Miners Die After Explosion at Massey Coal Mine
At least seven miners were killed and two injured after a methane gas explosion at a Massey Energy coal mine about 30 miles south of Charleston. Rescue efforts paused due to high methane readings as officials noted the ventilation system debris and collapsed tracks hampered operations.
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Charleston
Kevin Stricklin
Federal
Mine Safety and Health Administration
Massey Energy
Don Blankenship
Associated Press
Stricklin
Blankenship
Mine Safety and Health
Massey
Manchin
Local students honored for character in Chaves County
A Valley View Elementary pupil nominated by his school is recognized as the first student with special needs to receive the award. AB's father Paul Hernandez expresses pride as the event also honors adult role models like Mary Barela Hagerman Robert Moore Dexter and Rita Kane Doerhoefer Roswell for positive youth impact.
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Terri Douglass
Character Counts
Chaves County
Mary Barela
Hagerman
Robert Moore
Dexter
Rita Kane-Doerhoefer
Roswell
Aspen
Colo
Character Counts honorees from Chaves County banquet
The annual Character Counts banquet honored a long list of students from area schools including All Saints, Valley Christian, Gateway Christian and local cadets. Named recipients span Derrick Miller Samuel Hernandez Kirsten Duran Paul McMahon Chloé Ormseth Abby Perez and many more.
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Chaves County
All Saints
Kirsten Duran Guadalupe Ortega
Paul McMahon Chloé Ormseth
Lawsuit challenges gender pay gaps at New Mexico AGO
Nine page complaint targets the New Mexico attorney general's office. Plaintiffs Melanie Lowe Mary Carver and Mary Smith allege pay disparities versus male attorneys with similar or less experience. They seek equal pay and attorney fees, while the AGO argues no merit exists and notes executive orders prompted reviews.
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State Risk Management Division
Phil Sisneros
Attorney General
Sisneros
Bill Richardson
Attorney General's
King
New Mexico
Lowe
Melanie Carver
Mary Smith
Carver
Smith
University of New Mexico Law School
Attorney General's Office
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Gateway Christian
Chris Taylor
Kathryn Worrall
Mercedes Fox
Grace Nobles
Austin Wulf Julia Harvard San Merlo Garrett Gill
Sarah Vaz
Emma Kieninger Lise Marie Hurst
Caitlyn Carter
Nathaniel Meredith
Adam Crites
Margaret Earl
Jessyne Ruiz
Brian A. Bourn
Casey Jacobi
John Chavez
Caleb Mote
Jesus Trillo
Risc Zainab Feroze
Jonah Haefner
Moriah Nolan Natalie Quintana Brennan
Vaz Perla Aguilar
Scott Hall
Halie Horton Cierra Andrade
Adrian Oropeza
Briana Milham
Connor Roe
Cesar Salinas
Abigail Trever
Vincent Aguilar
Christina Lujan Emilio Dutch Over
Tan Nguyen
Hillary Vigil Jasmine Hicks
Steven Hornik
AB Hernandez Rion Lee
NMMI
Samuel Liakos
Angel Reyes
Mariah Garcia
AGO
Faber
Sally Port Inn
William F. Brainerd
Presidents Distinguished Service
Leslie V. Langston
Jeannie Whitwam
AL Stubbs
Vaerlee Acm
Mtene Wurerbesry Fe
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
USACE
Roswell Army Airfield
Roswell Convention & Visitors
US Army Corps of Engineers
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