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Today's News

  • Another Perspective — Helping people get insurance

    The New Mexico Health Insurance Exchange is committed to getting as many individuals as possible enrolled in health insurance plans by Dec. 23, 2013 (the deadline for health insurance coverage effective January 2014).

    The federal website is improving, but our overriding concern now is time. Individuals who want and need insurance coverage beginning in January 2014 have two weeks to enroll.

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  • DOMination - Eleven locals All-District 2-3A; RHS junior earns MVP honor

    Eight Robertson Cardinals and three West Las Vegas Dons are among the honorees named to the All-District 2-3A football team for this past fall season.

    Dominic Lucero, a Robertson junior who played both running back and linebacker, was named Most Valuable Player.

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  • Super Mannie - Cass scores 41 to lift Cowboys in double overtime thriller

    Western State’s Jordan Adams missed a 3-pointer at the buzzer, and host New Mexico Highlands held on to a 101-99 triumph in double overtime Friday night at the Wilson Complex.

    Appropriately, Highlands’ Mannie Cass closed out the game for the Cowboys by sinking two free throws with 14 seconds left to break a 99-99 tie.

    Cass was otherworldly, pouring in 41 points on 11-of-16 shooting from the floor and a 17-for-19 job at the foul line. He also grabbed six rebounds, dished three assists, blocked three shots and stole the ball once.

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  • Lucero in top 10 at national finals

    The national title in team roping proved elusive this week for Las Vegas-area native Martin Lucero and partner Colby Lovell, but the pair made serious strides in the latter go-rounds.

    The Wrangler National Finals Rodeo wrapped up its weeklong run on Saturday night at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, Nev.

    Lovell, the header, and Lucero, the heeler, were really clicking on Thursday, completing the roping in 4.2 seconds, the fastest of Round Eight by a three-tenths of a second margin.

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  • Lobos foiled by Kansas’ 2nd half run

    By Geoffrey Calvert
    The Associated Press

    KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Trailing by one at halftime, New Mexico coach Craig Neal told his team if it just got a couple of quick baskets it could put No. 13 Kansas on the ropes.

    Instead, it was the Jayhawks that went on a run.

    Kansas scored 16 of the first 20 points in the second half, and then rolled to an 80-63 victory Saturday night that ended a two-game losing streak.

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  • Looking ahead - Sports - Dec. 16

    Monday
    Basketball
    • Memorial Middle School girls at Mora, 4 p.m., Mora
    • West Las Vegas Middle School  girls at Raton, 4 p.m., Raton

    Tuesday
    Basketball
    • West Las Vegas girls (A,B,C) at Española Valley, 4 p.m., Española

    Wednesday
    No local varsity events scheduled

    Thursday
    Basketball
    • West Las Vegas boys (A,B) vs. Clayton, 5 p.m., Gillie Lopez Gym
    • West Las Vegas girls (A,B,C) at Bernalillo, 4 p.m., Bernalillo

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  • Animal cruelty charges filed

    An area couple, owners of a local animal grooming business, were arrested earlier this week on multiple counts of animal cruelty after authorities last month found horses, chickens, dogs and cats starving and living in filthy conditions.

    The animals were immediately removed from the  property in the area of San Miguel  after the New Mexico Livestock Board secured a court order from San Miguel County Magistrate Court.

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  • In the Christmas spirit
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  • Guilty verdict in baby’s death

    It wasn’t quite the outcome anyone was hoping for, but on Tuesday afternoon a San Miguel County jury convicted a man of causing the death of a baby while driving recklessly, but acquitted him of more serious charges of being drunk at the time of the crash.

    Ramon Hernandez — a Guatemala native who resides in Santa Fe — faces up to 10 years in prison. If the jury had determined that he was drunk at the time of the crash, he would be facing significantly more prison time.

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  • Anyone have a tree for the city?

    With less than two weeks left before Christmas, city officials are scrambling to find a tree for the old Safeway parking lot on Douglas Avenue. The city put out a call to the community Wednesday for a large Christmas tree that can be put up there.

    Anyone who wants to donate the tree should call the city at 454-1401 and ask for the city manager’s office.

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