Rios moved from hospital to rehabilitation center recovery update
U S Customs Del Rio director Ralph Sinclair said Officer Rick Rios left University Hospital for Riosa Rehabilitation Center in San Antonio. He remains unconscious yet responsive to therapy, having lost a leg and multiple other injuries, with a lengthy recovery ahead and a benefit barbecue planned for August 11 at Brown Automotive.
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U.S. Customs Service
del Rio
Ralph Sinclair
Rick Rios
University Hospital
Riosa Rehabilitation Center
San Antonio
Sinclair
Rios
Brown Automotive
Grand jury indicts Avalos Reymundo Avalos I
A federal grand jury indicted Avalos on four counts including attempted murder and two counts of aggravated assault on a federal officer in connection with a high speed chase to Mexico on June 30. He allegedly stole a Del Rio Police patrol unit, struck Officer Rick Rios, and fled to the international toll bridge before surrendering in Mexico. Rios suffered multiple injuries and is treated for head and limb injuries. The case, investigated by Customs and prosecuted by U.S. attorneys, could carry up to 40 years in prison if convicted.
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Reymundo Avalos I
U.S. Customs Service
Rick Rios
Mexico
Avalos
Bodi
del Rio
63Rd
Fred Hernandez
Hernandez
U.S
Alia Moses Ludlum
United States
Reymundo Avalos
FBI
Anna Martinez
del’ Rio
Holt Street
U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service
Wackenhut Correctional Corp
Department of Justice
United States Customs Service
Robert Cadena
Robert Atrambide
Sam Ponder
Del Rio Accepts State Grant for Trail After Rift
Del Rio City Council voted 5-2 to accept a 519,648 federal grant via TxDOT for the hike and bike trail construction. The trail will run chiefly between railroad tracks and Ogden Street, ending at the Regional Intermodal Center near Main and Ogden. Questions focused on distance from tracks, safety, and city match of about 130,000 while rail line contact drew no response from Union Pacific.
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del Rio
Texas Department of Transportation
Txdot
Pat Cole
Claudio Sotelo
Rene “Reno” Luna
Rudy Chapa
Otila Gonzalez
Moore Park
Ogden Street
Ogden
South Main
Gonzalez
Cole
Luna
Chapa
Dora G. Alcala
Sotelo
Roland Solis
Sepeda
Solis
Roosevelt Park
Robert Garza
Castillo
Garza
Union Pacific
Traficant Expelled from the House in 420 to 1 Vote
Ohio Representative James Traficant was expelled from Congress by a 420 to 1 vote, ending nearly two decades in the House. The 61 year old Democrat faced sentencing for 10 counts of bribery, racketeering, and tax evasion and warned he could go to jail as prosecutors seek custody.
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Ashington
Ohio
James Traficant
Capitol
Pin
Gary Condit
D-Calif
Condit
Chandra Levy
Traficant
FBI
Internal Revenue “Service
Kenneth Lambert
Capitol Hill
Washington
Congress
House of Representatives
Woman charged in Sequoia wildfire
A Bakersfield camper, Peri Van Brunt, 45, was arrested on felony charges for allegedly starting a wildfire that scorched about 55,000 acres in Sequoia National Park. Authorities say a campfire blown out of control sparked the blaze after she fled Roads End Lodge in Johnsondale, with winds fanning the flames as the lodge burned.
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Kernville
Calif
Sequoia National Park
Peri van Brunt
U.S
Fresno
Jim Paxon
van Brunt
Bakersfield
Roads End Lodge
Johnsondale
Forest Service
Brian Adams
Marcia
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Martha Sepeda
Neve
Newe-Herald
Brian Argabright
Pete Gallego
Sul Ross State University
Rio Grande College
Wildcat Drive
R. Vic Morgan
del Rio New Herald
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