News Stories for March 2007
Stories for Saturday, March 31
Police Charge Man In Deadly Hit-And-Run
Police have released the name of the man who they said drove the truck that killed an elderly woman. According to police, William Molinar, 20, was driving a navy blue Dodge pickup truck when the woman failed to yield the right-of-way and collided with Molinar. Although Molinar did not cause ...
Police: Teen Dead After Accidental Handgun Discharge
El Paso Police officers were sent to investigate a shooting late Saturday afternoon in Northeast El Paso. Officers arrived and found a 17-year-old male with a gunshot wound to his head. The teenager was transported to William Beaumont Army Medical Center where he died from his injuries. Crimes Against Persons ...
Hundreds March To Honor Cesar Chavez
Both young and old turned out to celebrate the legacy of Cesar Chavez, a man who they say improved the lives of thousands of people. Considered a champion for the rights of farm laborers, Chavez is remembered for co-founding the National Farmworkers Association, which later became the United Farm Workers. ...
Driver Nearly Slams Into Central El Paso Home
Police say around 11 a.m. Saturday, two vehicles had been racing down Geiger Avenue when one of them lost control, crashing into the home of Romie Rencon. Luckily no one was injured, but the driver fled the scene, leaving behind broken gas pipes. "It's dangerous. Who knows if a spark ...
FBI Cracks Down On Gangs
The Federal Bureau of Investigations has arrested hundreds of people, including an unknown number in El Paso, in a two-week crackdown on gang activity. The FBI reported 108 federal arrests and 47 state arrests across 12 FBI field offices, including El Paso. The majority of these individuals are charged with ...
Vehicle Crushes Man
A man was rushed to the hospital Saturday afternoon, after he was crushed by a vehicle. Sheriff's dispatchers said emergency crews responded to an industrial accident at Andre's Auto Salvage in the 13100 block of Montana around 3:30 p.m. According to officials, a man in his 30s was crushed by ...
Stories for Friday, March 30
Gas Prices Shoot Up
According to elpasogasprices.com, the average price for gasoline in El Paso is $2.60 for regular unleaded gas. Last week, it was at $2.49 a gallon. Friday afternoon, Rafael Gonzalez was filling up his Cadillac Escalade before his weekend getaway to Ruidoso. But, with gas prices up, Gonzalez said he plans ...
Another Weekend Without Natural Gas For Lower Valley Residents
The sight of plows and workers trenching to install a natural gas line at the Chaparral Mobile Home Park was a relief for residents. They have been waiting for 12 days for the gas to be turned on. "We have no gas, we have no hot water, we can't go ...
E.P. County Attorney: 'Gang Problem Growing'
El Paso's county attorney believes the city has a gang problem and it may only be getting worse. County Attorney Rodriguez said there is one gang that is especially growing--the Barrio Azteca gang. "Some people don't think it is as serious as L.A. or San Antonio or other parts in ...
4,700 Lbs. Of Marijuana Found In Trailer
U.S. Customs and Border Patrol officers made the biggest marijuana bust at an El Paso port of entry in years. CBP officers actually made two large finds at the Bridge of the Americas Thursday. Both involved false compartments in tractor-trailers and they happened about 20-minutes apart. In the first incident, ...
Couple Suspected Of Child Abuse
A Las Cruces couple has been charged on suspicion of child abuse, according to Las Cruces police. Police told KFOX officers were called to the home of 20-year-old Kimberly Campos and 19-year-old Aveeno Aguilar. Officers found the couple's 1-year-old son had stopped breathing, but when the ambulance arrived, the child ...
Consumer Watch: Best 100-Calorie Snacks
It seems 100-calorie snack packs keep multiplying. There are more than 100 products out on supermarket shelves -- at least 45 new ones came out last year alone.Consumer Reports tested nearly a dozen of the most popular -- among them: Oreos Thin Crisps, Doritos Nacho Cheese, and Ritz Chips.Testers compared ...
FDA Criticized Over Pet Food Contamination
Federal investigators said a chemical used to make plastics, not rat poison, lead to a deadly contamination of pet food.The Food and Drug Administration said Friday that a substance called melamine, used in fertilizer, somehow made its way into cans of a variety of wet pet foods that contained gravy.Thousands ...
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Only On KFOX: Smell Of Smoke Wakes Man
Six fire crews responded to the 4600 block Vulcan Avenue around 4 a.m. Friday after a man woke up to the smell of smoke in his bedroom.Fire crews told KFOX that the man fell asleep with a lit cigarette.When crews arrived at the scene the man was already outside and ...
Stories for Thursday, March 29
Gov. Bill Richardson Campaigns In El Paso
New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson brought his presidential campaign to El Paso Thursday. One of the main questions he faced at a public forum is what he would do about the situation in Iraq. Richardson said if he were president today, his No. 1 priority would be to get U.S. ...
New Bus Terminals Coming Soon
Earlier this week, the City Council approved a proposal from Sun Metro's management to reprogram its funds and priorities. There are five proposed terminals across the city, but Tim Omick, director of Sun Metro, said before those can be built, service needs to improve and the buses need to be ...
Kern Place Merchants Bring Law To Their Street
A group of Kern Place merchants has decided to take immediate steps to make it safer for pedestrians crossing the street at Cincinnati and Mesa. During the day, the intersection at Mesa and Cincinnati is busy, but at night there's less light and people bar-hopping, and many believe it creates ...
Troop Withdrawal Negotiations Under Way
The U.S. Senate has joined the House in passing a bill that funds the Iraq war but calls for the withdrawal of combat troops next year. The 51-47 vote was mostly along party lines. It provides $122 billion for the U.S. missions in Iraq and Afghanistan but orders the president ...
Wounded El Paso Soldier Tells Story
Army Pvt. Adrian Garcia is recovering at Walter Reed Medical Center in Washington, D.C. At the age of 19, he's been to Iraq, severely injured and is alive to tell his story. "Towards the end of our shift, we were rolling down the street and a rocket-propelled grenade hit the ...
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