Local Stories for October 2012
Stories for Friday, October 12
City pays respects, mourns fallen El Paso police officer
A fallen hero was laid to rest to Friday. Friends, family, the El Paso Police Department and city leaders said goodbye to El Paso Officer Jonathan Molina. Molina died one week ago, while off duty, after being beaten while trying to stop teenagers from vandalizing his car, police said. Friday was somber as the city paused to pay tribute to Molina. With all the pomp and circumstance a ...
Stories for Thursday, October 11
Engineers will hang from harnesses inspecting ASARCO smokestacks
Engineers are inspecting the ASARCO smokestacks in an effort to keep them from being demolished. "It is a testament to our time and it shows the people who worked hard and helped build this community," said west El Paso resident Cody Wise. Wise said he remembers seeing the smokestacks from ...
Stories for Wednesday, October 10
Officials: Mother traveling with 2 kids arrested for smuggling cocaine
After seizing nearly 20 pounds of cocaine, U.S. Customs Border and Protection officers arrested a woman traveling with her two 3-year-old children, officials said. The cocaine was hidden inside the doors of a 1999 Isuzu Rodeo, which was being driven from Juarez to El Paso. The seizure was made at ...
Armed robber forgets to hide face during hold-up
An armed robber is on the run after police said he got away with an undisclosed amount of cash and cigarettes after holding up a convenience store. The robber pointed a gun at the clerk, working at the 7-Eleven at Hondo Pass Drive and Railroad Drive in northeast El Paso, police ...
Stories for Tuesday, October 9
Power outage affects more than 13,000 customers in Lower Valley
A power outage in the Lower Valley left 13,800 customers without electricity and numerous intersections without working traffic lights. The outage began around 2:16 p.m. and was restored by 3:06 p.m., according to El Paso Electric officials. Police responded to multiple traffic-related calls in the affect area. Officials said the ...
Update: Domestic dispute turns to SWAT situation, ends peacefully
Police said two children inside a home in far east El Paso are safe after a SWAT situation ends peacefully. The incident started around 2 a.m. Tuesday in the 2000 block of Shreya Street. Police received a domestic disturbance call from the home. They said Fredrick Pulley made threatening gestures ...
Stories for Monday, October 8
Homeowners say home-building company offers them money to keep quiet after a KFOX14 story
Homeowners came to KFOX14 months ago with complaints against a local building company and now feel they are being offered money to keep quiet. In July, Leeshe Grimes and Charae White told KFOX14 they had several issues with Edward's Homes, including incomplete landscaping, leaks, poorly installed windows and locks, and ...
Woman stabbed, hospitalized in second overnight stabbing
A man stabbed an El Paso woman early Monday morning. Police and firefighters were called to an apartment complex near Dyer and Harrison around 1:30 a.m. and noticed she was stabbed in the abdomen, police said. Officers said the woman was taken to the hospital and is expected to be ...
Update: Police make arrest in Sunday's northeast homicide
A man possibly connected to the stabbing of another man and woman outside a northeast El Paso apartment was taken into custody Monday, police said. The victims were stabbed on Lawson Street and Sunrise Avenue around 9 p.m. Sunday. A detective at the scene of the arrest said they caught ...
Stories for Sunday, October 7
Leaders look to wipe Vinton off map, County won't clean up after them
The problems in Vinton continue as leadership issues threaten the future of the small village. For months many have questioned why three councilwomen have repeatedly blocked efforts for water and sewer, prevented the village from passing a tax rate and a budget, and put the village in a half a million dollar ...
Stories for Saturday, October 6
No DUI El Paso aims at decreasing drunken driving
A service aimed at saving lives launched over the weekend, and organizers urge El Pasoans to use it. If you had too much to drink, there is now someone you can call to pick you up and safely take you home. "No DUI El Paso" kicked off on Saturday, but organizers ...
Toddler in critical condition after near drowning
An El Paso Fire Department spokesperson tells KFOX14 that a toddler is in critical condition Saturday evening after a near-drowning in El Paso's far east side. El Paso Fire Department spokesperson George De La Torre told KFOX14 that the 3-year-old boy was found in the family pool by his father ...
Stories for Thursday, October 4
Bill Childress Elementary concerned about students in Vinton; employee preventing water and sewer project
Canutillo Independent School District is taking the problems in Vinton into their own hands. The district's elementary school, Bill Childress is located in Vinton and must provide clean water and operate a wastewater system despite the problems in Vinton. "As water and wastewater issues come about, we have to take it into our own hands, because of where ...
Vinton councilwoman accused of threatening resident
Tensions reach a boiling point in Vinton between a council members and at least one resident. Residents said they are afraid for their safety after council members lashed out at them for voicing their opinions. KFOX14 just obtained a police report in which a resident who is very vocal at ...
Presidential debate helps borderland residents decide who to vote for
The first presidential debate is now behind us. Many people in the borderland tell KFOX 14 the debates are important to help people figure out who they will vote for. "It's my country, and I need to vote. I need to get informed," said Gabby Rios, from west El Paso. ...
Stories for Tuesday, October 2
Residents escape south central apartment fire
Firefighters are investigating a fire at an apartment building on Kansas and Third Avenue. The fire started around 2:45 a.m. Tuesday in an apartment on the first floor of the building. The fire was put out within minutes, firefighters said. The fire was contained to the single apartment. No one ...
Woman runs herself over
A woman was sent to the hospital after she was found trapped underneath her car. El Paso police were called out to the U.S. Post Office on George Dieter and East Glenn around midnight Tuesday and found a woman's legs were trapped underneath her PT cruiser. The woman was dropping ...
Stories for Monday, October 1
Car spins out of control on Loop 375
Police said a woman driving in a Nissan Sentra is OK after her car was rear-ended, causing her to spin out on the freeway. The accident happened on Loop 375 at the Railroad exit. Police said the driver of a white Mercedes hit the Sentra from behind, causing it to ...
Drunken driver crashes into gas pump, setting it on fire
Police arrested a man they say was drinking and driving after he crashed into a gas pump, catching it on fire. It happened at the Circle-K on Zaragoza and Vista Del Sol before midnight Sunday. El Paso police said they learned that Jose Socorro Ramos was driving a blue pickup ...
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