Month: September 2007

LAS CRUCES, N.M. – Some Las Cruces children playing near an irrigation canal in the southern part of the city made a startling discovery Tuesday afternoon when they saw what was believed to be a 3-foot-long alligator. Animal Control officers responded to the area near the 100 block of Turquoise Ave. shortly after 3 p.m.

LAS CRUCES, N.M. – Some Las Cruces children playing near an irrigation canal in the southern part of the city made a startling discovery Tuesday afternoon when they saw what was believed to be a 3-foot-long alligator. Animal Control officers responded to the area near the 100 block of Turquoise Ave. shortly after 3 p.m.

COLLEGE STATION, TX. (AP) – College Station resident Ron Schorn is the quintessential Cubs fan – he’s been there for the bad, the worse and the downright ugly – and yet through it all he remains true to Wrigley Field. So true that Schorn is serving as the face of Cubs fans around the world

COLLEGE STATION, TX. (AP) – College Station resident Ron Schorn is the quintessential Cubs fan – he’s been there for the bad, the worse and the downright ugly – and yet through it all he remains true to Wrigley Field. So true that Schorn is serving as the face of Cubs fans around the world

AUSTIN, TX.(AP) – Gov. Rick Perry and wife, Anita, will move out of the 150-year-old Governor’s Mansion next month and into a three-story, limestone home with four bedrooms, a heated pool and an outdoor cabana. The state will pony up $9,900-a-month in rent for at least a year while the Governor’s Mansion undergoes renovations starting

AUSTIN, TX.(AP) – Gov. Rick Perry and wife, Anita, will move out of the 150-year-old Governor’s Mansion next month and into a three-story, limestone home with four bedrooms, a heated pool and an outdoor cabana. The state will pony up $9,900-a-month in rent for at least a year while the Governor’s Mansion undergoes renovations starting

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) – The bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of the Rio Grande is asking the House of Bishops to allow him to resign, and an Episcopalian publication said he will become a Roman Catholic. The Rt. Rev. Jeffrey N. Steenson said in a Sept. 21 letter to clergy that his conscience is “deeply

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) – The bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of the Rio Grande is asking the House of Bishops to allow him to resign, and an Episcopalian publication said he will become a Roman Catholic. The Rt. Rev. Jeffrey N. Steenson said in a Sept. 21 letter to clergy that his conscience is “deeply

EL PASO, TX. – On Tuesday, September 18th, 2007 investigators with the Fire Marshals Office arrested 17-year-oldMatthew Wayne Hogueand took into custody another 16-year-oldmale juvenilefor the playground fire that occurred at Edgemere Elementary School located at 10300 Edgemere in east El Paso. The fire, which took place on Saturday September 15th 2007 at approximately8:57 p.m.

EL PASO, TX. – On Tuesday, September 18th, 2007 investigators with the Fire Marshals Office arrested 17-year-oldMatthew Wayne Hogueand took into custody another 16-year-oldmale juvenilefor the playground fire that occurred at Edgemere Elementary School located at 10300 Edgemere in east El Paso. The fire, which took place on Saturday September 15th 2007 at approximately8:57 p.m.

EL PASO, TX. – A man is rushed to the hospitalTuesday morning after he crashes his motorcycle. It happened just after 11:30Monday night at Interstate-10 West and Westway. Sheriff’s officials would not give anyinformation on the crash, saying only that it involved a motorcycle. Life Ambulance tellsABC-7 they transported one person in serious condition. This

EL PASO, TX. – A man is rushed to the hospitalTuesday morning after he crashes his motorcycle. It happened just after 11:30Monday night at Interstate-10 West and Westway. Sheriff’s officials would not give anyinformation on the crash, saying only that it involved a motorcycle. Life Ambulance tellsABC-7 they transported one person in serious condition. This

WASHINGTON – A U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Air Interdiction Agent (Pilot Trainee) died while performing training as a result of an aircraft crash that occurred Monday at approximately 12:40 p.m. EDT at Moriarty Airport, near Albuquerque, N.M. The Air Interdiction Officer who died in the crash is Julio E. Baray. He is survived

WASHINGTON – A U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Air Interdiction Agent (Pilot Trainee) died while performing training as a result of an aircraft crash that occurred Monday at approximately 12:40 p.m. EDT at Moriarty Airport, near Albuquerque, N.M. The Air Interdiction Officer who died in the crash is Julio E. Baray. He is survived

