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  • Teacher arrested after groping student police say

    On Wednesday, the female student entered Ortega's room to help him record final grades and clean up the classroom. According to the criminal complaint, Ortega began 'touching' her" all the while telling the girl "she can't tell anyone what he is doing right now" and "what I am doing now cannot leave this ...

  • Open burning ban set for Las Cruces

    LAS CRUCES - The Las Cruces Fire Department has issued an open burning ban within the city limits effective Tuesday.Southern New Mexico, to include the City of Las Cruces, is experiencing severe to extreme drought conditions as indicated by the National Weather Service. Such conditions pose a fire hazard and a significant threat to the health, safety and welfare of the residents of the city.The ...

  • 5 men honored for helping stop attack at Albuquerque church

    ALBUQUERQUE - Five men have been honored by the city of Albuquerque for helping stop an assailant during a stabbing attack at a Catholic church. The men were recognized Friday for their efforts last month in holding down a 24-year-old man who authorities say stabbed three people at St. Jude Thaddeus Catholic Church at the end of Mass. A grand jury indicted Lawrence Capener this month on ...

  • North American Sports Group introduces the Sportsfest kickoff

    The first annual Albuquerque Sportsfest will be held June 8-9 at Balloon Fiesta Park in Albuquerque, New Mexico. There will be live music, fireworks and food trucks. All soccer athletes participating in Sportsfest will have the opportunity to qualify for the Kick It 3v3 Regional Championships and/or the Disney 3v3 Championships. This is the first annual Albuquerque Sportsfest, while Hoop It ...

  • Funeral held for 8-year-old tornado victim

    Some 300 mourners crowded inside Eagle Heights Baptist Church here Friday to pay their respects to an elementary school student killed when a tornado churned through nearby Moore, ...

  • UNM yanks SAE fraternity charter

    ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) - Underage drinking and a reported sexual assault have cost the Sigma Alpha Epislon fraternity its charter, the University of New Mexico announced Friday. The office of the dean of students revoked the charter for violations of the UNM Student Code of Conduct, according to the announcement. SAE already had been under an emergency suspension ...


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Shadow of the Vampire [DVD]

Shadow of the Vampire [DVD]

Shadow of the Vampire is a darkly humorous reimagination of what went on behind the lights and cameras during the filming of F.W. Murnau's legendary silent horror film, Nosferatu, which was made in 1922 during the height of German expressionism. Murnau's film was almost lost because it was an unauthorized adaptation of Bram Stoker's Dracula, and Stoker's widow at one poin ... ...

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  • Lawyers spar over audio recording in triple murder trial in Las Cruces District Court

    LAS CRUCES - An audio recording of an apparent phone conversation between Eugene "Gino" Ferri and his mother after he had been arrested for a triple murder in 2010 was a bone of contention just before parties at trial broke for lunch Friday in 3rd Judicial District Court here.The trial is in its fifth day.As attorneys discussed the matter with District Judge Fernando Macias. ...

  • Splash into summer Las Cruces pools open

    aquatics website. LAS CRUCES - A summer rite of passage for many Las Crucens begins Saturday, as public outdoor swimming pools operated by the city of Las Cruces open. Here is the breakdown for pool operations this summer. The Las Cruces Regional Aquatic Center, 1401 E. Hadley Ave., and East Mesa Bataan Memorial Pool, 6141 Reynolds Drive, will be open for the Memorial Day holiday. Also, the ...

  • Las Cruces police issue 201 citations during traffic operations on...

    LAS CRUCES - Las Cruces Police issued 201 citations this week during three traffic operations along Bataan Memorial West. The three traffic operations were conducted near Del Rey Boulevard. The operations were held in two-hour increments beginning at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, 8 a.m. on Wednesday and 3:30 p.m. Thursday. The vast majority of the citations issued were for speeding. In the six total ...

  • Event to honor Dan Sosa Jr. a Las Cruces native and longtime state...

    Dan Sosa Jr., retired New Mexico Supreme Court chief justice, will be recognized in a May 31 event in Albuquerque. Proceeds from the event will help fund a biography of his life as a trailblazing Hispanic leader in the ...

  • W.K. Kellogg Foundation names Alvin H. Warren as NM program officer

    The W.K. Kellogg Foundation on Friday named Alvin H. Warren as its new officer for New Mexico programs. The W.K. Kellogg Foundation on Friday named Alvin H. Warren as its new officer for New Mexico programs. Warren, a New Mexico native and a member of the Santa Clara Pueblo, will work out of the foundations Downtown office. Before joining the foundation, he was cabinet secretary of Indian ...

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