Rio Rancho Years Review Highlights Growth and Tragedy
A 2005 year in review for Rio Rancho notes top 100 liveability status and fastest-growing city claims based on home sales, but also recalls David Huerta's fatal hit-and-run incident stirred controversy over race and age at DPS. It covers city hall changes, the City Centre build, a planned museum, charter debates, and July unrest linked to Huerta and other local events.
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Rio Rancho
America
David Huerta
Mexico
Department of Public Safety
Charles Williams
Huerta
City Hall
Ed Chismar
Chismar
Chamisa Hills Country Club
Paseo del Volcan
UNM
Unit 10
Jim Palenick
Palenick
McKinney
Texas
Jim Owen
Charter Review Commission
Marilyn Salzman
Salzman
Bradbury Stamm
Albuquerque
Hunt Construction
Dallas
Hunt
New Orleans Superdome
Pittsburgh
Three Rivers Stadium
Mike Williams
Williams
DPS
Phillip French
Toni Madrid
KB Home
Madrid
Rob Anderson
Bay City
Mich
John Kolessar
Bernalillo County Parks & Recreation
Intel
CNN/Money
Iris Road
Sandoval County Commission
Jonathan Mann
AQV Communications
Passed out mom linked to underage drinking party
Nine minors were cited for underage drinking after a Dec. 23 incident at Ridgeway Court and Ridgecrest Drive. Marcus Riggs 18 and other youths admitted to drinking. mother Lynda Riggs, 36, was found passed out and may face a charge of contributing to delinquency of a minor. The case involves a Sandoval County sweep testing 20 of 50 liquor outlets with several clerks charged for selling to minors.
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Department of Public Safety
Ridgeway Court
Ridgecrest Drive
Marcus Riggs
Riggs
Chris French
William Llewellyn
Ashley Vigil
Chelsea Rahn
John Casias
Antonio Garcia
Ashley Garcia
Arika Valero
Eloisa Astorga
Llewellyn
Lynda
Lynda Riggs
Brian Bort
Alsup’s
Bernalillo
Paula Catron
Chevron
Unser Boulevard
William Lyons
Grant
Southern Boulevard
Gerald Olivas
Walgreens
NMDPS
Pat Mooney
Mooney
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West Side
Sandoval County
Maggie M. Cordova
ARPS
Rio
Cordova
Leveery
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