News Stories for June 2012
Stories for Wednesday, June 27
Gas prices lower but not low enough for El Pasoans
Gas prices on the decline across the state of Texas, but El Pasoans tell KFOX14 they haven't seen the payoff at the pump. According to AAA, the average price of gas in El Paso is $3.38 a gallon. That's down from $3.62 a month ago and $3.46 a year ago, ...
Taxpayers will pay millions to relocate City Hall
The city of El Paso plans to pay between $30 million and $40 million to build or lease a new building for a new City Hall. If plans for a new baseball stadium and AAA baseball team continue, what El Paso has known as City Hall for the past 33 years ...
Commissioner sends letter urging Congress to consider opposition to supporting national monument
Dona Ana County Commissioner Chair Karen Perez said she is rethinking her support for designating the Desert Peaks-Organ Mountains a national monument. "I won't say that I've withdrawn support, but I think there's more to this story," Perez said. Dona Ana County commissioners voted in May to support the proposal, ...
Clinic offers a day of free HIV testing and counseling and education
The La Fe CARE Center provided free HIV testing on Wednesday at the El Paso Community College. The testing utilized the FDA-approved OraQuick Rapid HIV Test. Within 20 minutes, patients were able to get their results, which are 99.9 percent accurate. All mobile or on-site testing offered by the La ...
Bus route detours for Downtown Street Festival
From 6 a.m. Thursday through 1 p.m. Sunday, 10 bus routes will be detoured due to the Downtown Street Festival and four streets will be closed off to traffic. The following streets will be closed during the festival: • Santa Fe Street between San Antonio Street and Franklin Drive • Main Street between Santa ...
Police offer home burglary prevention tips
Police reminding the community of the importance of keeping homes and belongings safe from any burglaries. Police said in some burglaries, burglars enter homes through an unlocked door or window. In other cases, burglars notice there is no activity at the home and force a window or door open. Police released the following tips to help ...
Lorenzo Carreon trial: Convicted killer sentenced to 60 years
A man convicted of using a baseball bat to kill a homeless man received his sentence Wednesday. An El Paso jury sentenced Lorenzo Carreon, 41, to 60 years in prison. Carreon sat emotionless as a judge read the jury's decision. Earlier Wednesday, Carreon and his family cried loudly and wiped ...
Elderly woman holds on tight to purse in attempted robbery
Las Cruces police arrested four teens for allegedly trying to rob an elderly woman in a Walmart parking lot. The incident happened Monday at 571 Walton Drive. Police said three 17-year-olds and a 14-year-old threw the elderly woman to the ground and tried to take her purse. The woman told ...
Subway robbers sought
El Paso police are looking for two armed robbers. The holdup happened at a Subway Monday night at 12370 Edgemere Boulevard near El Dorado High School. Police said one of the men was holding what appeared to be a gun. They say one of the robbers is Hispanic in his ...
$5,000 reward offered in stolen firearms case
ATF officials are offering a reward for information on 34 stolen firearms. The robbery happened in May at a gun shop in west El Paso. Sportsman's Elite at 7500 North Mesa was robbed on May 7. Federal agents said they're offering a $5,000 for information leading to the arrest of ...
Stories for Tuesday, June 26
Forbes names Las Cruces among top 25 places to retire
With its mountain views and below average cost of living, the city of Las Cruces is acknowledged by Forbes as one of the top 25 places to retire. Forbes pointed out that the city's landscapes, climate, air quality, low crime and good tax climate were some of its strong selling ...
El Paso City Council moving ahead with stadium building plans
The El Paso City Council is moving forward with its plans to build a downtown baseball stadium. Now the question remains: Where will the money come from? City Council's current plan is to increase the hotel/motel occupancy tax to 17.5 percent, which would make it the highest in the state. ...
Former T or C police officer remains a free man following marriage to pregnant 15-year-old girl
Sierra County documents revealed that a 29-year-old former Truth or Consequences police officer married a 15-year-old girl May 30. Sierra County Sheriff Joe Baca said the teen girl is pregnant by the former officer, Noah Pastek. "It's immoral and wrong," Baca said. According to the law, a judge can choose ...
Controversial school district decides not to search for new leader
The district voted five to two not to begin a search for a replacement for interim Superintendent Terri Jordan. The board members who voted to withdraw the motion to begin the search said they did not want to make leadership changes before school starts. The agenda item was postponed until ...
Latest road closure could delay emergency responses
The Alameda project kicked off in January, bringing with it detours and traffic delays for everyone trying to get to University Medical Center, the new Children's Hospital and Texas Tech Medical School and all of its clinics. But the latest closure could now cause more problems for emergency vehicles "One ...
Batters Up! El Paso City Council Approves Building Baseball Stadium in Downtown
El Paso City Council approved Tuesday the building of a baseball stadium in downtown to house a Triple A team. The decision was made hours after back-and-forth considerations between representatives and the community. It was a packed house in council chambers Tuesday. Everyone was eagerly waiting to get a look ...
Company limits potential cancer-causing chemical in some soda cans
Coca-Cola has reduced a potentially cancer-causing chemical in some cans of Coke, but not all. The Center for Science in the Public Interest measured the amount of a caramel-coloring chemical in Coke all over the world. It found 144 micrograms of the chemical in Coke purchased in Washington, and a ...
Man in baseball bat killing found guilty of murder
An El Paso jury found a man who beat a homeless man with a baseball bat guilty of murder. Lorenzo Carreon, 41, killed Frank Edward Jeffrey in his south-central apartment in August 2010. The jury deliberated Tuesday afternoon. The verdict was read around 2:30 p.m. in the 120th District Court ...
New law protects N.M. chile industry
A new law aimed at protecting authentic New Mexico chile goes into effect this coming weekend. The Chile Advertising Act makes it against the law for vendors to label fresh or processed chile as being from New Mexico unless it was actually grown in the state. Imposter products will be ...
Pimps arrested, juveniles rescued in federal sting operation
The FBI arrested a pimp and a juvenile was rescued in the El Paso region in connection with a national operation targeting underage prostitution. FBI officials said 104 pimps and 79 juveniles were arrested nationwide during "Operation Cross Country." The operation was carried out in three days with the help ...
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