From the Idaho Business Review When Finia Dinh was just months old, her parents and her four older siblings embarked on a journey from Vietnam to the United States in search of a better life. Though her family didn’t speak English and had little money, they left the rest of their family behind and began…
From the Las Vegas Optic What should have been a fun celebration of Cinco de Mayo deteriorated into a fight that resulted in three people being charged with felony child abuse. Elauterio L. Lujan, 38, of Las Vegas, faces one count of third-degree felony child abuse, and one count of misdemeanor aggravated battery. He was…
From the Las Vegas Optic A trial slated to begin this month for a case involving a Luna Community College employee will not be necessary after a plea agreement was recently reached. Christopher M. Chavez, 39, of Las Vegas, pleaded guilty to interference with communications and attempting to commit false imprisonment, both misdemeanors. Following his…
From the Las Vegas Optic With the restoration of another historic building on Railroad Avenue nearing completion, it could soon feel a bit like 1898 again in Las Vegas, N.M. Work on the Rawlins Building — a National Register of Historic Places structure — is nearly done, and once completed, it will operate much like…
From the Las Vegas Optic Sheriff Walt Longmire sits in his office overlooking Durant, Wyoming. Down the street, Max Evans, an alien, kisses Liz Ortecho, a human, outside the Crashdown Cafe. On the other side of the river, Llewelyn Moss and Anton Chigurh exchange gunfire in the streets. All of these things happened, separately of…
From the Las Vegas Optic A three-day trial has been scheduled for a man charged with sexually assaulting a family member, a girl police say was 16 at the time. David Garcia, 46, of Las Vegas, is scheduled to go on trial beginning Aug. 5 in the Fourth Judicial District Court. Garcia was arrested in…
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From the Idaho Business Review As President and CEO of the Treasure Valley Family YMCA, David Duro is well positioned to see positive changes in the world every day. He’s also leading the charge for that change. “Our YMCA will change the world,” he says. “We envision a community where all children can reach their…
From the Idaho Business Review Paris Cole believes people flourish when given the opportunity and flexibility to do their best work. For Cole, this means hiring the best people and giving them the freedom to succeed by not micromanaging them. At the core of his management style is the Golden Rule: treating people the way…
From the Las Vegas Optic New Mexico State Police arrested a Mora County man after he crashed his truck into another vehicle, an act police believe was intentional. Just after 1 a.m. on March 29, NMSP responded to a call near Gonzales Ranch, in rural San Miguel County, after a caller reported a brown truck…
