News Stories for February 2007
Stories for Wednesday, February 28
Residents Experiencing Mail Problems Again
Diana Rosales said her magazine dated in February usually comes at the beginning of the month. "Just yesterday I got February's issue and it's already the end of February," Rosales said. Rosales said her mail is not only arriving weeks late, but her letter carrier is also dropping off her ...
Hot Peppers Linked With Helping People Regain Sense Of Smell
A pharmaceutical company has developed a hot pepper nasal spray to help people regain their sense of taste and smell after they've lost it. The company, SiCap Industries, uses the Capsaicin, the main compound in a chile pepper to help people regain a partial, or complete loss of sense of ...
El Pasoan Wins Cash 5 Drawing
One El Pasoan has luck on her side. The owner of the Zaragosa Discount Liquors store in Northeast El Paso purchased Tuesday night's winning Cash 5 Drawing ticket from her own store. And KFOX got a chance to speak to her. " Definitely grateful, I mean this kind of opportunity ...
Inner Loop Receives State Funds
The proposed Inner Loop received critical state funding. When connected, the 7-mile project will connect U.S. Highway 54 at Fred Wilson to Loop 375 at Montana. It's expected to be completed in three years. The Inner Loop is earmarked to handle Northeast El Paso traffic and motorists in and out ...
Windy Weather Causes Havoc
The wind, dust, and sand that kicked up all day long across the borderland on Wednesday made it difficult for people to do their jobs. A small brush fire in the Upper Valley grew out of control because of the heavy winds. "We were watching TV and we heard sirens ...
School Officials: High School Students Hospitalized After Drunken Night
The El Paso Independent School District told KFOX that three students from Silva Health Magnet High School were hospitalized in Lubbock on Tuesday, after a night of drinking at their hotel. The students were in Lubbock for a health careers competition. A district spokesman said the case is under investigation. ...
New Sidewalks In Compliance With ADA
It's hard to miss all the road work that goes on along a busy stretch of Hawkins Boulevard but city officials said it's necessary. During the week, between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., construction crews are drilling away at the end of the sidewalk and breaking it apart. By the ...
Drivers Confused At Cotton And Murchison
Drivers who travel near Cotton and Murchison streets may have noticed the confusion among some drivers. Some KFOX viewers have complained about the lack of markings on those two streets. "There's only two, three lanes there," said Northeast El Paso resident Hilda Almanza, not sure of her answer. Many drivers ...
High Wind Safety Checklist
El Paso Fire Department Officials are asking the public to take precautions during high wind conditions and offer these safety tips:• Conduct a home hazard hunt and perimeter search, in which you inspect your home for items that can move, fall, break or cause a fire• Make trees more wind ...
Red Flag Warning Issued
The National Weather Service out of Santa Teresa has issued a Red Flag Warning for Southern New Mexico.A red flag warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now, or will shortly. A combination of strong winds, low relative humidity and warm temperatures will create explosive fire growth ...
Parenting: Treatment For Tonsils Has Changed
Getting your tonsils out used to be a childhood rite of passage, but today doctors know more about the tonsils' role in preventing illness, and are more cautious about removing them. Still, there are times when surgery is recommended. Here is what you should know when it comes to treating ...
El Paso Deputies Chase Man Through Neighborhood
The chase started on Desert Boulevard South around 11 p.m. Police attempted to stop a 41-year-old man driving a green Dodge Stratus for having a broken tai ll ight. Police sa id the man refused to pull over and ran a red light in the Artcraft area period The man ...
Stories for Tuesday, February 27
Police: Man Allegedly Stabbed By Girlfriend.
Emergency crews and El Paso police responded to Smokey's Pit Stop and Saloon in the 1300 block of Lee Trevino around 8:15 p.m. Tuesday. According to dispatchers, a man was transported to Thomason hospital with life-threatening stab wounds. Dispatchers also told KFOX that initial reports stated that the stabbing may ...
Car Collides With Border Patrol Agent On Bike
El Paso police told KFOX emergency crews were dispatched to S. Mesa Street and E. Eight Ave. shortly after 8:30 p.m. Tuesday to the call of a pedestrian accident. Dispatchers initallly said a vehicle hit a Border Patrol agent who was riding his bike at the time. According to emergency ...
$230 Million EPISD Bond On Table
El Paso School Administrators say Franklin High School on the westside of El Paso is the most overcrowded school within the district. "We have about 30 teachers without a homeroom," said Lorenzo Garcia, Superintendent for EPISD. Becca Byrd is one of those students with a teacher without an assigned homeroom. ...
Danny Olivas' Father Reacts To Shuttle Delay
Juan Olivas told KFOX he was glued to the TV Tuesday afternoon, watching the NASA channel. Earlier, his son, Danny, gave him the news that the Shuttle Atlantis would not be blasting off as scheduled. "Nature is something that you can't control so when this happens, you just accept it," ...
Tougher Standards Could Be Imposed On High School Students
The House and Senate have approved tougher high school graduation requirements. The bill still requires the signature of Gov. Bill Richardson, D-N.M., before students would have to face tougher graduation standards. However, if it is approved, students entering ninth grade in 2009 would be subjected to the tougher requirements. This ...
Sheriff's Deputy Injured In Motorcycle Crash
Officer Pete Ajo reportedly crashed at the intersection of Artcraft and Doniphan around 1 p.m. Tuesday. "I believe his back tire got caught in some of the sand and kind of came out from under him," S and S Motor Company owner Scott Howes said. While El Paso Police Chief ...
Freeway, Street, And Foot Pursuit Ends In Accident
What ended as a car crash after a police pursuit Thursday afternoon began on the 500 block of Thunderbird as a carjacking. Police said there at gunpoint, 29-year old Jose Ramon Zamora III carjacked a 2002 Dodge Ram 1500. Officers got on their radio and gave a vehicle description. That ...
El Paso's Mayor Backs Plan To Fix Levees
El Paso Mayor John Cook is behind major plans for the Rio Grande river. FEMA is on the verge of releasing a report saying the levees aren't up to par, because there is too much silt building up on the river. That new map would put thousands of more homes ...
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