News Stories for January 2010
Stories for Wednesday, January 27
Mega Millions Jackpot Sign Confuses El Pasoans
A mega mistake has been fixed, but it got a lot of people excited earlier Wednesday.The mega millions jackpot sign on Mesa Street at Balboa Road in west El Paso showed the next jackpot was worth $721 million when it was actually $144 million.The sign has been corrected, but the ...
El Pasoans Pay Close Attention To State Of The Union Address
Many El Pasoans, both Republican and Democrat, were glued to their TVs Wednesday night to watch President Barack Obama's first state of the union address.Several Democrats in west El Paso gathered around a big screen at a watch party."We're kind of gearing up for the coming year," said Irma Cardenas. ...
Should People Still Buy From Toyota?
With a big red tag hanging from the window, there are dozens of cars that have been pulled from the front lot of Las Cruces Toyota and put in the back, away from potential buyers.“It's more of a precautionary measure for Toyota,” said Las Cruces Toyota sales manager Kevin Kavanagh.Kavanagh ...
Victims In Deadly Clint Head-On Collision Identified
Authorities released the names of the victims who died after their vehicle collided head-on with a semi on interstate 10 near Clint Wednesday.Interstate 10 was shut down for more than four hours as Socorro Special Traffic Investigators looked into a crash that killed two Van Horn residents."It struck the semi ...
Flood Insurance May Be Necessary For Many In Dona Ana County
Almost everyone from the Dona Ana County flood commission or from the Las Cruces floodplain administration will tell you that people often make the mistake of assuming that since they have a home in the desert, they don’t need flood insurance. “In 2006 that big flood that went through, Hatch ...
TAKS Test Is Out, STAAR Is In
Seventh-graders in middle schools will be the first class required to meet end-of-course exams testing requirements to graduate."Now you take the TAKS out and you give the teacher more time to spend on just the subject matter and that's what's important," said Arlinda Valencia with the Ysleta Teacher's Association.Valencia said ...
Deadly Crash Near Clint Closes I-10
El Paso Sheriff's Office reported two people dead on the scene in a car accident near Clint.TXDot officials said the accident happened around 4:20 p.m. Wednesday near mile marker 42 in Clint.A semi-truck and pickup were involved in the collision.Both eastbound and westbound lanes on Interstate 10 near mile marker ...
Sunland Park Computer Crash Causes Late Water Bills, Overtime Pay Problems
Several Sunland Park police officers called KFOX, complaining that they had not been paid for overtime for about six weeks, and instead were receiving a flat rate pay check.The officers did not want to reveal their identities in fear of possible retaliation.So KFOX went to Sunland Park's city offices Wednesday ...
New Canutillo School District Superintendent Chosen
A new school superintendent for the Canutillo School District was chosen.Damon Murphy was picked to lead the district Tuesday.He was an associate superintendent with the El Paso Independent School District.Murphy could begin his new duties as early as mid-February.He said his first challenge will be the budget, which could have ...
Police Need Help Solving Anthony Slaying
Las Cruces police need your help solving a homicide .A $1,000 reward for any information regarding two suspects who police say were involved in a deadly shooting on Jan. 17 in Anthony, N.M.Dona Ana County Sheriff’s Office investigators are trying to locate Juan Castillo, 22, of Anthony, N.M., and 26-year-old ...
Man Identified In Overnight Crash On I-10
Just after midnight Wednesday, El Paso County Sheriff's Deputies and Horizon Police Officers blocked a portion of Gateway West and I-10 at Eastlake to investigate a deadly crash.Deputies said 54-year-old Raul Varela was driving a gold pick up truck was headed down the interstate when he somehow lost control.Investigators believe ...
Stories for Tuesday, January 26
New Mexico's Big Investment (Spaceport America) Should Pay Out
Construction of Spaceport America is under way and is expected to be complete within a year. But at this point, many people, especially taxpayers in the state of New Mexico, want to know if the Spaceport will pay out. Well, according to Spaceport America, there has already been over 300 ...
BBB Warns About Two Roofing Companies
The Better Business Bureau is getting an increase of complaints against roofers.The complaints are endless, but in one instance, one company representative was using the BBB logo claiming his company is a member."Every time I turned the corner and I see these roofs being fixed, it gives you, it makes ...
City Will Allow Narrower Residential Streets
The city will now allow new residential developments to build narrower roads. While city officials said it will make the streets safer, not everybody is happy about it.Sandy Cole drives either her husband's big truck or a Ford Excursion."I drive a large vehicle like a lot of people in town, ...
Deer Hit By Vehicle On Trans Mountain
A rare accident happens early Tuesday morning on Trans Mountain road in northwest El Paso and it's caught only by a KFOX camera.A state park volunteer told KFOX the deer was probably grazing on the side of the road when it was hit by a car around sunrise.The damage to ...
Upper Valley Apartment Complex Approved
Upper Valley residents showed up in force at Tuesday's City Council meeting to try and stop a proposed apartment complex in their neighborhood.The developer wants to build about 100 apartments on the 5200 block of Charl Ann Street."Five acres with 114 apartments, is not really that big," said Martin Alvarado ...
Testimony From Star Witness Continues In Barraza Trial
The defense had a chance to cross-examine a star witness in the fraud trial of Judge Manuel Barraza.After Diana Rivas Valencia testified that she was had the understanding that Barraza was going to help her case by switching it into his courtroom, the defense asked an important question.“He never told ...
Reward Offered For Info In Christmas Hit-And-Run
A $1,000 reward for information in a deadly hit and run accident is being offered.Dona Ana County Sheriff's deputies responded to the intersection of McCombs and Luna streets in Chaparral, N.M., on Dec. 25, 2009.Abdel Rivera-Torres, 36, was struck by a vehicle. The driver then left the scene.Authorities believe the ...
Miners To Play Longhorns In 2012
It's still several months away, but Tuesday the University of Texas at El Paso announced one of its 2012 football games.The miners will head to Austin to face the Longhorns on Sept.12, 2012.Head coach Mike Price spoke to reporters about the upcoming game. "I think it's a great for our ...
HIV Prevention Program
Educators are conducting outreach in various areas of the community to educate the public about the risks of unprotected sex and provide free HIV and Syphilis testing services.Besides the downtown outreach, educators will be available at two clinic locations.Free walk-in clinics are scheduled for Tuesday & Wednesday, every week, at ...
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