News Stories for July 2006
Stories for Monday, July 31
De Leon Officially Sentenced For Intoxicated Manslaughter
The sentence is now in the books for the 19-year-old driver whose punishment for intoxicated manslaughter outraged many people in the community. Abigail De Leon appeared in court on Monday, for the first time in shackles and an orange jumpsuit. As KFOX reported, a jury gave her two years in ...
Red Cross Asks For Volunteers
The Red Cross is used to helping others in time of need, now you may be able to help them. The Red Cross is very busy helping El Paso and surrounding areas with different rain-related issues. But with so much area to cover and an increased number of calls, the ...
Elementary School Flooded
Flooding creates problems at one local school, preparing to welcome back students for the first day of class. The water never went inside Santa Teresa Elementary School but did fill a ponding area outside. Crews with the Gadsden School District said they had to work quickly because of the continuous ...
City Sandbag Shortage
The El Paso Fire Department is out of sandbags from so many requests in recent weeks. The department's ordered more and expects them soon but as the rain continues, so does the need for sandbags. "The sandbags have been going as fast as they are coming in," Lt. Mario Hernandez ...
Transmountain Rollover
El Paso Police said heavy rain on Transmountain Road contributed to a one-vehicle accident. Investigators said it happened late Monday morning when an SUV apparently began hydro-planing on the highway, causing the driver to lose control of the truck, which then rolled over multiple times. "I just started sliding, doing ...
Family Displaced After Ceiling Collapses
Northeast resident Rachel Rosales was desperate for help when her home started to fall apart. "There is a home, it's just condemned. Everything is going down on us. I work but I don't have the money to afford it," Rosales said on a rainy Monday morning. For the last couple ...
Las Cruces Gets Soaked
While much of the borderland was getting hit with rain, Las Cruces also had its share of downpours. Motorists driving along U.S. 70 were pounded by the wet weather. Many of them used their wipers and headlights to guide them through the gray skies and slick highway. Off the streets, ...
Rains Cause Muddy Mess For Santa Teresa
Janice Carpio, KFOX News at Nine Hundreds of residents in Santa Teresa had their cars buried and homes flooded after Mondays rains. Residents at two separate apartment complexes say new development is too blame for the mess. "Well I woke up and it was just raining and I saw a ...
Rain Causes Erosion At Local Landfill
State regulators are expected to finish investigating whether or not the Clint Landfill is responsible for a runoff of trash by Wednesday. Landfill operators said the recent heavy rains caused two of the three retaining ponds, designed for a worst-case scenario, to breach. "I have not seen anything with this ...
Rain Causes Four-Vehicle Crash
Heavy rain in El Paso caused an early-morning four-vehicle crash involving two tractor-trailers It happened shortly after 4 a.m. Monday at Interstate-10 East and Sunland Park. According to police, the driver of big rig hit a wet spot on the road and lost control. Two other vehicles and another semi ...
Four Arrested In Aggravated Robbery, Assault
The El Paso Police Department continues to investigate an aggravated robbery in Central El Paso, while four people are behind bars in connection with that incident. According to police, a group of people were standing on the sidewalk Sunday night in the 3300 block of Montana near Luna in Central ...
Stories for Sunday, July 30
Man Involved In Deadly Hit & Run Crash Turns Himself In
Police say 19 year old Adam Berg turned himself in at the Westside Regional Command Center just before 9pm Saturday. Berg now faces charges of manslaughter and not stopping to help render aid after he reportedly hit 51 year old John May while he was jogging Saturday morning. Investigators say ...
ONLY ON KFOX - Birds Stolen: Owner Says Police Not Helping
Elvira Zamora, the owner of pet connection in East El Paso says someone stole 75 to 80 exotic birds on Wednesday from her store. "It was African grays, parrots, tropical ones, they're not known here, quaker parrots, love birds, canaries, every parrot here that is exotic you are going to ...
Two Children Ejected In A Car Crash Are In Hospital
Emergency crews responded to the intersection at Paisano and Gateway South after a two-car collision involving 12 people including children and an infant. Upon arrival, emergency crews say they realized two people had been ejected. "The van was making a U-turn heading west to head back east. An Expedition was ...
Gas Prices Over $3
Drive around Las Cruces and you'll see it's no easy feat to find gas below three dollars a gallon. In the east side of town, regular unleaded gasoline at most stations is approximately $3.05. Many other gas stations reveal the same price of gas. However, one gas station just off ...
Stories for Saturday, July 29
Jogger Killed By Hit & Run Driver
Investigators said that driver struck 51 year old John May who was jogging along sometime between 5:30 and 6:30 this morning. The driver then kept on going. Police say if you choose to go running on El Paso's roads, there are steps you can take to remain safe. Detective Darrel ...
Rain's Aftermath Felt In Clint
The only thing worse than the pounding rain, is the devastation left behind. Clint resident Lorena Gonzalez said, This is the worst that I have seen. Every year it seems that it is getting a little bit worse. Its also getting a lot more dangerous. Lucia Gurrola worries her house ...
Lower Valley Residents Say Rain Did Severe Damage
Yariela Raley walked KFOX through the mud to show us what use to be her yard where her horses lived. "You can see the horse stalls, or what it use to be," said Yariela Raley from the Lower Valley Raley said heavy rains have caused problems in the past, but ...
Stories for Friday, July 28
Storms Test 911 Center
Janice Carpio, KFOX News at Nine KFOX was the first to report the phone problems at the new 911 center in February, but the center's first severe storm proved the problems may be far behind. "We had quite a few flooding calls and traffic hazards -- those types of calls ...
Local Man Reunited With Family
As KFOX previously reported, 73-year-old Elias Azar had been in Lebanon for three months for both business and vacation when the conflict with Israel broke out. His family had been extremely worried for the past few weeks and were grateful to hear he would be returning home. He returned home ...
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