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State police watching for DWI offenders
Fri, 18 May 2012 22:24:54 -0700
CHAVES COUNTY New Mexico State Police will be conducting a sobriety checkpoint, as well as saturation patrols, between Friday and Sunday in Chaves, Eddy and Lea counties.
Fires break out near Piñon
Tue, 24 Apr 2012 20:14:48 -0700
Otero and Chaves county fire crews, along with firefighters from the U.S. Forest Service, were fighting three separate grass fires Tuesday east of Piñon, a New Mexico State Forestry spokesman said.
Police say they busted SE New Mexico meth ring
Thu, 10 May 2012 19:14:35 -0700
Otero County Narcotics Agents seized $250-300 thousand dollars worth of methamphetamine and almost half a million dollars worth of vehicles in the bust of an alleged drug trafficking ring last week in Alamogordo.
XCOR Aerospace Hits Route 66 With Experimental Motorcycle
Thu, 03 May 2012 20:37:00 -0700
MOJAVE, CA, May 3, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- XCOR's innovative piston pump technology took a ride from Roswell, NM to Mojave, CA in April 2012.(Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120503/LA01039 ) "We ...
Armand Velez seeks DAs post
Mon, 07 May 2012 21:55:17 -0700
Sixth Judicial District Attorney candidate Armand Velez hopes his experience as a prosecutor and vision for bringing more violent criminals to jury trial will push him ahead at the polls.
Chicago Fire Return Home to Host Two of MLS' Best
Mon, 07 May 2012 13:12:22 -0700
The Chicago Fire (3-2-2; 11 points) return home where they will play host to Real Salt Lake (7-3-1, 22 points) at Toyota Park Wednesday, May 9 at 7:30 p.m. CT (NBC 5.2/97.5 ESPN Deportes) and Sporting Kansas City (7-2-0, 21 points) at Toyota Park Saturday, May 12 at 7:30 p.m. CT (CSN Chicago/97.5 ESPN Deportes).
Street bike used as platform to test propulsion parts for Lynx Suborbital Vehicle
Fri, 04 May 2012 10:24:47 -0700
XCOR's innovative piston pump technology took a ride from Roswell, NM to Mojave, CA in April 2012.
XCOR Lynx propulsion tech tests well on motorcycle, suborbital trip still pricey
Sat, 05 May 2012 00:56:17 -0700
Before parting with $95,000 to secure a spot on the Lynx suborbital flight , you'd want to make sure the spacecraft was safe, right? XCOR doesn't blame you: it recently tested out its piston pump technology on a Triumph Street Triple motorcycle with great results. Sure, it's not the same as flying to the edge of space, but the Triumph has the same cylinder arrangement as the Lynx's liquid oxygen ...