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BENGHAZI, Libya (AP) — The U.S. dispatched an elite group of Marines to Tripoli on Wednesday after the mob attack that killed the U.S. ambassador and three other Americans. Officials were investigating whether the rampage was a backlash to an anti-Islamic video with ties to Coptic Christians or a plot to coincide with the anniversary of 9/11.
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Apple is holding an event in San Francisco during which it is announcing a new iPhone, capable of faster data speeds and sporting a taller screen. The iPhone 5 will likely go on sale in a week or two. It will work with fourth-generation, or 4G, cellular networks, something ... - PAGE B5
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Tuesday’s stunning attack on the American Consulate in Benghazi poses a daunting task for U.S. and Libyan investiga-
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September 13, 2012
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tors: searching for the culprits in a city rife with heavy weapons, multiple militias, ar med Islamist groups and little police control.
The one-story villa that serves as the consulate was a burned-out wreck after the crowd ar med with machine guns and rocketpropelled grenades rampaged through it. Slogans of “God is great” and “Muhammad is God’s Prophet” were scrawled across its scorched walls. Libyan civilians strolled freely in charred rooms
with furniture and papers strewn everywhere. President Barack Obama vowed in a Rose Garden address that the U.S. would “work with the Libyan government to bring to justice” those who killed Ambassador Chris Stevens, information manager Sean Smith and two other Americans who were not identified. Three other Americans were wounded. Stevens was the first U.S. ambassador killed in the line of duty in 30 years. See LIBYA, Page A3
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Glass, debris and overturned furniture are strewn inside a room in the gutted U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya, after an attack that killed four Americans, including Ambassador Chris Stevens, Wednesday.
Sheriff arrests burglary suspect
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RPD hosts 2-day class on meth labs Area police officers participate in meth lab interdiction training involving mock scenarios involving traffic stops near Cielo Grande, Wednesday.
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CALHOUN RETIRING
NEW YORK (AP) — Jim Calhoun has spent more than half his life as a head basketball coach, never venturing far from the New England area where he was born. Between coaching stints at Northeastern and Connecticut, he racked up 873 wins — 625 of them coming at his beloved UConn, where he ran the men’s program for 26 years and won three national titles. - PAGE B1
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The Roswell Police Department took its training into the field, Wednesday.
RPD is hosting a twoday Meth Lab Interdiction Class. Of ficers came from Alamogordo and Hagerman to take the course. Four of ficers from the
RPD also participated in the class, which was conducted by Jake Kelton, of Merit Training Programs based in Pennsylvania. Kelton has a bachelor’s degree in chemistry and
biology and has drug enforcement training. He is certified in clandestine lab response, confined space entry and site safety. He was employed by
The Roswell Police Department apprehended Roswell’s Most Wanted, Victoriano Carrasco, 29, Monday mor ning, at the Briar Ridge Apartments. The Chaves County Sheriff’s Office, Chaves County Drug Task Force and the U.S. Marshals Service followed a tip that led to his arrest. Law enforcement had been searching for Carrasco for three weeks. “When he was apprehended in Briar Ridge, Carrasco jumped six buildings until he was forced to stop. He had nowhere else to go,” said Sheriff Rob Coon. “Carrasco was successfully arrested by the Chaves County Sheriff’s Office,” said RPD spokeswoman, Sabrina Morales. Originally linked to 15 burglaries in the county, Coon said they have now confirmed Carrasco participated in 18 burglaries in Chaves County, “He
NM poverty rate up Alliance pickets Muni Court
SANTA FE (AP) — More New Mexicans are living in poverty and nearly a fifth of the state’s population lacks health insurance, the Census Bureau reported Wednesday. The poverty rate in New Mexico was 20.2 percent in 2010-2011 compared with 18.8 percent in 2009-2010. The state’s median household income dropped during the same time. “The increase in poverty and the decrease in household income can be attributed to New Mexico’s slow recovery from the national recession,” said Gerry Bradley, an economist and research director for New Mexico Voices for Children, a social services advocacy group in Albuquerque. In its Current Population Survey, the federal agency
provides two-year averages for evaluating changes within a state because a relatively small sample of households from across the country is used for making the annual national estimates of poverty and income. The poverty rate was 15 percent nationwide in 2011. In New Mexico, 451,000 people were estimated to be living in poverty last year or 22.2 percent of the population. That was the highest percentage nationally. New Mexico historically has hovered near the top of poverty and uninsured rankings. In 2010-2011, only Louisiana’s poverty rate of 21.3 percent exceeded New
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Jo McInerny of the Animal Welfare Alliance and Kylie Walker picketed the city of Roswell Municipal Courts, Tuesday, after Judge Larry Loy returned a boxer to its owner. The boxer case is one of many Roswell Animal Services’ cruelty cases tried at the court. According to McInerny, the boxer, which normally should weigh between 50 to 60 pounds, weighed only 23 pounds when it was picked up by Animal Control Officer Andrew Gross. “It’s amazing she was able to stand,” McInerny said. The owner told officials that they (the family) could hardly afford to feed themselves and could not afford dog food. The two-year-old boxer had been used as a puppy mill. Gross found a puppy barricaded in a back room without water or food.
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Kylie Walker protests a decision to return two boxers, who were the subjects of an animal cruelty case, to their owner, in front of Roswell Municipal Court, Tuesday.
Assurance Home, helping troubled youth since 1979 This article is one in a series of stories focusing on local agencies that receive support from the United Way of Chaves County, which is currently conducting its annual fundraising campaign.
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Maintaining a safe, homelike environment and caring staff for troubled
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youth in Chaves County since 1979, Assurance Home works every day to build a foundation for progress in the lives of children. The group home has three master’s level thera-
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pists available 24/7 to provide clinical assessments and individualized treatment, creating a therapeutic atmosphere for abused, neglected, abandoned or homeless children.
“A lot of kids who have been mistreated or have suf fered from childhood trauma need more than just a loving home,” Ron Malone, executive director, said. “They also need treatment. So many of these
kids who have been mistreated, their ability to trust adults has been broken. “What Assurance Home tries to do is provide an environment where they can come and live and feel safe. We try to surround them with loving adults who act as good role models and can give these kids some guidance and love that they need.” Malone said Assurance
Home staf f feel that the combination of an attractive environment and caring staff allows troubled children to process their trauma, which ultimately helps them to get on with their lives. “We’re more than just a home. We’re also a place where kids can heal and deal with the hurt and pain that they’ve had in their lives. They can put See UNITED, Page A3