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A Florida man and his wife, both of them sheriff’s deputies, have committed suicide within days of each other, leaving their one-month-old son behind as an orphan, an official said. Clayton Osteen, a St. Lucie County Deputy, died on January 2nd. Days after Osteen’s death, his wife, Deputy Victoria Pacheco, also took her own life “in the wake of her husband’s death,” Sheriff Ken Mascara said in a statement on Tuesday.

<p>WELLINGTON, Fla. (AP) - The Florida Board of Medicine says a West Palm Beach surgeon has agreed to pay a $3,000 fine for removing a woman's healthy kidney that he thought was a tumor.</p> <p>The Palm Beach Post reports Ramon Vazquez was responsible for cutting Maureen Pacheco open in 2016 so two other surgeons could perform a back operation.</p>

Thanks to an "onslaught of negative feedback", an event featuring Sarah Palin has been canceled. The Sharon K Pacheco Foundation announced Saturday it was canceling its 2011 Patriots & Warriors Charity Gala out of concern for the safety of former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin. Palin was scheduled to be the keynote speaker at the event, originally set for May 2. According to the announcement on the group's website: Due to an onslaught of personal attacks against Governor Palin and others associated with her appearance, it is with deep sadness and disappointment that, in the best interest of all, we cancel...

Pacheco, Frank, Ballard speak at global warming meetingBy TIM FAULKNER, Staff Writer GateHouse News Service Posted Apr 15, 2009 @ 10:58 PM FALL RIVER — A panel of political leaders and a famous oceanographer advised students at the University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth to make the best of a bad situation and embrace global warming. “The world is literally your future,” state Sen. Marc Pacheco, D-Taunton, told a crowd of about 200 students assembled in the school library Wednesday. Congressman Barney Frank, D-Mass, oceanographer Robert Ballard, and Pacheco were recognized for their efforts to combat global warming and support green industries. The...

Family Coalition Party Candidate Running to Bring Pro-Life Message to the People Large Campaign Signs will Feature Photo of Unborn Child By John-Henry Westen OTTAWA, August 23, 2007 (LifeSiteNews.com) - As the October 10 Ontario provincial election approaches, candidates from various parties are readying themselves to embark on their campaigns.  One such candidate in the riding of Ottawa West Nepean is John Pacheco, the organizer of the huge Parliament Hill rally for traditional marriage in 2005. Pacheco is running for the Family Coalition Party, the only provincial party which is 100% pro-life and pro-family.  A competent professional in the world...

Sgt. Julio Cesar Pacheco had just returned from a nighttime mission in Iraq in August 2004 when mortars began raining down on his camp. Worried about his fellow soldiers, most of whom were sleeping, he raced from one trailer to another to rouse them. But a mortar blast hurled him against a barricade, leaving him unconscious for two days. After returning to the United States in 2005, he was awarded a Purple Heart—an event celebrated with great fanfare in his hometown of Laredo, Texas. "You deserve this, son," his father told him. "You're one of Laredo's heroes." Which makes his...

WBKO has learned a Bowling Green Police officer has been killed. A Bowling Green Police officer was killed along with a suspect this afternoon. The incident happened at 1036 Vine Street. Police say the 34-year old and eight-year veteran David Whitson died at the Medical Center. The other man who died was 26-year-old Rojelio Gonzalez-Pacheco. Kentucky State Police are investigating the incident. Warren County Coroner Kevin Kirby says the officer was pronounced dead at 11:35 am. Kirby says another person was pronounced dead as well. No other information was immediately available. Autopsies will be conducted in Louisville tomorrow. Stay connected...

[JP=John Pacheco; RS=Robert Sungenis] RS: As for Assisi being justified by DH, first, apparently you have had a major shift in thinking since the last time we talked about this less than a year ago, and second, would you mind telling me what statement in DH supports the idea that Catholics are to direct pagans to pray to their gods for world peace? I hope, John, that since you offered DH as the justification, that you won't be tempted to dismiss my inquiry with a "I don't want to get into a discussion right now" kind of statement. If you...