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Today's News

  • Rec center moves up on priority list

    The Las Vegas City Council, by a 3-0 vote on Wednesday, gave its approval to moving the swimming pool reroof and repair project for the Abe Montoya Recreation Center up to No. 2 on its list of priorities.

    The project has been on the city’s priority list for years, though it hasn’t ranked very high in the past. Last year, for example, it was ranked No. 26.

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  • Potholes problem for city, county

    Las Vegas Optic

    Heavy rainstorms throughout the summer have left city and county road crews scrambling to fix all of the potholes that have popped up.

    “We realize we have a problem with our streets,” Mayor Alfonso Ortiz acknowledged at Wednesday’s Council meeting. He said part of the issue is that the city is having problems accessing materials needed to fix the potholes.

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  • Suit seeks to halt deportations

    By Russell Contreras
    and Alicia A. Caldwell
    The Associated Press

    ALBUQUERQUE — A coalition of lawyers filed a lawsuit Friday to halt the quick deportation of Central American women and children, saying immigrants at a New Mexico detention center don’t have proper access to lawyers and are being forced to clean restrooms and retell stories of violence and rape in front of children.

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  • In Brief - New Mexico - Aug. 25, 2014

    The Associated Press
    Gov candidates agree to debates

    SANTA FE — Republican Gov. Susana Martinez and Democratic challenger Gary King have agreed to televised gubernatorial debates in October, including one by a Spanish-language TV station.
    Martinez campaign spokesman Chris Sanchez and King campaign manager Keith Breitbach confirmed Thursday the candidates will participate in debates Oct. 6 by Univision affiliate KLUZ-TV and Oct. 19 by KOAT-TV and the Albuquerque Journal.

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  • Sunrise ... Sunset - Aug. 25, 2014

    6:28 a.m. to 7:37 p.m.

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  • Weather - Aug. 25, 2014

    Monday
    Isolated showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. Southwest wind 5-15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20 percent. Scattered showers and thunderstorms at night. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. Chance of precipitation is 40 percent.

    Tuesday
    Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 80. Chance of precipitation is 30 percent. A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms at night. Partly cloudy, with a low around 55.

    Wednesday

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  • Looking Back - Aug. 25, 2014

    In 1964
    Thursday, Aug. 27 — The Las Vegas City Schools will dedicate four new buildings in ceremonies at the Legion Park, Elementary School tonight. The four new buildings are the Legion Park, Mora Ave. and Gallinas Elementary Schools, and the auto mechanics facility at the high school The new buildings represent a $318,329 project,  with $50,000 coming from the state and the rest from a $290,000 bond issue voted by the residents of the Las Vegas School District.

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  • Looking ahead - News - Aug. 25, 2014

    Story Time at Carnegie

    Story Time at Carnegie Library is at 10:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 27 in the children’s area of the public library. This week’s book is “Peony’s Rainbow” by Martha Weston. Free and open to the public.

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  • Lady Cards look for stability in a season of building

    Last fall, as the Robertson volleyball team toiled to an 8-11 record, Dominique Montoya was a spectator, a frustrated fan in the stands.

    She saw potential in the Lady Cardinals but watched them fall short of it in a challenging season.

    This year Montoya is off the bleachers and on the sidelines once more, having taken over the program from Judith Trujillo. While she acknowledges there’s plenty of work to be done, Montoya said Robertson is a team she expects to get a lot better, returning to contender status.

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  • Expectations high for West Las Vegas volleyball

    Karli Salazar said that while she got to be a head coach of a high school volleyball team a lot sooner than planned, she was ready for the opportunity.

    Part of the reason is that she’d had ample experience learning the trade from two excellent mentors — her father Damon and the late Mary Bustos.

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