Month: January 2008

By Celina Avila CD. JUAREZ — Escalating violence targeting police officials in Juarez raised concerns for the populace that might end up in the crossfire. Authorities said three high-ranking officials were attacked, two of them killed in just the past two days and that has U.S. authorities worried. Two Juarez municipal police officers were killed

NEW YORK (AP) — A makeshift memorial of flowers and candles grew Wednesday outside the apartment building of Heath Ledger, whose Oscar-winning director in “Brokeback Mountain” called his death a “heartbreaking” ending to a superb acting career and life. An autopsy on the 28-year-old actor was inconclusive, the medical examiner’s office said Wednesday. It will

NEW YORK (AP) — A makeshift memorial of flowers and candles grew Wednesday outside the apartment building of Heath Ledger, whose Oscar-winning director in “Brokeback Mountain” called his death a “heartbreaking” ending to a superb acting career and life. An autopsy on the 28-year-old actor was inconclusive, the medical examiner’s office said Wednesday. It will

By Martin Bartlett EL PASO — Just about a month and a half before voters cast their ballots in Texas, residents can see all manner of signs, posters, billboards and election announcements. With the onslaught of posters and sandwich-boards, analysts suspect a higher than normal turnout for the polls this coming election. UTEP political science

By Martin Bartlett EL PASO — Just about a month and a half before voters cast their ballots in Texas, residents can see all manner of signs, posters, billboards and election announcements. With the onslaught of posters and sandwich-boards, analysts suspect a higher than normal turnout for the polls this coming election. UTEP political science

By Darren Hunt EL PASO — City Council approved $1 million for funding a study into the expansion of the Zaragosa port-of-entry. Council also voted to withhold approval on funding a different study into having a port-of-entry built, somewhere between the Zaragosa bridge and the Bridge of the Americas. A 2006 study by the Metropolitan

By Darren Hunt EL PASO — City Council approved $1 million for funding a study into the expansion of the Zaragosa port-of-entry. Council also voted to withhold approval on funding a different study into having a port-of-entry built, somewhere between the Zaragosa bridge and the Bridge of the Americas. A 2006 study by the Metropolitan

EL PASO — In the face of a weakening economy, the Federal Reserve cut a key interest rate by 3/4 of percentage point, ahead of the January 29 meeting in which analysts predicted the cut. Hoping to stave off a further decline in the markets ahead of the opening bell Tuesday morning, the Fed made

EL PASO — In the face of a weakening economy, the Federal Reserve cut a key interest rate by 3/4 of percentage point, ahead of the January 29 meeting in which analysts predicted the cut. Hoping to stave off a further decline in the markets ahead of the opening bell Tuesday morning, the Fed made

ALAMOGORDO, N.M. (AP) – A woman has died in a mobile home fire in Alamogordo. Alamogordo police Detective Mark Esquero says 38-year-old Amy Mirabel likely died from smoke inhalation. He tells the Alamogordo Daily News that investigators are trying to determine what caused Tuesday’s fire. (Copyright 2008 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)

ALAMOGORDO, N.M. (AP) – A woman has died in a mobile home fire in Alamogordo. Alamogordo police Detective Mark Esquero says 38-year-old Amy Mirabel likely died from smoke inhalation. He tells the Alamogordo Daily News that investigators are trying to determine what caused Tuesday’s fire. (Copyright 2008 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)

STEPHENVILLE, Texas (AP) – No UFO’s after all in Texas. Military officials now say they did have about ten jets on night training flights when dozens of people in Erath County reported seeing weird lights. The January 8th sightings drew international attention as possible UFO activity in the Stephenville area. But Wednesday officials confirm planes

STEPHENVILLE, Texas (AP) – No UFO’s after all in Texas. Military officials now say they did have about ten jets on night training flights when dozens of people in Erath County reported seeing weird lights. The January 8th sightings drew international attention as possible UFO activity in the Stephenville area. But Wednesday officials confirm planes

SANTA FE (AP) – Former state Treasurer Michael Montoya has been sentenced to four years in prison for racketeering for his role in a kickback scheme he testified about in the federal government’s prosecution of ex-Treasurer Robert Vigil. Montoya was sentenced Wednesday in state district court. The state sentence will run concurrently with Montoya’s 40-month

SANTA FE (AP) – Former state Treasurer Michael Montoya has been sentenced to four years in prison for racketeering for his role in a kickback scheme he testified about in the federal government’s prosecution of ex-Treasurer Robert Vigil. Montoya was sentenced Wednesday in state district court. The state sentence will run concurrently with Montoya’s 40-month

