News Stories for August 2007
Stories for Monday, August 27
Classmates, Community React to Shooting Death of Teenager
Monday would have been 14-year-old Thelma Fierro's first day of high school at Del Valle High School, but instead of talking with fellow classmates, students talked about and remembered her, Fierro was killed over the weekend when she was shot at a party in the desert at the West Texas ...
Ascarate Park Revitalization Presented To County
The model of what Ascarate Park could look like if private investors have their way attracts most who walk into the county courthouse. The revitalized park would have a resort, an IMAX theater, and a water park, among other amenities."I think it's a good idea, but the location, I'm not ...
Law Enforcement Cracks Down On Drunken Drivers
At 2 a.m. Monday, bar customers of the Three Legged Monkey on Hawkins Street and Montana Avenue headed towards their cars to go home, but found both deputies from the El Paso County Constable's Office and officers from El Paso police checking out the parking lot.The two groups conducted separate ...
Stories for Sunday, August 26
High School Sports Zone Comes to KFOX!
Best friends Jessenia Murillo and Michelle Gonzalez are juniors at Montwood High School, and aspiring broadcast journalists. The girls have combined their interest in broadcasting with school pride, and teamed up with KFOX as student correspondents for our new "High School Sports Zone" web page. "When they asked me to ...
Animal Control Reports Snake Increase
Las Cruces animal control officers are warning residents of a surge in snakes.Officers said this has been the busiest season for officers responding to residents' calls about rat snakes, bull snakes and rattlesnakes.Animal control officer Mary Lou Ward said officers receive about two to four calls each day on average, ...
Police Demonstrate Setting Limits On Alcohol
Sunday night, El Paso police officers conducted Operation Know Your Limits to educate people about how little alcohol it takes to raise the blood-alcohol level above the legal limit of 0.08.Volunteers were given a portable breath test.The demonstration took place Sunday night at Three Legged Monkey bar near Montana and ...
Van Crash Sends 3 To Hospital
A crash Sunday afternoon in West El Paso sent three people to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries.Dispatchers said the van three people rode in was heading south on Sunland Park.The van somehow turned up an embankment.It caught fire, but firefighters were able to put it our right away.Police remained ...
Several Horses Die In Rollover Crash
Four horses died after their trailer suddenly flipped on the highway Saturday night.It happened after 10 p.m. on U.S. Highway 54.Police say the driver, Ramon Rivera, was pulling the trailer containing six racing horses when he lost control and swerved to the edge of the roadway.He crashed the trailer into ...
Woman Killed, Sheriff's Deputies Shot At In Far East El Paso
SWAT members were locked and loaded, after El Paso County sheriff's deputies said they were fired at while trying to secure a crime scene at the Horizon airport on Saturday night. The sheriff's deputies first arrived because witnesses said a teenager had been shot twice."People were running, somebody got shot, ...
Family's Apartment Burned
An apartment went up in flames early Sunday morning.It happened at about 1:30 a.m. on the 7000 block of Rosedale when a single unit at an apartment complex in the second story began to burn.Firefighters placed a condition four on the fire but it only took them about 15 minutes ...
Girl Dies After Being Shot; Shots Fired At Law Enforcement
A 14-year-old girl was shot Saturday night, turning the investigation into a SWAT situation.It happened around 11:30 p.m. Saturday at the West Texas Airport in far east El Paso.Sheriff's deputies said they arrived on the scene after the girl was taken to the hospital with life threatening injuries.While investigating, sheriff's ...
Stories for Saturday, August 25
Health Department Finds More West Nile In New Mexico
The New Mexico Department of Health has confirmed three more cases of West Nile virus.One of the cases includes a 51-year-old woman from Dona Ana County.That woman is in the hospital for encephalitis.This human case marks the 13th confirmed human West Nile case in New Mexico, and the third human ...
Police Charge Three People With Theft Of Catalytic Converters
Three people were in custody Saturday night for allegedly stealing catalytic converters off cars.El Paso Police arrested Cesar Borunda, Corina Borunda, and a 17-year-old, all from El Paso.Police said they saw the three people removing a catalytic converter from a car in the Ttinseltown theatre parking lot.Police also found several ...
SUV Rolls Over On Highway 54
A rollover crash in Northeast El Paso sent two people to the hospital Saturday afternoon.It happened around 3:30 p.m. Saturday on Highway 54.Police said both people in an SUV went to Beaumont hospital with non-life threatening injuries.Their SUV was heading south on 54 when it hit the shoulder of the ...
Woman Found Dead Inside Home, Another Dies Later
Neighbors who live in the 4800 block of Winthrop called police at 12:30 a.m. Saturday to check on the well-being of two women living at 4848 Winthrop. When El Paso police officers responded they said no one answered the door and they forced their way in.Police said they found a ...
Pee-Wee Football Team Plays First Game With No Uniforms
The Hoyas Pee-Wee Football team faced off against the Texas Tornadoes Saturday, despite not having uniforms. "I feel embarrassed, because the other team has theirs and we don't," player Brett Winnegan said. As KFOX reported, the team says Pride Sports Academy owner, Joe Trevizo, owes them $1,991 for 40 jerseys ...
More West Nile Cases Confirmed
The New Mexico Department of Health confirmed three more West Nile virus cases in Las Cruces, and one includes a 51-year-old woman.The woman is being treated for encephalitis at a hospital.This case marks the 13th human case of West Nile virus in New Mexico.Be sure to watch for this story ...
Football Team Still Has No Uniforms
An El Paso pee-wee football team took the field Saturday morning, with no uniforms.KFOX reported that members of the Hoyas football team said they paid about $2,000 for uniforms but the supplier, Pride Sports Academy, never came through.The team said they're still waiting to get their money back.Be sure to ...
Stories for Friday, August 24
Electric Company Explains High Prices
El Paso Electric Company went before New Mexico's public regulation commission to explain the increases in residents' bills.KFOX reported that monthly electric bills have risen by about 28 percent for some customers and more than 140 percent for some businesses.The PRC asked utility officials to explain why they decided to ...
Jury Sentences Man Who Killed Girlfriend
A 21-year-old El Paso man convicted of strangling his girlfriend to death and stuffing her body in a closet learned his fate Friday.The jury sentenced Richard Flores to 99 years in prison, along with a $10,000 fine.Maria Luisa Corral, the mother of Flores' three children, was killed in 2005.
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