News Stories for September 2007
Stories for Friday, September 28
Trailer Fire Raises Suspicions In Fabens
Neighbors called 911 after spotting flames coming from a mobile home near the intersection of Fassett Street and Fabens Road early Friday morning. One neighbor said he was surprised at the swift response by the Fabens Volunteer Fire Department shortly after 1:20 a.m. Firefighters arrived so fast that they kept ...
Stories for Thursday, September 27
New Citizenship Test Unveiled
The agency that oversees citizenship applications unveiled the nation's new citizenship test Thursday. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services said it will start using the 100-question test on Oct.KFOX had reported over the past year how more than 6,000 citizenship applicants, including many in El Paso, volunteered to take a pilot ...
Crosses Stir Up Debate
A lawsuit over the use of crosses in Las Cruces' city logo moved up the appeals court ladder.The 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Denver is scheduled to hear oral arguments in the case next Monday. A KFOX reported how a Las Cruces resident sued the city, saying the ...
The Debate Over School Uniforms Heats Up In Anthony, N.M.
Dozens of parents packed the Gadsden Middle School cafeteria to debate whether or not school uniforms should be worn. Maria Vasquez, a mother of one middle school student, said, "It's the best choice for them. I'm afraid of gangs, and if they wear a uniform it's better."Frank Ardiz, a father ...
Quinn Cruz Found Guilty Of Capital Murder
It took the jury a little less than two hours to come to the decision of guilty for capital murder for Quinn Cruz. They believe that Cruz intentionally killed not just Tanya West, but also her unborn child.KFOX talked to the family of West, and they said it's a bittersweet ...
Burglary Victims Wonder Why Police Took So Long To Respond
Employees at GarCom Inc., a communication systems company, worry after the second burglary in several months.They said police took so long to respond to their call of a burglary that they wonder if they'll show up to an emergency.GarCom Inc. supervisors said the surveillance video shows a crime that was ...
Medical Marijuana Rules Close To Final
The rules of the medicinal marijuana law in New Mexico are close to becoming final after a public hearing with the New Mexico Department of Health and a medical board.The hearing is scheduled for Oct. 1 in Santa Fe.According to Deborah Busmeyer of the department of health, once the regulations ...
Verdict In: Quinn Cruz Found Guilty
On Thursday afternoon, a jury found Quinn Cruz guilty of capital murder in the deaths of Tanya West and her unborm child.The jury had three choices: find Cruz guilty of capital murder, which means the jurors believe beyond a reasonable doubt that Cruz knowingly killed West and her unborn child; ...
Crews Called Out to Water Rescue
Border Patrol and El Paso Fire Department swift water rescue crews responded to a call of a water rescue in a canal along the Border Highway and Fonseca Drive.The call came out just before 6 a.m. Emergency dispatchers confirm the person involved was a woman, but did not immediately say ...
Stabbing Worries Apartment Residents
El Paso police responded to a call of a stabbing at the Jackie Robinson Apartments around 10:30 p.m. Wednesday.“He was laying down full of blood,” Lupe Maynez of West El Paso said of the victim. “He was struggling, he was saying he couldn't breathe.”“It looked like he was dead because ...
Stabbing Worries Apartment Residents
El Paso police responded to a call of a stabbing at the Jackie Robinson Apartments around 10:30 p.m. Wednesday. He was laying down full of blood, Lupe Maynez of West El Paso said of the victim. He was struggling, he was saying he couldn't breathe. It looked like he was ...
Stories for Wednesday, September 26
Alamagordo Gets New Airline
The U.S. Department of Transportation chooses Pacific Wings to provide flights in and out of Alamogordo.The airline operating as New Mexico Airlines will fly 12 weekly nonstop round trips to Albuquerque.Back in May, Mesa Airlines notified the community it would stop operating in Alamogordo.City officials protested, and the transportation agency ...
Traffic Accident Closes Down Lane
A traffic accident near Las Cruces closed down one lane of traffic on Highway 70 Wednesday morning.State police said this truck was hauling a trailer with two ATVs when it jack-knifed and ended up facing oncoming traffic.Dona Ana sheriff's deputies worked with New Mexico state police to warn drivers of ...
Children Find Reptile
A call about an alligator on the loose sent animal control in a frenzy.Instead officers responding found it was just a 3.5-foot-long iguana.Animal control officers said two kids playing along a ditch near University and Union reported the reptile.The iguana has been taken in by the Humane Society.
Plans To Expand Country Club Road
The possible expansion of Country Club Road in the Upper Valley could be two years away, but homeowners in the area are already getting warned about construction in the future.The Public Service Board is scheduled to improve sewer lines on Country Club Road from Doniphan Drive to Westside Drive. Since ...
Child Dies After Being Run Over
A 16-month-old boy died after being run over by his father.The accident happened Tuesday night in the 700 block of Val Verde.El Paso police said the father went outside, and unknowingly Jared Campos followed him outside.Once the father hit the child with a minivan, he took him to Thomason Hospital ...
Northeast El Paso Residents Deal With Mess Of Wires
Northeast El Paso resident Lori Bustamante said she's been dealing with a web of wires in her back yard for the past few years, and has complained to utility companies, but to no avail. "It's not a very nice sight to see here," Bustamante said. She also said she believes ...
Doctor Takes Stand In Tanya West Murder Trial
Wednesday the attorneys for 31-year-old Quinn Cruz called a doctor to the stand to discuss the issue of 25-year-old Tanya West's pregnancy. According to lab results, West was about 20 days pregnant when she was allegedly gunned down in the parking lot of the Crest Apartments by her roommate at ...
Las Cruces West Side Intersection Creates Problem For Businesses
On a good day at the intersection of Seventeenth St. and Picacho, traffic is usually only backed up for about half a block.Several business owners along Picacho said the problem is so bad some drivers actually cut through their parking lots to try circumvent the traffic."I worry about my customers ...
Two Fires Keep Firefighters Busy
Investigators with the El Paso Fire Department said one of two fires on Wednesday morning appeared to be an accident, while the other fire was not. The first fire happened just before 1:15 a.m. Wednesday at the Del Rio Apartments on the 6700 block of Alameda Avenue. Investigators said it ...
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