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Las Cruces officer fatally stabbed before a witness shoots and kills suspect, police say

LAS CRUCES, N.M. (AP) — A Las Cruces city police officer was fatally stabbed over the weekend while responding to a trespassing report and a witness to the attack apparently shot and killed the suspect before calling on the officer’s radio for help, authorities said Monday. Las Cruces police said Patrol Officer Jonah Hernandez, 35, […]

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Family leave bills are not quite ready

If you get injured at work and need time off for your injury, you are entitled to workers’compensation benefits that compensate you for most of your lost wages. What if the Legislature passes the bill to provide paid family and medical leave? Can youtake paid family and medical leave (PFML) at the same time as […]