Unwittingly, Roch Hart says he found himself at the nexus of the controversy over how humans take on the problem of managing the roughly 150 free-roaming horses in open spaces near Placitas. Not only does he manage the 20,000-acre Diamond Tail Ranch north of Placitas where more than 100 other wild horses roam the rugged […]
Patrick Davis
Posted inNew Mexico Statewide News, Politics & Elections, Sandoval County
Supreme Court Opinion Matters in Sandoval County Gerrymandering Case
Attorneys representing both sides of a lawsuit that accuses the Republican-majority Sandoval County Commission of gerrymandering commission districts are weighing how an opinion recently issued by the New Mexico Supreme Court in another gerrymandering case could have influence on their case. In December 2021, the Sandoval County Commission approved new district maps on a party-line […]
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CYFD: “In a State of Chaos”
Despite the beginning of a limited dialogue with lawmakers and advocates, a letter issued on Sept. 18 by the Kevin S lawsuit monitors shows that the state’s troubled Children, Youth and Families Department has not only failed to improve from its sorry state but has actually gotten worse. The monitors – called “co-neutrals” per the […]
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CYFD: “In a State of Chaos”
Despite the beginning of a limited dialogue with lawmakers and advocates, a letter issued on Sept. 18 by the Kevin S lawsuit monitors shows that the state’s troubled Children, Youth and Families Department has not only failed to improve from its sorry state but has actually gotten worse. The monitors – called “co-neutrals” per the […]
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CYFD: “In a State of Chaos”
Despite the beginning of a limited dialogue with lawmakers and advocates, a letter issued on Sept. 18 by the Kevin S lawsuit monitors shows that the state’s troubled Children, Youth and Families Department has not only failed to improve from its sorry state but has actually gotten worse. The monitors – called “co-neutrals” per the […]
Posted inEstancia, Torrance County, Uncategorized
Man Wanted in Estancia Shooting Incident
A local man is wanted in connection with a shooting that occurred on the morning of Sept. 20. Deputies from the Torrance County Sheriff’s Office were called to investigate a shooting incident in Estancia. It was determined that the suspect, Jeremiah Sanders, shot several times at another vehicle, striking the vehicle twice, according to a […]
Posted inEstancia, Torrance County, Uncategorized
Man Wanted in Estancia Shooting Incident
A local man is wanted in connection with a shooting that occurred on the morning of Sept. 20. Deputies from the Torrance County Sheriff’s Office were called to investigate a shooting incident in Estancia. It was determined that the suspect, Jeremiah Sanders, shot several times at another vehicle, striking the vehicle twice, according to a […]
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Lightning-Sparked Fire Burning Near Gallinas Lookout
A lightning-sparked fire in the Gallinas Unit of the Mountainair Ranger District has grown to more than 100 acres since it started last week and fire fighters have now closed Forest Service Road 102 from the junction with FR 99. “Fire managers are managing the Buford Fire using a confine and contain strategy within in […]
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Lightning-Sparked Fire Burning Near Gallinas Lookout
A lightning-sparked fire in the Gallinas Unit of the Mountainair Ranger District has grown to more than 100 acres since it started last week and fire fighters have now closed Forest Service Road 102 from the junction with FR 99. “Fire managers are managing the Buford Fire using a confine and contain strategy within in […]
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Lightning-Sparked Fire Burning Near Gallinas Lookout
A lightning-sparked fire in the Gallinas Unit of the Mountainair Ranger District has grown to more than 100 acres since it started last week and fire fighters have now closed Forest Service Road 102 from the junction with FR 99. “Fire managers are managing the Buford Fire using a confine and contain strategy within in […]