McALLEN, Texas (AP) – A former Mexican police commander accused of being a top operative in Mexico’s notorious Gulf drug cartel has been convicted on all charges. Jurors found Carlos Landin Martinez guilty Wednesday in McAllen on 10 counts of drug trafficking, conspiracy and money laundering over alleged cartel activities from 2005 to 2007. Sentencing

McALLEN, Texas (AP) – A former Mexican police commander accused of being a top operative in Mexico’s notorious Gulf drug cartel has been convicted on all charges. Jurors found Carlos Landin Martinez guilty Wednesday in McAllen on 10 counts of drug trafficking, conspiracy and money laundering over alleged cartel activities from 2005 to 2007. Sentencing

By TOM HAYS Associated Press Writer NEW YORK (AP) – Heath Ledger was found dead Tuesday at a downtown Manhattan apartment, naked in bed with sleeping pills nearby, police said. The Australian-born actor was 28. It wasn’t immediately clear if Ledger had committed suicide. He had an appointment for a massage at a residence in

By TOM HAYS Associated Press Writer NEW YORK (AP) – Heath Ledger was found dead Tuesday at a downtown Manhattan apartment, naked in bed with sleeping pills nearby, police said. The Australian-born actor was 28. It wasn’t immediately clear if Ledger had committed suicide. He had an appointment for a massage at a residence in

SILVER CITY, N.M. (AP) – Preliminary research indicates that dust from a dry lake in southeastern Arizona caused milky white rainfall over Grant and Catron counties. The source of the weird rain that fell Jan. 7 is being tracked down by two professors of geology and environmental science at the University of Texas at El

SILVER CITY, N.M. (AP) – Preliminary research indicates that dust from a dry lake in southeastern Arizona caused milky white rainfall over Grant and Catron counties. The source of the weird rain that fell Jan. 7 is being tracked down by two professors of geology and environmental science at the University of Texas at El

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) – A couple are suing a hospital after their stillborn baby’s body was sent with dirty laundry to the cleaners. The Huguley Memorial Medical Center of Fort Worth staff took 19 hours to find the missing body, which was unpreserved and by then had been crushed and disfigured, according to the

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) – A couple are suing a hospital after their stillborn baby’s body was sent with dirty laundry to the cleaners. The Huguley Memorial Medical Center of Fort Worth staff took 19 hours to find the missing body, which was unpreserved and by then had been crushed and disfigured, according to the

By LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON (AP) – The Army is considering a proposal to cut soldiers’ battlefield tours from 15 months to 12 months beginning in August, in a sweeping effort to reduce the stress on a force battered by more than six years at war. The proposal, recommended by U.S. Army

By LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON (AP) – The Army is considering a proposal to cut soldiers’ battlefield tours from 15 months to 12 months beginning in August, in a sweeping effort to reduce the stress on a force battered by more than six years at war. The proposal, recommended by U.S. Army

SAN ANTONIO (AP) – Police said they will seek drug paraphernalia charges punishable by up to a year in jail for three activists who were caught handing out clean syringes in exchange for dirty ones. The members of the nonprofit group Bexar Area Harm Reduction Coalition were cited Jan. 5 when a police officer saw

SAN ANTONIO (AP) – Police said they will seek drug paraphernalia charges punishable by up to a year in jail for three activists who were caught handing out clean syringes in exchange for dirty ones. The members of the nonprofit group Bexar Area Harm Reduction Coalition were cited Jan. 5 when a police officer saw

AUSTIN (AP) – Texas Supreme Court Justice Paul Green has denied an accusation by a judicial watchdog group that he improperly used campaign funds to reimburse his mileage expenses. Texas Watch, a group that monitors the Texas Supreme Court and civil justice issues, filed a complaint Tuesday with the Texas Ethics Commission alleging Green has

EL PASO — Fire officials say the massive centralcity apartment fire looks to have been caused bya child playing with matches. ABC-7 has learned from fire officials that a boy was playing with matches in his mother’s room when a mattress caught fire. Several fire crews were still on the scene Monday morning, making sure

EL PASO — Fire officials say the massive centralcity apartment fire looks to have been caused bya child playing with matches. ABC-7 has learned from fire officials that a boy was playing with matches in his mother’s room when a mattress caught fire. Several fire crews were still on the scene Monday morning, making sure