Month: August 2007

IRAQ – 14U.S. soldiers are dead after a Blackhawk helicopter crash in Iraq. It comes less than a month before theU.S. ambassador to Iraq, Ryan Crocker,and the top military commander, General David Petraeus submit a much anticipated progress report to Congress on September 15th. The military says “mechanical failure” caused the crash of a Blackhawk

IRAQ – 14U.S. soldiers are dead after a Blackhawk helicopter crash in Iraq. It comes less than a month before theU.S. ambassador to Iraq, Ryan Crocker,and the top military commander, General David Petraeus submit a much anticipated progress report to Congress on September 15th. The military says “mechanical failure” caused the crash of a Blackhawk

TECOLUTLA, Mexico (AP) – Hurricane Dean strengthened into a Category 2 storm Wednesday and struck the Mexican mainland for a second time after battering oil platforms in the Gulf and forcing thousands to flee. The sprawling storm made landfall near the port of Tecolutla in Veracruz state on the central Gulf coast. Dean’s maximum sustained

TECOLUTLA, Mexico (AP) – Hurricane Dean strengthened into a Category 2 storm Wednesday and struck the Mexican mainland for a second time after battering oil platforms in the Gulf and forcing thousands to flee. The sprawling storm made landfall near the port of Tecolutla in Veracruz state on the central Gulf coast. Dean’s maximum sustained

EL PASO, TX. – Police arrest the man responsible for a weekend stabbing at a local sports bar at a home in the Mission Valley. Officers from the Mission Valley Regional Command assigned to the Patrol Division arrested 29-year-old Samuel Salas without incident. Salas had an outstanding warrant for Criminal Attempt Murder. Investigators say that

EL PASO, TX. – Police arrest the man responsible for a weekend stabbing at a local sports bar at a home in the Mission Valley. Officers from the Mission Valley Regional Command assigned to the Patrol Division arrested 29-year-old Samuel Salas without incident. Salas had an outstanding warrant for Criminal Attempt Murder. Investigators say that

EL PASO, TX. – Customers of Wells Fargo Bank say they’ve had problems with their accounts recently. Several customers have toldABC-7 they didn’t have access to their accounts. The bank tells us they experienced a problem with their record system thatstarted on Sunday afternoon. Since then, some customers may have experienced issues such as unrecorded

EL PASO, TX. – Customers of Wells Fargo Bank say they’ve had problems with their accounts recently. Several customers have toldABC-7 they didn’t have access to their accounts. The bank tells us they experienced a problem with their record system thatstarted on Sunday afternoon. Since then, some customers may have experienced issues such as unrecorded

LAS CRUCES, N.M. (AP) – Dona Ana County prosecutors and Las Cruces city attorneys will be referring some domestic violence and drunken driving cases to state court rather than municipal court. That would subject people to stiffer jail sentences and probation. Las Cruces City Attorney Fermin Rubio says the initiative expands the tools available to

LAS CRUCES, N.M. (AP) – Dona Ana County prosecutors and Las Cruces city attorneys will be referring some domestic violence and drunken driving cases to state court rather than municipal court. That would subject people to stiffer jail sentences and probation. Las Cruces City Attorney Fermin Rubio says the initiative expands the tools available to

CAPE CANAVERAL, FL. (AP) – Space shuttle Endeavour returned to Earth on Tuesday, ending a nearly two-week orbital drama that centered on a deep gouge in the shuttle’s belly and an early homecoming prompted by a hurricane. The space shuttle swooped out of the partly cloudy sky and touched down on the runway at 12:32

CAPE CANAVERAL, FL. (AP) – Space shuttle Endeavour returned to Earth on Tuesday, ending a nearly two-week orbital drama that centered on a deep gouge in the shuttle’s belly and an early homecoming prompted by a hurricane. The space shuttle swooped out of the partly cloudy sky and touched down on the runway at 12:32

NAHA, Japan – Passengers used emergency slides to evacuate a China Airlines jet just minutes before the plane burst into a fireball Monday on the tarmac. All 165 people aboard escaped unhurt, including the pilot, who jumped from the cockpit at the last second. Transport Ministry official Akihiko Tamura told reporters that airport traffic controllers

NAHA, Japan – Passengers used emergency slides to evacuate a China Airlines jet just minutes before the plane burst into a fireball Monday on the tarmac. All 165 people aboard escaped unhurt, including the pilot, who jumped from the cockpit at the last second. Transport Ministry official Akihiko Tamura told reporters that airport traffic controllers

