News Stories for March 2007
Stories for Tuesday, March 27
Fatal Crash Wakes Up Neighborhood
Neighbors living along Montoya Drive and Clayton Road were awakened just after 12:40 a.m. Tuesday by the sound of a crash. When they went outside, they found a plume of dirt in the air and an SUV slammed into the side of a metal light pole.The neighbors quickly called paramedics ...
Stories for Monday, March 26
Police: Man Charged With Murder In Overnight Shooting
A Las Cruces man was arrested Monday charged with an open count of murder in the death of a 24-year-old man. The shooting happened at about 12:40 a.m. Monday in an apartment on Van Patten Street. A police spokesman said that's where the suspect, 28-year-old Kenneth Sanchez, had been staying. ...
Police Chief: 'Officers Had To Use Deadly Force'
El Paso Police Chief Richard Wiles said officers confronted Steven Salguero with deadly force at his home because they thought he had a gun. But, according to Salguero's father, his son had mental problems and his father said this isn't the first time his son had a mental breakdown involving ...
Women Arrested On Suspicion Of Extortion
Two Mexican women were arrested Sunday on suspicion of extortion, according to the El Paso FBI. Sara Jahzeel Gonzalez, 21, and Maria Gloria Hernandez-Castillo, 40, are both from Juarez. Both were arrested as suspects in an extortion case involving a Chicago man being held captive in Juarez. The man had ...
Will Zoo Elephants Stay Or Go?
The Asian elephants Juno and Savannah are the reasons why a lot of people visit the El Paso Zoo. The elephants are one of the main attractions but one that's been controversial for the last two years. "If they're not happy then take them," said Lower Valley resident, Blanca Garcia. ...
Elderly Man Hit By Truck
A 70-year-old man is recovering after he was hit by a truck. It happened at Meadowlark and Camino Real in the Upper Valley Monday shortly after 5 p.m. Officers on the scene said the elderly man was crossing Meadowlark, when a pickup truck turning left onto the street hit him. ...
Parenting: How To Avoid Spoiling Children
Parents want to give their child the very best in life. But with some kids this becomes an issue of wanting everything they see. Our partners at PARENTING Magazine offer a helpful guideline on how to set limits.Sharon Ostrovitz knows how easy it is to spoil her children just a ...
Police Chief: 'Officers Had To Use Deadly Force'
Police continue to investigate an officer involved fatal shooting inside the Linda Vista Apartment complex in the 1500 block of Magruder.The call originally came in at 8 p.m. Sunday as an unknown problem, but when police arrived they saw a bleeding man with a gun through a window.El Paso Police ...
Stories for Sunday, March 25
Police: Officer Shoots, Kills Man
Shortly before 8 p.m. Sunday, dispatchers told KFOX they received a call for an unknown problem involving a man bleeding. When El Paso police officers arrived at the man's apartment in the 1500 block of Magruder, a spokesman said he was visibly injured and may have had a weapon. According ...
Southwestern New Mexico Red Cross Helps Clovis Recover After Tornados
Two Las Crucens, both volunteers with the Southwestern New Mexico Red Cross chapter, deployed to Clovis on Sunday to help with cleanup efforts after several tornados caused widespread damage in Clovis last week. According to Frank Hieschler of the Southwestern New Mexico Red Cross, one of the volunteers made the ...
Gas Prices On The Rise
The average price for regular unleaded gas in El Paso is $2.56 a gallon. According to the American Automobile Association, or AAA, this is a 4 cent increase over the last two weeks. "It's a crunch on my wallet," said Jimmy Throne from Las Vegas. "I think it's outrageous," said ...
Mobile Home Park Without Gas
More than 50 residents living in the Chaparral Mobile Home Park have had a major change in their daily routines for the past week after gas to the property was shut off last Monday "We have to take cold showers," said resident Carla Rosales. Rosales said her grandparents also live ...
El Pasoans To Testify At State Immigration Hearing
The El Paso community will have a significant presence at a statewide hearing on immigration. More than 40 experts have been invited to testify on Wednesday, on issues dealing with immigration and border security. That includes Rep. Silvestre Reyes, El Paso County sheriff's office spokesman Rick Glancey, immigration lawyer Kathleen ...
Good Times Store Robbed
El Paso police are searching for a man who allegedly robbed a Good Times store. Overnight dispatchers told KFOX a Hispanic male in his 20s entered the store in the 700 block of Piedras around 11 p.m. Saturday. Police said he displayed an unknown weapon, threatened the clerk, then took ...
Stories for Saturday, March 24
Deadline Approaches To Microchip Your Pet
The city of El Paso recently passed a law that residents must have their pets microchipped, and one resident is already seeing the benefits. Richard de Yampert and his family are just happy that they are able to be walking their dog, Ginger, after she was lost for the last ...
Lower Valley Neighborhood Flooded After Ditch Overflow
Some Lower Valley residents are in the middle of a lengthy clean-up process after an overflowing ditch floods back yards and in some cases homes. The living room carpet of an elderly couple was soaked after water flooded the yard and reached their home. "Usually what happens is it'll flood ...
Borderland Organizations Assisting Tornado Victims.
Volunteers with the Las Cruces Red Cross are now on standby to travel to storm-ravaged areas in New Mexico, to assist tornado victims. Over a period of several hours Friday, at least 13 twisters touched down in the communities of Clovis and Logan. The Red Cross branch director in Las ...
Car Flips; Man Trapped Inside
A car flipped over several times early Saturday morning, trapping one man inside. Emergency crews responded to Diana and Railroad in Northeast El Paso shortly after 2:30 a.m. Dispatchers told KFOX a small car hit a guardrail, lost control, and rolled over multiple times. A light pole was also knocked ...
Firefighter's Home Catches Fire
An electric fan caused $10,000 in damages to an El Paso firefighter's home, according to investigators. Two dozen firefighters responded to Mango and Balsam Friday shortly after 8:30 p.m. It's the home Angel and Mary Munoz have lived in together for four years, the one Mary has spent her entire ...
Stories for Friday, March 23
El Pasoans Split On Funding War
It's been four years of war in Iraq, and the U.S House wants to end America's combat mission there before the end of next year. Rep. Silvestre Reyes voted for the bill. "I think after four years, the casualties we've had and the money we've spent, it's time for the ...
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