Local Stories for September 2012
Stories for Thursday, September 13
KFOX14 News reporters witness second shooting outside strip club
El Paso police are investigating two shootings that happened at Jaguars Gold Club Thursday. The shootings happened outside the parking lot near Gateway West and Lee Trevino. KFOX14 responded to the first shooting that happened around 3 a.m. Police said an argument between the staff at the club and a ...
Police: Pedestrian hit by SUV, dies
A man that was struck by an SUV Friday morning has died, said police. The pedestrian was taken to University Medical Center with serious injuries after being hit by a Chrysler Pacifica driven by Erika Estrada. Authorities told KFOX14 the man, who has yet to be identified, died. The victim ...
Stories for Tuesday, September 11
Update: Missing man returns home
El Paso police have cancelled a Silver Alert for a missing Lower Valley man. Alfonso Telles, 68, went missing since 7 a.m. Monday. KFOX 14 was the only news crew at the scene as police actively put out a helicopter search in the area of Wilcox and Roosevelt around 3 ...
Stories for Monday, September 10
Power restored to east El Paso residents after rollover
Hundreds of east El Paso residents have their power restored after a truck hit part of a power pole. The truck rolled over in a residential neighborhood on Lorenzo Ruiz and Joe Battle. The truck hit the cable supporting the power line. That caused hundreds of homes to lose power ...
Driver walks away from rollover
A driver walked away without any injures after rolling his truck over on the freeway. It happened on Interstate 10 and East Lake around 11 p.m. Sunday, when the tire of a 1957 Chevrolet truck blew out, causing it to roll over on I-10 and East Lake The driver's brother, ...
Stories for Sunday, September 9
West Valley Fire Department hosts carnival for cancer-stricken girl
The West Valley Fire Department hosted their third annual Angel Fund Carnival. Folks in Vinton got to enjoy food, rides, games and a firefighter rappelling challenge. The goal of the carnival was to raise money for a 15-year-old girl in Anthony, Texas, who is battling brain cancer. "The first year, ...
Neighbors claim they spotted Gomez intoxicated days before allege crime
People at the Aragon apartments in the 300 block of Rio Grande tell KFOX14 News they had spotted 21-year-old man, Irving Aaron Gomez who is accused of killing an 11-month-old baby girl, days before his arrest and was intoxicated. "I saw him. Yeah, quite intoxicated," said a man in the ...
Stories for Saturday, September 8
Two El Paso men sentenced in connection with decade-old shootings
A Mexican court has sentenced two El Paso men in connection to the deadly shooting of two women in Juarez. Richard and Ruben Lopez, who are cousins, were each sentenced to 20 years in prison for killing Victoria Hopkins and Rita Barragan in 1996. Officials said the two admitted to ...
Stories for Friday, September 7
Mosquito repellent selling off local store shelves
Stores in the borderland are selling out of insect repellent as more and more people worry about contracting the West Nile virus, according to a local Walgreens store manager in West El Paso. Experts are saying this is the worst West Nile season in years. KFOX14 checked at the Walgreens ...
Stories for Thursday, September 6
Truck flips over guardrail on freeway
Two people walked away from their truck after it rolled over a guardrail. It happened on Interstate 10 east at Sunland Park Drive around 3:30 a.m. Thursday during the rain storm. KFOX14 photographers arrived at the scene right after firefighters arrived. The driver reportedly lost control of the truck, which ...
Stories for Wednesday, September 5
Hundreds left without power after car crash in Santa Teresa.
Hundreds of people in Santa Teresa were left without power after a car hit a power pole. This happened on Airport Drive and McNutt, about a half mile west of Santa Teresa High School early Wednesday morning. Authorities haven't confirmed how many people were in the car, or if anyone ...
Stories for Tuesday, September 4
Car flips after hitting another car
One man was arrested on suspicion of drunken driving after crashing his car in west El Paso. The accident happened around 12 a.m. Tuesday near Doniphan and Redd Road. The driver of a silver car was speeding when he clipped another car and rolled over, police said. Police said no ...
Stories for Monday, September 3
New study says job seekers not educated enough
El Paso has one of the lowest levels of educated workers available in the U.S., according to a new study by the Brookings Institution. Education appears to be part of the reason why El Paso's unemployment rate is usually higher than the national average. A ranking of 100 cities has ...
Stories for Saturday, September 1
Local Veterans react to big promises made during president's visit to El Paso
Military veterans at a VFW post in Northeast El Paso talked about two promises made by President Barack Obama at a speech on Fort Bliss yesterday. During a 30-minute speech Friday, Obama promised better access to mental health care for soldiers and their families. The president also laid out a ...
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