Today's News

Tonita Gurulé-Giron, a  former state employee, said she plans to run either for mayor or City Council next year.

Gur-ulé-Giron ran for mayor in 2008, coming in fourth of five candidates, with 14 percent of the vote. That year, longtime Councilman Tony Marquez beat Mayor Henry Sanchez for the top job. Marquez hasn’t announced his plans for next March’s municipal election.

The Las Vegas native who was attacked while walking in his California neighborhood last month had died from his injuries.

Euvaldo “Eddie” Sisneros, 79, was brutally beaten while walking near his home in Richmond Calif., which is in the San Francisco area.

Sisneros had been hospitalized since he was attacked in the afternoon of June 16.

Richmond police have arrested 21-year-old Michael Cordova Villalobos in the attack. Officers are asking prosecutors to charge Villalobos with murder, according to KTVU, an Oakland, Calif., station.

For more than a year, a Mora County group has wanted their voices heard on the issue of possible oil and gas drilling.

Next week, it’ll get its chance.

The Mora County government is holding a public hearing from 5:30-8:30 p.m. Monday at the Mora Elementary gym.

“The aim of this meeting is to give people a chance to speak about their opinions on oil and gas,” County Manager John Garcia said.

He said the county has invited members of the County Commission and the Planning and Zoning Committee to attend.

The Las Vegas City Schools board says it has confidence in the district’s superintendent, despite the district attorney’s case against him.

The board released a statement this week in response to parents who have publicly questioned why Superintendent Rick Romero hasn’t been placed on paid administrative leave or let go.