News Stories for December 2007
Stories for Wednesday, December 26
Water Main Breaks In Lower Valley
A water main break in the 8500 block of Winchester Rd. gave neighbors a wet start to their Wednesday. El Paso Water Utilities and Public Servie Board crews came on the scene at about 4:15 a.m. to fix the problem. Workers estimated that hundreds of gallons of water spilled on ...
Chimney Fire Forces Family From Home
El Paso firefighters responded to a call of a chimney fire in the 12100 block of Blue Quail at 11:45 p.m. TuesdayFive family members were inside the house when they saw smoke.Firefighters said they don't know yet what sparked the fire.They said there's at least $20,000 worth of damage to ...
Rollover Crash Leaves One Man Dead
Officers said the driver of an SUV lost control just before 9 p.m. Tuesday on Interstate 10 East near the Eastlake Drive exit, causing the vehicle to roll over several times and killing the front-seat passenger. Police said the female driver and a toddler in a car seat were also ...
Stories for Tuesday, December 25
Doctors Say Holiday Foods Can Be Healthy
Not all holiday food is bad. Some of it can be good for you.The next time you head to the grocery store this holiday season, don't be afraid to pick up some tasty classics.Eliezer Ben-Joseph, a naturopathic doctor, said, “There are some very good foods that you can eat.”He said ...
FBI Ranks Violent Crime In Texas
FBI crime statistics reveals that El Paso has the lowest amount of violent crimes when compared to the state's seven largest cities.Dallas had the most cases of violent crimes with 1,206 incidents.Early Monday morning, a Dallas woman was shot while wrapping Christmas presents.Police said the father of her child pulled ...
Sheriff's Office Identifies Woman Who Jumped From Moving Vehicle
The El Paso County Sheriff's Office has released the identity of a woman killed in a motor vehicle accident.Investigators said the 43-year-old Diane Carol King of El Paso jumped out of a moving vehicle.It happened early Saturday morning on I-10.The Sheriff's office said the woman died at the scene.An autopsy ...
Police Identify Man Killed In I-10 Crash
Police have released the name of the man killed in an crash that shut down I-10 in both directions Monday night.Police said 50-year-old Alejandro Ortiz was the passenger in a car traveling westbound on I-10 shortly before 7:15 p.m. Monday.Police officials said the car that Ortiz was traveling in crashed ...
Christmas Eve Crash Leaves Mother Without Son
A crash on Christmas Eve in the Anthony Gap killed one Anthony, N.M. man, 18-year old Raymundo Becera, and critically injured another person.For Becera's mother, Christmas will never be the same again."It was quite a while until he didn't come home, and I was concerned, my family went to look ...
Christmas Eve Crashes Kill Two
Two people died in two separate traffic accidents Monday evening."I think it's a tragedy anytime someone loses their life on this time of season," said Martha Dodson of Central El Paso.New Mexico state police tired to identify a man killed in a car accident on O'Hara Road near Highway 404 ...
Stories for Monday, December 24
Crash Kills Man On I-10
El Paso Police closed off I-10 Monday Night in both directions at Geronimo after a man was killed in a crash.Police said shortly before 7:15 p.m. Monday, a car traveling in the Westbound lanes of I-10 struck the center median.Police said the driver and passenger tried to cross I-10 Eastbound.The ...
Dragging Death and Injuries After Crash In Chaparral
A crash in Chaparral closed a road near Highway 404 Monday at 6:11 p.m.New Mexico State Police said one man died while another person was taken by helicopter to Thomason Hospital with non-life threatening injuries.Investigators said 3 vehicles were traveling eastbound on 404.The car in the middle passed the car ...
Lower Valley Fire Leaves Family Without A Home
A Lower Valley family lost their home to fire and smoke the night before Christmas.Firefighters said when they arrived on the scene they could see fire and smoke coming out of the house.Investigators were called to the scene to determine the exact cause of the fireBattalion Chief Andrew Brooks with ...
Cancer Nearly Ruins Christmas
Lorenza Lugo is a single mother of five children and a cancer patient.When Lugo was first diagnosed with cancer it was in her ovaries.It has since spread to her lungs.Her illness took its toll on the family. At times they had to choose between paying the rent or paying for ...
Employee Receives One Paycheck In Three Months
Patricia Garcia has worked for New Times Staffing for a little over a year, and she said since October, she's seen only one paycheck."Until a couple of months ago when it would bounce and bounce and bounce, and then it got to a point where she wouldn't pay us," said ...
Gas Prices Fall In El Paso
"To fill up the tank right now...it takes about $40 to fill up my tank."For West El Pasoan Gustavo Lopez, that $40 price tag may drop by a few pennies. A national survey shows gas prices have dropped by three cents over the last two weeks.On Friday the average price ...
Overnight Crash Involves El Paso Police Officer
Police said the officer from the Northeast Regional Command Center crashed into a guardrail on Copia Street at around 11:15 p.m. Sunday. Only one officer was in the car and he was not hurt. Police don't know if speed was a factor in the crash.
Stories for Sunday, December 23
Soldier Killed In Crash Identified
The Fort Bliss soldier killed in a car accident Saturday on Loop 375 has been identified.Police said that at 1:44 a.m. 20-year-old Army Spec. Charles Messner was speeding down the East bound lanes on the highway, when he lost control of his car. The car slammed into a guard rail ...
Socorro Mayor Camps Out To Help Family Enlarge Home
This week, drivers on Horizon and North Loop saw a tent put up in the parking lot of Big 8. The tent belongs to Socorro mayor Trini Lopez. He spent Saturday night at the parking lot collecting donations of building supplies for a family in the city. All 15 members ...
Police To Release DWI Results
Officials with the El Paso Police Department and the District Attorney's office are expected to announce results from their first weekend of a new DWI initiative on Monday.Preliminary reports show that at least three people were arrested over the weekend after their blood tested positive for alcohol. As KFOX reported, ...
Traffic Troubles, Parking Nightmares Hit El Paso Malls
Cielo Vista Mall in East El Paso possibly saw the worst of the holiday traffic on Sunday, as the traffic on Gateway West at Cielo Vista Mall looked more like rush hour on a Wednesday than a Sunday afternoon."I didn't even come through the freeway because I knew it was ...
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