Indictments Hit Drug Trafficking and Violent Crime in Grants
A grand jury indicted Raymond Loya of Bluewater on multiple cocaine trafficking charges plus distribution of psilocybin with related conspiracies. Separately, Virgil Watchman of Giants was charged with aggravated battery with a deadly weapon and evidence tampering. Other indictments included Elroy De Soto for aggravated stalking, James Torrez for receiving stolen property and related counts. Judge Joseph Arite handed down several sentences in recent actions, including probation and jail terms for multiple defendants.
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Grants
Cibola County
Rand
Raymond Loya
Bluewater
McKinley County
Grand Jury
Virgil
Watchman
of Giants
Police Department
Elroy de Soto
Milan
James Torrez
Joseph F. ‘Arite
George Decory
New Laguna
Arite
Decory
Vincent Francis
Francis
Randy Ulibar
Francisco
Artie
Jason Jaramillo
Jaramillo
Tar Wars hero Valdivia wins national Star Award
Dr Arnolfo A Valdivia, a Grants physician and Tar Wars advocate, received the 2000 Tar Wars Star Award in Washington DC for his four year effort educating fourth and fifth graders about tobacco dangers. The award, supported by the American Academy of Family Physicians, honors his tobacco free education work and poster contest leadership.
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Arnolfo A. Valdivia
Pipanew Aes
American Academy of Family Physicians
Valdivia
Washington, D.C
Peru
U.S
Grants
Tie
Cibola General Hospital
Domestic violence on Navajo Nation increases on reservations
Officials report a rise in violent domestic attacks across the Navajo Nation with fatalities and weapon use. Edina Scott of the Navajo Nations Advisory Council on Domestic Violence notes the pattern as law enforcement and courts begin systematic tracking and victim support. The Southwest Native Women's and Men's Conference gathers leaders from multiple tribes to discuss abuse issues and judicial responses.
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Christopher Schurtz
Window. Rock
Edina Scott
Navajo Nations Advisory Council
Scott
Colt
Navajo Nation
New Mexico districts receive $69.9 million capital outlay funds
More than three dozen NM school districts will gain $69.9 million for building repairs and improvements after the Department of Education allocated funds to 44 districts. Top priority went to districts with health and safety needs amid a $600 million, decade long school construction package approved in the last legislative session.
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Santa FE
New Mexico
State Department of Education
Gary Johnson
Joseph Rich
Gallup
Zuni
Grants-Cibola County
Gallup-McKinley County
Grants
Laguna Pueblo
Rich
Balloon rally is hailed as best in the West
Balloonists praise the Red Rock Rally in Gallup as the best in the West while Balloon Life Magazine names Oldsmobile Balloon Classic in Danville as top rally in the nation. Bill Lee of KGLX calls Red Rock a volunteer run, premier event drawing international pilots and large tourism impact.
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Gallup
Balloon Life
Internationalublication
Danville
Bill Lee
Kglx Radio
Lee
Red Rock
Ledgard
Deamonds
New Mexico
Germany
England
Albuquerque
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Michael Fagana
Ron Berg
Tom Purdom Statt
Tuba City
South
Leona
Albuquerque’s
Red Rock State Park
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