Alleged Berrendo shooter changes plea to no contest
Mason Campbell, 12, the Berrendo Middle School shooting suspect, changed his plea from not guilty to no contest at the Roswell courthouse. A July 2 disposition hearing was set to determine sentencing in the juvenile case after victims testify. Campbell apologized through his attorneys.
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Berrendo Middle School
Campbell
Mason Campbell
Chaves County
Roswell
Mason
Jason Bowles
Bowles
Albuquerque
Freddie Romero
Romero
Los Alamos waste container tied to WIPP leak
ALBUQUERQUE AP A radiation leak at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant is linked to a Los Alamos National Laboratory waste drum. Lab Director Charlie McMillan says the lab is cooperating with officials and has added precautions while noting no imminent threat. watchdog Don Hancock urges caution until more details emerge. DOE notes photos from the latest entry show the breach.
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Los Alamos
Albuquerque
Los Alamos National Laboratory
New Mexico
Texas
Lab
Charlie McMillan
Don Hancock
Southwest Research and Information Center
U.S Department of Energy
Top VA health official resigns amid firestorm
Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki accepted the resignation of Robert Petzel effective immediately. Reports of long waits for care and processing delays have plagued the VA for years and sparked an election-year uproar. A former Phoenix VA clinic director testified that as many as 40 people may have died while awaiting appointments and that a secret list masked delays.
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Washington
Veterans Affairs
Eric Shinseki
Robert Petzel
Department
Shinseki
Phoenix
House
New Mexico teachers rated mostly effective under new evaluation
State Department of Education reports about 54 percent of teachers as effective and 20.4 percent highly effective with 1.5 percent exemplary under a system tied to student achievement. Union leaders challenge accuracy and legality, while officials defend the reform as a step forward.
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Santa FE
New Mexico
State Department of Education
Charles Bowyer
National Education Association New Mexico
Bowyer
Susana Martinez
Hanna Skandera
Stephanie Ly
American Federation of Teachers
Skandera
Mesa Middle School
Breyanna Mendoza
Briana Quintana
Oklahoma State University
Mesa
Jennifer Cole
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Helen Waters
Allan, Willson & Braunstein
Timothy P. Howsare Photos
Cielo Grande Recreation Area
Jeff Tucker Photo
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