La Nube Discovery Center Raises Funds for Expanded STEAM Education at 2nd Annual Gala

KVIA on August 28, 2026

Nichole Gomez

El Paso, TX (KVIA-TV)-La Nube Discovery Center is celebrating the success of its 2nd annual gala after raising critical funds to expand access to hands-on science, technology, engineering, arts, and math education. Carla Salazar and Diana White joined us to talk about the more than 350 community leaders, donors, and supporters who attended to invest in La Nube’s mission, and what that support means for the children and families they serve every day.

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LIVE BLOG: 14-year-old in custody, 3 students stabbed at Americas High School

KVIA on August 28, 2026

Joseph Montero

UPDATE (4:32 p.m.): In a news release, the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office said one of the teenage boy victims is 15 years old, not 14.

More charges may be forthcoming for the 14-year-old suspect as the investigation continues.

UPDATE (2:30 p.m.): During a press conference, law enforcement said the stabbing suspect is a 14-year-old boy. They could not confirm whether he attends Americas High School. He faces three counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.

Officials said two 14-year-old boys and one 14-year-old girl were stabbed. One was airlifted to the hospital as a precaution. Two have since been released from the hospital. Authorities said they can’t release information about their identities due to their age and the nature of the investigation.

The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office said the stabbing was an “isolated attack,” and two of the teens tried to help the one who was attacked.

Just after 8:31 a.m., Socorro ISD police said it received a report about a person with a knife near the school’s baseball field. Officers arrived at 8:35 a.m. and found the three students with stab wounds.

The school was temporarily placed on lockdown as a precaution, officials said.

Authorities later found the teen suspect on the 1400 block of Ben Proctor Drive and took him into custody without incident, officials said.

The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office said there’s no threat to the community or the school.

The high school’s gym was set as a reunification site for students and their guardians, officials said.

SISD Board President Michael Najera said counseling and support services will be available for students and employees.

Najera thanked first responders and the school’s staff for the quick response and assistance during the emergency.

SISD will work with law enforcement throughout the investigation, Najera said.

You can rewatch the press conference in the video slideshow at the top of this article.

Americas High School dismissed students early Friday after a reported stabbing.

UPDATE (1:49 p.m.): El Paso Mayor Renard Johnson said he’s “deeply disturbed” by the stabbing.

“I am deeply disturbed by what happened at Americas High School this morning. No parent should have to receive a call that their child has been hurt at school, and no student should ever feel unsafe at school.

I have reached out directly to SISD Superintendent James Vasquez to offer the City’s support and assistance. The safety of our children and our community must always come first.

We are keeping the injured students and their families close in our thoughts, and we stand with the entire Americas High School community during this difficult time.”

UPDATE (12:47 p.m.): The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office said a news conference to share more information will start at 2 p.m.

It said EPCSO, Socorro ISD police, El Paso fire and SISD representatives will be there to provide more information on Friday’s stabbing.

UPDATE (12:12 p.m.): El Paso County Judge Ricardo Samaniego shared the following statement about the stabbing at the school:

“Today, our hearts are with the victims of the incident at Americas High School, their families, the students, faculty, staff, and everyone affected during this difficult time.

After speaking with SISD Superintendent Dr. James Vasquez this morning, he reassured that school staff and first responders are working diligently to support our students, families, and the entire Americas High School community during this difficult time. Their prompt response ensured the situation received immediate attention and reflected the exceptional care and coordination to protect the well-being and safety of students, families, and the school community.

El Paso has always been a community that comes together in moments of hardship. We will continue to stand beside the Americas High School community, support those who have been affected, and keep the victims and their families close in our hearts and prayers.”

UPDATE (11:56 a.m.): Socorro ISD said all safety protocols lifted. The school started dismissing students for the day at 11:10 a.m.

Pickup Information

The district asked parents to pick up their students, even if they usually take the bus or drive themselves to school.

Parents must take a valid ID to pick up their child. The pickup location will be at the entrance by the main gym.

SISD said it’s arranging a time for students to pick up their vehicles later.

