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Today's News

  • Driver in fatal crash getting death threats

    By Karl Moffatt
    Las Vegas Optic

    Bail was set at $100,000 cash or  $200,000 property for Wayne Lovato on Monday after he was arraigned on child abuse resulting in death and other charges stemming from an April wreck on Interstate-25 that left two teens dead and five others injured.

    The charges come on the heels on an earlier preliminary hearing during which testimony was heard in the case that will now be tried in adult court, where adult sanctions will be pursued if Lovato is convicted.

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  • Highlands, State Land Office sign collaboration agreement

    Submitted to the Optic

    State Land Commissioner Ray Powell and New Mexico Highlands University signed an agreement last week to share critical information about the species of plants and animals on state trust land and to work cooperatively on large projects like forest thinning in northern New Mexico.

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  • In Brief - Las Vegas News - May 22, 2013

    Seat belt ticket blitz under way
    The state Department of Transportation is warning motorists to buckle up or risk getting a ticket.
    Every year during the Memorial Day holiday period, May 20-June 2, law enforcement agencies join forces from coast to coast for an enforcement blitz that delivers on the message: Click It or Ticket.
    DOT said in a news release that the mobilization is supported by national and local paid advertising and earned media campaigns aimed at raising awareness before the blitz.

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  • 360 flowers planted downtown

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    Eighteen community volunteers were out on Saturday adding soil and mulch to all the planter boxes downtown.  

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  • Looking Back - May 22, 2013

    In 1963

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  • Looking Ahead - News - May 22, 2013

    Story Time at Carnegie Library
    Story Time at Carnegie Library is at 10:30 a.m. and 4 p.m. on Wednesdays in the children’s area of the public library. This week’s book is “Sam at the Seaside” by Mary Labatt. Event is free and open to the public.

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  • Weather - May 22, 2013

    Wednesday
    Sunny, with a high near 80. Light and variable wind becoming southwest 15-20 mph in the morning. Partly cloudy at night, with a low around 45. Southwest wind 15-20 mph, becoming light and variable after midnight.

    Thursday
    Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms at night. Partly cloudy, with a low around 48.

    Friday
    Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. Partly cloudy at night, with a low around 48.

    Sunrise ... Sunset
    5:51 a.m. to 8:04 p.m.

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  • Que Pasa - May 22, 2013

    TODAY HOY
    • Story Time at Carnegie Library, 10:30 a.m. and 4 p.m. on Wednesday, May 22 in the children’s area of the public library. This week’s book is “Sam at the Seaside” by Mary Labatt. Free and open to the public.

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  • Editorial Cartoon - May 22, 2013
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  • Tough stance justified

    The Administrative Office of the Courts has drawn a line in the sand on the Mora County courthouse complex project, and we are glad to see the agency taking such a tough stance.

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