News Stories for February 2008
Stories for Tuesday, February 26
El Paso Fire Department Training, Hiring Practices Called Into Question
The El Paso Fire Department's pre-certified firefighter program, an alternative to the traditional training, has critics saying it cuts corners. KFOX obtained documents that show why some veterans say some of their fellow firefighters shouldn't be on the job at all. They climb 105-foot ladders, drive trucks weighing more than ...
Shadow Mountain Construction Hurts Businesses
Drivers on Shadow Mountain Drive have to deal with a lot these days, as all the traffic is on one side of the street while construction workers finish up repaving the other half.It's all because of the 2006 floods, and it's affecting small independent businesses like Coronado Tennis on Shadow ...
Consumer Reports: Check Your Tires Before You Head Out
Worn tires can be dangerous, especially in wet and winter weather. New tests from Consumer Reports show that even before your tires are completely worn out, their performance and your safety are compromised.Marta Willett knows how terrifying it can be to hydroplane. Going 60 on a wet highway, suddenly her ...
City Honors Soldiers With Parade
Soldiers from the 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division will be honored during a parade held Wednesday in downtown El Paso beginning at noon.The parade is honoring the return of the 4th BCT who served in northern Iraq from Oct. 2006 to Dec. 2007 along with Air Defense Artillery ...
Under the same moon rules
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Celebrity George Lopez Tours Sun City Supporting Barack Obama
Comedian and actor George Lopez will stop in El Paso in support of Barack Obama Wednesday.Lopez will speak with voters about why Obama is the only candidate who can instill hope in American of all backgrounds and deliver real change we can believe in, according to the Obama campaign.The rally ...
Welcome Home Heroes Parade Information
Hundreds are expected to line the streets of El Paso to honor soldiers in the Welcome Home Heroes Parade. El Paso Mayor John Cook will lead the parade that honors soldiers who recently returned from Iraq, Kuwait, Afghanistan, and Qatar. Click here for information on streets closing for the parades. ...
Street Closures And Times
Welcome Home Heroes Parade Street Closures and times I-10 Westbound (Mesa St only) exit - 11am to 12 noon Yandell, right-lane closure between Newman & Lee St – 9:30 am to 12 noon Montana, between Lee St and Stanton - 11am to 1pm Stanton, between Montana & Mills - 11am ...
Two Dead Following Shooting And Standoff
The family of a man who barricaded himself in a Socorro home has identified him as 18-year-old, Jovanny Rodriguez.The El Paso Sheriff's Office continues to investigate a shooting turned standoff that left a young mother and her boyfriend dead. The incident began just after 9 p.m. Monday, when Socorro Police ...
Stories for Monday, February 25
Early Voting Draws Huge Numbers
El Paso County is a little more than half-way through early voting, and already a lot more people have cast ballots than they did during the entire early voting process four years ago.The El Paso County Elections Department reported that in the first six days of early voting, through Sunday ...
Cars Collide In East El Paso
Police reported a Truck-SUV crash in east El Paso Monday afternoon.Authorities said just after 3:30 p.m. at the intersection of Edgemere and McRae, an SUV failing to yield to the right of way collided with an oncoming truck.Officials closed up one lane as they cleaned up the scene.
Car Rolls Over On I-10, Causing Backup
Interstate 10 west looked more like a parking lot then a freeway after a rollover Monday afternoon.Texas Department of Transportation cameras showed traffic backed up for miles as the car lay on its back in the middle lane.No other cars were involved in the crash.Authorities have not released information on ...
Report Reveals Mice Droppings Found At Elementary
On Monday, KFOX obtained documents from the Food Inspection Program that reveals that Del Norte Heights Elementary School is free of mice and mice droppings.But the documents also reveal that droppings were found in the cafeteria.For the last month, parents of children at Del Norte Heights Elementary in the Lower ...
Sidewalk Work Helps Those With Disabilites
As part of the Americans with Disabilities Act, or ADA, the city is upgrading several streets to make them more handicapped accessible.Sidewalk renovations on several Las Cruces streets may be inconvenient for drivers, but for those with disabilities, it can mean a world of change.Some see sidewalks as just sidewalks, ...
YISD School Cafeteria Inspection Response
Ysleta Food & Nutrition Services staff members work very hard in keeping their kitchens clean and healthy for our students. We strive to ensure that the 36,000 lunch and breakfasts that we serve daily are of the highest quality of meals. Our staff is very proud of the work they ...
Silver Alert Cancelled, Missing Man Found
A family finally reunited on Monday, as 81-year-old Ramon Rodriguez Rubio returned to his Lower Valley home after nearly three days on the streets of El Paso and Juarez."This morning around four o'clock a deputy called and said we got him, we're taking him home. Man we were so happy, ...
Texas Department Of Public Safety Silver Alert Check Off List
1.Is the missing person 65 years of age or older?2.Is the senior citizen’s domicile in Texas?3.Does the senior citizen have a diagnosed impaired mental condition, and does the senior citizen’s disappearance pose a credible threat to the senior citizen’s health and safety? (Law enforcement shall require the family or legal ...
Pedestrian Struck, Severely Injured On Border Highway
A pedestrian was struck while crossing the Border Highway before noon Monday by an off-duty police officer."The initial indication leads us to believe he had just entered the country and was crossing illegally," El Paso police officer Chris Mears said.The man, whose name has not been released, was taken to ...
Traffic Backed Up, Pedestrian Rushed To Hospital
Scanner reports say traffic came to a halt when a vehicle hit a pedestrian on Loop 375 highway.Just around 11:45 a.m KFOX heard dispatch EMS, Border Patrol and El Paso police to the Loop 375 and Fonsceca Road after a pedestrian was hit by a car trying to cross the ...
High Winds Expected Across Borderland
Spring is almost here, which windy conditions are coming.Across El Paso Sunday night, the weather seemed picture perfect. There was an occasional slight breeze ranging from 2 to 10 mph, and the temperatures stayed in the 50s. But by Monday afternoon, forecasters predict wind gusts could pass the 50 mph ...
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