News Stories for July 2007
Stories for Tuesday, July 31
Severe Weather Hits East El Paso
The storm came through very quickly on Tuesday, and dumped a massive amount of rain in just a matter of minutes on parts of east El Paso. KFOX crews found streets that flooded with at least half a foot of standing rainwater."Basically you couldn't see anything, you couldn't really see ...
El Paso Market Called The Hotspot
Soon to be El Paso resident Craig Simonds will be moving to the Sun City from Germany.The army reassigned him here. As Simonds house hunts, he knows what he wants."If it could be all brick, that would be better,” said Simonds.Simonds' realtor, Jorge Reyes , said many of the thousands ...
Motorcycle Crashes Rise Nationwide
KFOX first told you about the increase in motorcycle crashes, and now the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration confirms it.In a soon-to-be-released report, the NHTSA said the number of people killed in 2006 from motorcycle crashes rose by over 5 percent while the total number of traffic deaths fell by ...
2006 Floods Update, Priority Projects Not Completed
The city's Developmental Services Department has made a lot of headway in areas that were devastated by the floods last year. But areas like McCutcheon Road and other Upper Valley streets haven't seen any construction.Last year McCutcheon Road in the Upper Valley along with Mulberry and other streets were under ...
Funeral Service Set For Las Cruces Police Officer
Funeral services for a Las Cruces police officer take place Wednesday in El Paso.David Andrew Cordova died Thursday when his motorcycle struck a car in Las Cruces.A public visitation happened Tuesday evening. His family scheduled a funeral mass for 11:30 a.m. Wednesday at St. Patrick's Cathedral on Mesa St.They lay ...
Computers, Doctors Work Together
Knee and hip surgery in Las Cruces just got more advanced and much less invasive.Doctors at Mountain View Regional Medical Center told KFOX the computer-assisted surgery now makes knee and hip surgery more accurate than ever.Compared to the past, where doctors used touch and feel to repair the bones, the ...
Those Living in Fabens May Have No State Inspections Stickers
Those who issue state vehicle inspection stickers can no longer do so in Fabens. The state suspended the licenses to Bustamante's Auto Parts and Service and Provencio Tune Up Center after claiming they issued fraudulent inspections. Both Bustamante and Provencio said the were duped by an undercover investigator who was ...
Gas Stations Cited For Pump Violations
A report published Tuesday by the Texas Department of Agriculture found two west El Paso gas stations, the 7-Eleven at 6500 Escondido Drive and the Valero, formerly a Diamond Shamrock, at 8004 North Mesa, had pumps that shorted consumer by at least 6 tablespoons per 5 gallons of gas."That's when ...
Las Cruces Earns Better Rating In Flood Insurance Program
The City of Las Cruces has been granted Community Rating System Class 7 by the lnsurance Services Office Inc., who administers the Community Rating System for the Federal Emergency Management Agency as part of the National Flood lnsurance Program.The city was previously rated as a CRS class 8 community. The ...
Only On KFOX: Shooting At Fort Bliss Reported
Military Police contacted El Paso Police regarding a possible drive-by shooting on Fort Bliss property early Tuesday morning.Just after 1:00 a.m. an all-points bulletin was dispatched over El Paso Police radio transmissions regarding a man wanted in connection with a shooting on Stockton Street.According to the transmission a shots fired ...
Stories for Monday, July 30
Gadsden Middle School Students Could Soon Require Uniform
More than a hundred community members crowded Gadsden Middle School on Monday to hear the principal discuss a plan to implement a school uniform.The meeting was held before a group of school board members after Gadsden Middle School principal Dr. David Garcia requested special consideration from them to implement a ...
Rains Flood Parts Of East El Paso
It requires some patience moving through parts of east El Paso."We have to go five miles an hour because nothing is going into the ditches. I mean, everything is just full," said Tanya Loya, of east El Paso.According to our KFOX Early Warning Storm Track Doppler, spots along some well-traveled ...
Teens Caught Bringing Cocaine To El Paso
Customs and Border Protection officers took two teens into custody for allegedly trying to smuggle 50 pounds of cocaine on Monday.Officers said the 17-year-old boy and girl were driving over the Paso Del Norte bridge when a drug-sniffing dog alerted them to the rear seat.There officers said they found 17 ...
Construction Crews Cause Gas Leak
A gas leak at Austin High School brought out the El Paso Fire Department Monday afternoon.Fire officials told KFOX a construction crew working underneath the bleachers at the stadium hit a 2-inch gas line.Firefighters said the crew tried to clamp the leak to slow it down, but that did not ...
Man Runs Into Oncoming Traffic
El Paso police identified the man hit by a semi-truck on Interstate 10.Police said 21-year-old Samuel Acosta of Anthony, Texas, was on the side of the road next to a car on Interstate 10 West near Executive when the semi-truck driver said Acosta ran across the right lane of traffic ...
Monsoon Season Detrimental For Eastside Businesses
Flooding on McRae near Carnegie Avenue is common during monsoon season. It's a problem businesses owners have had for years, and despite their wrangling with city and state leaders, the flooding hasn't stopped.On Monday, a thunderstorm brought 3 feet of water at the deepest part of McRae. Businesses didn't flood ...
Flooding Woes Continue In One Central El Paso Neighborhood
The rain fell hard and accumulated quickly on Durazno Street near Copia Street in central El Paso on Monday. Within a matter of minutes some worried about their homes."When it rains here, the water goes inside, all the way inside, and there is this huge puddle accumulates out here, I ...
Flooding Problems Begin Around Borderland
Overnight rain was a reminder that in just a couple of days, it will be the one-year anniversary of the Aug. 1, 2006, floods. And with rain already gathering in some areas around town, many wonder if we will have another flood."Yeah, it was pretty bad last year and even ...
Man Escapes After Robbing Sandwich Shop
Employees of a Subway fast-food restaurant were cleaning up late Sunday night when a man walked into the business and demanded money. Police taped off the restaurant located in the 5000 block of Montana Avenue after employees reported being robbed just before 10 p.m.The cashier claims a Hispanic man in ...
Stories for Sunday, July 29
A Year After Storm 2006, Clint Residents Still Deal With Problems
Guadalupe Ramirez said his pecan farm remains damaged from last year's flooding. The majority of his trees became buried under 5 feet of dirt, which he said included trash from the nearby landfill. "It's hurt me economically, because I'm not going to have a good crop this year like I ...
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