The Santa Fe New Mexican discovered that nearly all of gubernatorial candidate Susana Martinez’s drug cases involved street-level crime despite her claims that she has ”taken on members of the most violent Mexican drug cartels.”
After Shiprock residents demanded an investigation into the expiration of an elementary school’s lease, the Superintendent Gregg Epperson apologized and agreed to pursue a renewal, reports the Farmington Daily Times.
The Mountain View Telegraph reports the Edgewood Police Department began negotiations to form a union due to officers’ complaints of broken promises and having no voice in town policy.
The Jemez County School District blames subcontractor Advanced Recycling Controls for the repeated malfunctioning of a $1.8 million heating system while the company blames the district for poor maintence of it, reports the Rio Grande Sun.
A repeat drunk driving offender who was caught at nearly five times over the legal alcohol limit may have his case dropped because the prosecutor missed a filing deadline, reports the Rio Grande Sun.