Month: March 2007

EL PASO, Tx- Many in the Borderland gathered to celebrate and remember the life of migrant farmworker activist, Cesar Chavez. Live entertainment filled the air at the La Fe Cultural and Technology Center as people gathered to remember what Cesar Chavez did for migrant farm workers. A migrant farm worker himself, in 1966 Cesar Chavez

EL PASO, Tx- Many in the Borderland gathered to celebrate and remember the life of migrant farmworker activist, Cesar Chavez. Live entertainment filled the air at the La Fe Cultural and Technology Center as people gathered to remember what Cesar Chavez did for migrant farm workers. A migrant farm worker himself, in 1966 Cesar Chavez

CANNON AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. (AP) – The Air Force expects the population of Cannon Air Force Base to plummet, then spike over the next six to seven years. Then it will level off as the base changes to a special operations facility. The 16th Special Operations Wing is to take over the base in

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – State House members plunged into lengthy debate today on a proposed $150 billion state budget. The proposal includes a spending increase over the previous two-year plan, with most of the extra money going to education. The proposal includes $72.5(B) billion in state general revenue. That’s an increase of slightly more than

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – State House members plunged into lengthy debate today on a proposed $150 billion state budget. The proposal includes a spending increase over the previous two-year plan, with most of the extra money going to education. The proposal includes $72.5(B) billion in state general revenue. That’s an increase of slightly more than

HIDALGO, Texas (AP) – Federal agents patrolling the banks of the Rio Grande on Thursday seized 410 pounds of cocaine valued at $13.1 million from a pickup truck, Customs and Border Protection said. The driver and passenger fled into thick nearby brush. There were no arrests. The seizure occurred about 6:15 a.m. after agents approached

HIDALGO, Texas (AP) – Federal agents patrolling the banks of the Rio Grande on Thursday seized 410 pounds of cocaine valued at $13.1 million from a pickup truck, Customs and Border Protection said. The driver and passenger fled into thick nearby brush. There were no arrests. The seizure occurred about 6:15 a.m. after agents approached

CLOVIS, N.M. (AP) – Governor Richardson has signed a request for a presidential disaster declaration for three eastern New Mexico counties hit by a string of tornadoes. The Federal Emergency Management Agency could not act until the governor signed the request. At least 16 tornadoes swept through areas in Curry, Quay and Roosevelt counties late

CLOVIS, N.M. (AP) – Governor Richardson has signed a request for a presidential disaster declaration for three eastern New Mexico counties hit by a string of tornadoes. The Federal Emergency Management Agency could not act until the governor signed the request. At least 16 tornadoes swept through areas in Curry, Quay and Roosevelt counties late

EL PASO, TX – The abbreviated eminent domain proposal submitted by Land Grab Opponent’s lawyer Stuart Blaugrund further divided City Council Wednesday. Blaugrund issued the proposal through Representative Melina Castro. The proposal prohibits the use of eminent domain unless a property is seriously blighted and states the definition of blight should be left to the

EL PASO, TX – The abbreviated eminent domain proposal submitted by Land Grab Opponent’s lawyer Stuart Blaugrund further divided City Council Wednesday. Blaugrund issued the proposal through Representative Melina Castro. The proposal prohibits the use of eminent domain unless a property is seriously blighted and states the definition of blight should be left to the

LAS CRUCES, N.M. (AP) – Las Cruces police have arrested a 28-year-old man in an early-morning shooting that left one man dead. Police have charged Kenneth Sanchez of Las Cruces with an open count of murder. He’s being held without bond at the Dona Ana County Detention Center. Police say 24-year-old Eugene “Gino” Marquez was

LAS CRUCES, N.M. (AP) – Las Cruces police have arrested a 28-year-old man in an early-morning shooting that left one man dead. Police have charged Kenneth Sanchez of Las Cruces with an open count of murder. He’s being held without bond at the Dona Ana County Detention Center. Police say 24-year-old Eugene “Gino” Marquez was

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Storms that produced at least 13 tornadoes swept along New Mexico’s border with Texas on Friday, destroying homes and other buildings and injuring at least 16 people, several critically, authorities said. The worst damage was reported in the towns of Logan and Clovis, which are about 80 miles apart, police said. The

