Month: August 2008

EL PASO, Texas — Charles Roark resigned as a member of the El Paso Independent School District Board of Trustees during a board meetingTuesday night, EPISD officials announced Wednesday. In his resignation letter to Board President David Dodge, Roark wrote that he sold his home and referred to district policies that require a trustee to

By MICHAEL GRACZYK Associated Press Writer The infamous “Texas 7” were convicts who broke out of a South Texas prison in 2000. The gang was involved in the slaying of a police officer, then captured in Colorado after six weeks on the run. Here’s a look at the seven, who, except for one who killed

By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON (AP) – Colton Burkhart was just 4 when he swallowed a quarter-sized medallion that nearly took his life. He didn’t choke on it. But the metal trinket from a gumball-type machine contained 39 percent lead, and nearly five years later – after surgery and countless other procedures –

By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON (AP) – Colton Burkhart was just 4 when he swallowed a quarter-sized medallion that nearly took his life. He didn’t choke on it. But the metal trinket from a gumball-type machine contained 39 percent lead, and nearly five years later – after surgery and countless other procedures –

NEW YORK (AP) – Best Buy will start selling the iPhone on September 7th, becoming the first U.S. chain to do so outside of Apple’s and AT&T’s own stores. The announcement expands the availability of Apple’s vaunted phone to 970 full-size stores and 16 smaller Best Buy Mobile stores. It’s also a coup for Richfield,

NEW YORK (AP) – Best Buy will start selling the iPhone on September 7th, becoming the first U.S. chain to do so outside of Apple’s and AT&T’s own stores. The announcement expands the availability of Apple’s vaunted phone to 970 full-size stores and 16 smaller Best Buy Mobile stores. It’s also a coup for Richfield,

By CHRISTOPHER TORCHIA and MATTI FRIEDMAN, Associated Press Writer Russian troops and paramilitaries rolled into the strategic Georgian city of Gori on Wednesday, apparently violating a truce designed to end the conflict that has uprooted tens of thousands and scarred the Georgian landscape. Georgian officials said Gori, a central hub on Georgia’s main east-west highway,

By CHRISTOPHER TORCHIA and MATTI FRIEDMAN, Associated Press Writer Russian troops and paramilitaries rolled into the strategic Georgian city of Gori on Wednesday, apparently violating a truce designed to end the conflict that has uprooted tens of thousands and scarred the Georgian landscape. Georgian officials said Gori, a central hub on Georgia’s main east-west highway,

HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) – Texas tonight executed a man condemned for gunning down two video store workers during a 1994 robbery in Dallas. Leon David Dorsey IV was the seventh prisoner executed this year in the nation’s most active death penalty state. In his final statement, Dorsey said, quote: “I love all y’all. I forgive

HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) – Texas tonight executed a man condemned for gunning down two video store workers during a 1994 robbery in Dallas. Leon David Dorsey IV was the seventh prisoner executed this year in the nation’s most active death penalty state. In his final statement, Dorsey said, quote: “I love all y’all. I forgive

By ABC-7 Reporter Darren Hunt EL PASO — The Stormwater Utility has been under fire since the city created it. Tuesday, itscommercials informing the public of the need for stormwater management came under fire. Gerald Miller, president of El Paso’s New Car Dealers Association, has been extremely critical of the Public Safety Board’s management of

By ABC-7 Reporter Darren Hunt EL PASO — The Stormwater Utility has been under fire since the city created it. Tuesday, itscommercials informing the public of the need for stormwater management came under fire. Gerald Miller, president of El Paso’s New Car Dealers Association, has been extremely critical of the Public Safety Board’s management of

A District official has confirmed that Fabens High School Assistant Principal, Ruben Carrillo was arrested for Driving While Intoxicated over the weekend. Carrillo’s mug shot is on the El Paso Police Department’s website for DWI. According to Fabens superintendent, Poncho Garcia, Carrillo has been working with the district between five and six years. The superintendent

A District official has confirmed that Fabens High School Assistant Principal, Ruben Carrillo was arrested for Driving While Intoxicated over the weekend. Carrillo’s mug shot is on the El Paso Police Department’s website for DWI. According to Fabens superintendent, Poncho Garcia, Carrillo has been working with the district between five and six years. The superintendent

UNDATED (AP) -The Texas Department of Public Safetyconfirmed TuesdayTexas Rangers are investigating about 20 abuse and 50 bigamy cases involving members of a polygamist sect. But Department of Public Safety spokeswoman Tela Mange said it was unclear how many cases ultimately will be pursued. Sect member Willie Jessop had no immediate comment. Rangers are sorting