All after-school activities have been cancelled.

UPDATE (11:45 a.m.): Three students were hospitalized for stab wounds, the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office said. One suspect is in custody.

The injured students are in stable condition now, EPCSO said.

The sheriff’s office’s Major Crimes Unit took is now investigating it with the Texas Rangers and Socorro ISD Police Department.

EPCSO said a news conference is being organized.

UPDATE (11:39 a.m.): The El Paso Police Department said the area of Pellicano Drive next to the school is closed to traffic as of 11:04 a.m.

UPDATE (11:23 a.m.): Texas Senator Cesar Blanco shared the following statement on the incident at Americas High School.

“I am deeply saddened by the senseless violence at Americas High School today. I am praying for the students, families, faculty, and staff affected by this incident. 

I’m grateful to the law enforcement officers and first responders working to protect our community. My office remains in close contact with local and state officials, including the Texas Division of Emergency Management and law enforcement, and we will continue monitoring the situation as more information becomes available.  

Every student and educator deserves to feel safe at school. I stand with the entire Americas High School community during this difficult time.”

UPDATE (10:07 a.m.): The Socorro Independent School District said the lockdown has been lifted, and Americas High School is now on hold as officials investigate the incident.

SISD shared the following message with parents:

“An incident between students resulted in injuries to multiple individuals. Students involved in the incident have been identified and their parents directly notified. All other students and staff are safe under the supervision of faculty and staff.

The aggressor in the incident has been taken into custody by district police. Emergency services transported the injured students to the hospital for evaluation and treatment.

We will provide another update once the hold has been lifted. Thank you for your continued trust and support of Americas High School and Team SISD.”

Americas High School briefly went on lockdown. The school went on hold, according to the Socorro Independent School District. One person is in custody and several are injured. (KVIA)

EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Friday, the El Paso Fire Department said a FireSTAR helicopter responded to an incident at Americas High School.

ABC-7 reached out to the Socorro Independent School District for more information.

ABC-7 will be live near the campus with the latest information starting at noon.

This is a developing story. Please check back for updates.

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Fed Chairman Kevin Warsh stays quiet on interest rates but calls inflation ‘concerning’

KIFI on August 28, 2026

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Originally Published: 28 AUG 26 04:00 ET

Updated: 28 AUG 26 11:02 ET

By Bryan Mena, CNN

Washington (CNN) — Inflation is the Federal Reserve’s biggest problem, but investors are going to have to figure out for themselves when officials will step in, Chairman Kevin Warsh said Friday in remarks prepared for his speech at Jackson Hole, Wyoming.

The US economy is at “full employment,” Warsh said in the remarks for the prominent gathering of central bankers, finance ministers and policymakers from around the world, but inflation figures “are more concerning.”

For more than two decades, the Fed’s sitting leader has signaled where interest rates are heading in their keynote address at the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City’s annual economic symposium.

Warsh’s break from tradition on Friday reinforces one of his biggest changes at the Fed: dialing back on communications to markets and the public about the Fed’s future plans. That, in turn, has left traders figuring out how to operate in a new era of US monetary policy, even as global pressures from government debt, the rise of AI and a war-driven inflation spike rattle financial markets.

“A quieter Fed, more purposeful in its communications, is better able to meet its objectives,” Warsh said Friday.

Meanwhile, inflation has moved higher, and some of Warsh’s colleagues are already calling to raise borrowing costs for the first time since July 2023.

While Warsh didn’t signal where rates are heading — or what would move the need for him — his view that inflation is the greater problem is telling.

But that might not provide enough clarity for markets.

Shortly after Warsh’s post-meeting news conference last month — in which he stayed quiet about interestrates — long-term bond yields surged in a potential sign that traders are concerned the Fed won’t do enough to tame stubbornly elevated inflation.

Rising government deficits and the increased supply of corporate bonds, among other factors, have pushed up bond yields in recent months. That means the federal government will continue to make massive interest payments that will only add to its $40 trillion pile of debt.

