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Tri-County High-Speed Chase Ends With Flipped Vehicle in Moriarty

An Albuquerque woman is accused of leading police on a high-speed chase in a stolen car through multiple counties. Authorities say the chase ended when the woman flipped the car in Moriarty. According to a criminal complaint, 23-year-old Maricela Marci Darcy Rosell is accused of driving a car reported stolen from Albuquerque at speeds over […]

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Vonda Lee Cammack

69-year-old Vonda Lee Cammack a long-time resident of Moriarty, NM passed away July 1, in Albuquerque. Vonda was born, on May 14, 1955, in Sacramento, KY to James Earl and Helen Ruth (Smith) Daugherty.  Vonda was raised in Owensboro, KY and Albuquerque, NM. She met and married Donald Paul Cammack on 23 Jan 1976 in Arco, […]

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Vonda Lee Cammack

69-year-old Vonda Lee Cammack a long-time resident of Moriarty, NM passed away July 1, in Albuquerque. Vonda was born, on May 14, 1955, in Sacramento, KY to James Earl and Helen Ruth (Smith) Daugherty.  Vonda was raised in Owensboro, KY and Albuquerque, NM. She met and married Donald Paul Cammack on 23 Jan 1976 in Arco, […]

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Police Say a Wanted Fugitive Was Arrested in Estancia

A Whittier, California man was arrested in Estancia and charged with domestic violence and larceny. According to a criminal complaint, 43-year-old Mario Cabral is accused of choking his daughter’s mother and hitting her in the face with a pistol. Torrance County Sheriff’s deputies say Cabral traveled from California to a residence in Estancia to visit […]

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Police Say a Wanted Fugitive Was Arrested in Estancia

A Whittier, California man was arrested in Estancia and charged with domestic violence and larceny. According to a criminal complaint, 43-year-old Mario Cabral is accused of choking his daughter’s mother and hitting her in the face with a pistol. Torrance County Sheriff’s deputies say Cabral traveled from California to a residence in Estancia to visit […]

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The Independent’s Guide to the Fourth of July

Madrid Annual Independence Day ParadeCelebrate Independence Day in Madrid! At 7 p.m. Wednesday, enjoy a Hip Hop dance party with Rhyme Craft at the Mine Shaft’s Engine House. The Madrid Annual Independence Day Parade starts at noon on Thursday, followed by live music from Strangers from Afar at 2 p.m. and singer-songwriter Westin Lee McDowell […]

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Heavy Rains Hammer East Mts., Edgewood and Torrance County

The East Mountain communities and parts of Torrance County received heavy rains this weekend after communities like Edgewood were still reeling from storm damage sustained from heavy storms on June 19.  Readers from the Tablezon neighborhood in the East Mountains reported heavy downpours.  Edgewood resident Mike Sanchez sent in photos of storm damage to his […]

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Searching for solutions: In New Mexico, researchers seek to make brackish water a viable supply

By Hannah Grover Heading through eastern New Mexico, dairy cattle can be seen in farms beside the highway while flashing lights illuminate the wind farms at night. Large sprinklers irrigate the crop circles where, in the spring, the endangered lesser prairie chickens may venture out of the brush onto the fields to dance while keeping […]

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Searching for solutions: In New Mexico, researchers seek to make brackish water a viable supply

By Hannah Grover Heading through eastern New Mexico, dairy cattle can be seen in farms beside the highway while flashing lights illuminate the wind farms at night. Large sprinklers irrigate the crop circles where, in the spring, the endangered lesser prairie chickens may venture out of the brush onto the fields to dance while keeping […]