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Last Police Officer in Mexican Border Town Missing

Dec 28th 2010 – 8:10PM

CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico -- The last remaining police officer in the Mexican border town of Guadalupe has disappeared, and prosecutors in northern Chihuahua state said Tuesday they have started a search for her. Twenty-eight-year-old officer Ericka Gandara held out despite the desertions and resignations that left her as the...

Gunbattle Kills 11 in Western Mexican Town

Dec 11th 2010 – 8:36PM

MEXICO CITY (Dec. 11) -- A gunbattle between rival gangs killed 11 people during a Virgin of Guadalupe celebration in a western Mexican town, authorities said Saturday. Armed men arrived in three cars and opened fire on another group of gunmen in the main plaza of Tecalitlan just as a crowd was gathering Friday night, the...

Mexicans to Vote Amid Drug-Fueled Violence

By Emily SchmallJun 30th 2010 – 6:37PM
AP

AP

MEXICO CITY (June 30) -- As drug-trade violence mars the run-up to a brace of elections in Mexico, a troubling figure has resurfaced as the leading mayoral candidate in Mexico's murder capital. Hector "Teto" Murguia Lardizabal, 57, a former mayor of the violent border city Ciudad Juarez, left office in 2007 under a cloud...

Guadalupe News From the Web

  • 05/29/12 ‘Ban' questions, better flow on Guadalupe lead to... Source: The Herald-Zeitung - New Braunfels TX Confusion regarding the City of New Braunfels' disposable food and beverage container ordinance, combined with a improved flow on the Guadalupe River, might have kept some people away from the city's wildly popular tubing scene over the weekend, local businesses said Monday.
  • 05/27/12 Memorial Day ceremonies set Source: The Lompoc Record - Lompoc CA Two ceremonies are planned in Lompoc for Monday to mark Memorial Day. At 11 a.m., Col. Nina Armagno, 30th Space Wing commander at Vandenberg, will be among the speakers for the ceremony in Lompoc's Evergreen Cemetery, 600 South C St.
  • 05/26/12 South Mountain Community College Guadalupe Center... Source: PRWeb Phoenix, AZ (PRWEB) May 26, 2012 The South Mountain Community College Guadalupe Center will offer free bilingual Spanish/English GED preparation night classes starting Monday, June 4.
  • 05/25/12 VAFB to help Central Coast mark Memorial Day Source: The Lompoc Record - Lompoc CA Several officers from Vandenberg Air Force Base will help the Central Coast commemorate the meaning of Memorial Day by speaking at ceremonies focused on remembering the sacrifices of fallen military members.
  • 05/24/12 Makati traffic rerouted starting Friday for anniversary Source: GMA Traffic in parts of Makati City will be rerouted while some main roads will be closed to traffic from Friday to Sunday for the "Sampiro de Makati" grand parade marking the city's 342nd anniversary.

Background on Guadalupe

Guadalupe, or Guadeloupe () was a name of Arabic origin (meaning "river of black gravel" or "river with a black bed").

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