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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Posted inHousing & Homelessness, Uncategorized, Westside Albuquerque
CoreCivic Sued Over Detainee Suicide
The family of a federal immigration detainee who committed suicide at the Torrance County Detention Facility in 2022 has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against CoreCivic, which owns and operates the Estancia facility. Kesley Vial, 23, from Brazil, was seeking asylum in the United States, but was due to be deported. But in August 2022, […]
Posted inHousing & Homelessness, Uncategorized, Westside Albuquerque
CoreCivic Sued Over Detainee Suicide
The family of a federal immigration detainee who committed suicide at the Torrance County Detention Facility in 2022 has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against CoreCivic, which owns and operates the Estancia facility. Kesley Vial, 23, from Brazil, was seeking asylum in the United States, but was due to be deported. But in August 2022, […]
Posted inNew Mexico Statewide News, Westside Albuquerque
County Commission Votes to Be Able to Vote Against Legislative Bills They Dislike
The first half of the September 13 Sandoval County commission meeting included many presenters, and also many comments from various commission members. Commissioner Jay Block urged Sandoval County citizens to ignore Governor Michelle Lujan-Grisham’s 30-day emergency ban on carrying guns in Bernalillo County; Commissioner Katherine A. Bruch celebrated the Valles Caldera; Mike Baker, Chief Public […]
Posted inNew Mexico Statewide News, Pueblos, Westside Albuquerque
Power Project Plans Path Through Sandoval County
By Bill Diven The heavy-duty pipe and power lines already lacing Placitas may gain a new neighbor as renewable energy seeks a transmission route across northern New Mexico. While Invenergy Transmission has published a map of the broad corridor it plans to study, there are limited options to bring its New Mexico North Path project […]