Teens shot on Good Friday pilgrimage route near Chimayo
Two 17 year old pilgrims Richard Martinez of Alcalde and Karen Castanon were found murdered along the El Santuario de Chimayo route in New Mexico. Police investigated as homicides with no suspects. Pilgrims were diverted while authorities cleared the scene. The annual Holy Week trek draws tens of thousands to the shrine.
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Chimayo
N.M
Carlos Maldonado
Richard Martinez
Alcalde
Santa Fe
Karen Castanon
Martinez
Los Alamos High School
Rayleen Ross-Weaver
el Santuario de Chimayo
Fifth graders view virtual panda visit from Zoo Atlanta
Elizabeth Mota’s Lonnie Green Elementary class toured Zoo Atlanta from Del Rio via teleconferencing in a Technology in Education grant aided program. The session let students watch pandas at lunch and interact one on one with Zoo Atlanta’s Scott Paul as Region XV districts showcased the setup at a video event.
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Elizabeth Mota
Lonnie Green Elementary
Zoo
San Felipe del Rio Consolidated School
Zoo Atlanta
Scott Paul
Wourtesy
North Heights Elementary
Atlanta Zoo
del Rio
Amezcua
Jimenez
Car pushed into train kills girlfriend and two children
Carlos Angel Diaz Santiago, 22, is charged with murder after allegedly pushing Candace Wertz's car onto railroad tracks during a chase near Sinkin g Spring Pennsylvania. Wertz, her friend Cynthia Jacques, and Wertz's two year old son Allissa died in the crash.
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Sinking Spring
Edward Snyder
Carlos Angel Diaz Santiago
Candace Wertz
Philadelphia
Santiago
Norfolk Southern
Wertz
John Michael Cortez
Cynthia Jacques
Allissa
Salinas kin sees PAN bid for Mexican presidency
Raul Salinas Lozano, father of ex president Carlos Salinas de Gortari, told Reforma that center-right PAN candidate Vicente Fox could win the July 2 election. He endorsed Fox as capable, while noting rival Labastida retains support from the PRI. He also said Carlos Salinas plans a vacation and return to Mexico.
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Mexico City
Carlos Salinas de Gortari
Mexico
National Action Party
PAN
Vicente Fox
Raul Salinas Lozano
Reforma
Salinas
Institutional Revolutionary Party
PRI
Francisco Labastida
Fox
Paign
Labastida
Carlos Salinas
Del Rio and Val Verde County Win TDHCA Grants Over 900K
The City of Del Rio and Val Verde County receive 472041 and 437300 respectively from TDHCA in the 1999 2000 Community Development Program funds. Spofford Kinney County 119742 Kinney County 113611 Eagle Pass 800000 are also listed among Texas recipients. Daisy Stiner TDHCA executive director notes 220 grants support low and moderate income communities. The awards come from the Housing Rehabilitation Fund and related TDHCA programs.
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Val Verde
Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs
TDHCA
George W. Bush
Texas
City of
Val Verde County
Spofford
Kinney County
Eagle Pass
Daisy Stiner
Community Development Fund
Housing Rehabilitation Fund
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Wanda Holik
Wall Independent
San Angelo
Lee Pandas
Feees Nmnbens
U.S. Border Patrol
del Rio Border
Michael Johnson
Drue Duncan
Duncan
Akeroyd
Dawson
Berg
Johnson
Moses
Allen
Pa.c
Mike Johnson Jr
Riata
Dell
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