News Stories for October 2010
Stories for Thursday, October 28
Federal Grant Upgrades El Paso Police Department Technology
The El Paso Police Department received a grant for a program called "Blue Team."The program will be funded from the Department of Justice and used to purchase a server and other technological upgrades."Blue Team" will allow for faster processing of documentation related to officer and employee complaints than the current ...
Attorney Wants Marmolejo Murder Retrial Moved Outside El Paso
A hearing to decide whether David Marmolejo's retrial should be moved out of El Paso was scheduled for next week.Marmolejo is charged with murder in the strangling of his mother, Gloria, in July 2009.Marmolejo, 30, appeared in the 210th District Court on Thursday morning.Greg Anderson, Marmolejo’s attorney, told the court ...
Several Dead In Juarez Attack On Factory Buses
Authorities said armed men in several vehicles attacked buses carrying factory workers home early Thursday morning just outside the Mexican border city of Ciudad Juarez. A spokesman for the Chihuahua state attorney general's office said three women and a man were killed and more than two dozen were wounded, many ...
Two Deming Men Missing In Mexico
Two Deming men have been reported missing by their families.The absences do not seem to be related.Each man was last heard from by his family on Friday.Camerino F. Corral, 31, of the 300 block of west Maple Street, was last heard from at 2:32 p.m. on Friday.His sister, Mary, told ...
Lifeguard Training Class
The City of Las Cruces is offering an American Red Cross Lifeguard Training Class for people 15 years and older.Classes will be held Nov. 6 to Nov. 20. A required pre-test is scheduled for Friday, October 29th from 4:30 - 6:00 p.m. at Frenger Pool, 800 Parkview Drive. Call 575-541-2782 ...
Mesilla Deputy Marshal Resigns After DWI Arrest
A longtime deputy marshal in Mesilla has resigned five weeks after state police arrested him for suspected drunken driving. Deputy Marshal Joseph Serna had been with the town for 17 years and was Mesilla's longest serving employee. He was Marshal from 1999 to 2005. Town officials suspended Serna with pay ...
Unmanned MQ-9 Crashes At Holloman Air Force Base
Holloman Air Force Base said an unmanned MQ-9 Reaper has crashed on landing at the southern New Mexico base -- the second unmanned craft to crash at the base within a week. Base officials said the Reaper, which is piloted remotely, was returning from a training mission when it crashed ...
Food Stamp Use On The Rise In El Paso
El Paso's poverty rate has doubled in the last year. It is now up to about 30 percent, and that has left many people seeking help from the government."It doesn't come to a surprise to me," said Gabriel Acuna, of central El Paso.Not surprised was most El Pasoans reaction to ...
Stories for Wednesday, October 27
Horizon City Voters Will Decide On Charter Amendments
Horizon City voters will decide on a referendum and three propositions, including one that asks for approval to compensate elected officials.A charter committee was formed to review the city charter and make recommendations to bring it up to date, according to Bob Coleman, Horizon City planning director.The three propositions and ...
Rescue Mission Expanding, Giving Hope To Residents
The Rescue Mission of El Paso is going through an incredible transition, adding 75 beds and serving a huge need in the Sun City.The new building will be two floors high, with a $1.6 million price tag.Blake Barrow, the director of the Rescue Mission of El Paso, sounded like a ...
Family Says County Couldn't Help Them Remove Illegally Dumped Rotting Animal Carcass
A Dona Ana County family is frustrated after a dead animal was illegally dumped in a ditch behind their home and they were left with no help from the county with removing the carcass."It was really bad, and walking outside at night it was just horrible," said Shilyn Scott of ...
Cemetery Thieves Take More Than $200,000 In Vases
Sunland Park police are investigating the theft of more than 700 bronze vases from Memory Gardens of the Valley Cemetery near Santa Teresa, N.M."Bad enough they're stealing from the living, now they're coming and stealing from the dead," said Irma Pinon, who visits five family members buried in the cemetery. ...
Trial Continued For Constable Ramirez
The El Paso County Court granted a continuance in the trial for Constable Jesus "Gus" Ramirez in Wednesday morning's hearing.The court gave lawyers 60 to 90 days to gather witnesses for the trial against Ramirez on charges of assault causing bodily injury, discharging a firearm within city limits and aggravated ...
Computer Glitch Disrupts Early Voting In Dona Ana County
County elections officials said problems with New Mexico's voter registration computer system have disrupted early voting in some locations. Elections officials in Dona Ana, San Juan and Santa Fe counties say early voting was delayed at some locations Tuesday evening because poll workers weren't able to access the statewide voter ...
Candidates For County Judge Share Ideas On How To Fix Budget
A major issue facing the two county judge candidates is how to fix the budget crisis in El Paso. Jaime O. Perez said cuts are needed."When we look at the budget we look at those things we're required to provide, like the courts, like the sheriff's and so on and ...
Soldier Surprises Wife For Adoption Ceremony
A Fort Bliss soldier makes a surprise trip home as he and his wife prepare to expand their family from five to nine members.Chief Warrant Officer 3 Alberto Bontilao contacted KFOX, letting us know he was coming home to El Paso for a very important mission."We have a finalization adoption ...
Police Link 2 Men Liquor Store Robbery
El Paso police arrested two men who they said burglarized an east El Paso liquor store on Wednesday.Investigators said 54-year old Ruben Reyes and 45-year-old Martin Maxwell cut a hole in the wall of JC Liquors to get inside.Officers responding to the call said they found Reyes hiding under a ...
More Cars Hitting 100,000 Mile Mark
More and more people are driving cars with the odometer past the 100,000 mile mark.For the last seven years, KFOX weekend anchor Daniel Novick has been a proud owner of a 1998 Toyota Camry with hail damage and a dire need for a car wash. Like many El Paso vehicles, ...
Gunmen Kill 3 Mexican Federal Agents Near Bridge of the Americas
In Ciudad Juarez, authorities said gunmen killed three undercover Mexican federal police officers as they waited for a person to cross a bridge from El Paso, Texas.According to our partners at the El Paso Times, the three men were killed Tuesday at the Bridge of the Americas.The men were killed ...
Pizazz Holiday Buffer
.Story .Headline { display: none; } .main_div { background-color: #430000; width: 980px; padding-bottom: 50px; } .main_div .topper_div { width: 980px; height: 293px; } .main_div .middle_div { width: 804px; height: 1781px; margin-left: 90px; padding: 0; } .main_div .middle_div .left_div { width: 553px; height: 1781px; float: left; padding: 0; } .main_div .middle_div ...
Archive for News Stories
From Our News Partners
© 2013 Sinclair Broadcast Group. By using this website,
you accept the terms of our Visitor Agreement and Privacy Policy, and understand your options regarding Ad Choices
.
You're Almost Done!
Select a display name and password
{* #socialRegistrationForm *} {* socialRegistration_displayName *} {* socialRegistration_emailAddress *} {* traditionalRegistration_password *} {* traditionalRegistration_passwordConfirm *}Tell us about yourself
{* registration_firstName *} {* registration_lastName *} {* registration_postalZip *} {* registration_birthday *} {* registration_gender *} {* agreeToTerms *}