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Was TWA Flight 800 crash accidental
Skeptics who have long theorized that TWA Flight 800 was brought down by sinister forces will get a fresh surge of energy when a new documentary attempts to disprove that the 1996 crash was ...
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Vote on house for homeless sparks City Hall tussle battery charge
LAS CRUCES - A Las Cruces woman, admittedly upset by a City Council decision Monday that didn't go the way she had hoped, has been charged by city police for battery, after allegedly grabbing another woman outside of Council Chambers at City Hall.A draft report filed Tuesday with the Las Cruces Police Department said Rosella Romero, who lives in the 400 block of College Avenue, was issued a ...
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Fire Department to test new two-man squad unit with ambulance
LAS CRUCES - Remember the old "Emergency" television program during the 1970s, where two Los Angeles firemen responded to an assortment of situations where paramedics or assistance to the public was needed.Much of that will soon become reality in Las Cruces as the city Fire Department prepares to begin a six-month pilot program of using a squad unit. City Council approval, and ...
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Mosquitoes West Nile virus still a risk in drought officials say
LAS CRUCES - Mosquito activity in Doña Ana County is low so far this year, thanks to an ongoing drought, county personnel said Tuesday.But that's no reason for residents to let down their guard about mosquito bites and the accompanying risk for West Nile virus cases in humans, they said.At issue is that river-water irrigation started this month, opening the door for mosquito-breeding ...
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LCPD blotter
June 16• DWI was reported at 12:16 a.m. at Gas Line Road and Central Avenue.• A noise disturbance was reported at 12:53 a.m. in the 2200 block of Doña Ana Road.•An in-progress domestic disturbance was reported at 2:38 a.m. at Rio Grande Street and Arizona Avenue.• Vandalism was reported at 2:50 a.m. in the 3100 block of Hillrise Drive.• A car crash was reported at ...
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Lynn Middle School Principal Davis to take over at San Andres High
LAS CRUCES - A new principal will take the helm at San Andres High School as the Las Cruces school district restructures its lone alternative high school.Current Lynn Middle School Principal Kathie Davis will lead San Andres beginning July 1, while current Principal Joy Walkey has yet to be reassigned.The change comes as San Andres struggles to raise low four-year graduation rates and attendance ...
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Man grandson allege improper search in lawsuit against county
LAS CRUCES - A man and his young grandson have filed a lawsuit in Las Cruces federal court, alleging Doña Ana County Sheriff's deputies violated their civil rights by unjustly ordering them out of a vehicle at gunpoint and searching them.In an amended complaint filed last week, Mike Castro contends he and his then-8-year-old grandson went out rabbit hunting - Castro had no weapons, ...
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Arrey man accused of smuggling 122 pounds of marijuana
EL PASO - A 57-year-old man from Arrey, located in southern Sierra County, was arrested Saturday evening on narcotics-smuggling charges, the largest of seven marijuana seizures over the weekend by U.S. port of entry agents. Sergio Morales Vazquez of Arrey, was arrested after about 122 pounds of marijuana were discovered in the gas tank of the 1997 Chevrolet Astro van he was driving into the ...
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Economic Development Commission to meet here
LAS CRUCES - The New Mexico Economic Development Commission will meet July 8 in Las Cruces at the New Mexico State University campus in the Business Complex Building, Room 247. The July meeting will be the first of several sessions during which the Commission will conduct its work to complete the Five Year Strategic Plan.The morning session will have a general business meeting of the Commission ...
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Take advantage of the $1 tire disposal
In an effort to help curb illegal dumping of tires and put them in their proper place, the South Central Solid Waste Authority is now charging only $1 (plus tax) per passenger tire that is brought in to the Amador Avenue Recycling Center and Transfer Station at 2865 W. Amador Ave. A passenger tire is 16 inches or smaller. Larger tires - truck tires, semi-tractor tires, tractor tires - can be ...
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Local officials applaud Supreme Court ruling on search warrants
LAS CRUCES - A recent decision by the state Supreme Court could accelerate some criminal investigations, a prospect that has many local law enforcement officials smiling."I think it's a good thing," said New Mexico State Police Capt. Rich Libicer.New Mexico's five Supreme Court justices determined unanimously last week that judges can authorize search warrants by telephone, ...
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Armstrong Road to close for repair
LAS CRUCES - Doña Ana County Roads Department crews will close a portion of Armstrong Road from Doña Ana Road to El Camino real to replace pavement. The closure will begin Wednesday and will continue for approximately two weeks. Access will be provided for local traffic. Warning signs and detours will be posted. Motorists are advised to slow down and expect delays in the ...
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Cool off at Yappy Hour Wednesday
LAS CRUCES - Yappy Hour is 6 - 8 p.m. Wednesday at St. Clair Winery & Bistro, 1720 Avenida de Mesilla. Enjoy the outdoor patio and shaded grass lawn with your well-behaved, leashed pooch. Goodies galore, including cool summer ice pops for the pooches. Food and drink, including beer and wine, available from the menu. It's Smokee the Singing Chihuahua's birthday, so there'll be ...
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Police ID stabbing victim search continues for suspect
Police are still looking for 33 year-old Ricardo Villanueva-Cordova in connection to a fatal stabbing at an Albuquerque gas station. Police said Villanueva-Cordova stabbed 27 year-old Michael Sanchez several times, and it was all over Sanchez complaining about Villanueva-Cordova’s barking dog. Police said it all started early Tuesday morning, when Sanchez went to the ...
