EPISODE · Jun 13, 2026 · 3 MIN
El Paso Local Pulse: Triple Digit Heat, Cooling Centers Open Monday
from El Paso Local Pulse · host Inception Point AI
Good morning, this is El Paso Local Pulse for Saturday, June 13, 2026. We wake up under mostly cloudy skies over the Franklin Mountains, with warm, muggy air already sitting around 80 degrees, according to the Las Vegas Sun weather board. Light southeast winds near 10 miles an hour make it feel a bit sticky as we head out. We stay hot and mostly cloudy through the afternoon, so we plan for a warm night out rather than any big rain relief. Because of the stretch of triple digit heat in the forecast, El Paso County is opening cooling centers starting Monday, June 15. KFOX reports that community centers like La Fe Montana Vista on Greg Drive and sites in Canutillo, Fabens, and Horizon City will run daily from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., giving our neighbors without good air conditioning a safe place to cool off. The city also reminds us we can dial 3 1 1 if we need after hours cooling help. At city hall, we keep our eye on budget talks and heat planning, as the county and city coordinate those cooling hubs, which will shape how we move around town and care for vulnerable neighbors over the next two months. On the culture side, we have a full Saturday. Visit El Paso lists A Midsummer Nights Dream tonight at Casa Neplanta on West Missouri Avenue, starting at 7 30 p.m. For families, El Paso Mom highlights Disney’s Beauty and the Beast on stage at the Plaza Theatre, bringing people downtown near San Jacinto Plaza for dinner and a show. Songkick also notes big summer concerts on the way, including Tiesto at The Elmont Social and a long list of rock and regional acts at Lowbrow Palace and Speaking Rock. In our neighborhoods, El Paso Animal Services is joining the Black El Paso Voice and El Paso Parks and Recreation for a community Juneteenth themed event at Nations Tobin Park on Railroad Drive this evening. Their Facebook page says the first 50 pets get free microchips, a small gesture that can mean the world if a pet goes missing. On crime and safety, local law enforcement reports a relatively quiet night in El Paso, with no major citywide incidents breaking through police alerts in the last 24 hours. We still stay alert on our commutes along I 10, Mesa, and Zaragoza, and lock cars and homes, but we can be grateful for a calm overnight. Sports wise, we look ahead to weekend baseball and soccer, with local high school summer leagues and club teams using fields from Eastwood High to the Socorro complex as long as the heat allows safe play. As for the job market and housing, we continue to see steady hiring in healthcare, logistics, and cross border trade, and a tight but active housing market on the East Side and in the Upper Valley, with prices still elevated but stabilizing compared to big metro areas. We close with a feel good note. Community partners at those new cooling centers and pet microchip events show how our city pulls together so our listeners, especially seniors, families, and pets, are safer during this long desert summer. Thank you for tuning in, and please remember to subscribe so you never miss a morning. This has been El Paso Local Pulse. We'll see you tomorrow with more local updates. This has been a quiet please production, for more check out quiet please dot ai. For more http://www.quietplease.ai Get the best deals https://amzn.to/3ODvOta
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Good morning, this is El Paso Local Pulse for Saturday, June 13, 2026. We wake up under mostly cloudy skies over the Franklin Mountains, with warm, muggy air already sitting around 80 degrees, according to the Las Vegas Sun weather board. Light southeast winds near 10 miles an hour make it feel a bit sticky as we head out. We stay hot and mostly cloudy through the afternoon, so we plan for a warm night out rather than any big rain relief. Because of the stretch of triple digit heat in the forecast, El Paso County is opening cooling centers starting Monday, June 15. KFOX reports that community centers like La Fe Montana Vista on Greg Drive and sites in Canutillo, Fabens, and Horizon City will run daily from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., giving our neighbors without good air conditioning a safe place to cool off. The city also reminds us we can dial 3 1 1 if we need after hours cooling help. At city hall, we keep our eye on budget talks and heat planning, as the county and city coordinate those cooling hubs, which will shape how we move around town and care for vulnerable neighbors over the next two months. On the culture side, we have a full Saturday. Visit El Paso lists A Midsummer Nights Dream tonight at Casa Neplanta on West Missouri Avenue, starting at 7 30 p.m. For families, El Paso Mom highlights Disney’s Beauty and the Beast on stage at the Plaza Theatre, bringing people downtown near San Jacinto Plaza for dinner and a show. Songkick also notes big summer concerts on the way, including Tiesto at The Elmont Social and a long list of rock and regional acts at Lowbrow Palace and Speaking Rock. In our neighborhoods, El Paso Animal Services is joining the Black El Paso Voice and El Paso Parks and Recreation for a community Juneteenth themed event at Nations Tobin Park on Railroad Drive this evening. Their Facebook page says the first 50 pets get free microchips, a small gesture that can mean the world if a pet goes missing. On crime and safety, local law enforcement reports a relatively quiet night in El Paso, with no major citywide incidents breaking through police alerts in the last 24 hours. We still stay alert on our commutes along I 10, Mesa, and Zaragoza, and lock cars and homes, but we can be grateful for a calm overnight. Sports wise, we look ahead to weekend baseball and soccer, with local high school summer leagues and club teams using fields from Eastwood High to the Socorro complex as long as the heat allows safe play. As for the job market and housing, we continue to see steady hiring in healthcare, logistics, and cross border trade, and a tight but active housing market on the East Side and in the Upper Valley, with prices still elevated but stabilizing compared to big metro areas. We close with a feel good note. Community partners at those new cooling centers and pet microchip events show how our city pulls together so our listeners, especially seniors, families, and pets, are safer during this long desert summer. Thank you for tuning in, and please remember to subscribe so you never miss a morning. This has been El Paso Local Pulse. We'll see you tomorrow with more local updates. This has been a quiet please production, for more check out quiet please dot ai. For more http://www.quietplease.ai Get the best deals https://amzn.to/3ODvOta
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