Guessing Warsh’s ‘reaction function’

Warsh hasn’t provided what’s known as a “reaction function.”

A reaction function is when a central bank explains “what it is watching, how it interprets the economy, how it weighs competing risks, and what developments would change its judgment,” the Brookings Institution explained in an analysis last month. Warsh has repeatedly refused to describe his reaction function when asked by reporters.

This is different from “forward guidance,” which is a more explicit projection of the path for the Fed’s interest rate if the economy evolves as expected. In his Friday speech, Warsh defended his decision to not provide either.

“I wish our understanding of the economy were so precise as to provide a mechanical, tried-and-true answer,” Warsh said. “But our knowledge just doesn’t extend that far—at least not yet—and the factors most relevant to the proper conduct of monetary policy change over time.”

“The bond market is really looking to the Fed for clues on their reaction function,” said Ian Kresnak, senior investment strategist at Vanguard. “What’s driving a lot of the volatility in the rates market is uncertainty around how the Fed is going to respond to inflation.”

A CNBC survey of 31 economists, strategists and investors this week showed that 80% respondents said Warsh should explain his economic views in more detail. Investors view the Jackson Hole event as Warsh’s best opportunity to do just that.

Fed officials are grappling with the current uptick in inflation, driven by tariffs, war and companies’ massive spending on AI infrastructure on prices — and whether they should step in with interest rate hikes soon.

But the US jobs market has been in a lackluster, “low hire, low-fire” state during much of the past two years, complicating the Fed’s dual mandate of reining in price increase while buoying employment.

And those recent job gains were possibly even more tepid than previously thought, according to a new report released Friday.

The US economy likely added 79,000 fewer jobs than initially estimated between April 2025 and March 2026, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ preliminary annual benchmark review of recent employment data. If the estimates were to hold, it would reduce the job growth during that period to 194,000 from 273,000.

Friday’s report, however, does not result in the adjustment of jobs data. It’s the first in a two-step annual process of the BLS squaring past jobs data from monthly surveys with unemployment insurance quarterly tax filings in attempts to get a near-complete employment count.

Warsh said on Friday that people without investments are the ones who pay the price whenever the Fed gets it wrong.

“If the Fed gets inflation wrong and judges the economy wrong, who gets the worst of it? Not the financial high-fliers,” he said. “Hard-working Americans are the ones left to deal with inflation that is too high or jobs that suddenly appear less secure.”

Investors currently see a roughly 34% chance Fed officials will raise rates at their September 15-16 meeting, according to CME FedWatch. But those odds are higher in subsequent meetings.

“It’s a close call whether or not they hike at all this year,” said Jim Caron, chief investment officer of portfolio solutions at Morgan Stanley Wealth Management.

CNN’s Alicia Wallace contributed reporting.

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Orphaned bear cub treated for beanbag round wound

CNN Newsource on August 28, 2026

By Peyton Headlee

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    AUBURN, California (KCRA) — A bear cub rescued as an orphan in El Dorado County underwent surgery at Gold Country Wildlife Rescue in Auburn, where doctors discovered a beanbag round and a plastic cap lodged in its injured hind leg.

Melissa McCartney, executive director of Gold Country Wildlife Rescue, said the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) captured the cub after residents noticed it wandering alone for over a week.

“People had noticed a bear going on over a week and they could not find its mother. They were hoping she would reappear,” McCartney said. “So that’s when CDFW will step in. They’ll find a suitable rehabilitation center, in this case us.”

The cub arrived limping and with a visible wound on its hind leg. In an initial exam, X-rays revealed a cluster of small metal beads inside the leg.

“The radiographs initially showed us what looks like a very tight cluster of small metal beads,” McCartney said.

Initially, the team decided the safest course of action was to leave the foreign body in place, as the cub was active and the wound appeared to be healing. He was started on a course of medications and started to show steady healing.

“One of the things we’re always trying to balance in rehabilitation is we want these animals to stay wild. We want them to not be acclimated to humans. We want to give them every chance they have of getting back out into the wild,” McCartney said.