EL PASO, TX – Amid strong disagreement, the El Paso City Council approved the budget for 2008 Tuesday. “This is one hell of a city council…get the hell out of here an resign,” stated Ray Gilbert, a local homeowner advocating for the approval of a budget with a significant surplus, which he believes will keep

EL PASO, TX – Amid strong disagreement, the El Paso City Council approved the budget for 2008 Tuesday. “This is one hell of a city council…get the hell out of here an resign,” stated Ray Gilbert, a local homeowner advocating for the approval of a budget with a significant surplus, which he believes will keep

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) – Space shuttle Endeavour returned to Earth safely Tuesday, ending a nearly two-week orbital drama that centered on a deep gouge in the shuttle’s belly and an early homecoming prompted by a hurricane. The gouge looks only slightly worse than it did in orbit, said Bill Gerstenmaier, NASA’s space operations chief.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) – Space shuttle Endeavour returned to Earth safely Tuesday, ending a nearly two-week orbital drama that centered on a deep gouge in the shuttle’s belly and an early homecoming prompted by a hurricane. The gouge looks only slightly worse than it did in orbit, said Bill Gerstenmaier, NASA’s space operations chief.

EL PASO, TX. – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers performing anti-terror inspections at the Paso Del Norte port of entry seized 10.9 pounds of heroin Monday at the Paso Del Norte crossing in downtown El Paso. The seizure is one of the largest in recent history at the El Paso port and almost

EL PASO, TX. – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers performing anti-terror inspections at the Paso Del Norte port of entry seized 10.9 pounds of heroin Monday at the Paso Del Norte crossing in downtown El Paso. The seizure is one of the largest in recent history at the El Paso port and almost

LUMBERTON, TX (AP) – A Lumberton man is accused of burning his girlfriend’s daughter by putting the two-year-old in a clothes dryer — and starting it. Twenty-seven-year-old Bobby Lynn Curtis is charged with injury to a child with serious bodily injury. Curtis, who’s in the Hardin County Jail, faces five to 99 years in prison

LUMBERTON, TX (AP) – A Lumberton man is accused of burning his girlfriend’s daughter by putting the two-year-old in a clothes dryer — and starting it. Twenty-seven-year-old Bobby Lynn Curtis is charged with injury to a child with serious bodily injury. Curtis, who’s in the Hardin County Jail, faces five to 99 years in prison

HORIZON CITY, TX. – A shooting in Horizon City has left one man dead and a woman in criticial condition. It all happened just before midnightTuesdayon the 100 block of Lago Seco. Sheriff’s officials say they foundRogelioandHilda Diazboth shotat the home. They were both rushed to R.E. Thomason Hospital where Rogelio was pronounced dead on

HORIZON CITY, TX. – A shooting in Horizon City has left one man dead and a woman in criticial condition. It all happened just before midnightTuesdayon the 100 block of Lago Seco. Sheriff’s officials say they foundRogelioandHilda Diazboth shotat the home. They were both rushed to R.E. Thomason Hospital where Rogelio was pronounced dead on

EL PASO, TX. – The prosecutionbegins presentingits case Monday morningagainst an El paso man accused of murder. The defense opted to delay their opening statements, but prosecutors wasted no time, describing in the detail, the relationship between Richard Flores and Maria Luisa Corral. They go on to describe Maria Luisa as ‘the perfect victim’ for

EL PASO, TX. – The prosecutionbegins presentingits case Monday morningagainst an El paso man accused of murder. The defense opted to delay their opening statements, but prosecutors wasted no time, describing in the detail, the relationship between Richard Flores and Maria Luisa Corral. They go on to describe Maria Luisa as ‘the perfect victim’ for

EL PASO, TX. – A plan to extend Lee Trevino to cut drive times for many lower valley residents is getting a mixed reaction on El Paso City Council. “I don’t think that’s the whole fix, just part of the solution for congestion in that area, so that people can get through in a timely

EL PASO, TX. – A plan to extend Lee Trevino to cut drive times for many lower valley residents is getting a mixed reaction on El Paso City Council. “I don’t think that’s the whole fix, just part of the solution for congestion in that area, so that people can get through in a timely

HOUSTON, TX.(AP) – Jury selection is under way in Houston for the trial of former Texas Southern University president Priscilla Slade. She’s accused of misspending more than half a million dollars of school money to lavishly furnish and decorate her homes. A pool of 120 people began filling out questionnaires in the case today. The

HOUSTON, TX.(AP) – Jury selection is under way in Houston for the trial of former Texas Southern University president Priscilla Slade. She’s accused of misspending more than half a million dollars of school money to lavishly furnish and decorate her homes. A pool of 120 people began filling out questionnaires in the case today. The