Alamogordo News

Dr. Ferial Abood, who became a U.S. citizen on Nov. 13, joins other anti-health care reform demonstrators during a protest Saturday afternoon at Gerald Champion Regional Medical Center.

Students, left to right, Kirsten Stave, Madison Burns and Francesca Larson watch teacher John Vlaun pour vinegar over a chemical concoction in the process of making black powder in his advanced chemistry class.

Wednesday, Nov. 18 Day shift Marcus Bryant, 22, of the 2000 block of Los Robles, was issued a citation for alleged shoplifting after he allegedly attempted to conceal merchandise from Walmart to avoid paying for it.

Valente A. Hernandez Jr. sits with his attorney, public defender James Walker, in District Judge Sandra Grisham's courtroom during a hearing for a criminal sexual penetration trial against him Sept.

WASHINGTON The U.S. Department of Transportation is renewing New Mexico Airlines' contract to provide commercial air service to the Alamogordo-Holloman Air Force Base area, according to a release from U.S. Senator Jeff Bingaman's office.

Tuesday, Nov. 17 Day shift Ramon Colorado, 20, of the 20 block of Forsythe, was arrested on a Municipal Court warrant for alleged failure to appear or pay citations.

It's never brought up at the family dinner table or even mentioned in polite conversation, but suicide is the 11th leading cause of death among Americans and New Mexico ranks fifth among states in suicides.

A resident on the 2100 block of North Florida reported that sometime between 7 p.m. Nov.

An Alamogordo man accused of hitting another man with a baseball bat over money has been arrested.

Alamogordo man arrested after baseball-bat beating Eds: APNewsNow. ALAMOGORDO, N.M. An Alamogordo man accused of hitting another man with a baseball bat over money has been arrested.

A 24-year-old Alamogordo man is being held in the Otero County Detention Center on a $56,000 no-10 percent bail bond after Department of Public Safety Narcotics Unit agents seized about 1.8 pounds of cocaine from his home Friday, an ADPS Narcotics Unit spokesman said.

Stephen Sears-Beck, 20, of the 500 block of U.S. Highway 70, was issued a citation Nov.

Officers investigating a suspicious activity call charged the following people after they allegedly attempted to flee from officers and were found with various illegal items on their person: * A 16-year-old male was referred to the Juvenile Probation and Parole Office for alleged possession of marijuana and resisting/obstructing an officer.

Bus service for about 300 to 400 disabled people in Alamogordo has been temporarily suspended after vandals damaged six buses.

Loan and grant money will be used to improve a rural water system that has 25 customers south of Alamogordo.

Arthur Price, 41, of the 800 block of Arapaho, was arrested on a Municipal Court warrant for alleged failure to pay fines.

A resident on the 1400 block of Columbia reported that between 11 p.m. Nov. 8 and 8 a.m. Nov.

After I wrote part one of my letter, I realized some of the people I left out who I wanted to recognize.

Medical and other emergency personnel load an injured 21-year-old man onto a stretcher Thursday evening on La Luz Road for transport to Gerald Champion Regional Medical Center.

Michael L. Mikesell, 37, of the 1000 block of South Florida, was arrested on a Grand Jury warrant for allegedly trafficking a controlled substance .