However, the wound reopened, prompting surgery. During the procedure, doctors found a beanbag round and plastic cap.

“Radiographs showed what looks like a cluster of pellets. Those cluster of pellets were inside of a little fabric bag for a beanbag round,” McCartney said. “That cloth doesn’t show up on a radiograph. It also didn’t show us that the plastic cap from the shell itself had penetrated the leg. So this poor little guy not only had the beanbag still in there, he had a plastic cap so that obviously all needed to be taken care of.”

The team was able to remove the less-lethal round in an extensive and challenging surgery. The cub is now recovering and the wound is healing nicely.

CDFW stated it is unclear how the cub sustained the injury. While law enforcement agencies are trained to use beanbag rounds to haze adult bears, the general public is not permitted to use them.

“There are tons of ways for us to learn to be in a region with bears safely that don’t have to come to this. But we also respect the fact that we don’t know the story or the situation. So we try not to pass judgment. We are just here to do what needs to be done for the bear at the end,” McCartney said.

Gold Country Wildlife Rescue hopes the bear will be able to join their three other orphaned cubs in the coming weeks and eventually return to its natural habitat in El Dorado County.

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Surge in sick sea lions prompts investigation

CNN Newsource on August 28, 2026

By Michael Rosales

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    MONTEREY COUNTY, California (KSBW) — A significant increase in sick sea lions along California’s central coast has prompted the Marine Mammal Center to deploy response crews and investigate whether toxins from harmful algal blooms, specifically domoic acid, are responsible.

The Marine Mammal Center reported rescuing 15 to 20 sick sea lions over a three-day period and anticipates the number to rise. Many of the animals are exhibiting symptoms of domoic acid toxicity, including seizures, disorientation, and abnormal behavior.

“You can see here on our big board, these are basically animals that have been called into our hotline,” said Giancarlo Rulli, a spokesperson for the Marine Mammal Center. “MBO means Monterey Bay operations. And it gives you an idea, as of 11:30 this morning with more calls coming in at the minute. The vast majority in terms of a hot spot of what we’re seeing right now, are large, subadult and adult California sea lions impacted with domoic acid poisoning.”

“They may have kind of ataxic movements. So uncoordinated movements that we’re seeing with them all the way up to an animal that is seizing on a beach is what we’re currently seeing with our patients,” said Laura Campbell, a veterinarian with the Marine Mammal Center.

While the exact cause of the spike in cases remains unclear, response crews are working to rescue affected animals and transport them to the center’s main hospital in Sausalito for further evaluation and care.

“Right now we have four sea lions currently in triage right here in Castroville,” Rulli said. “This was full yesterday and was mostly full the day before.”

At Moss Landing State Beach, three dead sea lions were discovered along the shore. While domoic acid poisoning is not new to the Central Coast, the recent increase in cases has led experts to emphasize the importance of public awareness.

“They are not their normal selves. Wild animals are already unpredictable, and especially so when they have an algal toxin that’s impacting both their memory and cognitive portion of how they behave, but also increases potentially unpredictable behavior,” Rulli said.

The Marine Mammal Center is preparing for additional cases and is urging the public to contact them if they encounter a sea lion in distress, rather than approaching the animal themselves.

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Plaskett Fire near Gorda surges past 2,700 acres as Highway 1 stays closed

CNN Newsource on August 28, 2026

By Ricardo Tovar

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    GORDA, California (KSBW) — The Plaskett Fire near Gorda has grown to approximately 2,774 acres and remains at zero containment as of Friday morning, according to CAL FIRE.

That is an increase of roughly 1,000 acres since the previous acreage update.

Fire activity remained limited overnight, but firefighters expect conditions to become more active as fuels dry out, according to an incident report update on Friday morning. Crews are focused on structure defense and developing plans to protect threatened properties.

Heavy helicopters are being used for suppression efforts and targeted structure defense. Two dedicated air attacks have been assigned to the area, with Type 1 and Type 2 helicopters and uncrewed aircraft systems supporting firefighting operations. Air tanker availability may be limited because of high demand nationwide.

