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Bloomfield’s River Walk gets a face-lift
A pretty little piece of real estate set aside for the public’s enjoyment recently received a face-lift from the city of Bloomfield. Work has recently been completed on the latest project at Vereda Dei Rio San Juan, more colloquially referred to as Bloomfield’s River Walk. Located south of U.S. Highway 64 at the end of South First Street, the area hugs the San Juan River as it meanders on its way west. The park was first established in 2001, and various improvements have been made over the intervening years, according to George Duncan, Bloomfield City Manager.
Alabama Red Cross deploys team to Texas ahead of Beryl
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - While Red Cross societies across the Caribbean are rushing in to help with storm relief, the Red Cross in Alabama is preparing for Beryl to hit Texas. A team of five people has been sent to Houston to set up emergency shelter for any potential hurricane...
1 person killed in fatal wreck in Randall County Thursday
AMARILLO, Texas (KAMR/KCIT) — The Texas Department of Public Safety reports that one person was killed in a motorcycle wreck Thursday evening in Randall County. According to DPS, a vehicle going south on S. Western St failed to yield right of way to a motorcycle at the stop intersection of W. McCormick Rd and S. […]
1 dead, 1 injured after wreck on McCormick Road and South Western
RANDALL COUNTY, Texas (KFDA) - One person has died and another person is in the hospital after a crash on West McCormick Road and South Western Street on July 4. According to DPS, a pickup truck was driving south on Western while a motorcycle was driving west on McCormick. Officials...
Canyon City Commission to Discuss Wal-Mart Paint Drama
The battle over painting the Wal-Mart in Canyon is heating up again, with the Canyon City Commission set to discuss the item during their upcoming meeting on Monday. The issue has been brewing for more than two decades now, as the location began winding its way through the approval process in 2003. At that point, there was concern over the store being a “Blue Box,” according to city officials.
Texas Prepares to Execute Melissa Lucio on Daughter’s Birthday
The state of Texas is preparing to execute Melissa Lucio, found guilty of capital murder in the death of her 2-year-old daughter. Paramedics responded to Lucio's home on February 17, 2007, after Mariah was found unresponsive. Lucio's alleged confession, 'I guess I did it,' was pivotal in her conviction and...
Texas takes down border razor wire
EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) – The Texas military has taken down razor wire – meant to discourage illegal immigration from Mexico – along a stretch of the Rio Grande from Downtown El Paso to Old Fort Bliss. Border Report cameras on both sides captured the striking sight of several large piles of worn barbwire […]
Texas Lottery Commission Allows Rigged Win
When a small group of Texas lottery retailers heard about a customer's ambitious plan to secure a guaranteed lottery win, they were in for an unprecedented ride. This daring move, which played out last spring, saw one individual ready to spend millions to buy nearly every possible numeric combination for the Lotto Texas draw. The result? An extraordinary jackpot of $95 million was on the line. To learn more about this incredible story, check out the original article on the Houston Chronicle.
Applications open for High Plains Food Bank’s Commodity Supplemental Food Program
The Commodity Supplemental Food Program was given to the High Plains Food Bank seven years ago by the Texas Department of Agriculture. The program supplies a senior with a supplemental food box that is filled with food fit for their nutritional needs.
FRI: It's a fine line as the summer rainy season brings relief and flooding, + More
It's a fine line as the summer rainy season brings relief, and flooding, to the southwestern US - By Susan Montoya Bryan Associated Press. It's as if the sky opened up and dropped everything it had in a matter of minutes. Giant raindrops combined with hail to transform an otherwise toasty summer day into a white wintry scene, at least for a few minutes.
Flash floods poised to continue in disaster areas through monsoon season
It’s the way of rain in the high desert: sometimes too little, and then a lot all at once. With more rain expected this week, and an uncertain monsoon season ahead, flash floods threaten lives and homes in the still-burning South Fork and Salt Fires, but also in the burn scars of the 2022 Hermit’s Peak/Calf Canyon fires.
Community leaders advocate for urgent change in fighting opioid epidemic
An average three New Mexicans die every day from overdose, according to the Legislative Finance Committee. As millions in opioid settlement funds come into the city of Albuquerque and Bernalillo County, officials are seeking input on how to spend them. In the first of several meetings Tuesday, community leaders made...
For People Of Color, 4th Of July Is Bittersweet
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — As many in the United States celebrate the Fourth of July holiday, some minorities have mixed feelings about the revelry of fireworks and parades in an atmosphere of tension on several fronts. How do you celebrate during what some people of color consider troubling times? Blacks, Latinos and immigrant rights advocates […] The post For People Of Color, 4th Of July Is Bittersweet appeared first on Black America Web.
Texas Woman Executed For Killing 3 Out Of 5 Husbands
The only husband this Texas lady didn't kill, or at least try to kill, was the one that left her before she could. In her defense, Betty Lou Beets didn't have a very easy life. She lost her hearing at the age of 3, her "unstable" Mom was institutionalized when she was 12 leaving her to raise her siblings and she was sexually abused by her father and other men.
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