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Man, 21, girlfriend, 14, arrested in slaying of Rosemead grandparents
L.A. NOWA 21-year-old man and his 14-year-old girlfriend were arrested Thursday on suspicion of fatally stabbing the girl's grandparents in their Rosemead home, authorities said. Sheriff's deputies found Jack Dell Benzer, 70, and his wife, Susan Diane Benzer, 64,... -
Mexico drug war's costs, risks exported to U.S.
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterLorenzo de la Torre Torres was on the cusp of death. Drug cartel hit men had pumped the deputy police chief with more than 20 bullets, and slightly wounded his boss, after a wild car chase in Nuevo Casas Grandes, the Mexican city the two were supposed to...Tags: Crimes, Injuries and Wounds, Defense, Drug Trafficking, U.S. Department of Homeland Security
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Facing State Cuts, Will Schools Raise Local Taxes?
Texas Tribune
Sen. Steve Ogden, R-Bryan, is the latest lawmaker to say it: A $4 billion shortfall in state financing does not have to mean teachers lose their jobs.
At the end of the legislative session, Ogden, told his colleagues in the Senate that...Tags: El Paso, Schools, Property Tax, Economy, Business and Finance, Justice System
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What Makes a Man (or Woman) on a Marriage License?
Texas Tribune
In a state that bans same-sex marriage, it would seem to be easy to know who can legally marry. Texas county clerks will tell you it is not.
A two-year-old state law says a court order recognizing a sex or name change is acceptable for...Tags: Marriage, Laws, Bexar County, Gays and Lesbians, Same-Sex Marriage
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Court documents reveal missing Monument boys were likely abused
ReporterEL PASO COUNTY, Colo. -- Before moving to Texas in 2005, the Bryants lived in an El Paso County neighborhood between Monument and Palmer Lake for almost 20 years, the last six in a secluded house on Granite Circle surrounded by forest. And while...Tags: Crimes, Career and Workplace, Juvenile Delinquency, Science and Technology, Adoption
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Colo. Woman Connected to Polygamist Raid Enters Plea
A woman who authorities say is linked to a phone number used to call a crisis center that may have triggered a raid on a Texas polygamist compound has entered a not guilty plea in an unrelated case. El Paso County district attorney's spokeswoman Lin...Tags: El Paso County (Colorado), Denver, El Paso, Justice System, Sexual Assault
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Infant's death triggers recall
Tribune staff reporterFollowing the fatal strangulation of a 10-month-old boy in Texas, federal safety officials on Thursday announced the recall of more than 400,000 infant play yards sold by a Chicago company. Meanwhile, an embarrassed Oak Brook-based RC2 Corp. admitted...Tags: Car Repair and Maintenance Tips, Companies and Corporations, Death, Railway Transportation, U.S. House of Representatives
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Rangers Release New Details in Texas Polygamy Case
Texas Rangers are investigating a series false phone calls to a Texas crises hotline that Colorado Springs resident Rozita Swinton is alleged to have made in late March 2008. The calls prompted the invasion and evacuation of a suspected Texas...Tags: Crimes, El Paso County (Colorado), Denver, Sex Crimes, Assault
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