Driver takes off after hitting deputy's parked car

The driver of a BMW took off after he crashed his car into a sheriff's deputy's parked cruiser, El Paso police said. The crash happened just before 3 a.m. Wednesday, on De Leon Drive  near Bel Mar Avenue in west El Paso.  Investigators said they are not sure if alcohol ...

• 5:14 a.m. Wednesday, May 15, 2013
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El Paso restaurant workers mixed on federal DWI recommendations

In an effort to reduce the amount of drunken driving related deaths, the National Transportation Safety Board recommended lowering the blood alcohol content from 0.08 to 0.05. The recommendation to lower the legal drinking limit is getting mixed reaction, especially from the American Beverage Institute, a restaurant trade association. Studies ...

• 4:42 a.m. Wednesday, May 15, 2013
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Developing: Police chase in central El Paso, car accident in Socorro may be connected

Several KFOX14 viewers said they seen heavy police activity in central El Paso, and officials said they are looking for a wanted person. Officials said a Texas Department of Public Safety helicopter and several El Paso police officers are looking for a car that fled from police. The El Paso ...

• Updated: 10:21 p.m. Tuesday, May 14, 2013

Police: Mom accused of giving double dose of sleeping meds to 6-year-old son

A 6-year-old boy was taken to the hospital after he was having breathing problems that may have stemmed from a double dosage of sleeping medication, police said. Around 1:30 a.m. May 7, emergency crews responded to the residence where the boy was having difficulty breathing. Police said the home was ...

• 3:37 p.m. Monday, May 13, 2013
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El Paso man attempted to smuggle more than $200,000 of marijuana from Mexico

More than 250 pounds of marijuana was found stashed inside a 1993 Ford van that was attempting to enter the county, officials said. On Friday morning, the van entered the Paso Del Norte inspection station, and U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers discovered contraband items in the van after scanning the vehicle, officials said. A drug-sniffing ...

• 2:47 p.m. Monday, May 13, 2013

Vehicle crash leads deputies to convenience store burglary suspect

A car crash led deputies to a burglary suspect who police said burglarized a convenience store minutes before the crash. Deputies responded to the car crash around 3:30 a.m. Monday at the intersection of N.M. Highway 28 and Esslinger Road. Officials said deputies found an abandoned white Honda sedan in ...

• 1:54 p.m. Monday, May 13, 2013

Deputies: Two found with cocaine after traffic stop

A driver with previous drunken driving convictions is facing charges along with his passenger after they were pulled over for a traffic stop early Monday morning. Around 1:30 a.m., deputies pulled over a 1982 blue Ford Bronco that was traveling near the Campo Bello area in San Elizario with defective ...

• 1:26 p.m. Monday, May 13, 2013

Police: Man with firearm license draws gun in Walmart parking lot argument

An altercation at a Walmart parking lot escalated to the point where one person drew a concealed firearm, police said. Around 11:20 a.m., police responded to the parking lot at 7101 Gateway Blvd. West where a subject with a gun was reported. Police discovered that the argument occurred between two drivers of ...

• 3:30 p.m. Friday, May 10, 2013
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Federal officials make arrests for fraudulent documents

• Updated: 1:50 p.m. Friday, May 10, 2013

ICE investigation leads to 8 arrests for fake documents

Federal officials conducted an operation throughout the city that led to the arrest of eight people who were in the country illegally, officials said. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Homeland Security Investigations agents made the arrests as part of Operation Back Stop, where they randomly conducted audits at businesses to make ...

• 1:43 p.m. Friday, May 10, 2013