News Stories for August 2006
Stories for Thursday, August 31
Animal Rights Group Asks Council To Close Elephant Exhibit
BY: Elizabeth O'Hara /KFOX News Anchor A nationally known animal rights group called on El Paso City Council Thursday to close the elephant exhibit at the El Paso Zoo following an allegation of abuse that KFOX was first to report. KFOX obtained a copy of the letter "In Defense of ...
High Water Levels Threatened Mesilla Dam Bridge
Thursday, a simple orange and white barricade blocked access across the Mesilla Dam, and a road closed sign forced drivers to turn around and find an alternate route across Mesilla Dam Bridge. Dona Ana County spokesman Jess Williams said engineers closed the wooden bridge after high-rising water threatened its structure. ...
West Nile Concerns Rise
The City-County Health District confirmed it is investigating the possibility of more human cases of West Nile virus. Health officials said they are waiting for lab results from Austin. The health department would not expound on how many people could possibly be infected or even the ages, saying only that ...
Red Light Cameras Installed In El Paso
As heavy traffic piled up on Mesa and Restler during rush hour late Thursday afternoon, workers installed one of the first red-light cameras in El Paso. Many people,including those at the El Paso Police Department, see red-light cameras as the way to go in order to prevent deadly collisions. "Well, ...
Rains Help With Water Conservation
The ground in many areas of El Paso is so saturated you can see the moisture. "Lately with all the rain, the lawns have been growing a lot bigger, lusher and greener," said Upper Valley resident Rick Perez. August is one of the hottest months of the summer when you ...
Help Available To Small Business Owners
Small business owners looking to expand may find it's easier than they think.The Texas Department of Transportation said many small businesses don't realize the department contracts much of its work to local businesses.Yet, many small business owners don't know how to go about submitting their bids and getting the contracts ...
El Paso Storm Priority List
These are the top items on the City of El Paso Priority list for storm repairs as provided to KFOX News on August 30th, 2006. Note that many projects share the same priority number. 1. Pressure Manholes Dam Conduit Inspection and Report $125,000 2. Coronado Channel Drainage Channel Channel Damaged ...
Stolen Car Collapses Grocery Store
Police are still investigating how a stolen car ended up crashing through the wall of a grocery store.The incident happened around Octavia and Yandell around 3 a.m. Thursday.Two teenagers were inside of the car at the time of the crash. One person reportedly took off running, while the other was ...
Dangerous Waters Flow Through Parts Of Northeast El Paso
The wet weather created a dangerous situation on many El Paso roadways, including Will Ruth.The street looked more like a rushing river than a road.Fast-moving waters rushed knee-deep, but many drivers still tried to travel on the road.Early Thursday, police had not closed the road to traffic, though the situation ...
Intense Storm Pounds El Paso
Water damage to homes is a scenario that has sadly become all too familiar throughout El Paso. Despite a month of weather problems that led to a Federal Disaster Area declaration, the intensity of the latest round of wet weather took the city off-guard.Canterbury Street had dried out by Thursday ...
Rain Contributes To Several Traffic Accidents
Rain overnight Wednesday led to several traffic accidents including one major crash in West El Paso involving two tractor trailers.The crash happened on Interstate 10 near Sunland Park during the heavy rain.Firefighters and EMS crews transported one of the truck drivers to the hospital, but details of the driver's condition ...
Stories for Wednesday, August 30
City Council To Discuss Elephant Abuse Allegations
BY: Elizabeth O'Hara /KFOX News Anchor The American Zoological Association told KFOX it will launch its own inquiry into what happened to Juno the elephant at the El Paso Zoo. As KFOX was first to report, an anonymous source at City Hall told us a longtime zoo employee, Allan Seidon, ...
New Locations Expected For Fabens Football Stadium And Elementary
News of construction and new school facilities are usually good news for parents, but it's the location of these two additions that has some residents upset. For Fabens football players and their coaches, the thought of a new stadium and field house is exciting. But deciding on the new site ...
Rosary Held For Horizon Woman
The family of 29-year-old Maria Esther Porras prepare for her funeral Thursday morning It'll be held at Mount Carmel Church. As KFOX reported, 23-year-old Jose Esparza is now charged with capital murder in the death of the 29 year old woman after she was found beaten to death in the ...
Tornillo Area Tests Positive For West Nile
Health authorities have a warning for anyone who lives or works near standing water. On Wednesday, a third area tested positive for the West Nile Virus. Late Tuesday, The El Paso city-county health district learned that mosquitoes trapped in Tornillo on the county's eastside tested positive for the virus. Infected ...
NMSU Helps Preserve Hatch's Historical Documents
Tables at New Mexico State University's Branson Library are covered in decades-old pages. They are part of Hatch's history spanning eight decades to when the village was incorporated. The department of archives is helping to preserve hundreds of pages in documents that were soaked in the floods two weeks ago. ...
Neighborhood Still Flooding: City Says Not A Priority
KFOX has reported on flooding in a South Central El Paso neighborhood that's been an ongoing problem for the past few weeks, and on Wednesday, the city finally got back to us, telling us the area doesn't even make it into the top 30 on the city's priority list of ...
Jurors End First Day Of Deliberation In Rodman Trial
Jurors ended their first day of deliberations without reaching a verdict in the murder trial of Samantha Rodman. After hearing closing arguments in the sentencing phase, jurors deliberated for about four hours, before breaking for the day. As KFOX reported, the El Paso teen pleaded guilty last week to her ...
More Than 200 Sunken Graves At Historic Cemetery
Almost every inch of Concordia Cemetery in Central El Paso is covered by weeds, some as tall as 6 feet. Many of the graves aren't visible anymore; some are taped off, and others are lying 2 feet underground. "The floods caused over 200 graves to sink, head stones were damaged ...
Consumer Watch: Which Barbecue Sauce Test Tastiest?
With summer searing, it is time to get out of the kitchen and fire up the grill, if you haven't done so already. In this Consumer Watch Report, barbecue sauces are taste tested to see which can add the most flavor to your next cookout.Barbecue restaurant owner Brad McCallister specializes ...
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