Local Stories for March 2012
Stories for Saturday, March 31
El Paso Electric: mailed legal notice no reason to panic
El Paso Electric customers in Texas are receiving mailed legal notices this week as part of the requirements that the utility must post any proposed rate changes, according to a utility spokesperson. "It's just an announcement required by law," said Teresa Souza, spokeswoman for El Paso Electric. "We're just following ...
Stories for Friday, March 30
Ex-EPISD trustee given probation, fine instead of jail time
It was an emotional afternoon in the federal courtroom as former El Paso Independent School District Trustee Carlos Cordova's apologized for his charges of public corruption and fraud. Cordova faces two years probation and a fine of $140,000. The 84-year-old pleaded guilty to conspiring to knowingly devise a scheme to ...
Texas Civil Rights Project defends local unpaid workers
Weeks after KFOX 14 first ran a story about painters going unpaid for work done on a local Housing Authority project, those workers still haven't been paid and a local attorney is stepping in to help their case. Economic Justice Attorney Jed Untereker said the small group of workers is ...
Stories for Thursday, March 29
Law enforcement, city, county leaders pay final respects to fallen trooper
Memorial services for fallen State Trooper Javier Arana Jr. started Thursday afternoon at Most Holy Trinity Church, and many local leaders joined law enforcement in paying respect to the trooper. Dozens of patrol cars escorted the hearse and casket to the Roman Catholic church on 10000 Pheasant Road in northeast ...
Stories for Wednesday, March 28
Emotions run high at public meeting for Anthony Gap roundabout
A public meeting to discuss construction changes for a roundabout at the intersection of Anthony Gap and Warrior Highway quickly spiraled out of control as Chaparral residents demanded answers about the need for a roundabout. The multi-purpose building was filled with nearly 100 people waiting to voice their concerns to ...
New state test has students cracking down
As public school students across El Paso sat down to begin state testing this week, a number of students noticed a big change in the format-- timed tests. For more than a decade, the Texas Education Agency required elementary, middle, and high school students to take the Texas Assessment of ...
Stories for Sunday, March 25
Latinitas fight back against online "Am I Pretty" trend
An El Paso online magazine is working to boost self-esteem in young women as more and more pre-teens post videos and pictures to social networking sites asking comments on physical appearance. The "Am I Pretty?" YouTube trend is sweeping across the country, and the borderland is no exception. Jessie Barron, ...
Stories for Saturday, March 24
Update: Electrical short caused San Mateo Apt. Fire
Further investigation by the El Paso fire department revealed that a failed power electrical cord caused a fire to break out in the San Mateo apartment complex in east El Paso just before 7 p.m. Saturday evening, destroying a single unit and causing smoke damage in adjoining apartments. A woman ...
TX State Trooper dies in fiery east El Paso crash
Family and friends are mourning the loss of a Texas Highway Patrol trooper killed in a fiery crash in far east El Paso early Saturday morning. Texas Department of Public Safety officials said Javier Arana Jr., 32, was responding to a call around 1:30 a.m. at the intersection of Joe ...
Stories for Wednesday, March 21
Sunland Park residents pay up for city utility mistake
When the Camino Real Regional Utility Authority took over the water responsibilities for Sunland Park, it also took over the problems that came with it. "For some reason or another the city did not bill for the month of December 2011 and July 2010," said Victor Torres, executive director for ...
Stories for Tuesday, March 20
Sunland Park's mayor elect is behind bars again, pleads not guilty
Mayor-elect Daniel Salinas turned himself in around midnight for bribery charges connected to the city election. KFOX14 was in the courtroom for his second court appearance since last month. Salinas stood before a district judge again Tuesday -- and again maintained his innocence. His defense attorney, Joshua Spencer, tried to ...
Stories for Monday, March 19
Update: 7 Clint High School teens face felony charges after senior prank
El Paso County Sheriff's Office investigators arrested a seventh teen at 6 p.m. on March 20 in connection to the Clint High School Vandalism. Mario Renteria, 18, was charged with engaging in organized criminal activity (burglary of a building) and placed on a $5,000 bond. Ray Pacheco, Hector Soto, Robert ...
Stories for Sunday, March 18
Strong winds rip through the borderland, leave structural damage
Near-hurricane force winds ripped through the borderland Sunday, leaving down power lines, light poles, and twisted metal behind. El Paso police officers told KFOX 14 they were having a hard time blocking off all the roads with electrical hazards. Winds toppled a long row of scaffolding, standing two stories high, ...
Stories for Saturday, March 17
Federal panel evaluating Texas law that may lower voter turnout
A federal panel of three judges is reviewing a controversial Texas law that may limit the number of people who can vote in El Paso. The law, which passed the state legislature in 2011, aims to lower voter fraud by requiring voters to show photo identification before casting a ballot ...
Stories for Friday, March 16
Local businesses bank on NCAA Tournament
The UTEP women's basketball team flew to Baton Rouge, La., Friday morning for its 2012 NCAA tournament debut, but local businesses in El Paso are banking on the success the Miners have left behind. "I worked yesterday for the beginning of March Madness and it was crazy," said Kristen Denman, ...
UTEP Miners: Competing in NCAA Tournament a life-long dream
The UTEP Women's basketball team packed up and headed for Baton Rouge, La. for the first round of the NCAA tournament on Sunday. For senior guard Erika Warren, one step on the airport shuttle was one step closer to reaching a life-long aspiration. "You dream about this when you're younger," ...
Stories for Thursday, March 15
Construction workers accuse employer of withholding months of paychecks
Dozens of construction workers building a new low-income housing complex in south central El Paso are accusing their employer of holding back paychecks for two months. Gerardo Burrola quit working for Five Brothers Construction Corp., Thursday afternoon. Burrola said he didn't have electricity or water running in his home because ...
Stories for Sunday, March 11
Emergency crews use jaws of life after serious accident in east El Paso
Four people are recovering in local hospitals following a serious accident in east El Paso Sunday night. The collision happened just after 7 p.m. at the intersection of Montwood Drive and McRae Boulevard involving a red pickup truck and a white car. Police on scene tell KFOX 14 both drivers ...
UTEP Lady Miners make history, waiting for selection Monday
UTEP's women's basketball team isn't a stranger to the NCAA tournament, but this is the first time they've earned their invitation to the big dance with a Conference USA tournament win. A crowd of nearly 200 people gathered at the El Paso International Airport Sunday afternoon to welcome back the ...
Stories for Friday, March 9
Furniture store blames computer glitch for incomplete delivery
Just as the two Room Store furniture locations are launching their bankruptcy liquidation sales, complaints across the borderland are accusing the store of incomplete deliveries. Andrea Deas bought a bedroom set from Room Store Furniture in mid-December. Nearly three months later Deas is she's still waiting on her bed frame. ...
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