DNA breakthrough leads to arrest in Green River killings
Gary Ridgway, a 52 year old Auburn resident long suspected in the Green River serial slayings, was arrested after DNA evidence linked him to three victims. Prosecutors say advancements in DNA finally allowed charges for murders in 1982 to 1984 across Washington and Oregon.
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Gary Leon Ridgway
Ridgway
Green River
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King County
Norm Maleng
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Local Leaders Push Firms to Relocate to Roswell
Owen praised Dr. Travis Kirkland head of the Chaves County Economic Foundation for leading outreach to regional and national companies. He recalled discussions with New Mexico Economic Development Director John Garcia who outlined essential traits of an economic developer and described Kirkland.
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Owen
Travis Kirkland
Chaves County
Remains of two Special Forces soldiers arrive in Germany
The remains of two Army Green Beret soldiers killed in Afghanistan by a mistaken U S bomb arrived at Ramstein Air Base in Germany late Thursday. A wounded soldier had earlier undergone hours of surgery at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center as a 40 member detail paid honors to three coffins.
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Afghanistan
U.S
Army
Navy
U.S. Military
Daniel Peaithory
Marines in Southern Afghanistan on alert after hostile probing
U S Marines at Camp Rhino in southern Afghanistan went on high alert after a credible threat and mortar fire. An UH-1N Huey crashed near the airstrip with two minor injuries. officials believe the incident was not caused by enemy fire. Journalists observed activity as reconnaissance vehicles searched the desert perimeter.
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Stewart Upton
David T. Romley
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Owen lauds Kirkland as tireless, ready to aid Roswell schools
Owen praised Kirkland as a tireless, organized worker who will serve Chaves County and Roswell. He offered to use his office to assist Roswell Independent School District with superintendent searches, potential closures, and another mill levy, noting he would tread softly to avoid meddling.
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Kirkland
Chaves County
Roswell
Chaves County Development Foundation
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Kalamazoo Native in World War II Diary Remembers Pearl Harbor
Fry, born in Kalamazoo, enlisted in 1940 at 24 and served in Hawaii for 18 months. His diary from December recalls chaotic days after the attack with his mother letter noting health and sleep needs and a line about Hell being “poppin’ Sunday AM.”
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