Today's News

Dozens of cars followed a West Las Vegas bus through town Monday evening, honking and cheering for a successful middle school club.

West Las Vegas Middle School Business Professionals of America sponsor Brian Gurulé and his young team of champions stepped off the bus to a large crowd, who had caravaned from the Interstate 25 exit through town, led by police cars with sirens and lights blaring in honor of the two national titles they were bringing home.

San Miguel County may owe the state more than $200,000 it collected in penalties and interest from delinquent taxpayers that was supposed to have gone to the state in the first place.

But county officials are hoping that the state will forgive the debt. Apparently, nearly all other counties have made the same mistake with penalties and interest.  

A stabbing occurred in the 200 block of Union Street about 6 p.m. Monday, city police said.

Police responded to a disturbance in that block and determined that there had been a fight. Officers arrested one person on a charge of aggravated assault, Police Chief Gary Gold said.

One person was sent to the local hospital as a result of the stabbing, police said.

As of press time, police had no other information on the incident.

A strong effort by New Mexico Highlands University rodeo competitior Jesse Estrada has him in the running for the 12-man short go in the ongoing College National Finals Rodeo in Casper, Wyo.

The show wraps up Saturday.

• Jesse Estrada is in 10th place, at least for now, in the bareback riding category. Estrada, a native of Trementina (approximately 40 miles east of Las Vegas), has covered all three of his horses for the required eight seconds for scores of 53, 64 and 58.5. But there are more riders in the third go-round.