News Stories for July 2011
Stories for Sunday, July 31
ER Reports More Food Poisoning Cases With Heat Wave
Doctor Alfredo Maldonado works in the emergency room at the University Medical Center in El Paso, Texas.Maldonado said 75 million cases of food poisoning are reported in thE U.S. every year. About 5,000 people die from food poisoning each year and the number of people rushed to the hospital for ...
Socorro Independent School District Turns 50
Monday marks the start of the fiftieth school year for the Socorro Independent School district.District officials told KFOX-14 more than 43,000 students are expected to attend classes on the first day of school Monday.Their golden anniversary celebration will last all year long, officials say.They're also excited to introduce new programs, ...
El Paso Man Crashes Into Woman's Living Room
El Paso police officers arrested a man who they said crashed his SUV into a home in Northeast El Paso Sunday morning.Investigators said just after 2 a.m. Sunday, Pedro Garcia, 23, was driving on the 5000 block of Caskill when he lost control of his Ford Expedition, went through a ...
Woman Dies In Car Crash On Her 40th Birthday
An El Paso woman was killed in a car accident early Sunday morning, the day she turned 40.Police said Veronica Scobell was driving west on Interstate 10 just before 3a.m. and had just gone over the Hawkins overpass when she crashed into a truck.Both vehicles moved onto the right shoulder ...
Stories for Saturday, July 30
Violence In Juárez Expected To Continue; Despite Initial Report
A prediction that one of the most notorious cartels operating on the Texas-Mexico border could soon meet its demise was premature, according to a new report on Mexican cartels, published The Texas Tribune.The assessment is part of global intelligence firm STRATFOR's latest quarterly report on Mexico.Instead, its authors caution that ...
Truck Rolls Into Ditch In Far East El Paso
Police blocked off a stretch of road on Gateway East and Eastlake Saturday afternoon.Police at the scene said a truck was hauling a trailer when a tire blew out.The driver lost control of the car jumped a barrier and rolled into a ditch.The driver refused to talk to us on ...
3-Year-Old Girl Raped And Killed
Police in Cuauhtemoc arrested two men they said raped and killed a 3-year-old.The town sits about 60 miles west of Chihuahua City, Mexico.KFOX media partners at the El Paso Times report that's where investigators said the men snatched the girl from her mother's arms.The men then took her to an ...
Devastated Flood Victims Get Unexpected Savior
Two families living on Tejas Drive in south central El Paso that were devastated by a flood earlier this week are breathing sighs of relief after El Paso Water Utility came to their rescue."Somebody, I guess, answered a prayer or something," David Mitchell said. Water flooded his shed, crashed through ...
EPWU Crews Work To Help Tejas Drive
El Paso Water Utilities officials said with possibilities of rain in the weekend forecast, they plan to help residents on Tejas Drive to avoid further water damages.During a severe rainstorm on Tuesday night, the 6300 block of Tejas Drive endured a collapse of a rock wall on Surety Drive, which ...
Stories for Friday, July 29
Socorro Resident Fears Gully Makes Home, City Streets Prone To Flooding
One Socorro homeowner said a designated gully on his property is steadily filling in with sand, causing major flooding concerns for nearby streets, local businesses and his own property.Brian McAfee has lived near the intersection of Horizon Blvd. and Nancy for several years. He said the gully on his property ...
Statewide Assessment To Get More Difficult
Some parents say it’s the most wonderful time of the year: back to school time!However, your student may be more stressed when it comes to statewide assessment exams.Matthew and Katie Davalos are enjoying their last couple of days of summer vacation.“I’m going to be a sophomore,” Matthew said.Friday, they spent ...
Child Support Payments Get Smaller
Parents receiving child support may soon receive a little less.Texas lawmakers decided during the state's budget crisis that it will no longer pay the required federal fees for child support services and will make custodial parents pay them instead."For what?" Jose Ramirez asked KFOX-14 reporter Jacob Rascon. He has paid ...
Combat Deployments For Soldiers May Be Shortened
Stress may lead to shorter deployments for soldiers in the Army, but one veteran said it is unnecessary.Kevin Malone spends his time hanging out with friends at a northeast barbershop. He is no stranger to the Fort Bliss entrance right across the bridge."I was in the Army for six years," ...
TX School Ratings Plummet Under Tougher Standards
Some El Paso county school districts are not rating as high as years past.The Socorro Independent School District is one of seven schools in El Paso that kept their same rating from 2010. Socorro in general is rated as "recognized" which is the second highest.Meanwhile, two school districts improved their ...
Site Donation Centers For Blood
Battle of the Badges Blood DriveCielo Vista Mall Friday and Saturday 10AM - 7PM Sunday Noon - 6PM SITE DONATION CENTERS West 424 S. Mesa Hills Dr. El Paso, TX 79912 East 1338 N. Zaragosa Rd. El Paso, TX 79936 Northeast 4758 Loma Del Sur Suite B El Paso, TX ...
Ex-FBI Informant Indicted On Evading Arrest Charges
The man accused of leading police on a chase that led to shots fired and a flipped over SUV, has now been indicted by a grand jury.According to the indictment, 38-year-old Elie Assaad, intentionally drove away from an El Paso police officer at Interstate 10 west near the Porfiro Diaz ...
Teen Vandals Help Police Clean Up Graffiti
Las Cruces police are cleaning up graffiti and they're doing it with the help of teens who were caught vandalizing property. Police said the flood control canal near 2100 N. Main St. is the targeted area. Police and residents said the walls have been covered in graffiti for years."It looks ...
$50,000 Worth Of Poultry Burns In 18-Wheeler Fire
An 18-wheeler caught fire in far east El Paso around noon FridayThe 18-wheeler was close to Love's Truck Stop on the 11700 block of Gateway West near the Horizon Boulevard exit when its tire blew out, said a spokeswoman for the El Paso County Sheriff's Office.The man was driving into ...
Backpacks Restricted At Some Schools
As nearly 45,000 students in the Socorro Independent School District prepare for the first day of school Monday, parents will have to be aware of more than the dress code.Many schools in the district also have strict policies about what kind of backpacks -- if any -- students can carry."We ...
Teacher Charged With Sexual Contact With A Student
A Hatch Valley Middle School science teacher has been indicted on charges he sent sexually explicit messages to one of his students over an eight-month period. The Las Cruces Sun-News reports 50-year-old John Hesse of Las Cruces allegedly had "sexual contact" with the 14-year-old girl at least twice. Hesse's attorney ...
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