It’s that time of the year again. The Pinto Bean Fiesta is right around the corner and it is set to be a full day of fun for local folks. The Fiesta originally started in the 1980s to be able to recognize the local farm industry and pinto bean farmers. “It is known as the […]
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East Mountain Student Killed in Single-Vehicle Accident
An East Mountain High School junior was killed last week in a rollover accident in Edgewood. Nolan Boyd, 16, was a passenger in a 2016 Jeep Patriot that rolled over near the intersection of Williams Ranch Road and Thompson Road, not far from the I-40 overpass on Sept. 16. Boyd was not wearing a seatbelt, […]
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East Mountain Student Killed in Single-Vehicle Accident
An East Mountain High School junior was killed last week in a rollover accident in Edgewood. Nolan Boyd, 16, was a passenger in a 2016 Jeep Patriot that rolled over near the intersection of Williams Ranch Road and Thompson Road, not far from the I-40 overpass on Sept. 16. Boyd was not wearing a seatbelt, […]
Posted inMoriarty, Uncategorized
Moriarty-Area Murder Suspect Arrested
A man wanted in connection with a Moriarty-area murder earlier in the month has been arrested. Steven Banda, 48, was picked up Sept. 21 by the U.S. Marshals Service District of New Mexico – Southwest Investigative Fugitive Team without incident in northwest Albuquerque “following an exhaustive investigation by multiple local, state and federal agencies,” according […]
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Moriarty-Area Murder Suspect Arrested
A man wanted in connection with a Moriarty-area murder earlier in the month has been arrested. Steven Banda, 48, was picked up Sept. 21 by the U.S. Marshals Service District of New Mexico – Southwest Investigative Fugitive Team without incident in northwest Albuquerque “following an exhaustive investigation by multiple local, state and federal agencies,” according […]
Posted inNew Mexico Statewide News
Avocado Quest Rescues Family Chile Roasters
With the season for chile roasting fast approaching, the Morales family knew their produce business had a problem: no home and no place to roast. Since opening Fresh for Less Produce in Bernalillo five years ago, they managed to survive the reconstruction of U.S. Highway 550 barely 10 feet from their front door. And as […]
Posted inNew Mexico Statewide News, Placitas, Sandoval County
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 […]