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On Monday around 8:30 a.m. police of ficers responded to a call about unknown trouble at the 200 block of West Mathews Street. When of ficials arrived, they located a woman who had been severely beaten. “A neighbor contacted the police because she had
not seen the victim for two days,” said Sgt. Jimmy Preston, spokesman for the Roswell Police Department. According to Preston, a concerned citizen forced entry into the home because of sounds the neighbor heard coming from inside the apartment. “She was bound and beaten for four or five days. She must have been through hell,” said Pre-
Teen allegedly stabbs stepfather
Roswell Police Department responded to the 300 block of West Linda Vista around 8:30 a.m. Monday, following a report of domestic dispute. Joe Daniel Jacobs, 13, got into an argument with his family because he did not want to go to school. The youth took out a pocket knife and stabbed his stepfather three times in the area of chest, arm and hand.
“Due to his age, he will be sent in for psychological evaluation,” said RPD spokesman, Sgt. Jimmy Preston.
ston.”In twelve years, I’ve never seen anyone beaten to this point,” said Sgt. Jimmy Preston, spokesman for the Roswell Police Department. Of ficers were able to speak briefly with her. The 55-year-old victim was able to identify the suspect as her roommate, Patrica Kanmore, 41. “The victim and Kanmore had been roommates since December,”
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US not reporting all Afghan attacks WASHINGTON (AP) — The military is under-reporting the number of times that Afghan soldiers and police open fire on American and other foreign troops.
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In this July 22, 2011, file photo, a Delta Air Lines jet takes off at the Detroit Metropolitan Airport in Romulus, Mich.
Phillips 66, a refining company being spun off from ConocoPhillips. The refinery has struggled to make money, and ConocoPhillips planned to shut it down if it couldn’t find a buyer. So why is Delta buying it? Fuel has become the
City to dedicate extension of College Boulevard
The Roswell community is invited to attend a ribbon- cutting ceremony at West College Boulevard and North Sycamore Avenue, today, starting at 10:30 a.m. The ceremony will serve as a dedication for the completed extension project for College Blvd., which began on Oct. 24. The road was opened on April 12. “This extension of College enhances access to the Enchanted Hills area, and will hopefully, be a catalyst for development on the west side of Roswell. This is also the ‘last’ allowable access to the Roswell Relief Route by the New Mexico Department of Transporta-
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An Army carry team moves a transfer case containing the remains of Staff Sgt. Dick A. Lee Jr. Sunday, April 29, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. According to the Department of Defense, Lee, 31, of Orange Park, Fla., died April 26, in Ghazni province, Afghanistan, from injuries sustained when his vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device.
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Delta Air Lines is buying a refinery in a novel — and some say risky — attempt to slice $300 million a year from its escalating jet fuel bill. The Atlanta airline said Monday that it is buying the Trainer, Pennsylvania refinery near Philadelphia for $150 million from
Preston said. The victim’s injuries were described as life-threatening. Preston said the victim was taken to a local hospital and later flown out of Roswell for treatment. Kanmore was not in the apartment at the time officials arrived. The police are seeking the assistance of the public in locating
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The U.S.-led coalition routinely reports each time an American or foreign solider is killed by an Afghan in uniform. But The Associated Press has learned it does
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The 13-year-old subject is being held at the Chaves County Juvenile Detention Center on aggravated assault on a family member.
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tion,” Louis Najar, city engineer, stated. “The College access to the Relief Route was first discussed in the 80s during the design of the Relief Route. We’re delighted to finally be dedicating its completion.” The bid for the project was awarded to Mountain States Constructors of Albuquerque. It was completed in 65 percent of contract time.
Mayor Del Jurney, Sen. Jef f Bingaman, D-N.M., members of the Roswell City Council, Roswell Chamber Red Coats and city personnel are expected to be in attendance.
largest and most volatile expense for most airlines, including Delta. U.S. airlines paid an average of $2.86 a gallon for jet fuel last year, up from $2.09 in 2007, according to the Bureau of Transportation statistics. Nobody likes to see the price of gas climb, but for airlines consuming billions of gallons a year, it can be downright crippling. Consider this: Delta’s planes bur ned through 3.9 billion gallons of fuel last year, costing the airline $11.8 billion — 36 percent of its operating expenses. Airlines have been trying to combat the rising fuel cost by purchasing more fuel-efficient airplanes and experimenting with fuels made from plants. But neither is an immediate solution; it can
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not report insider attacks in which the Afghan wounds — or misses — his U.S. or allied target. See AFGHAN, Page A3
Top EPA official resigns over ’crucify’ comment
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration’s top environmental official in the oil-rich South and Southwest region has resigned after Republicans targeted him over remarks made two years ago when he used the word “crucify” to describe how he would go after companies violating environmental laws. In a letter to Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa Jackson sent Sunday, Al Armendariz says he regrets his words and stresses that they do not reflect his work as administrator of the fivestate region including Texas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Arkansas and Louisiana. Armendariz, who holds a doctorate in environmental engineering, apologized last week for his remarks. A senior administration official, speaking on condition of anonymity
because of the sensitivity of the subject, told The Associated Press that Armendariz has since received death threats. His resignation was effective Monday, when he informed his senior staff. Sam Coleman, a career official who led the agency’s response to Hurricane Katrina and served as Armendariz’ deputy, took over as acting regional administrator. “I have come to the conclusion that my continued service will distract you and the agency from its important work,” Armendariz wrote in the letter, which was obtained by the AP.
Republicans in Congress had called for Armendariz’ firing, after Oklahoma Sen. James Inhofe highlighted the May 2010 speech last week as proof of what he
Obama: Marking bin Laden death isn’t ’celebration’
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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama gave a steely defense of his handling of the raid that killed Osama bin Laden and his use of it to burnish his re-election credentials a year later, saying Monday that it is appropriate to mark an anniversary that Republicans charge is being turned into a campaign bumper sticker. He then jumped at the chance to portray presumed Republican presi-
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This May 3, 2011, file photo shows Afghan newspapers in Kabul, Afghanistan, headlining the killing of al-Qaida See OBAMA, Page A3 leader.