Ecuador jetliner crashes near Ipiales in foggy Andes
An Ecuadorian Boeing 727 operated by TAME with 94 aboard including seven children crashed in the fogbound Andes near Ipiales on the Colombian border while en route from Quito to Tulcán. Rescue teams faced access delays as Colombia and Ecuador coordinate search efforts.
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Ecuador
Colombia
Andes
Tulcan
Ipiales
Toa Quirola
Diego Vallejo
Red Cross
Vallejo
Juan Carlos Velez
Angela Rodriguez
Fire erupts at Armstrong Construction maintenance building
At 3:56 p.m. Monday a structure fire at Armstrong Construction property at 3300 S Sunset Ave prompted a high alert response by Roswell Fire Department. Fire chief Louis Jones said the wood and steel building housed several steel drums with flammable material and two 500 gallon propane and diesel tanks nearby. Fire units included four engines, one ladder truck, three pump trucks and one rescue unit. police directed traffic with motorcycle and car units.
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Louis Jones
Armstrong Construction Company
S. Sunset Ave
Armstrong Construction
Jones
New Mexico House Approves Nearly 3.9 Billion Budget Plan
The New Mexico House approved a 3.9 billion dollar budget, funding public education and other programs with general funds up 0.9 percent, and tapping tobacco settlement revenues. The plan relies on savings and Medicaid growth, sparking a potential clash with Gov. Gary Johnson over health program costs.
Highlights of House budget proposition
The House budget proposes 3.9 billion in general fund spending for the new fiscal year starting July 1, up 0.9 percent. Education would receive 1.8 billion, with total education spending up about 1 percent. No state salary increases are funded, but local boards may raise salaries with district funds. Colleges and universities would get 601 million, with a 2.5 percent tuition hike expected. Reserve funds total about 362 million, about 9.3 percent of spending, with options to dip to 5 percent for capital projects.
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Department of Finance and Administration
Gary Johnson
Johnson
House
Dave Miller
Miller
Coll
New Mexico
Department of Education
Chance
Florida
Roswell
Chance Seeks Roswell City Council Ward III Seat
R Myrline Chance 41 seeks Roswell Ward III seat challenging incumbent Judy Stubbs. She emphasizes Roswell’s size and location as assets, pledging economic growth through vocational programs at ENMU Roswell, business incentives, school improvements, and competitive police pay.
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R. Myrline Chance
Chance
Judy Stubbs
Eastern New Mexico University
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