From the Las Vegas Optic A man sought by police for two weeks was arrested Tuesday, charged in connection with a July shooting at a popular Las Vegas eatery. Sergio R. Valdez, 30, was arrested Tuesday and booked into the San Miguel County Detention Center on charges relating to a July 17 shooting at the…
From Downtown Albuquerque News Lighting improvements worth $1 million are coming to a wide swath of the Downtown core, including some of its darkest alleyways. Exactly where the new lighting will be installed, however, has not been decided, city spokesman Johnny Chandler told DAN. The process will begin with an audit to determine where it…
From the Las Vegas Optic A Las Vegas man involved in a shootout with police last month died from “an apparent” self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head, according to investigators with New Mexico State Police. Jeffrey Scott, 30, died July 17 after exchanging gunfire with officers from the Las Vegas Police Department. Scott had called…
From the Las Vegas Optic One day before a Mora County man was set to go on trial for murder, attorneys reached a plea agreement. Alex H. Pacheco, 25, pleaded guilty to shooting and killing Jermain R. Jennings of Rio Rancho on Sept. 28, 2019, in Mora County. Jennings’ husband, Ben Montoya Jr., also of…
From the Idaho Business Review Nampa-based Valley Wide Cooperative Inc. is expanding through a merger with a Washington state co-op. The merger brings together agronomy, energy and farm supply co-op Valley Wide and Ag Link Inc., a co-op retailer that sells fertilizer, crop nutrients and petroleum products in a move that will further extend Valley…
From the Las Vegas Optic Editor’s note: The following is the second part in an ongoing series on the roots of addiction in San Miguel and Mora counties, and the solutions being pursued by local leaders in an effort to help those suffering from addiction. City and county leaders are working together to launch a…
From Downtown Albuquerque News You probably know Albuquerque High first and foremost as a place near the Big-I where Downtown area teenagers go to learn things, or perhaps through its famous former location in EDo, which was turned into a collection of lofts and condos 20 years ago. But turn back the pages of its…
From the Idaho Business Review As the threat of ransomware and other internet attacks increases nationwide, the University of Idaho (U of I) has added a cybersecurity master’s degree program to its computer science (CS) offerings. The master’s program builds on U of I’s existing bachelor’s program, which launched last fall, and gives computer science…
From the Las Vegas Optic Six people were arrested during a multi-agency operation spearheaded by the Fourth Judicial District Attorney’s Office. Led by the investigations unit of the DA’s office, the “warrant roundup” sought to apprehend 30 people identified by the DA as having unserved arrest warrants. Six people were located and taken into custody…
From the Las Vegas Optic A California woman was arrested last week after breaking into a Las Vegas home while two residents were inside. The woman admitted to breaking in through a window, but said she was trying to get away from a ghost. Julie A. Lane, 31, of Tustin, California, is charged with felony…
