Month: December 2007

By Doug Wernet LAS CRUCES — Two Las Cruces teens begin a campaign to help raise $1,000,000 for terminally ill patients in their community for the holiday season. Kayla and Navarre Brown produced a video that they shared on the video website ‘YouTube’ to help raise $1,000,000 for the Mesilla Valley Hospice center in Las

By Doug Wernet LAS CRUCES — Two Las Cruces teens begin a campaign to help raise $1,000,000 for terminally ill patients in their community for the holiday season. Kayla and Navarre Brown produced a video that they shared on the video website ‘YouTube’ to help raise $1,000,000 for the Mesilla Valley Hospice center in Las

DECATUR, Georgia. (AP) – Police Monday were investigating reports of shots fired at a suburban Atlanta mall. There were no reports of any injuries. The report of shots fired at The Gallery at South DeKalb, formerly known as the South DeKalb Mall, came in about 12:30 p.m., DeKalb County police spokeswoman Mekka Parish said. She

DECATUR, Georgia. (AP) – Police Monday were investigating reports of shots fired at a suburban Atlanta mall. There were no reports of any injuries. The report of shots fired at The Gallery at South DeKalb, formerly known as the South DeKalb Mall, came in about 12:30 p.m., DeKalb County police spokeswoman Mekka Parish said. She

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) – Andre McGee had 15 points, Earl Clark added 14 and Louisville held off pesky New Mexico State 70-65 on Saturday in the Billy Minardi Classic. The Cardinals (7-3) hardly played their best game, shooting just 37 percent from the field against the Aggies (5-9) in the game named after Louisville coach

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) – Andre McGee had 15 points, Earl Clark added 14 and Louisville held off pesky New Mexico State 70-65 on Saturday in the Billy Minardi Classic. The Cardinals (7-3) hardly played their best game, shooting just 37 percent from the field against the Aggies (5-9) in the game named after Louisville coach

By Rachel Abell EL PASO — Two hundred more families are reunited with loved ones from the 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division who arrived Monday morning at Biggs Army Airfield. One hundred soldiers returned on Saturday. Officials with Fort Bliss said that nearly all 4,000 members of the 4-1 Cav have arrived home,

By Rachel Abell EL PASO — Two hundred more families are reunited with loved ones from the 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division who arrived Monday morning at Biggs Army Airfield. One hundred soldiers returned on Saturday. Officials with Fort Bliss said that nearly all 4,000 members of the 4-1 Cav have arrived home,

AMARILLO, Texas — A 62-year-old man was identified as the person killed in a massive chain-reaction wreck in the Texas Panhandle that left more than a dozen people injured and temporarily shut down Interstate 40. The man, whose name was not being released pending family notification, was an Amarillo resident, police Sgt. Greg Fisher said

AMARILLO, Texas — A 62-year-old man was identified as the person killed in a massive chain-reaction wreck in the Texas Panhandle that left more than a dozen people injured and temporarily shut down Interstate 40. The man, whose name was not being released pending family notification, was an Amarillo resident, police Sgt. Greg Fisher said

EL PASO (AP) – Stefon Jackson scored 33 points, more than half of them at the free-throw line, asUTEP defeated Wyoming 79-73Saturday nightin the championship of the Sun Bowl Tournament. Jackson hit 8-of-14 from the field and 17-of-21 from the free-throw line. Marvin Kilgore added 16 for the Miners (8-2). Only five other players scored

EL PASO (AP) – Stefon Jackson scored 33 points, more than half of them at the free-throw line, asUTEP defeated Wyoming 79-73Saturday nightin the championship of the Sun Bowl Tournament. Jackson hit 8-of-14 from the field and 17-of-21 from the free-throw line. Marvin Kilgore added 16 for the Miners (8-2). Only five other players scored

(AP) — Highways were hazardous for holiday travelers Sunday and thousands of homes and businesses had no electricity in the Midwest as a storm blustered through the region with heavy snow and howling wind. At least nine deaths had been blamed on the storm. Winter storm warnings were posted for parts of Minnesota, Wisconsin and

(AP) — Highways were hazardous for holiday travelers Sunday and thousands of homes and businesses had no electricity in the Midwest as a storm blustered through the region with heavy snow and howling wind. At least nine deaths had been blamed on the storm. Winter storm warnings were posted for parts of Minnesota, Wisconsin and

(AP) — A teenage girl and her boyfriend made brief court appearances Friday on charges of beating her 7-year-old half-sister to death while imitating moves from the “Mortal Kombat” video game. Heather Trujillo, 16, glanced briefly back at her mother after a judge ordered her and Lamar Roberts, 17, to remain in jail under $100,000

