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  • Former corrections official indicted

    ALBUQUERQUE. — A former New Mexico Corrections Department official accused of accepting $237,080 in bribes from a roofing company in exchange for selecting the company for numerous government projects has been indicted on federal charges.

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  • HU Recognition Banquet
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  • Looking Back

    In 1911

    Thursday, April 18 — Broncho Bill is at large! That noted murderer, train robber, crack shot, former cowboy of Grant County and desperado, with a more thrilling history than Diamond Dick or some of the other heroes of the dime novel library, and whose face has the half amused smile “that won’t come off” made his escape from the New Mexico penitentiary some time Sunday night. Broncho Bill, whose real name is William Walters, ... was serving a life sentence for murder and what not...

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  • Looking Ahead

    Fort Union talk this Thursday

    Fort Union National Monument will hold its monthly “Glimpses of the Past” presentation focusing on the 3rd New Mexico Volunteer Infantry  at 7 p.m. Thursday at the CCHP/Santa Fe Trail Interpretive Center, 116 Bridge St. The event is free.

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  • Weather

    Monday
    Sunny, with a high near 77. Windy, with a west wind 20-25 mph, increasing to 30-35 mph. Winds could gust as high as 50 mph. Partly cloudy at night, with a low around 49. Windy, with a west wind 25-30 mph, decreasing to 15-20 mph. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph.

    Tuesday
    Mostly sunny, with a high near 68. Windy, with a west wind 25-35 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph. Partly cloudy and breezy at night, with a low around 36.

    Wednesday

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  • FYI - News

    Former Gov. Gary Johnson plans to make what he calls a major announcement this week in New Hampshire, The Associated Press is reporting. Johnson has scheduled a news conference for Thursday on the steps of the New Hampshire State Capitol in Concord to discuss his plans for the 2012 election. Johnson has been mentioned as a possible Republican presidential candidate.

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  • Law clears way for more state police applicants

    The Associated Press

    SANTA FE — Legislation signed by Gov. Susana Martinez will open the door for more people, including young soldiers coming home from war and other assignments, to apply to become state police officers.

    Until now, New Mexico mandated that applicants have at least 30 hours of college credits to be hired by the agency, and they had to accumulate more credits on a schedule approved by the chief.

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  • 13-year-old boy convicted of murdering woman

    The Associated Press

    PORTALES — A 13-year-old boy was found guilty of murder in the death of a 21-year-old Eastern New Mexico University student.

    The Roosevelt County jury returned guilty verdicts late Friday against the boy in the July 2010 death of Angel Vale.

    The boy was convicted on charges that included second-degree murder, aggravated burglary, tampering with evidence and larceny.

    He faces a maximum sentence of commitment in a Children, Youth and Families Department group facility until age 21.

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  • 5 in running for top East job

    The search for the next superintendent of Las Vegas City Schools is nearing completion.

    Five finalists were announced this week during the school board’s work session. They are: Sheri Williams, the outgoing superintendent for the Carlsbad Municipal Schools; Paul Gregory Rockhold, of Tennessee;  Eric Martinez, superintendent of Questa Independent Schools; Marc Space, superintendent of Putnam Valley Schools in New York; and Jim Reed, a former superintendent of Dora (N.M.) Consolidated Schools.

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  • Through the Lens

    By Susan Montoya Bryan
    The Associated Press

    Boldly plastered on a bright green wall at the New Mexico Museum of Art in Santa Fe are the words of photographer, art historian and curator Beaumont Newhall.

    In the face of turmoil, unrest and unhappiness, he asks what photographers, writers and curators can do.

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