Trial set for Roswell teen accused of home invasion rape
A December trial is scheduled in Roswell for Kenneth Ray Whiteside 19 charged with breaking into a neighbor home near Spring River Park and Zoo on January 4 raping and savagely beating a woman. He faces charges including attempt murder aggravated burglary with a deadly weapon first degree criminal sexual penetration first degree kidnapping and witness bribery.
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Roswell
Spring River Park and Zoo
Ray Ray” Whiteside
Pecan Drive
Whiteside
Chaves County
Bob Edwards
Video stunts at Blue Hole showcase viral tourism push
A Chicago diver in a Speedo with a Red Bull badge wowed around Santa Rosa's Blue Hole as David Colturi vaulted and somersaulted into the water. The stunt, part of a New Mexico tourism drive, aims for a viral video on the Internet.
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Santa Rosa
Chicago
New Mexico Tourism Department
Colturi
Red Bull
Monique Jacobson
Campaign to publicize New Mexico health exchange shows limited impact
A survey of 501 uninsured New Mexicans found that three in five do not know what an insurance exchange is and recall of TV ads or live events is weak. The New Mexico health exchange awarded BVE $8.4 million last fall and $6 million in July to boost outreach. Board chair Martin Hickey says delays in establishing the exchange and diverse Niches in NM require targeted, clearer communication, including Spanish-language efforts.
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Albuquerque
New Mexico
Health Insurance Exchange
Albuquerque Journal
Exchange
Milwaukee
BVE
Martin Hickey
Health Exchange Board
Hickey
Lawsuit challenges Medicaid evaluation changes in New Mexico
Family members of developmentally disabled New Mexicans sue to halt the new Support Intensity Scale method claiming it risks recipients by capping services. The suit, filed in January, argues the evaluation process is vague and erodes due process while the jorunal notes waivers cover 4160+ adults and waiting lists persist.
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Albuquerque
Albuquerque Journal
Susana
State Department of Health
Kenny Vigil
Department of Health
Vigil
Associated Press
Area leaders weigh immigration options near border
A coalition including church leaders, legal and mental health experts, and educators met August 19 at Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd in Silver City. Spearheaded by the Southwestern Chapter of the ACLU, they aimed to improve resource networking, create a Spanish brochure detailing available services, and raise awareness of detainee and deportation issues.
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Silver City
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5Th Judicial District Court
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North Pecan Drive
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Rutilio Aguirre
Yajaira Perez
Perez
Graves Farm and Garden
David Colturi
Blue Hole
Co Health Insurance Exchange
New Mexico Exchange
Martinez
Randal Seyler Photo
Hanne Ree
Lottenies
Jack Franklin
Bicento
Billy” Albarez
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