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Man awaits competency evaluation in child abuse case

By Ryan Lowery | November 2, 2018

From the Las Vegas Optic A Las Vegas man is in jail awaiting a competency evaluation following an arrest for felony child abuse and possession of marijuana. Las Vegas Police say Angel Juarez Jr., 28, was arrested Oct. 16 after LVPD responded to a call about an injured child at Alta Vista Regional Hospital. According…

125 Years of service

By Ryan Lowery | September 11, 2018

From the Las Vegas Optic For 125 years, Las Vegas has been home to the state’s only public psychiatric health hospital. In that time, New Mexicans have known it by several names, including the New Mexico Insane Asylum, the Territorial Insane Asylum, or simply, the New Mexico State Hospital. But as society’s view of mental…