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4 men linked to La Linea are arrested
Four alleged members of La Linea drug-trafficking organization were arrested Wednesday by Mexican federal agents in the town of Villa Aldama, Chihuahua, federal officials said.
3 decapitated bodies found near Tijuana
TIJUANA, Mexico : Three decapitated bodies were found Tuesday in an empty lot on the eastern outskirts of Tijuana, the Mexican attorney general's office said.
5 found shot to death on Chihuahua ranch
Five men were found shot to death Tuesday in a ranch in the eastern part of the state of Chihuahua, state police said.
The no hunting sign in the plowed desert
When Mennonite farmers cleared 30,000 hectares of land in the Chihuahua municipality of Aldama, they left one thing behind: A no hunting sign right beside an equally dated cattle guard.
Art review: Former News critic delivers 'Spanish Lesson'
Focal point: A critic's view RICHARD HUNTINGTON, the former longtime art critic for The News, has absorbed elements of Mexican culture and history to produce his first solo show in Buffalo in more than 20 ...
Gruv's Danny Noonan sifts through a bag of video tapes. Photo/Bradley Enghaus
Construction of the Brix mixed-use project and preparations for Broadway's light-rail station are putting a strain on north Broadway businesses.
Pump piracy? Mexico's lower prices may trigger illegal transport of gasoline
Jose Gonzalez primarily used to head to Mexico in his black GMC Sierra 1500 pickup truck to visit his girlfriend.
Juarez Police Face Both Criminals and Suspicions
Jaime Torres Valadez is the spokesman for the Juarez Police Department. The force has lost at least 18 of its officers to assassination this year.
Local couple makes life work of helping orphans - archive
“We can sort of establish an age for them”
Linda and Gary Beggs of Mears have made numerous trips to the tiny town of Aldama, Mexico where they share their love with orphaned children. via Oceana's Herald-Journal
9 killed in Mexico crash involving Harlingen residents
“They all have broken bones of one kind or another”
Three Harlingen residents were expected to be released from a Mexican hospital after a crash killed two fellow church members as they traveled to a missionary convention in Mexico, friends said today. via The Brownsville Herald
Many U.S. license plates taken by Ju rez police never claimed
“They (police) did it to me last year already”
Texas license plates that have been seized by Juarez police for traffic and parking violations fill a storage room. via El Paso Times
I am delighted to announce the publication of Latinos in Lotusland: An Anthology of Contemporary Southern California Literature in both hardcover and paperback . via La Bloga
US. and Mexico Border violence continues
“It's necessary and urgent to have agents from the federal preventive police to patrol the streets the way that we need to confront this situation”
More Mexican law enforcement officers shot to death on the streets of Juarez Mexico. via American Chronicle
CU students take the classroom to workers
“The first week of school we had to really outreach to students”
CU students take the classroom to workers Originally published 11:59 a.m., February 11, 2008 Updated 11:59 a.m., February 11, 2008 Elodia Gonzalez spends a good deal of time at the University of Colorado but ... via Rocky Mountain News
The White Stripes Make Spanish-Language Debut [News]
The White Stripes have announced the release of their very first Spanish-language single -- a new version of their current hit ' Conquest '. The band will release ' Conquista ' under the name Las Rayas Blancas ... via Ultimate-guitar.com
2 Ju rez officers shot dead as violence continues
“It's necessary and urgent to have agents from the federal preventive police to patrol the streets the way that we need to to confront this situation”
Two Juarez police officers were shot to death inside a car Tuesday morning, making it 10 homicides in the first five days of February, Juarez police said. via Las Cruces Sun-News
Latinos in Lotusland on the radio
“I'm still trying to figure things out. But I realize the decision was really a no-brainer. On my death bed, I didn't want to regret not having written what I wanted to write.”
In a few weeks, Bilingual Press will be releasing Latinos in Lotusland : An Anthology of Contemporary Southern California Literature which brings together sixty years of Los Angeles fiction by Latino/a writers. via La Bloga