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FBI: Three Arrested In Red River Bank Robbery

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FBI News:
 
Three people have been arrested by the FBI in connection with the Oct. 6 robbery of Peoples Bank in Red River.
 
Troy Montoya, 23, of Espanola; Jennifer Marissa Miera, 22, of El Rito and Shawn Michael Goodrum, Jr., 19, of Questa are scheduled to appear Wednesday in U.S. District Court in Albuquerque.
 
The Red River Marshals Office and Taos County Sheriff’s Office arrested Montoya and Miera Monday and turned them over Tuesday to the FBI.
 
The public is reminded that all defendants are considered innocent unless proven guilty in a court of law.
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Group Calls For Removal Of Democratic State Chair

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Chairwoman Debra Haaland
 
POLITICAL News:

A group of concerned Democratic Party of New Mexico State Central Committee members delivered a petition Oct. 8 to the Democratic Party of New Mexico State Vice-Chair Juan Sanchez asking for the removal of State Chairwoman Debra Haaland.

The petition was delivered at the party’s Rising Star Dinner at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Albuquerque.
 
The petition reads as follows:
 
“We the undersigned members of the Democratic Party of New Mexico State Central Committee call for the removal of the State Party Chairwoman
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Scenes From Three Car-Collision On Trinity

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Police cited the driver of this GM Emulsion LLC truck from Santa Fe for following too close after it ran into the back of a car and pushed it into the back of another car around 5 p.m. Thursday on Trinity Drive. Police had to tow the damaged truck to an adjacent parking lot. Los Alamos firefighters arrived on the scene to check out those involved for possible injuries and also doused an area of oil spilled on the roadway with a foamy solution. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com

Evening commuter traffic slows at the site of a three-vehicle accident Thursday on Trinity Drive. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com Read More

State Auditor Tim Keller Releases Report On New Mexico’s Financial Health

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State Auditor Tim Kelle
 
STATE News:
 
SANTA FE ― Today, State Auditor Tim Keller released The Findings Report: A Summary of New Mexico’s Governmental Financial Audits. 
 
The second annual report from the Office of the State Auditor (OSA) compiles information that would otherwise remain buried deep within thousands of pages of annual audits. The report allows policymakers and the public to easily access comparative information about the financial health of hundreds of state agencies, counties, municipalities, schools, and courts.
 
The Fiscal
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No More Ignitions Planned Today On Santa Fe Watershed Prescribed Burn

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SFNF News:
 
SANTA FE ― Based on smoke impacts to the City of Santa Fe and data on air quality, the Santa Fe National Forest decided today to conclude the prescribed burn in the Santa Fe Municipal Watershed. 
 
Fire crews used hand and aerial ignitions on Wednesday and Tuesday to burn approximately 1,785 acres of the 2,435-acre planning area. Forecasted afternoon and evening winds did not materialize as expected, and an inversion kept smoke over the city. Air quality monitors on Upper Canyon Road and at the state’s Harold L. Runnels
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Letter To The Editor: Regarding Sheriff’s Lawsuit

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By GEORGE CHANDLER
Los Alamos
 
The election on Question 1 (Sheriff elimination) will not be stopped and the result will be valid. A careful reading of the complaint for declaratory judgment and injunction filed against the county and the “Los Alamos Board of Commissioners (sic)” reveals it is full of technical defects and substantive omissions and errors.
 
It displays an appalling lack of information about the constitutional and statutory background of Los Alamos County, its charter, the institution of sheriff and our police department.
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Meet Recreation Capital Projects Team At Farmer’s Market Thursday

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COUNTY News:
 
The County project team working on the eight proposed recreation projects for a bond election in 2017 will host an informational booth 9-11 a.m., Thursday, Oct. 20 at the Farmer’s Market.
 
Residents are encouraged to stop by and view project information, ask questions, or leave comment cards with feedback. The next public meeting about the bond projects is 5:30 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 17 in Fuller Lodge. Interested individuals can track progress on the projects by visiting www.losalamosbondprojects2017.com where
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UNM-LA Advisory Board Passes Resolution For Mil Levy During Joint Meeting With LAPS

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Representatives from UNM-LA and LAPS following Tuesday’s joint board meeting, from left, Cindy Rooney, Jim Hall, Jenny McCumber, Steve Boerigter, Andrea Cunningham, David Sutton, Michelle Hall, Bill Hargraves, Pat Soran and Kurt Steinhaus. Photo by Nancy Coombs/UNM-LA

LAHS Principal Brad Parker and UNM-LA Interim Dean of Instruction Kay Willerton address the audience. Photo by Nancy Coombs/UNM-LA

UNM-LA Advisory Board member Pat Soran makes a comment Tuesday at the special joint session of the LAPS Board and UNM-LA Advisory Board meeting. Photo by Nancy Coombs/UNM-LA

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