UNDATED (AP) -The Texas Department of Public Safetyconfirmed TuesdayTexas Rangers are investigating about 20 abuse and 50 bigamy cases involving members of a polygamist sect. But Department of Public Safety spokeswoman Tela Mange said it was unclear how many cases ultimately will be pursued. Sect member Willie Jessop had no immediate comment. Rangers are sorting

(AP) – DPS today confirms Texas Rangers are investigating about 20 abuse and 50 bigamy cases involving members of a polygamist sect. But Department of Public Safety spokeswoman Tela Mange says it unclear how many cases ultimately will be pursued. Sect member Willie Jessop had no immediate comment. Rangers are sorting through documents seized from

(AP) – DPS today confirms Texas Rangers are investigating about 20 abuse and 50 bigamy cases involving members of a polygamist sect. But Department of Public Safety spokeswoman Tela Mange says it unclear how many cases ultimately will be pursued. Sect member Willie Jessop had no immediate comment. Rangers are sorting through documents seized from

By MATTHEW LEE, Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON (AP) – Scrambling to find ways to punish Russia for its invasion of pro-Western Georgia, the United States and its allies are considering expelling Moscow from an exclusive club of wealthy nations and canceling an upcoming joint NATO-Russia military exercise, Bush administration officials said Tuesday. But with little

By MATTHEW LEE, Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON (AP) – Scrambling to find ways to punish Russia for its invasion of pro-Western Georgia, the United States and its allies are considering expelling Moscow from an exclusive club of wealthy nations and canceling an upcoming joint NATO-Russia military exercise, Bush administration officials said Tuesday. But with little

By ROBERT WIELAARD, Associated Press Writer BRUSSELS, Belgium (AP) – The NATO allies supported Georgia in its military confrontation with Russia and said Tuesday the Caucasus nation stays on course to one day join their alliance – a prospect Russia strongly opposes. Meanwhile, Russia’s NATO envoy said it’s time for Georgia to surrender its claim

By ROBERT WIELAARD, Associated Press Writer BRUSSELS, Belgium (AP) – The NATO allies supported Georgia in its military confrontation with Russia and said Tuesday the Caucasus nation stays on course to one day join their alliance – a prospect Russia strongly opposes. Meanwhile, Russia’s NATO envoy said it’s time for Georgia to surrender its claim

By KIMBERLY HEFLING, Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON – The United States has paid $85 billion to contractors in the Iraq theater for work ranging from food service to guarding diplomats, according to a report released Tuesday. The report was prepared by the Congressional Budget Office, and noted that spending for contractors account for about 20

By KIMBERLY HEFLING, Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON – The United States has paid $85 billion to contractors in the Iraq theater for work ranging from food service to guarding diplomats, according to a report released Tuesday. The report was prepared by the Congressional Budget Office, and noted that spending for contractors account for about 20

AUSTIN (AP) – State health officials did not request much new money in the upcoming state budget for the program that insures children from working-poor families because they predict it will barely grow, even as the economy sours and the state population swells. Advocates for low-income families, though, are skeptical that there will be little

AUSTIN (AP) – State health officials did not request much new money in the upcoming state budget for the program that insures children from working-poor families because they predict it will barely grow, even as the economy sours and the state population swells. Advocates for low-income families, though, are skeptical that there will be little

By KIM GAMEL, Associated Press Writer BAGHDAD – A female suicide bomber struck an Iraqi army convoy carrying senior officials Tuesday in Baqouba, killing at least two people, the U.S. military said. It was the second suicide attack by a woman in Diyala’s provincial capital in as many days. The bombing also came a day

By KIM GAMEL, Associated Press Writer BAGHDAD – A female suicide bomber struck an Iraqi army convoy carrying senior officials Tuesday in Baqouba, killing at least two people, the U.S. military said. It was the second suicide attack by a woman in Diyala’s provincial capital in as many days. The bombing also came a day

By MARK SHERMAN, Associated Press Writer NEW YORK – Former Justice Department officials will not face prosecution for letting improper political considerations drive hirings of prosecutors, immigration judges and other career government lawyers, Attorney General Michael Mukasey said Tuesday. Mukasey used his sharpest words yet to criticize the senior leaders who took part in or

By MARK SHERMAN, Associated Press Writer NEW YORK – Former Justice Department officials will not face prosecution for letting improper political considerations drive hirings of prosecutors, immigration judges and other career government lawyers, Attorney General Michael Mukasey said Tuesday. Mukasey used his sharpest words yet to criticize the senior leaders who took part in or