Cooler, moist conditions and light rain are giving way to drier weather Friday. A Red Flag Warning remains in effect because of the potential for isolated thunderstorms, which could produce erratic winds and gusts of up to 40 mph.

Firefighters are also preparing for possible spotting distances of approximately 0.1 to 0.2 miles as conditions worsen.

The cause remains under investigation.

Highway 1 remains closed from one mile south of the Little Sur River at Mile Marker 56 to north of Gorda at Mile Marker 10.2.

The closure covers nearly 50 miles and will remain in place until further notice. There is no estimated time for the highway to reopen.

The Plaskett Fire prompted an additional closure covering nearly 6 miles, from Milepost 16.0 north of Pacific Valley Ranger Station to Milepost 10.1 at Gorda By the Sea Mini Mart.

Evacuation orders mean there is an immediate threat to life and residents must leave. Warnings indicate a potential threat to life or property, and people who need additional time to evacuate should leave now.

For evacuees, a shelter is open at the Carmel Mission Inn Conference Room, 3665 Rio Road in Carmel.

For evacuation assistance, call the virtual Temporary Evacuation Point at 831-647-7760.

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Two Systems of Justice: How Success Makes Leaders of Color Targets

CNN Newsource on August 28, 2026

By Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis Jr.

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    August 28, 2026 (Houston Style Magazine) — Unless you have lived through it, it is easy to dismiss as racial paranoia the wariness and discomfort felt by many successful business leaders of color who have reached the elite ranks of the business world.

To outside observers, modern corporate America appears to be a meritocracy where performance dictates how far an individual can rise. Yet history reveals a far more sobering reality: No matter how much success an outsider of color accumulates, his or her place at the top is often accompanied by a question mark – by a lingering sense that acceptance is fleeting and the status earned over decades is more fragile than it appears.

Nowhere is that more evident than in moments of crisis and failure. When an established company led by white American executives’ falters, media pundits, investors, business analysts, regulators and other stakeholders follow a predictable script. Their failure is framed as the result of harsh economic cycles, bad timing, changing consumer preferences, miscalculation or bad luck. Rarely is the white executive’s integrity put on trial.

But African Americans and other people of color corporate leaders are rarely afforded the same benefit of the doubt when a damaging crisis erupts under their watch. Instead, people are often quick to assume that incompetence, poor work ethic, character flaws, dishonesty, or criminal intent was at the root of the problem.

The 2008 mortgage crisis vividly illustrated this double standard. Wall Street banks made enormous profits from a housing boom built on risky mortgages. When Americans began defaulting in staggering numbers, millions lost their homes, trillions in household wealth vanished, and the global economy neared collapse.

And how many of the overwhelmingly white Wall Street executives behind this scheme were criminally prosecuted? Virtually none. Instead, the financial system received billions in taxpayer bailouts while the institutions at the center of the crisis paid executives lavish bonuses.

The double standard hardly ends there. A few years later, global banking giant HSBC avoided criminal prosecution after admitting that its lax controls allowed Mexican drug cartels to launder hundreds of millions of dollars. Instead, federal prosecutors levied financial penalties against the bank. In the world of high finance, global breakdowns seem to be routinely treated as the cost of doing business.

Contrast this grace with the treatment reserved for outsiders who aren’t in the club, usually African American executives or other business leaders of color whose organizations come under strain — whether in municipal services, finance, or manufacturing. The institutional response is too often vilification, press leaks, and the immediate criminalization of business failure.

Consider a case I wrote about a few years ago involving Jack Brown III, a visionary African American entrepreneur who built CORE Services Group into one of New York City’s most effective social services providers. Yet when CORE demanded tens of millions in overdue payments from the cash-strapped city for services delivered, city officials launched a campaign of press leaks and innuendo, suggesting that Brown’s executive compensation was corrupt. It was a classic example of how leaders of color can be character demonized in an instant.

More recently, there’s a troubling case in the American heartland involving both the forced liquidation of First Brands Group, an auto parts manufacturer that anchored many communities with jobs, and the unfair aggressive prosecution of its founder, Patrick James.

