From the Las Vegas Optic An Albuquerque man driving a car with a woman and a 9-year-old girl inside nearly hit two pedestrians and sped the wrong way down a one-way Las Vegas street before crashing, according to police. Raymond E. Archuleta, 50, of Albuquerque, who is also known as “Boo Boo,” was arrested and…
From the Las Vegas Optic A West Las Vegas High School student is facing criminal charges after admitting to smoking marijuana at school with two other students, according to police. Aubrey Bachicha, 18, was arrested Nov. 6 and booked into the San Miguel County Detention Center on charges of felony distribution of marijuana to a…
From the Idaho Business Review While attending Walla Walla University, Peter J. Smith IV took a year away from college to volunteer in Monteverde, Costa Rica, where he and a friend taught sixth, seventh and eighth grade students. “We spent the year living in an 8- by 10- foot shack attached to the school in…
From the Idaho Business Review While attending Boise State University, Regan Charlton was the captain of the debate team, an experience that nudged her toward practicing law. “It was kind of a natural transition. There’s a lot of crossover between debate and the practice of law,” Charlton says. “Some people would say it’s arguing, but…
From the Idaho Business Review When Caitlin Elizabeth O’Brien began college at Whitworth University in Spokane, Washington, majoring in psychology, she hadn’t considered a career in law. “I thought I wanted to be a clinical psychologist, and started down that path of wanting to get my Ph.D,” she says. After graduating, she went to work…
From the Idaho Business Review From the age of 12, Cora Whitney knew she wanted to practice law. “My dad is a judge, so I grew up watching him in court,” she says. “I really enjoyed that, and it inspired me to go into law.” Although her new aspirations derailed plans made by the 11-year-old…
From the Las Vegas Optic A Las Vegas homeowner shot and wounded a man who broke into his Railroad Avenue home last week, according to police. The homeowner is not facing charges, but police have arrested Daniel Yara, 35, of Las Vegas, who suffered a gunshot wound to his hand. Yara is charged with felony…
From the Las Vegas Optic A man who stole a television from the Plaza Hotel was ordered by a judge to return to the scene of the crime to perform volunteer work, but the hotel’s owner and its manager feel the community could be better served in other ways. Ignacio E. Gallegos, 30, of Las…
From the Las Vegas Optic A 23-year-old Las Vegas woman who crashed into two parked vehicles on Seventh Street was driving while impaired and searching for a dropped cigarette, according to Las Vegas Police. Savana E. Romero was charged with a felony and six misdemeanors following the Oct. 27 crash that happened around 4 a.m…
From the Las Vegas Optic Las Vegas Police found a broken window and glass on the front porch of a home in the 1000 block of Second Street just after 2 a.m. Oct. 24 while responding to a call about a father attempting to take his infant child without permission. Domonic M. Swan, 24, of…
