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The Immaculate Heart of Mary bursts into leaping orange flame next to the sword-pierced heart of her resurrected Son. A twisted ring of thorns presses into Mary’s flesh, transmitting the pain a Mother breathes for her child. Jesus’ heart stands behind His mother, a silent sentry promising rest.

A man who was arrested in June on a drug trafficking charge has found himself in hot water less than a month later, police said.

According to a criminal complaint, a Las Vegas police officer stopped Walter Padilla, 52, 410 Perez St., Saturday afternoon. Padilla was in a car parked near the north entrance of the Inn of Las Vegas; an open bottle of beer in the car was in plain view, police said.

The state Motor Vehicle Division is deploying a new system to produce and issue drivers’ licenses, identification cards and permits at a secure, central location, officials said.

This means that applicants for driver’s licenses, permits and IDs will leave field offices with paper cards. Their new permanent cards will be mailed to them and should be received within two weeks from the date. However, due to security checks and mail delivery, it could take longer. That’s why the paper extension card is good for 45 days.

The drug case involving a woman who contends she was using marijuana to help with her cancer is headed to trial.

Vicky Harvey’s attorney, David Silva, urges the district attorney’s office to dismiss the case at once and apologize to his client. But District Attorney Richard Flores maintains his office must enforce the law, even though he said he has compassion for Harvey, a Chacon resident who is suffering from breast cancer.