Solutions Borderplex launches the Opportunity Incubator Program, in partnership with Microsoft, to provide affordable or even free computers to those that qualify. The Opportunity Incubator Program is geared to allow more people in the community the opportunity for virtual training without connectivity being an issue. The laptops also encourage people to
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EL PASO, Texas – On Wednesday morning in a news conference between the City of El Paso and Solar United Neighbors, the announcement was made about a new partnership between the two entities, and the launch of the El Paso Solar Co-op. To join the new co-op is free, and you don’t have to commit
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