November 1, 2004

The Mission, a Latin-flavored restaurant from chef Matt Carter and Terry Ellisor of Zinc Bistro and Brian Rabb of Merc Bar, has opened in downtown Scottsdale.

Kent Terry, the brother of slain US Border Patrol Agent Brian Terry will be the main speaker during the Pinal County Sheriff’s Office Peace Officer’s Memorial Service on Thursday.

TUCSON — A man accused of robbing marijuana smugglers after they sneaked into the United States will be sentenced in federal court on Dec. 17 for a conspiracy conviction.

NACO, AZ - Authorities say a U.S. Border Patrol agent died after a shooting near Naco, Ariz. early Tuesday morning.

Mesa’s City Council has appointed five members to its Redistricting Commission. They are: are Terry Hines, Scott Higginson, Brian Allen, Deanna Villanueva-Saucedo and Nancy Aposhian.

TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — A federal judge has reset the trial date for a Mexican man charged with killing a U.S. Border Patrol agent.

After two weeks of training, a Gilbert man is getting a new lease on independence and mobility with a new guide poodle named Kierra.

On Tuesday, Dec. 15, a wonderful young man, Brian Terry, who had served in Iraq and was a member of an elite Border Patrol squad, was murdered near Rio Rico, Ariz. We hear that his murder was not the result of the drug cartels or the gangs that frequent this part of the Tuscon sector. Instead, we are told that it is the “bandits” doing the dirty work of killing Arizona citizens.

NOGALES, Ariz. — A shootout between border patrol agents and bandits in the rugged canyons near Mexico's border left one officer dead and a suspect injured, a union official said Wednesday, the latest outburst of violence along the busiest smuggling corridor into the U.S.

NACO - Investigators were scouring the Naco, Arizona area Wednesday following the death of U.S. Border Patrol Agent Nicholas Ivie.

PHOENIX — The shooting of two U.S. Border Patrol agents near the Arizona-Mexico border may have been a case of friendly fire, a union chief for border agents and law enforcement officials said Friday.

The case against those suspected of murdering Border Patrol agent Brian Terry last year near Rio Rico is being farmed out to other federal prosecutors.

“President Obama and Attorney General Eric Holder are accessories in the murder of U.S Border Patrol Agent Brian Terry and should be prosecuted as such.”

“Read the paper and saw a new reason for the liberals to celebrate: Abortions in Arizona are up. Liberals: Pro choice, as long as the choice is abortion. Proud of that?”

November 26, 2004

A sad day for not only Arizonans but for all Americans. Another heroic U.S. Border Patrol agent was killed in the line of duty. Words of condolence to the family of officer Brian Terry seem so inadequate at this time. The agents of the U.S. Border Patrol perform the front-line defense of America’s borders. Theirs is a thankless job. They are reviled and demeaned by the left-wing liberals as racist bigots. Yet I, as a Mexican-American, have only been treated with courtesy and respect whenever I have crossed back to the United States.

LOS ANGELES - Oscar Moller scored the go-ahead goal on a power play with 1:17 remaining and had two assists, leading the Los Angeles Kings to a 6-4 victory over the Phoenix Coyotes on Monday night in a rare NHL split-squad preseason game.

Brandon Kelly of Payson, the No. 1 seed at the 84th Arizona Amateur Championship, posted a 3-and-2 first-round victory over No. 64 seed Cyrus Whitney of Oro Valley Wednesday at Troon Country Club in Scottsdale.