Month: August 2007

NASHVILLE, TN. (AP) – A 16-year-old Texas boy drowned after falling into a public lake, police said. The victim was identified as Fabian Martinez of Dickinson, Texas, who died Sunday after an accident at Percy Priest Lake. Officials said the teen and his 14-year-old brother were in Nashville to visit their aunt. Martinez was last

NASHVILLE, TN. (AP) – A 16-year-old Texas boy drowned after falling into a public lake, police said. The victim was identified as Fabian Martinez of Dickinson, Texas, who died Sunday after an accident at Percy Priest Lake. Officials said the teen and his 14-year-old brother were in Nashville to visit their aunt. Martinez was last

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.(AP) – A state district court jury is deliberating the case of a man accused of raping a 14-year-old girl when he was an Albuquerque police vice detective. Timothy Chavez was indicted on November 12th, 2005, on charges of criminal sexual penetration and kidnapping. The jury received the case yesterday in Albuquerque. Chavez contends

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.(AP) – A state district court jury is deliberating the case of a man accused of raping a 14-year-old girl when he was an Albuquerque police vice detective. Timothy Chavez was indicted on November 12th, 2005, on charges of criminal sexual penetration and kidnapping. The jury received the case yesterday in Albuquerque. Chavez contends

LAS CRUCES, N.M. – Las Cruces Public Schools will start using a new program to keep kids safe from registered sex offenders at school bus stops. The new software can pinpoint the address of a registered sex offender – then set up a virtual radius around that house to see if any stops fall in

LAS CRUCES, N.M. – Las Cruces Public Schools will start using a new program to keep kids safe from registered sex offenders at school bus stops. The new software can pinpoint the address of a registered sex offender – then set up a virtual radius around that house to see if any stops fall in

EL PASO, TX. – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers performing anti-terror inspections at border ports of entry in El Paso, West Texas, and New Mexico made 26 drug busts this week. CBP officers seized 2,514 pounds of marijuana in 24 seizures and a small quantity of cocaine in two additional busts. The largest

EL PASO, TX. – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers performing anti-terror inspections at border ports of entry in El Paso, West Texas, and New Mexico made 26 drug busts this week. CBP officers seized 2,514 pounds of marijuana in 24 seizures and a small quantity of cocaine in two additional busts. The largest

EL PASO, TX. – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers performing anti-terror inspections at border ports of entry in El Paso, West Texas, and New Mexico made 26 drug busts this week. CBP officers seized 2,514 pounds of marijuana in 24 seizures and a small quantity of cocaine in two additional busts. The largest

SANTA FE, N.M.(AP) – A New Mexico man and woman have been diagnosed with West Nile virus infections. The state Department of Health says the 40-year-old man is from San Juan County and the 59-year-old woman is from Bernalillo County. The agency says they contracted the less severe West Nile fever and were not hospitalized.

SANTA FE, N.M.(AP) – A New Mexico man and woman have been diagnosed with West Nile virus infections. The state Department of Health says the 40-year-old man is from San Juan County and the 59-year-old woman is from Bernalillo County. The agency says they contracted the less severe West Nile fever and were not hospitalized.

LOS ANGELES (AP) – A general dropped all charges Thursday against a Marine who had been accused of killing three Iraqi brothers in response to a roadside bomb attack in Haditha in 2005. “The evidence does not support a referral to a court-martial,” Lt. Gen. James Mattis wrote in his written decision. Lance Cpl. Justin

LOS ANGELES (AP) – A general dropped all charges Thursday against a Marine who had been accused of killing three Iraqi brothers in response to a roadside bomb attack in Haditha in 2005. “The evidence does not support a referral to a court-martial,” Lt. Gen. James Mattis wrote in his written decision. Lance Cpl. Justin

LAS CRUCES, NM – A judge has declared a mistrial in the case of a Dona Ana County man accused of raping and prostituting an underage family member. Craig Pieri is accused of raping a nine year old relative back in 2004 and was facinga total of 17 counts. Pieri could have faced up to

LAS CRUCES, NM – A judge has declared a mistrial in the case of a Dona Ana County man accused of raping and prostituting an underage family member. Craig Pieri is accused of raping a nine year old relative back in 2004 and was facinga total of 17 counts. Pieri could have faced up to

