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  • ‘All We Can’

    By Sharon Vander Meer
    Special to the Optic

    Countless incidents of animal cruelty, neglect and abuse take place in this country every year.

    At least 3 million are euthanized because there are no homes for them. That doesn’t take into consideration the numbers that die from neglect or abuse.

    The current economy is also contributing to the problem. When some homeowners move away because of a change in their own circumstances, they abandon their pets to whatever fate may befall them.

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  • Report: Armed man hijacks vehicle, flees

    A warrant has been issued for the arrest of a Las Vegas man who allegedly forced another man out of a car at gunpoint then made the victim’s girlfriend drive toward Montezuma before taking control of and wrecking the car himself.

    Bernardino Baca, 31, of 1409 Seventh St., has been charged with nine felony counts, including assault, battery, kidnapping, possession of firearm and unlawfully taking a motor vehicle.

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  • Alleged hospital shooter surrenders

    The Associated Press

    ALBUQUERQUE — Authorities say a man wanted for allegedly firing a shot inside an Albuquerque hospital last week is in custody.

    Bernalillo County Sheriff's deputies say 21-year-old Cesar Dominguez-Garcia surrendered without incident Saturday.

    Police say Dominguez was at the University of New Mexico Hospital with his girlfriend on Jan. 4 when he became upset, beat up his girlfriend, then fired a shot in the hallway.

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  • Water report to expand

    In a collaborative effort between the City of Las Vegas Utility Department, this newspaper and the Las Vegas Community Water Board you will soon see a new feature on Page 3 called “Your Friday Water Report.”

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  • New chief named at Highlands

    A former head of the Las Vegas Police Department has been named chief of Highlands University’s police and security department.
     

    Donato Sena, 61, brings 40 years of law enforcement experience to his new position.
     

    Sena, a Las Vegas native, started his career with Las Vegas as a
    patrol officer in 1971, rising through the ranks to commander of
    criminal investigations before being appointed police chief in 1983.

    He served as chief until his retirement from the PD in 1991.
     

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  • City’s museum sports rich, varied history

    Las Vegas has lost some of its historic landmarks — the Duncan Opera House, Springer Hall, Castle Junior High and others — but the story of the original Las Vegas is intact in all its glory in photographs and artifacts at the Rough Rider Museum.  

    Those who want to see who passed through town in 1857, get to know a cowboy ghost, find out the real story behind Storrie lake, or learn what happened when the railroad arrived, have a remarkable museum staff available to assist visitors and researchers in accessing resource materials.

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  • Proposal could cut employees’ take-home pay

    By Barry Massey
    Associated Press

    SANTA FE — Educators and state workers would see a drop in take-home pay next year under a budget-balancing proposal by a legislative committee that would require public employees to contribute more to their pensions while the state cuts its share by $50 million.

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  • Police seek to understand gunman’s motivation

    TUCSON, Ariz. — Rep. Gabrielle Giffords remained heavily sedated and in critical condition Sunday as investigators sought to understand what motivated a gunman to carry out an assassination attempt on the Democratic lawmaker in a rampage that killed six people.

    University Medical Center spokeswoman Darci Slaten told The Associated Press that Giffords underwent a two-hour surgery Saturday and has not been conscious since the shooting. She said more information will be released at a news conference in which one of the doctors who operated on Giffords plans to speak.

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  • City annexes transfer station

    Despite a pair of complaints about its condition and a no-support statement from the state Department of Transportation, the Las Vegas City Council voted Wednesday to annex the city’s solid waste transfer station and adjoining rights-of-way.

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  • Above and Beyond: A top-notch student-athlete

    Megan Martinez was awarded the Christopher Montalvo Sportsmanship Trophy at a recent basketball tournament in Pojoaque Valley’s Ben Lujan Gymnasium after the Lady Dons beat Taos 61-46 in the championship game.

    The parents of Christopher, who loved and excelled in the game of basketball, sat in the stands each year watching every game of the tournament. They are looking for that special person that best represents their son’s passion and love for the game.

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