UNITED NATIONS (AP) – Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad announced Tuesday that “the nuclear issue of Iran is now closed,” and indicated that Tehran will disregard U.N. Security Council resolutions imposed by “arrogant powers” and demanding suspension of its uranium enrichment. Instead, he said, Iran has decided to pursue the monitoring of its nuclear program “through

UNITED NATIONS (AP) – Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad announced Tuesday that “the nuclear issue of Iran is now closed,” and indicated that Tehran will disregard U.N. Security Council resolutions imposed by “arrogant powers” and demanding suspension of its uranium enrichment. Instead, he said, Iran has decided to pursue the monitoring of its nuclear program “through

EL PASO, TX – The Ysleta Independent School District (YISD) will release all students early on Wednesday, September 26, 2007. The move was approved by the school district’s Board of Trustees to create time for all faculty and staff to focus on Professional Development. All district schools will follow the following schedule Wednesday: Elementary Early

EL PASO, TX – The Ysleta Independent School District (YISD) will release all students early on Wednesday, September 26, 2007. The move was approved by the school district’s Board of Trustees to create time for all faculty and staff to focus on Professional Development. All district schools will follow the following schedule Wednesday: Elementary Early

SAN ANTONIO, TX.(AP) – Clear Channel Communications Inc. shareholders approved on Tuesday a $19.5 billion buyout of the nation’s biggest radio station operator, more than 10 months after the deal was proposed. The offer from a private equity group led by Thomas H. Lee Partners LP and Bain Capital Partners LLC was first announced in

SAN ANTONIO, TX.(AP) – Clear Channel Communications Inc. shareholders approved on Tuesday a $19.5 billion buyout of the nation’s biggest radio station operator, more than 10 months after the deal was proposed. The offer from a private equity group led by Thomas H. Lee Partners LP and Bain Capital Partners LLC was first announced in

TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES, N.M. – A Truth or Consequences woman is brutally beaten and left for dead. Now her daughter is asking for help to find the man she says is responsible; Truth or Consequences Police say Peggy Hamilton’s live-in boyfriend, 31-year-old Phillip Richardson attacked her in the middle of the night, tied her up,

TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES, N.M. – A Truth or Consequences woman is brutally beaten and left for dead. Now her daughter is asking for help to find the man she says is responsible; Truth or Consequences Police say Peggy Hamilton’s live-in boyfriend, 31-year-old Phillip Richardson attacked her in the middle of the night, tied her up,

HUNTSVILLE, TX. (AP) – Two inmates working in a prison field overpowered a female guard Monday and killed her when they ran her over in a stolen pickup truck as they fled, prison officials said. One of the prisoners, John Ray Falk, was recaptured within the hour. The second, Jerry Martin, was found several hours

HUNTSVILLE, TX. (AP) – Two inmates working in a prison field overpowered a female guard Monday and killed her when they ran her over in a stolen pickup truck as they fled, prison officials said. One of the prisoners, John Ray Falk, was recaptured within the hour. The second, Jerry Martin, was found several hours

EL PASO, TX. – There are some questions this Tuesday about the wayEPISD trustees will appoint two people to fill the two empty seats on the board. The appointment process, according to school board officials, is supposed to consider a recommendation provided by a third party committee. But the person appointed to head that committee

EL PASO, TX. – There are some questions this Tuesday about the wayEPISD trustees will appoint two people to fill the two empty seats on the board. The appointment process, according to school board officials, is supposed to consider a recommendation provided by a third party committee. But the person appointed to head that committee

ST. GEORGE, UT. (AP) – The leader of a polygamous sect has been convicted of being an accomplice to rape for performing a marriage between a 19-year-old man and a 14-year-old girl. Warren Jeffs could get life in prison after a trial that threw a spotlight on a renegade community along the Arizona-Utah line. Jeffs

ST. GEORGE, UT. (AP) – The leader of a polygamous sect has been convicted of being an accomplice to rape for performing a marriage between a 19-year-old man and a 14-year-old girl. Warren Jeffs could get life in prison after a trial that threw a spotlight on a renegade community along the Arizona-Utah line. Jeffs

MEMPHIS, TN. (AP) – The FAA has allowed flights to resume at airports inside a 250-mile radius served by a regional air traffic control center in Memphis, Tennessee. Air-traffic control centers in adjacent regions handled flights that were already in the air when the communications problem in Memphis was discovered, and being fixed. The Federal

MEMPHIS, TN. (AP) – The FAA has allowed flights to resume at airports inside a 250-mile radius served by a regional air traffic control center in Memphis, Tennessee. Air-traffic control centers in adjacent regions handled flights that were already in the air when the communications problem in Memphis was discovered, and being fixed. The Federal