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Storms that produced at least 13 tornadoes swept along New Mexico’s border with Texas on Friday, destroying homes and other buildings and injuring at least 16 people, several critically, authorities said. The worst damage was reported in the towns of Logan and Clovis, which are about 80 miles apart, police said. The

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) – NASA managers won’t decide until next month when to try launching Atlantis on the year’s first space shuttle mission. Officials today said the timetable will give technicians more time to assess hail damage to the shuttle’s external fuel tank. Atlantis originally was scheduled to lift off last week. The mission

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) – NASA managers won’t decide until next month when to try launching Atlantis on the year’s first space shuttle mission. Officials today said the timetable will give technicians more time to assess hail damage to the shuttle’s external fuel tank. Atlantis originally was scheduled to lift off last week. The mission

1. Spence A. McNeil 2. Jamaal R. Addison 3. Howard Johnson, II 4. Robert J. Dowdy 5. Ruben Estrella-Soto 6. James J. Kiehl 7. Johnny Villareal Mata 8. Lori Ann Piestewa 9. Brandon Ulysses Sloan 10. Donald Ralph Walters 11. Gussie M. Jones 12. Tomas Garces 13. Brent William Dunkleberger 14. Ian C. Anderson 15.

1. Spence A. McNeil 2. Jamaal R. Addison 3. Howard Johnson, II 4. Robert J. Dowdy 5. Ruben Estrella-Soto 6. James J. Kiehl 7. Johnny Villareal Mata 8. Lori Ann Piestewa 9. Brandon Ulysses Sloan 10. Donald Ralph Walters 11. Gussie M. Jones 12. Tomas Garces 13. Brent William Dunkleberger 14. Ian C. Anderson 15.

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) – A 26-year-old soldier who was due back home in less than a month for the birth of his son has been killed in Iraq by a roadside bomb that exploded beneath the Humvee he was driving, his mother said. Relatives of William Davis, of Grand Rapids, said they were notified

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) – A 26-year-old soldier who was due back home in less than a month for the birth of his son has been killed in Iraq by a roadside bomb that exploded beneath the Humvee he was driving, his mother said. Relatives of William Davis, of Grand Rapids, said they were notified

LAS CRUCES, NM- A law in New Mexico could increase the penalties for sex offenders against minors. Governor Bill Richardson could sign a bill that would create a new crime of aggravated criminal sexual penetration, an increase in penaltiesfor sex offenders against minors, and would impose a lifetime parole for certain offenders. “Jessica’s Law” is

LAS CRUCES, NM- A law in New Mexico could increase the penalties for sex offenders against minors. Governor Bill Richardson could sign a bill that would create a new crime of aggravated criminal sexual penetration, an increase in penaltiesfor sex offenders against minors, and would impose a lifetime parole for certain offenders. “Jessica’s Law” is

EL PASO, Tx – The NCAA basketball tournament can contribute half of the annual funding for Conference USA’s sport leagues. For every game played in the tournament, each team earns a “unit” for its conference. Each unit can be worth up to $177,000. For this reason, it is very important thateach conferenceget multiple teams into

EL PASO, Tx – The NCAA basketball tournament can contribute half of the annual funding for Conference USA’s sport leagues. For every game played in the tournament, each team earns a “unit” for its conference. Each unit can be worth up to $177,000. For this reason, it is very important thateach conferenceget multiple teams into

MESILLA, N.M. (AP) – Mesilla has a new town marshal. The village’s trustees have voted unanimously (Monday) to appoint Angelo Vega to the job. He’s been acting marshal. Vega replaces Joe Mendez, who was placed on extended medical leave in November after breaking his leg during training. He decided to resign earlier this year. Vega

MESILLA, N.M. (AP) – Mesilla has a new town marshal. The village’s trustees have voted unanimously (Monday) to appoint Angelo Vega to the job. He’s been acting marshal. Vega replaces Joe Mendez, who was placed on extended medical leave in November after breaking his leg during training. He decided to resign earlier this year. Vega

TULAROSA, N.M. (AP) – Otero County sheriff’s deputies have found six starving dogs and the decomposed bodies of three dogs and five cats at a Tularosa rental property. The sheriff’s department is trying to determine who is responsible for leaving the animals at the property with no food or water. Undersheriff Norbert Sanchez says a