WASHINGTON – The Bush administration plans to step up immigration enforcement by raising fines on employers who hire undocumented workers, overhauling temporary worker programs and speeding up deployment of border agents, according to a summary of the plans. Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff and Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez planned to announce broad immigration changes at

WASHINGTON – The Bush administration plans to step up immigration enforcement by raising fines on employers who hire undocumented workers, overhauling temporary worker programs and speeding up deployment of border agents, according to a summary of the plans. Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff and Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez planned to announce broad immigration changes at

ROSWELL, N.M. (AP) – Friends and family gathered Roswell today to remember three crew members of a medical plane that crashed while flying a mother and her ill 15-month-old daughter to a hospital in Albuquerque. The memorial at the Church on the Move honored pilot Ricky Byers of Ruidoso, flight nurse Brian Miller of Roswell

ROSWELL, N.M. (AP) – Friends and family gathered Roswell today to remember three crew members of a medical plane that crashed while flying a mother and her ill 15-month-old daughter to a hospital in Albuquerque. The memorial at the Church on the Move honored pilot Ricky Byers of Ruidoso, flight nurse Brian Miller of Roswell

EL PASO, TX – A mother and four children are in the hospital after their van slammed into a tanker truck. The wreck happened in Mexico about eight miles south of the Santa Teresa port of entry. The family involved in the accident is from Canada and they were all heading home from a vacation

EL PASO, TX – A mother and four children are in the hospital after their van slammed into a tanker truck. The wreck happened in Mexico about eight miles south of the Santa Teresa port of entry. The family involved in the accident is from Canada and they were all heading home from a vacation

EL PASO, TX – The attorney ofa former Andressstar football player charged with aggravated robbery stated his client was nowhere near the criminal incident. Last week, Andre Jones was arrested in Austin for allegedly being an accomplice of former Longhorn Robert Jones in a robbery that took place July 27th. The incident took place in

EL PASO, TX – The attorney ofa former Andressstar football player charged with aggravated robbery stated his client was nowhere near the criminal incident. Last week, Andre Jones was arrested in Austin for allegedly being an accomplice of former Longhorn Robert Jones in a robbery that took place July 27th. The incident took place in

GALLUP, N.M. (AP) – Diocese of Gallup Bishop Donald Pelotte has been transferred from a Phoenix hospital to a Houston hospital. That word today from the diocese. Pelotte was badly injured in an apparent fall at his home July 23rd. Diocese officials say he was transferred to the Houston hospital partly because his twin brother,

GALLUP, N.M. (AP) – Diocese of Gallup Bishop Donald Pelotte has been transferred from a Phoenix hospital to a Houston hospital. That word today from the diocese. Pelotte was badly injured in an apparent fall at his home July 23rd. Diocese officials say he was transferred to the Houston hospital partly because his twin brother,

HARRISBURG, PA. (AP) – A judge in Pennsylvania today ordered extradition of a man who allegedly confessed to more than ten murders near Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. But it’s not known how soon before the inmate will be released from a prison in Pennsylvania. The federal magistrate found probable cause to extradite Jose Francisco Granados de

HARRISBURG, PA. (AP) – A judge in Pennsylvania today ordered extradition of a man who allegedly confessed to more than ten murders near Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. But it’s not known how soon before the inmate will be released from a prison in Pennsylvania. The federal magistrate found probable cause to extradite Jose Francisco Granados de

ABILENE, TX. (AP) – A 13-year-old has admitted to stabbing his 4-year-old sister to death and will be sentenced in juvenile court next week, authorities said. The boy, whose name has not been released because of his age, pleaded “true” during an adjudication hearing last week to a capital murder charge in the death of

ABILENE, TX. (AP) – A 13-year-old has admitted to stabbing his 4-year-old sister to death and will be sentenced in juvenile court next week, authorities said. The boy, whose name has not been released because of his age, pleaded “true” during an adjudication hearing last week to a capital murder charge in the death of

By MICHAEL GRACZYK Associated Press Writer NEW BOSTON, TX. (AP) – About 140 potential jurors showed up at the Bowie County Courthouse on Wednesday for the trial of a convicted burglar charged with the notorious Kentucky Fried Chicken murders, one of Texas’ oldest unsolved mass murder cases. Romeo Pinkerton, 49, of Tyler, is the first