Local Stories for December 2012
Stories for Monday, December 31
Tips on keeping your pets safe New Year's Eve
With dozens of New Year's Eve celebrations set for Monday night, the Animal Rescue League of El Paso is reminding pet owners to keep your pets safe. Officials at the organization said pets should be kept in a safe room, where they won't be able to tear the place apart ...
Stories for Saturday, December 29
18-year-old man arrested for throwing party involving minors
El Paso County Sheriff's deputies have arrested a man they said threw a house party in Canutillo where several minors were found consuming alcohol. EPSCO deputies arrived at a house att he 1400 block of Larry Rd., in the Westway area, in reference to a large party. Deputies said that ...
Stories for Thursday, December 27
Search begins for new CISD superintendent
The Canutillo Independent School District school board of trustees is getting closer to finding an interim superintendent. Thursday, the board will be looking at applications and also hiring a consultant to find a permanent replacement. CISD board President Armando Rodriguez announced the search last Wednesday, after Superintendent Damon Murphy resigned. ...
Stories for Wednesday, December 26
Driver OK after hitting power pole
KFOX14 News crews were first on the scene of an accident after a driver crashed into a power pole. It happened at 1 a.m. this morning in far east El Paso. Police said the driver took a wide turn on Joe Battle Boulevard and Windermere Drive, causing him to hit ...
Experts hope post-Christmas Day sales will draw shoppers
A slower than normal reported shopping season this year has retail stores hoping clearance sales will have shoppers coming back. Cielo Vista and Sunland Park Mall Marketing Director Cindy Voght says the day after Christmas is one of the busiest shopping days of the year, with many people hoping to ...
Stories for Tuesday, December 25
No DUI El Paso to offer designated drivers on Christmas, New Year’s Eve
Christmas is here, and that means people will be out celebrating. One borderland group known as No DUI El Paso wants to make sure people make it home safe for the holidays. Last December, two women died in a drunken driving accident on Mesa Street and Executive Center Boulevard. The ...
Stories for Monday, December 24
El Paso based military couple are proud parents of 10 kids, 8 of which are adopted
They are an El Paso family unlike any you've ever met. And Monday, the Martin family is spending Christmas Eve together in the borderland. They're a big family -- 12 members strong. But it's how they became a family in the first place that may be the most remarkable story ...
Police: 1 woman in hospital, man arrested after car accident
A woman was taken to the hospital after her boyfriend hit a curb in the lower valley, deploying the airbags, police said. It happened around 2:30 a.m. Monday, near Pendale Road and Gateway Boulevard east in the lower valley, police said. The woman's boyfriend was arrested at the scene for ...
Drunken driver crashes into fence
An alleged drunken driver was taken to the hospital after crashing his car into a fence, police said. It happened just before 2 a.m. Monday, next to a commercial building on Mesa Street and Executive Center Boulevard. Police say the man was going westbound on Mesa Street when he crossed the ...
Sunday night rollover sends 3 to hospital
Three people are in the hospital after a car rolled off near Interstate 10 and Porfirio Diaz Street in central El Paso. It happened around 9 p.m. Sunday near the Porfirio Diaz exit, said police. The accident forced police to close the exit for several hours. It's not known what caused ...
Stories for Sunday, December 23
Woman claims medication mix up caused severe depression
A woman in East El Paso claims a Walgreens pharmacy accidentally switched her medication and caused her to become depressed with suicidal thoughts. The woman asked that KFOX-14 not share her identity for privacy concerns. She also said the location of the Walgreens store was not relevant. "I was just ...
Stories for Saturday, December 22
Update: Woman killed, man injured in Saturday car roll-over are identified
An official with the Texas Department of Public Safety has identified the woman who was killed as a result of an early morning roll-over on Saturday. The accident happened on Interstate 10 eastbound near the Horizon exit. Trooper Elizabeth Barney tells KFOX14 Sarah Ashley Thrasher, 32, of Columbiana Al., died ...
Stories for Friday, December 21
Small plane crashes near Las Cruces airport
Police said a small plane crashed Friday afternoon, south of Interstate 10 near the Las Cruces airport. Our media partners at the Las Cruces Sun-News report the plane crashed just miles from the airport. The pilot-- the sole occupant of the aircraft-- was said to be okay, though the Sun-News ...
Parents concerned after children are questioned by EPISD officials about a potential criminal investigation
Parents have expressed concerns after El Paso school district officials questioned their students about a potential criminal investigation at the school. The parents say it all went on without their knowledge. Only KFOX 14 told you about the Franklin High girls basketball coach who has been reassigned. District officials ...
EPPD officer Angel Garcia laid to rest
An El Paso police officer was laid to rest just nine months after joining the force. Angel David Garcia, 27, was killed Sunday while trying to remove a ladder on I-10 East at Hawkins. There are few things that can bring out stronger emotions than the death of a ...
Rollover sends 2 men to hospital
El Paso Police are investigating a rollover that sent two people to the hospital in far east El Paso. It happened around 12:23 a.m. Friday, in an undeveloped area near a dead-end street on Ventana Avenue east of Tierra Este Road, said police. It happened around 12:23 a.m. on a ...
Rollver sends two people to hospital
Police are investigating a rollover that sent two people to the hospital in far East El Paso. It happened after midnight near a dead-end street on Ventana Avenue east of Tierra Este Road. Police said the car was found on a dirt lot, in a developing area of far east El ...
Stories for Thursday, December 20
Status hearings for teen in alleged police beating begin in 2013
The defense attorney and state in Juan Antonio Gonzalez case propose status hearings every other month beginning in Jan. Gonzalez is the teen accused of killing officer Jonathan Molina. He is charged with capital murder for the beating death of Molina. Gonzalez, who was with friends at the time of ...
Stories for Tuesday, December 18
Firefighters investigate arson fires in West El Paso
Firefighters are investigating a series of five dumpster fires in West El Paso, firefighters said. The first set of fires happened around 10:30 p.m., Monday next to a Christmas Tree sale lot on the 6000 Block of Mesa Drive. KFOX14 news crews were there as firefighters put out two dumpster ...
Stories for Monday, December 17
Violent rollover sends two men to the hospital
A violent rollover on Dyer Street and McCombs Street sent two men to the hospital, forcing police to close both lanes of McCombs. KFOX14 news crews were first at the scene just after midnight Monday. The rollover seriously injured the passenger, but officers say he's going to survive, said police. ...
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