Local Stories for February 2013
Stories for Wednesday, February 13
Teams set aside rivalry for team manager's chance to play
The gym at Coronado High School was packed Tuesday night for a west side rivalry showdown between Coronado and Franklin High School. But as the clock ticked down, both sides of the bleachers found themselves cheering for the same player. That player is Mitchell Marcus, who has been Coronado's team manager ...
Stories for Tuesday, February 12
Some borderland residents hope immigration reform is imminent
People across the borderland will be watching President Barack Obama in his first State of the Union address on Tuesday since being re-elected. Obama is expected to lay down his new agenda. Newly elected U.S. Rep. Pete Gallego will be at the address tonight and he is bringing Fort Bliss ...
Stories for Monday, February 11
East-Central El Paso car accident closes off portion of Montana
An accident at Montana and Sioux Monday night prompted emergency officials to close off the area, after a car hit a gas meter. The accident was reported just before 8:30 p.m., when fire officials said a multi-vehicle accident sent a into a parking lot, hitting the meter and a water ...
Save City Hall headed for May ballot, at least for now
A vote to Save City Hall is headed to a ballot box near you after City Council voted 6-1 to put an ordinance to save City Hall on the May 11 ballot. Last fall, a petition circulated by Sal Gomez and Car Starr to save City Hall garnered enough signatures ...
Stories for Sunday, February 10
Woman receives second-degree burns in oven fire
A woman was seriously burned after lighting a stove oven in a Lower Valley bakery. A spokesperson for the El Paso Fire Department said the accident happened just before 12:00 p.m. Sunday, at the La Poblana Bakery on the 600 block of Giles, when a flash occurred. The accident left ...
Stories for Friday, February 8
Documents show decades of chemicals in Vinton Water
There is something in the water in Vinton. Documents obtained by KFOX14 show a history of harmful chemicals in Vinton drinking water that dates back decades. It also shows a series of inconsistent testing and monitoring of the private water systems. 1,2-dichloropropane, a chemical found in lead-free gasoline, paper coating ...
Vinton council members face removal from office, must answer to judge
Three Vinton council members now face forcible removal from office after a district court judge orders they be served with a lawsuit. "You have been sued" is the first sentence in the citations served to council members Juvencia Rios-Ontiveros, Martha Garcia and Maria Medina. KFOX14 was the first to report that in October, two ...
Stories for Wednesday, February 6
County's plan to expand Medicaid could face uphill battle from state
Better health care for the Borderland is just the reason local health care providers want to expand Medicaid. But they are up against Governor Rick Perry, who said that won't be happening in Texas. As part of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, colloquially referred to as Obamacare, one provision ...
Nearly 1 in 3 teenage girls willing to meet adult men from online
A startling study shows nearly 30 percent of teenage girls admit meeting face-to-face with adult men they got to know online. "It outrages me, but it also scares me," said Bobby Hemperley, of west El Paso. Hemperley has a 6-year-old daughter and a teenage niece at home. He tells KFOX14 ...
Stories for Tuesday, February 5
El Paso city leaders discussing new plan to lure people downtown
The city of El Paso is looking into a new plan to lure more people to live downtown by introducing a parking permit program. With a downtown parking permit, residents won't have to worry about curbside parking or paying a meter, but some people say they don't think it will ...
Stories for Sunday, February 3
Update: El Paso man identified in weekend high-speed chase
Officials release information regarding state law enforcement agencies and an El Paso man accused of driving recklessly on Sunday. KFOX14 viewers and dispatch reports alerted KFOX14 of a high-speed chase and shooting near Gateway East and Tony Lama around 5 p.m. According to the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, Justin ...
Stories for Saturday, February 2
Update: Officers struck by car while conducting traffic stop
El Paso police are continuing to investigate a late Saturday night collision that involved a marked police car being rear-ended on U.S. 54. Police said just before 11:00 p.m. on U.S. 54, officers pulled over a blue 1994 Cadillac for a traffic violation. The Cadillac and the police car moved ...
Police: One man stabbed during party
El Paso police is investigating a stabbing that happened early Saturday morning. Police said a fight during a party at an apartment complex at the 4930 block of Hercules led to the stabbing of a 21-year-old Hispanic male. The victim was taken to University Medical Center for treatment of the ...
EPPD: Men arrested after firing shots Downtown
Two men were arrested after El Paso police said they saw the suspects firing several rounds into the air, before fleeing the scene. Police said Gregory Moore, 25, of the 1500 block of Lomaland was seen shooting three rounds into the air from a .45 Taurus handgun on the 100 ...
EPPD: Man arrested for 3rd DWI, cocaine possession
An El Paso man is arrested by El Paso police after a traffic stop. Police said Eddie Rector was driving along the 7800 block of Gateway East Friday night, when they stopped him. An investigation showed Rector was driving a green Dodge van while intoxicated. Police said Rector was also ...
EPPD: Man found with ecstasy pills, arrested
El Paso police arrested a man after a traffic stop revealed he had ecstasy pills in his car. Jose Rosales, 23, of the 7700 block of Hermosillo, was stopped in the 8000 block of Alameda in El Paso's Lower Valley, for a traffic violation. Officers said they found Rosales in ...
Stories for Friday, February 1
Homeowner woken up after car slams into garage
Police were called to a home in the area of 14000 Tierra Yamila Drive after a truck crashed into a parked car and into a garage. It happened around 3:30 a.m. Friday, at the Tierra Dorada Estates in far East El Paso. Neighbors in the area all claim the man ...
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