James, an immigrant entrepreneur of color who arrived in Ohio in the 1980s, chose a path modern Wall Street had largely abandoned. Rather than relocating operations and shipping jobs overseas, James entered the struggling world of Midwestern manufacturing and worked to turn it around. Over three decades, he acquired numerous iconic but fading American auto-parts brands — like FRAM, Trico, and Raybestos — bringing them under an industrial giant in a vitally important American industry.

As an industry outsider with limited access to easy credit from giant mainstream banks, James funded this expansion through high-yield, high-risk private lenders that resemble the payday lenders found in urban neighborhoods. When the economy faltered — driven by historic interest rate hikes, inflation, and pandemic-era shipping bottlenecks — First Brands’ heavy debt burden became unsustainable.

In a fair system, staggering debt during an economic downturn triggers standard Chapter 11 protections: debt is reorganized, ancillary assets are sold, and the company continues to employ thousands. Instead, the private credit lenders who earned lucrative returns worsened the problem. To insulate themselves from their own bad bets, they ran to federal law enforcement, spinning a story of executive fraud out of a complex debt default they helped create.

The response from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York was swift. Prosecutors dusted off the “Financial Kingpin” statute, a drug-cartel-era law carrying a mandatory minimum sentence of 10 years to life.

Instead of stabilizing the business, court-appointed restructuring advisors collected large professional fees while liquidating plants, firing thousands of American workers, and selling off specialized manufacturing machinery. At the same time, they worked with the government to build an indictment against James, while prosecutors cut off his access to the corporate documents he needed to defend himself, according to court filings.

In the end, China has been the real beneficiary of this debacle, quickly stepping in to absorb the domestic market share First Brands once held. In that sense, the destruction of First Brands represents another example of Wall Street undermining Main Street by dismantling an effort to rebuild America’s hollowed-out manufacturing base.

Still, there is good reason to believe the ugly facts will finally be heard on the merits rather than through creditor-driven spin.

The James case is before U.S. District Judge Analisa Torres – a trailblazing Latina appointed by President Obama and veteran of the New York bench known for her impartiality, deep respect for working people and labor, and refusal to let institutional power tilt the scales. In a courtroom led by a judge who understands the challenges outsiders face, this corporate undoing may finally get the thorough scrutiny it deserves.

American democracy can only be sustained when African Americans and other people of color are treated fairly, equality, justly, and equitably. The racial targeting of successful corporate leaders of color must be stopped.

Reverend Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr. is President and CEO of the National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA) and Executive Producer of The Chavis Chronicles on PBS TV network across the nation, and can be reached at dr.chavis@nnpr.org

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Gov. Lee proposes renaming Nashville International Airport in honor of Dolly Parton

CNN Newsource on August 28, 2026

By Holly Lehren

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    NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WTVF) — Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee is proposing renaming Nashville International Airport in honor of Dolly Parton, joining a growing push to put the Tennessee icon’s name on BNA.

Lee and Nashville International Airport announced the proposal Friday, but the name change is not yet final. The Metropolitan Nashville Airport Authority’s current naming policy and Lee’s proposal are expected to be discussed at the authority’s Sept. 17 meeting.

The announcement comes as support for renaming the airport has surged following Parton’s death. As of Thursday afternoon, about 140,000 people had signed a Change.org petition calling for the airport to be named after her, including roughly 90,000 signatures added since her death.

The petition was launched in 2025 by Nashville residents who originally hoped to honor Parton while she was still alive.

State Rep. Todd Warner has also said he plans to introduce legislation to rename the airport when lawmakers return to session.

Lee spoke with Parton’s team about his proposal this week. According to the governor’s office, her team expressed appreciation for the outpouring of support and said they are open to continuing the conversation.

“Dolly Parton’s extraordinary life is forever woven into the fabric of our state,” Lee said. “From her rural mountain home in East Tennessee to global stages, Dolly carried the Volunteer Spirit with her.”

The proposal, however, is far from final.

