Local Stories for June 2012
Stories for Wednesday, June 27
Police arrest man wanted after SWAT situation turns up empty
Angel Rodriguez, a man who evaded police during a SWAT situation beginning Tuesday night, turned himself in Thursday on two outstanding criminal warrants. At 9:30 p.m. Tuesday, police went to Angel Rodriguez's home in East El Paso to execute a warrant. Police said Rodriguez fled from officers earlier that day. ...
Stories for Tuesday, June 26
Vote on Triple-A stadium nears.
El Paso City Council is expected to vote on a resolution Tuesday that would allow the current city hall building on Durango and Franklin to be torn down to make way for a future Triple-A baseball stadium. Watch the KFOX14 Morning News for more information.
Stories for Monday, June 25
Crews extinguish second arson fire at downtown hotel in a week
People staying at the DeSoto Hotel on Mills Avenue and Stanton Street were evacuated after a closet in a hotel room caught fire. The fire happened around 12 a.m. Monday at the DeSoto Hotel in Downtown El Paso. No one was hurt and firefighters said the room was vacant at ...
Stories for Thursday, June 21
Update: Names released in Northeast SWAT situation Thursday
Police told KFOX14 why they were conducting a search warrant Thursday in northeast El Paso. According to police officials, Kenneth Cunningham had an outstanding parole violation warrant. Residents woke up to a loud bang outside their homes as dozens of undercover police officers and SWAT teams raided the home Cunningham ...
Toxic chemical spill forces northeast residents to stay indoors
Residents in one Northeast El Paso neighborhood were awakened Wednesday evening by police and firefighters after a chemical spill at a home at Bainbridge Avenue and McCombs Street forced residents to stay indoors, police said. Fire officials said chemical spills like this one are common this time of year because of the heat. The spill happened ...
Stories for Wednesday, June 20
School Survey Stirs Controversy
A regional survey included in some school registration packets has some feeling discriminated against. A Migrant Family Survey from Region 19, form MHE-MP-F056.2, asks questions designed to help identify migrant families and provide them with aid. But KFOX14 has learned the form is causing confusion among some parents. One parent ...
Driver in hospital after crashing into parked car
A suspected drunken driver in central El Paso crashed into a parked SUV sending a chain reaction and hitting another car, police said. The accident happened around 2:30 a.m. Wednesday. The driver was sent to a hospital with minor injuries. The owner of the SUV told KFOX14 he had just ...
Stories for Tuesday, June 19
Immigration lawyers warn against fraud
President Barack Obama's new immigration policy allowing for certain undocumented residents to defer deportation has local immigration lawyers on their toes. Local immigration lawyers say any time a big immigration announcement is made their offices are flooded with phone calls. Local immigration attorneys praise the president's decision, saying a deferred ...
Firefighters investigate barn fire that killed horse
Firefighters are investigating a large fire that engulfed a barn at a boarding house on the 6000 block of Strahan Road, killing a horse inside, according to Battalion Chief Ben Ibarra. Jake Bean, one of residents of the property, said he was sleeping when he heard a lot of noise ...
Stories for Monday, June 18
Rollover crash sends man to hospital
An El Paso driver is in the hospital after losing control of his SUV, causing it to roll, police said. This accident happened just after midnight at Railroad Drive and Gateway South Boulevard. Several children's cups were found near the scene, but no children were on board at the ...
Motorcyclist airlifted to hospital
A motorcyclist is in the hospital after crashing into the back of a moving car and ending up several yards from the crash. Witnesses said the motorcyclists was airlifted by helicopter to a local hospital. The accident happened around 10 p.m. Sunday night on the intersection of Moonview and Lisa ...
Street lights turned on at Border Highway.
Nearly two weeks after KFOX14 listened to residents' concerns about the number of accidents occurring near their homes, streetlights along the Border Highway are now back on, according to the Texas Department of Transportation. KFOX14 took images of the highway Monday morning and found the highway was indeed brightly lit. ...
Street lights turned on at Border Highway
Nearly two weeks after KFOX14 listened to residents' concerns about the number of accidents occurring near their homes, streetlights along a stretch of the Border Highway are now back on, according to the Texas Department of Transportation. KFOX14 took images of the highway Monday morning and found the highway was indeed brightly ...
Stories for Sunday, June 17
Ruidoso businesses missing tourists
As crews continue to try to contain the Little Bear wildfire, businesses in the town of Ruidoso say they are fighting misinformation and missing their usual customers. Business in the area tell KFOX14 that while the forest fire hasn't really effected the downtown village of Ruidoso, it has managed to ...
Stories for Friday, June 15
Winds topple power lines
Strong winds rip through the borderland Friday night. The winds caused a series of power lines along Durazno Avenue to snap and knocked some of the poles over. The fire department was on scene blocking off the street and keeping residents from the live wires. A few poles came to ...
New immigration policy opens opportunities for Sun City youth
President Barack Obama's administration is making a big change in immigration policy, choosing to grant temporary relief of deportation for immigrants. The administration said it is not amnesty but stops the deportation of people under the age of 30 who entered the U.S. illegally as children. They must have arrived ...
Stories for Thursday, June 14
Man accidentally shoots himself
El Paso police said a young man accidentally shot himself with a handgun after allegedly looking at the gun with a friend. It happened at The Citadel apartments on Viscount and Brahman at around 10 p.m. Wednesday. Police said 17-year-old Landen Straily had a gunshot wound to his torso when ...
Stories for Wednesday, June 13
Alleged drunken driver in jail after crashing with daughter on board
An East El Paso man is in jail after crashing his SUV into a parked car with his young daughter on board. Police say the man was driving on Havenrock just off Yarborough when he crashed into a parked car and ended up on the yard next door. KFOX14 arrived ...
Stories for Tuesday, June 12
Man in stable condition after losing control of his car
An El Paso man is recovering at University Medical Hospital after losing control of his car along the border highway near Fonseca. Police say the man was driving on the west bound lanes of the Border Highway when he crashed into a tree and became trapped in a mangled fence. ...
Spaghetti Bowl makeover in the works
Thousands of El Pasoans could see a new and improved interchange on one of El Paso's largest interchanges starting next year. Texas Department of Transportation has been talking about giving the I-10 and U.S. 54 interchange, also known as the Spaghetti Bowl, a new look. That's if they get $19 ...
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