Today's News

Surely every local voter knows that, here in Las Vegas, a candidate doesn’t need a majority to win an election. All that’s needed is more votes than any other candidate running for the same position. Consequently, majority rule doesn’t apply to our mayoral and council races — and much if not most of the time, the winner doesn’t get a majority.

The projects to improve Alamo and Piñon streets will be suspended for the winter later this month.

To finish the projects, the city needs to have at least two days of weather of 60 degrees or warmer, said Carlos Ortiz, the city’s public works director. That’s not likely to happen until March or April, he said.

So the contractor for those projects will get a few final things done and then stop around Dec. 19, Ortiz said. The Alamo project is nearly finished, he said.

A chainsaw valued at $1,200 was stolen from a Gallinas Volunteer Fire Department truck between 5:30 and 6:30 p.m. Nov. 28 in front of K-Bobs restaurant on Seventh Street, an official said.

Fire Lt. Lorenzo Montoya said the crew had been battling a fire near La Morada, which had started on Thanksgiving Day and had returned from putting out hot spots to eat dinner. He said the Fire Department will not press charges if the chainsaw is returned. He asks that anyone with information about this theft call 425-6171.

Montoya said the La Morada fire was successfully contained.

More than six inches of snow fell on Las Vegas Monday night, and fierce winds reduced visibility and caused drifting Tuesday.

Both local school districts closed for the day on Tuesday and are on two-hour delay today.

The County Commission held its regular meeting Tuesday afternoon, with Alta Vista Regional Hospital's administrator taking questions from the panel on why the hospital hasn't started negotiating with its union.