(AP) — The church where the tradition of celebrating Christmas on Dec. 25 may have begun was built near a pagan shrine as part of an effort to spread Christianity, a leading Italian scholar says. Italian archaeologists last month unveiled an underground grotto that they believe ancient Romans revered as the place where a wolf

(AP) — A man who tearfully stood before TV cameras and repeatedly denied any involvement in his wife’s disappearance was convicted Friday of killing her. Stephen Grant, 37, was found guilty of second-degree murder in the death of Tara Grant, 34, at the home they shared in the Detroit suburb of Washington Township. Grant displayed

(AP) — A man who tearfully stood before TV cameras and repeatedly denied any involvement in his wife’s disappearance was convicted Friday of killing her. Stephen Grant, 37, was found guilty of second-degree murder in the death of Tara Grant, 34, at the home they shared in the Detroit suburb of Washington Township. Grant displayed

(AP) — A teenage girl and her boyfriend made brief court appearances Friday on charges of beating her 7-year-old half-sister to death while imitating moves from the “Mortal Kombat” video game. Heather Trujillo, 16, glanced briefly back at her mother after a judge ordered her and Lamar Roberts, 17, to remain in jail under $100,000

(AP) — The church where the tradition of celebrating Christmas on Dec. 25 may have begun was built near a pagan shrine as part of an effort to spread Christianity, a leading Italian scholar says. Italian archaeologists last month unveiled an underground grotto that they believe ancient Romans revered as the place where a wolf

(AP) — Latvia’s new government will have its work cut out, reining in the Baltic EU member’s soaring inflation rate, with experts predicting price increases are unlikely to ease until late next year. Prime Minister Ivars Godmanis, who won a confidence vote in parliament Thursday, is well aware of the complex economic cocktail facing his

(AP) — Latvia’s new government will have its work cut out, reining in the Baltic EU member’s soaring inflation rate, with experts predicting price increases are unlikely to ease until late next year. Prime Minister Ivars Godmanis, who won a confidence vote in parliament Thursday, is well aware of the complex economic cocktail facing his

(AP) — Nearly two months without paychecks. Scores of shuttered shows. Thousands out of work. The Hollywood writers strike suggests a bleak Christmas for many in Tinsel Town. But just like a movie script, this story has a twist: many striking writers remain upbeat despite the financial and emotional strains the walkout has brought to

(AP) — Nearly two months without paychecks. Scores of shuttered shows. Thousands out of work. The Hollywood writers strike suggests a bleak Christmas for many in Tinsel Town. But just like a movie script, this story has a twist: many striking writers remain upbeat despite the financial and emotional strains the walkout has brought to

(AP) — The Illinois cornfields whizzing past Mark Hardacre’s view from the Amtrak cafe car had nothing on the memorable splendor the Australian had already taken in on his trans-America adventure – the Pacific Ocean so vast and blue off California’s coast. The emerald green of the Northwest forests. The majesty of the snowcapped Rockies.

(AP) — The Illinois cornfields whizzing past Mark Hardacre’s view from the Amtrak cafe car had nothing on the memorable splendor the Australian had already taken in on his trans-America adventure – the Pacific Ocean so vast and blue off California’s coast. The emerald green of the Northwest forests. The majesty of the snowcapped Rockies.

(AP) — Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp (NWSa.N) will sell eight U.S. television stations to private equity firm Oak Hill Partners for about $1.1 billion. News Corp said in a statement on Saturday the deal was expected to close in the third calendar quarter of next year. The sale of the Fox affiliate stations in small

(AP) — Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp (NWSa.N) will sell eight U.S. television stations to private equity firm Oak Hill Partners for about $1.1 billion. News Corp said in a statement on Saturday the deal was expected to close in the third calendar quarter of next year. The sale of the Fox affiliate stations in small

(AP) — A military working dog wounded in Iraq during a rocket attack that killed its Marine handler was adopted Friday by the slain Marine’s family. Cpl. Dustin Lee’s family planned to take home the bomb-sniffing dog – named Lex – on Saturday after the 8-year-old German shepherd was granted early retirement. It was the

(AP) — A military working dog wounded in Iraq during a rocket attack that killed its Marine handler was adopted Friday by the slain Marine’s family. Cpl. Dustin Lee’s family planned to take home the bomb-sniffing dog – named Lex – on Saturday after the 8-year-old German shepherd was granted early retirement. It was the