topic: By Rene Romo

Sunday, July 06, 2008 Mescalero Apache Resort Struggling as Debt Mount By Rene Romo Copyright © 2008 Albuquerque Journal       LAS CRUCES — More than three years after the Mescalero Apaches opened their new Inn of the Mountain Gods Resort and Casino near Ruidoso, the resort has struggled with financial ...
full story 07/05/08

Friday, July 04, 2008 3 Gray Wolves Illegally Killed By Rene Romo Journal Staff Writer        LAS CRUCES — Three of the nine endangered Mexican gray wolves that have died in the wild since the start of the year were illegally shot, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said Thursday.     Still pending ...
full story 07/03/08

Tuesday, July 01, 2008 Woman: Fruit Damaged Breast By Rene Romo Journal Southern Bureau       LAS CRUCES — A woman staying at a Las Cruces hotel last week told police that recent plastic surgery on her breasts was damaged when her chest was struck by a plastic apple thrown by someone in the hotel& ...
full story 07/01/08

Friday, June 27, 2008 Pair Accused of Lying About Rape by Officer Plead Not Guilty By Rene Romo Journal Southern Bureau       LAS CRUCES — Two residents of the Mescalero Apache reservation have entered not guilty pleas in federal court to charges they made false statements to federal agents that a ...
full story 06/26/08

Thursday, June 26, 2008 Mountain Lion Caught, Killed By Rene Romo Journal Staff Writer            LAS CRUCES — Pinos Altos residents were relieved by the news that a mountain lion suspected of killing a local man last week was caught and killed Wednesday, but some said that being alert to wildlife ...
full story 06/25/08

Tuesday, June 24, 2008 Conservation Groups Bash Pearce's Bill By Rene Romo Journal Southern Bureau       LAS CRUCES — A bill recently introduced by Rep. Steve Pearce , R-N.M., came under harsh criticism Monday from local politicians and conservation groups seeking to establish federally designated ...
full story 06/24/08

Tuesday, June 24, 2008 Man Killed by Cougar, Officials Confirm By Rene Romo Journal Southern Bureau       LAS CRUCES — Medical investigators confirmed Monday that a mountain lion killed, and apparently ate, parts of a Pinos Altos man whose body was found near his home in southwestern New Mexico last ...
full story 06/23/08

Saturday, June 21, 2008 Support for Wolf Program Doubted By Rene Romo Journal Southern Bureau     LAS CRUCES - The chairman of the Catron County Commission, one of the staunchest critics of the Mexican gray wolf recovery effort, does not place much stock in a recent survey showing strong New Mexico ...
full story 06/20/08

Friday, June 20, 2008 Cartel Hit List Investigated By Rene Romo Journal Southern Bureau     LAS CRUCES - A hit list reportedly produced by Mexican drug traffickers and naming about 15 people, some of them maybe living in southern New Mexico, is being investigated by law enforcement agencies.   ...
full story 06/19/08

Thursday, June 19, 2008 Nursing Home Deal Ends By Rene Romo Journal Southern Bureau     LAS CRUCES - Florida-based GEO Group Inc.'s contract to manage the troubled Fort Bayard Medical Center, a state-owned nursing home in Silver City, will not be renewed at the end of the month.     The state Department ...
full story 06/19/08