From the Las Vegas Optic A Las Vegas man is facing a felony charge of battery on a peace officer after an altercation earlier this month. Henry J. Lucero, 18, was booked into San Miguel County Detention Center July 5 on a felony and two misdemeanors. According to a statement of probable cause filed in…
From the Las Vegas Optic When New Mexico State Police arrived at the Mora home of Wilfred Vigil in January of this year, officers found broken glass on the porch and a woman with bruising to her face. They did not find Vigil. The woman, who lived with Vigil at the residence along County Road…
From the Las Vegas Optic Security at Las Vegas City Schools sites was a key focus of Thursday night’s board meeting. The board approved a number of items aimed at improving security at all district’s schools, starting with doors. The board approved a purchase order that would replace or repair doors at all City schools…
From the Las Vegas Optic Renovations at West Las Vegas Middle School are wrapping up, just in time to welcome students for a new school year. Construction crews are currently working to make the final adjustments to bring the building into compliance with fire codes. “We’re waiting for a few things to get finished,” said…
From the Las Vegas Optic Standardized testing scores show students across New Mexico scored higher in language and math over previous years, according to results released by the Public Education Department on Thursday. Statewide results from the test called the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Career, or PARCC, show 31 percent of…
From the Las Vegas Optic A Holman man was arrested following a recent stabbing that occurred in the 2100 block of State Road 518 in Cleveland. Jesus Maes, 21, was charged with aggravated battery with a deadly weapon, according to a criminal complaint filed in Mora Magistrate Court. On the evening of June 13, New…
From pexcard.com The thrill of competition. It entertains us, it unites us, and since the 1960s, millions of Special Olympics athletes have been given the opportunity to engage in competition all over the globe. Getting thousands of athletes to hundreds of competitions throughout the year can be challenging, but these operational hurdles are cleared with…
From the Motley Fool I’m always on the lookout for less obvious investment opportunities, niches that can be easily overlooked. Lately, I’ve seen several news stories about police departments equipping officers with body-worn video cameras. So, I wondered, is there money to be made by investing in the manufacturers of these camera systems?
Originally published by the Progressive Populist The scene was horrific. Over 2,500 people trapped helplessly beneath rubble—some for more than 12 hours—waiting for rescuers to find them. Over 1,100 other people didn’t get out alive. This was one year ago this week at the Rana Plaza factory in Bangladesh, a leading producer of clothing…
From the Motley Fool Let’s face it, Americans own a lot of stuff. As the late comedian George Carlin once noted, “Sometimes … You’ve gotta move all your stuff, and maybe put some of your stuff in storage. Imagine that, there’s a whole industry based on keepin’ an eye on your stuff.” The storage industry…