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700 allowed home as N. Calif. wildfire slows
MARIPOSA, Calif. -; Nearly half the people who had to evacuate their Northern California homes are being allowed to return as firefighters catch up with a wildfire near the main route into Yosemite National ...
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Ex-mobster tells of Bulger gangs killings
"You killed friends?" Bulger attorney Hank Brennan shot. "Yes," replied prosecution witness John Martorano. "Families?" "Yes." "Strangers?" "Yes." "Innocent people?" "Yes," said Martorano, who has admitted to 20 murders and who earlier served 12 years in prison on a government deal for his cooperation in the case ...
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Judge rejects witness in ex-cops trial
BERNALILLO, N.M. (KRQE) - A long, contentious and at times bizarre day in the Levi Chavez trial ended with the judge ruling a state's witness can't be called by the prosecution to testify. The problem that led to two days of hearings with the jury absent in the murder trial of the former APD cop centered around a revelation over the weekend by New Mexico Insurance Fraud Bureau ...
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Boy recovering from hammer attack
ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) - The man accused of attacking a 3-year old boy with a hammer has a criminal history showing the attack is not the first time he's randomly hurt someone. Clayton Senn, 36, had his first court hearing on Tuesday. Senn is charged aggravated battery with great bodily harm and two counts of aggravated assault. Albuquerque police say Senn hit the boy in the head with a hammer ...
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Judge decides not to grant dismissal in Levi Chavez case
TENSE MOMENTS IN THE COURTROOM, AS THE DEFENSE ATTORNEY FOR LEVI CHAVEZ PUSHES FOR A MISTRIAL. BUT THAT'S NOT ALL. ACTION 7 NEWS REPORTER ANNA VELASQUEZ IS LIVE WITH DETAILS . DAVID SERNA NOT ONLY WANTED A MISTRIAL HE DIDN'T WANT THE STATE TO BE ABLE TO RE-TRY LEVI CHAVEZ UNDER DOUBLE JEOPARDY THIS ALL STEMMED FROM HIS EMERGENCY MOTION AND THIS HEARING TOOK ALL DAY HE SAYS THE STATE ...
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Polygraph ruling may stall murder trial
ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) - The trial of a man accused of killing an Albuquerque couple in 2005 Albuquerque was finally set to start Thursday. Now there could be another delay. Ronald Santiago allegedly shot John and Bernadette Ohlemacher in their Paradise Hills home in because they discovered he stole from them. The case has been tied up for years by challenges to the police search of Santiago's ...
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DA discusses double-murder case
HIGHEST COURT TO MAKE A KEY DECISION IN A DOUBLE MURDER CASE.. THE D.A. IS SPEAKING FOR THE FIRST TIME. AT THE CENTER OF THE DEBATE-- A POLYGRAPH TEST TAKEN BY THE DAUGHTER OF THE MURDERED COUPLE. AND TONIGHT THE D-A- SAYS, IF THE LIE DETECTOR IS ALLOWED IN COURT, THE JURY MAY NOT FIND THE TRUTH. ACTION 7 NEWS ANCHOR TANYA MENDIS JOINS US LIVE FROM DOWNTOWN ALBUQUERQUE WITH THE DETAILS. THESE ...
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Packards in Santa Fe set to close this year
A world-famous business on Santa Fe’s historic plaza will say "adios" and ride off into the sunset after this summer’s tourist season. Packard’s – in business on the plaza since 1944 – will close its doors for keeps. The store is legendary for its Native American arts and crafts. It caters to an upscale market – movie stars and oil sheiks and ...
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20-year-old from NM missing in Chicago
Family members of Austin Hudson-Lapore said he vanished last week during a powerful storm in the Chicago area. They are reviewing surveillance video from restaurants, bars and shops near Lake Michigan in hopes of catching a glimpse of him. Hudson-Lapore is an Albuquerque Academy graduate and is now a student at the University of Chicago. He's a third-year biochemistry major. He was last ...
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4 On Your Side looks at the man behind hammer attack
It’s a case that makes you question the condition of mental health care in New Mexico. Clayton Senn has a long history of mental problems. He has been arrested for randomly attacking strangers in the past, one time stabbing a man near his groin. Last year, he somehow got stuck in the marsh in the bosque for three days in the cold, resulting in both feet being amputated. 4 On Your ...
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Man accused in hammer attack has criminal past
THREE YEAR OLD WITH A HAMMER IN A GROCERY STORE.. DECIDES NOT TO FACE A JUDGE TODAY. CLAYTON SENN IS ACCUSED OF THE ATTACK AT THE SMITH'S ON MCMAHON AND GOLF COURSE YESTERDAY. AND TONIGHT, ACTION 7 NEWS ANCHOR TANYA MENDIS HAS LEARNED, THIS ISN'T HIS FIRST VIOLENT ENCOUNTER. SHE JOINS US LIVE FROM METRO COURT WITH DETAILS. CLAYTON SENN IS STILL LOCKED UP TONIGHT, BUT DECIDED TO HAVE ...
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New Mexico's ancient feud between Billy the Kid and Pat Garret continues
Billy the Kid is one of the most notorious gangsters of all time and a legend for those who lament the abuse of authority and corruption that was prevalent in the frontier lands of American during the time, while others dismiss him as nothing more than a glorified gangster. Governor Richardson’s consideration of a pardon then, is highly contentious.
With Governor Richardson giving serious consideration to pardoning Billy the Kid, arguably the most notorious of all outlaws, we thought it would be helpful to provide some context to the story of Billy the Kid, who even now continues to capture New Mexico news headlines. Read more
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