Local Stories for February 2013
Stories for Thursday, February 28
El Paso woman is heading to the White House
A local El Paso woman is heading to the nation's capitol for a very special opportunity to push for a very special cause. Linda Stipe was selected to represent Texas at the eighth annual Capitol Hill Day for the Special Olympics. This is her first time heading Washington, D.C., with ...
City council wants to define 'public information' under new ordinance
El Paso City Council says it's looking to define exactly what is and is not protected under "official business." City leaders claim the Texas Public Information act isn't clear on what information is protected and they just want to clear up any confusion, so city council is proposing an ordinance ...
Stories for Wednesday, February 27
Police: Elderly man in serious condition after being hit by taxi-cab
El Paso police closed the northbound lanes of McRae Boulevard from Gateway West to Wedgewood Drive Tuesday to investigate a pedestrian accident that sent an elderly man to the hospital. The accident happened before 8 p.m. Tuesday, in front of the Kmart parking lot in east El Paso, leaving the ...
Stories for Tuesday, February 26
El Paso Published in Texas Magazine
One of Texas' biggest publications has said now is the time to take El Paso out of the dark and into the spotlight, because nobody puts El Paso in the corner. One determined writer says in Texas Monthly Magazine that enough is enough with the El Paso-bashing. Dagoberto Gilb wrote ...
Stories for Monday, February 25
Trial of man accused of murdering wife set to begin
The trial of a man accused of murdering his estranged wife is set to begin this morning. Brian Engleton is charged with murder and violating an order of protection in the stabbing death of Deidre Engleton. His estranged wife was found stabbed in the neck and chest, behind her salon ...
Stories for Sunday, February 24
Hit-and-run accident leaves vehicles, yard damaged
A woman was woken up in the middle of the night by a neighbor after a red Mustang slams into a tree in her front yard and the vehicles in her driveway in her family's east El Paso home early Sunday morning. "Our doorbell rang at 3 a.m., and it ...
Stories for Saturday, February 23
LCPD: Man shoots other man after confrontation at ex-girlfriend's house
A man was shot early Saturday morning by the ex-boyfriend of a woman. A spokesperson for Las Cruces police said the suspect-- who is a cab driver-- drove his cab a little after midnight to the home of his ex-girlfriend on the 4000 block of Elks, where she was with ...
Stories for Friday, February 22
State judge to make decision on Socorro annexation plan
Socorro city council members could find out whether they will be able to move ahead with their annexation plans, Friday. City council members have been under a temporary restraining order that's stopped them from taking any action on the plans. The hearing starts at 8:30 a.m. on the seventh floor ...
Stories for Wednesday, February 20
Vinton leaders attempt to pass resolutions that open the door for legal action
Council members in Vinton are trying to pass reckless resolutions that could land the village and themselves in legal trouble, and on Wednesday, Mayor Madeline Praino said those resolutions likely won't be enforceable. Juvencia Rios Ontiveros, Martha Garcia and Maria Medina voted to cancel the village employees' retirement funds, against the advice of their attorney, who ...
High wind warning has El Paso bracing for worst
The borderland will be under a high wind warning most of Wednesday, and some parts of the borderland could see almost hurricane force wind gusts. "Our crews are on standby monitoring the situation, monitoring the winds," said Ted Marquez, Interim director of the El Paso Department of Transportation. All El ...
Stories for Tuesday, February 19
USDA tries to reason with Vinton Council members; Residents say council is slowly killing them
Holding the residents in the Village of Vinton hostage, that's what outside leaders accuse three council members of doing as they refuse to apply for water and wastewater grants. Tuesday night, a representative from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, John Perkins, traveled hundreds of miles from Fort Stockton to reason with Vinton council members. "Its ...
City of El Paso approves amnesty period
The El Paso city council approved a resolution declaring an amnesty period that will allow citizens to pay outstanding parking fines. Violators who pay outstanding parking citations will have the total delinquency fees and collection fees waived. Those collection fees can amount to 30 percent of whatever the total is. ...
Stories for Monday, February 18
Lots of action going on in week leading up to the Daytona 500
The Daytona 500 is still a week away, but it's already getting a lot of hype, especially since Danica Patrick won the pole. And for the first time, the Speedweeks event that leads up to the 500 is actually a full week of events, which adds two more days for Volusia ...
State Judge may decide lawsuit to save city hall
A state judge may finally settle a lawsuit filed by opponents of the $50 million triple-A baseball project. Attorneys will be in Austin Tuesday to defend the city's use of bond money. A group that wants to stop city hall from being demolished is behind the lawsuit, but supporters of ...
Stories for Sunday, February 17
LC Sun-News: Human skeletal remains found
Las Cruces and New Mexico state police are investigating after human skeletal remains were found Sunday afternoon. According to our media partners at the Las Cruces Sun-News, the remains were found by a rider on horseback just after noon Sunday. The decomposing body was found east of the rest stop ...
Fire crews rescue boys stuck in water reserve pipe
Two boys were rescued by El Paso firefighters Sunday afternoon, after the boys got stuck in a water retention area. El Paso fire officials said a group of four boys were reportedly playing at a water retention site off of I-10 and Resler Dr. near Doniphan and Frontera Rd. The ...
Stories for Saturday, February 16
Woman: La Casa Shelter kicked her out for disciplining child
A former resident of a La Cruces Shelter says she was kicked out because she disciplined her kids. Marie, who did not want to share her full name because she is hiding from her former partner, claims that the La Casa, Inc. kicked her out a day short of signing her ...
Investigation underway after fire fully engulfs trailer
A fire in Clint fully engulfed a mobile home that was being refurbished. The fire broke out at about 6:30 p.m. Saturday afternoon at the 15000 block of Radlite Drive near S. Ascencion St. Asst. Chief Kris Menendez told KFOX14 the fire was contained to the trailer. Residents of a ...
Police: Help needed in finding endangered El Pasoan
El Paso police are asking for the public's help in finding an El Paso man who was last seen Saturday afternoon. Police said Ramon Quintana, 46, of the 4200 block of Adelita, suffers from various conditions, including mental illness. He was last seen just before 1:00 p.m. Saturday. Quintana is ...
Three men arrested after beer-run in Far East El Paso
Three men were arrested by El Paso police early Saturday morning in connection to a beer run at a far east El Paso gas station. Police said Hernando Alvarez, 22, and Ricardo Chavarin Jr., 22, entered the Valero at 2210 Joe Battle near Pebble Hills at around 4:25 a.m., where ...
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