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Texas teen charged with false cancer claim
Sun, 22 Apr 2012 12:49:48 -0700
HORIZON CITY, Texas, April 22 (UPI) -- A Texas teenager was arrested for allegedly conning folks in the El Paso area with a false story about battling cancer.
Texas prom queen arrested in fake cancer scam
Sun, 22 Apr 2012 06:26:11 -0700
HORIZON CITY, Texas – A Texas prom queen who raised more than $17,000 after telling classmates she was dying of cancer was arrested and charged with theft-by-deception.
Texas teen arrested after faking cancer, collecting $17,000 in donations
Sun, 22 Apr 2012 05:18:07 -0700
HORIZON CITY, Texas -- A Texas prom queen who raised more than $17,000 after telling classmates she was dying of cancer was arrested and charged with theft-by-deception. Angie Gomez, 19, told her family, friends and fiance in January 2011 that she had six months to live after battling leukemia...
City pool to open Memorial Day weekend
Fri, 18 May 2012 08:57:48 -0700
Summer's on the horizon, and the City of Sweetwater will be opening the Municipal Pool for a preview before the swimsuit season begins. From Saturday, May 26 to Monday, May 28, the pool will be open for Memorial Day weekend. Larry Hopple will return as the pool's manager this year.
Angie Gomez: Texas Prom Queen Arrested For Faking Cancer To Collect $17,000 In Charity Donations
Tue, 24 Apr 2012 07:53:17 -0700
Angie Gomez, a 19-year-old Texas prom queen, was arrested Friday in Horizon City after being accused of faking cancer in order to collect over $17,000 in charitable donations. Gomez began a fake charity entitled "Achieve the Dream Foundation," falsely claiming to be suffering from leukemia and had only six months left to live.
Lower bond sought in case of Horizon City teen who claimed to have cancer
Sat, 21 Apr 2012 20:28:34 -0700
Angie Gomez's intentions were always good, the Horizon City teenager's lawyer said Saturday.
Congressman Francisco Canseco to host Horizon town hall tonight
Fri, 20 Apr 2012 10:28:38 -0700
U.S. Rep. Francisco "Quico" Canseco, D-Texas, will address residents' questions and concerns during a town hall meeting tonight in Horizon City.
Texas' veteran jobless rate 7.2 percent
Fri, 18 May 2012 22:48:00 -0700
The United States Department of Labor recently released the national unemployment rate for veterans, coming in at 7.5 percent for all veterans and 10.3 percent for Gulf War-era II veterans, who have served since 2001.
Gazette.Net: Names & Faces
Thu, 17 May 2012 21:29:58 -0700
FrederickMillennium Financial Group of Middletown named Al Ingraham president of retail sales and Barry Zuckerman retail regional sales manager for Howard, Baltimore, Carroll and Harford counties, Baltimore city and the Eastern Shore. Previously, Ingraham worked for First Horizon Home Loans.
Texas teen accused of faking cancer out of jail
Thu, 26 Apr 2012 06:01:59 -0700
A West Texas teenager accused of faking cancer to steal $17,000 in donations has been released from jail on bond