The governor does not have the authority to rename the airport on his own. The decision would likely fall to the airport’s governing board, though there is an ongoing dispute over whether the state-appointed board or Metro Nashville’s board is ultimately in control.

The change could also require action from the Tennessee General Assembly or Metro Council.

The Metropolitan Nashville Airport Authority said Lee’s proposal and its current naming policy will be addressed at its Sept. 17 meeting.

Any name change could also come with a significant price tag. Previous estimates made during an earlier push to rename BNA after President Donald Trump put the cost of replacing airport signs and branding at about $10 million.

Parton was born in Sevier County and became a global music icon while maintaining deep ties to Tennessee. Her legacy also includes decades of philanthropy through efforts including the Dollywood Foundation and Imagination Library.

“BNA® is the front door to Music City, and with that comes a responsibility to reflect the very best of who we are as a community,” said Doug Kreulen, president and CEO of the Metropolitan Nashville Airport Authority.

The airport authority previously said its naming policy, originally adopted in 2010 and updated in 2024, lays out the formal process for naming its buildings, spaces, facilities and streets.

More details about the proposal are expected in the coming weeks.

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Good Vibes Only: El Pasoan stars in new Girl Scouts documentary

KVIA on August 28, 2026

Rosemary Garcia

EL PASO, Texas (KVIA)—Earlier this August, “Cookie Queens” was released in cinemas across the United States. It features a Girl Scout from El Paso and her whirlwind journey of selling the popular treats across town!

The documentary is a celebration of girlhood and shows the complexities of Girl Scout cookie season as it follows four girls and their families. Girl Scouts sell about 250 million boxes of cookies every year, totaling about 800 million dollars.

10-year-old Shannon Elizabeth is one of the girls featured in the piece! She’s an energetic only child who is committed to selling a large amount of cookies to win a free Girl Scouts summer camp. She’s also a karate enthusiast who is able to show off her skills on the big screen!

The El Pasoan became a Girl Scout five years ago. She said it has transformed her and made her courageous!

“It taught me how to try new things and push myself out of my comfort zone little by little,” Shannon Elizabeth said.

Her mother, Amanda Stevens, said the family got involved with the film after hearing about a nationwide casting call. Shannon Elizabeth would be selected, and film crews would follow the family’s everyday life for several months.

The local Girl Scout said it took some time to understand the filming process!

“It was really exciting. I thought it was fun and games at first.”

The film shows Shannon Elizabeth’s commitment to selling every last cookie!

“One of the things she’s about is she hustles. She works. I mean, nothing is given to her. Nothing is, you know, handed to her. Every single box of cookies that she sells, she’s out there, and she’s knocking on door to door,” her mother said.

Last week, ABC-7 crews witnessed Shannon Elizabeth’s generosity as she dropped off cookies at an El Paso fire station.

“To have the opportunity to shine. And I say that in the best way, as far as having an El Paso girl shine as having been, she’s a great advocate for the things she’s believing in,” said Stevens when asked about her daughter being showcased in the film.

The documentary was executive produced by Prince Harry and Meghan, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex. Shannon Elizabeth was able to meet both of them. She was pleasantly surprised to learn she and the Prince share a favorite cookie!

After seeing the film, she said she gives the film five stars!

“I enjoyed all of the film, if I’m honest. So, like, if I’d had to pick a favorite part, it was from start to end. That would be my favorite part.”

Film officials said there isn’t a digital, at-home release date just yet, and it may be several weeks before they announce it.

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Woman dies after tree falls on camper during severe storms

CNN Newsource on August 28, 2026

By Erin Lowrey

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    MARINGOUIN, Louisiana (WDSU) — The Iberville Parish Sheriff’s Office confirmed a death Thursday morning connected to severe weather that moved over the state.

According to the sheriff’s office, around 4:30 a.m., a tree fell on a camper in Maringouin.

A woman, identified as Cindy Perritt, 33, died after the tree fell on the camper on Sparks Lane.

No one else was in the camper at the time of the incident, according to the sheriff’s office.

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