News Stories for October 2006
Stories for Tuesday, October 31
Schools Tighten Security Following Extortion Threats
Administrators with Las Cruces Public School District have enhanced security measures at area schools following a threatening letter received by city officials recently by suspected extortionists. The letter said "bodies will fall on school yards" if city officials don't pay money demanded. School administrators temporarily called off recess for elementary ...
City Approves Downtown Plan
The second floor of City Hall was a packed house on Tuesday. El Paso city councilors voted 5-3 to adopt a downtown revitalization plan recently proposed by the Paso Del Norte Group. People against the plan fear they won't be able to afford to lease a building. "Once they build ...
Las Cruces Bank Robbed
Las Cruces police are now looking for a man who robbed the First Savings Bank. According to police, a man entered the bank located at 2804 North Telshor around 1:40 p.m. Tuesday and stated that he had an explosive device in a box before demanding money. The suspect is described ...
Club Helios Still Dry
Club Helios received a liquor license in January from the city, but that license was revoked in September after discovering the church had a day-care center less then 300 feet away from the club, which is against a city ordinance. The owners of Club Helios said they asked three times ...
Cemetery Locks Gates For Halloween
The gates at Concordia Cemetery are open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, but they'll be locked this Halloween. "All five gates will be locked. That will start at 5 p.m., and they will be reopened tomorrow (Wednesday) at 7 a.m.," said Patricia Kiddney, president of the Concordia ...
Will You Need To Exercise More?
The Bush administration says it's developing new guidelines for physical activity to help people avoid getting fat and living unhealthy lifestyles which add to the $2 trillion health care costs. Studies show more than half of adults in the U.S. don't get enough of the kind of physical activity that ...
Rollover Crash Blocks Street
Police and paramedics rushed to the 3400 block of Fred Wilson Ave. after a police unit reported a rollover crash. Fred Wilson Ave. near Alabama was blocked off for several hours while police investigated the incident. The driver was taken to nearby William Beaumont Hospital for treatment and a cause ...
Police Respond To Carjacking
El Paso police are continuing to piece together an aggravated robbery in the Lower Valley. Police responded to a convenience store just after midnight after someone reported a carjacking. Preliminary reports say that six men beat the driver of a car before taking off with his vehicle. The man was ...
Firefighters Crack Down On Crowded Clubs
With a large crowd expected this Halloween at bars and nightclubs, officials with the El Paso Fire Marshals Office will be conducting random safety inspections, checking for fire code violations. These inspections will be conducted to ensure that people are safe and secure in crowded establishments. The violations inspectors will ...
Stories for Monday, October 30
Allergies On The Rise Along The Borderland
Almost everywhere you look someone is coughing and sneezing and battling allergies. In the southern desert of New Mexico, Las Cruces pharmacists said high pollen counts and desert plants are triggering allergies for many people. But although fall is usually a typical time for allergies, this year has been anything ...
Las Cruces Receives Another Extortion Threat
The Las Cruces Police Department has apprehended another letter believed to be written by the suspected extortionist who previously demanded that the City of Las Cruces deliver a large sum of money or risk residents being shot at random. The letter, received by the Las Cruces Sun-News Monday, states that ...
County Calls For Moratorium On Death Penalty
A resolution calling for a moratorium on the death penalty in Texas was passed 4-1 by El Paso County commissioners on Monday. A former death row inmate, Juan Melendez, went before commissioners to tell them the system has major flaws. "I spent 17 years, 8 months and one day in ...
Man Accused Of Selling Contact Lenses Without Permit
El Paso police arrested 39-year-old Jesus Flores-Enriquez on charges of selling contact lenses at a Lower Valley swap meet. According to police, Flores was selling the lenses without a prescription from buyers and without a permit. Undercover officers said they bought contact lenses from Flores and confiscated more than 1,100 ...
Adopt-A-Soldier Needs Local Families
Soldiers in El Paso are in need of a good home where they can spend the holidays. Fort Bliss is recruiting families for the annual Adopt-A-Soldier program at Thanksgiving. Anyone interested in adopting a soldier for this year's holiday can call 568-1744 Monday through Friday between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 ...
Fire Trucks Collide, No One Injured
Janice Carpio, KFOX News at Nine One fire station is out two trucks after engines from their own fire station collided. Fire officials believe they know what caused the accident, and an older truck that was in need of maintenance may be to blame. Fortunately no one was hurt in ...
F-117 Aircraft Celebrates 25 Years With Historical Flyover
For those who saw it Friday, it was a spectacle in the sky that was hard to miss. Twenty-five Nighthawks flew in formation, for its largest flyover in history. The air parade was to celebrate the F-117's 25th birthday. The stealth aircraft will gradually be retiring come 2007 and 2008. ...
Man Injured In Explosion
An El Paso county man is recovering at Thomason Hospital after a gas explosion. The incident occurred just before 9:00 Sunday night in the 13000 block of Epione in San Elizario. Paramedics on the scene say the man suffered serious burns to his face, neck and hands. He is expected ...
New Information: Child Injured In Head-On Crash
Paramedics with Life Ambulance rushed to the intersection of Old Hueco Tank Road and Socorro Road just after 12 a.m. Monday after a head-on collision was reported. A 5-year-old girl is in stable condition at Del Sol Medical Center, after surviving what investigators said was a DWI crash involving her ...
Stories for Sunday, October 29
Power Restored to Eastside
El Paso Electric officials told KFOX about 2,000 customers lost power Sunday evening around 7 p.m. The affected areas were near El Dorado High School including Zaragosa, Montana and Edgemere. Electric crews are worked for about three hours to fix the problem. A bad cable outside of a Montwood substation ...
Pecan Farmers Prepare For Harvest Season
Pecan farmers in the Mesilla Valley are watching the temperatures closely for the first freeze, which usually signals harvest season. According to Eric Ness of the New Mexico Farm Bureau, this season is expected to yield a better-than-average crop, producing a big revenue for area farmers. With the recent hail ...
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