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NMSP: Woman who crashed with...

A Las Vegas woman has been charged with child abuse and DWI after police say she was high on marijuana when she was involved in a multi-vehicle crash with two children in the vehicle.

Shooting in Mora investigated by...

A 16-year-oldboy, whose name has not been released, was taken into custody Wednesday night after a shooting of a man in Mora.

At about 9:30 p.m. Wednesday, New Mexico State Police uniformed officers in Las Vegas were called to a residence on State Road 518 for a 28-year-old male who had been shot.

Murder suspect bound over to...

A man who's been at the San Miguel Detention Center for almost a year has been determined to be competent to stand trial and has been bound over from the magistrate level to District Court.

Michael J. Romero, 42, of Las Vegas, was taken into custody in February 2018 on charges of second-degree murder and tampering with evidence after Las Vegas Police say he shot and killed a man at his home on Commerce Street.

Albuquerque man's wrong-way...

State Police arrested a wrong-way driver on I-25 last week after a pursuit, a collision and an immobilization technique, with a DWI being among the driver's charges.

Status hearing slated for...

A Las Vegas mother who was arrested in April of last year after she was accused of robbery for involving her daughter, who was 9 at the time, in stealing another woman’s purse, has a status hearing Feb. 20.

Ashley R. Aragon, 32, was charged with larceny of more than $500 but less than $2,500, contributing to the delinquency of a minor, driving with a revoked license and possession of an open container.

Aragon is to be prosecuted by the the Fourth District Attorney's office.

The short end

The New Mexico Behavioral Health Institute has been combating its vacancies by regularly hosting rapid hire recruitment events, with the hopes of bringing in enough new employees so current staff isn’t overwhelmed with overtime hours.

Frances Tweed, the institute’s executive director, said the hiring events, which began last year, have been able to draw more employees in. The events were held quarterly, but the institute ramped up the frequency to every other month, as it attempts to fill its approximately 200 vacancies.

Roy man killed in rollover near...

A man from Roy was killed recently in a single-vehicle rollover along State Highway 120, east of Wagon Mound. 

On Jan. 28, at about 3:29 p.m., the New Mexico State Police were called to investigate a fatal crash on Highway 120 near mile marker 46, east of Wagon Mound, according to a news release. 

The road was snow-packed and icy at the time, the release states.

Jail Log - Sunday's Optic,...

The following individuals were booked into the San Miguel County Detention Center between Jan. 30 and Feb. 6, 2019: 

Cindy Hurtado, Bench Warrant Failure To Comply.

Joshua S Lucero,  Confinement Order.

City schedules meeting for...

A special of City of Las Vegas meeting has been scheduled for Tuesday, with "removal of City Clerk" Cassandra Fresquez as one of two business items on the agenda.  

Appointment of Danielle Sena as the interim City Clerk is the other business item for the meeting, set for 4 p.m. at City Hall on North Grand. An executive session is also on the agenda.

LVCS Board of Education accepts...

Monday night, during a special board meeting, the Las Vegas City Schools’ Board of Education accepted Superintendent Kelt Cooper’s resignation.

The board accepted an emailed resignation letter from Cooper dated Jan. 26. The outgoing superintendent had been on paid leave since November, with no reason specified by the board.

Board President Dennis Romero said all terms of Cooper’s resignation had been negotiated, but he could not disclose any further information. Law firm Cuddy & McCarthy represented the board during negotiations.