Agriculture now a terror concern
LAS CRUCES AP Agriculture now faces security scrutiny as Sept 11 changes views on quarantine checks. State Secretary Frank DuBois warns shifting inspections to Homeland Security could slow exports and hamper funding for state workloads while bioterror fears spur new on farm scrutiny and strict food shipment records.
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Bush
Homeland Security Agency
United States
New Mexico Sees Wettest Rainfall of Year Across Drought Zone
The National Weather Service reports a statewide rain sweep with Albuquerque airport inch plus totals near an inch in Los Alamos Red River and Angel Fire and Farmington. A flash flood watch covers the northwest plateau and mountains as communities call for more rain to ease drought. Lt Gov Walter Bradley praises the rain during ceremony in Santa Fe. Mudslides slow N M 68 between Espanola and Taos.
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Weather Service
Farmington
Charlie Liles
The
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National Cemetery
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Espanola
Taos
Rio Arriba County
Johnny Vigil
Fifth teen turns himself in in Tortugas assault case
Rudy Ramirez, 16, surrendered to Dona Ana County Sheriffs deputies Tuesday on charges of criminal sexual penetration conspiracy to commit criminal sexual penetration and attempt to commit a felony in the Aug 4 incident at a Tortugas party. Four others were arrested and pled not guilty.
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Julio Rodriguez
Noel Aguilar
Watts
Ordaz
Rodriguez
Aguilar
Ramirez
Dona Ana County
Santa Fe dealer pleads guilty to nine charges
Santa Fe gallery owner Joshua Baer admitted six counts of violating the Migratory Bird Treaty Act and three of the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act. Undercover FBI and Fish and Wildlife agents recorded discussions on selling prohibited artifacts between 1998 and 2000. Baer faces potential fines and up to two years, but a prison sentence is unlikely. A second Santa Fe man, Thomas Cavaliere, also pleaded guilty to similar charges and faces up to two years in jail with sentencing pending.
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Joshua Baer
FBI
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Santa Ana Pueblo
Jemez Pueblo
U.S
John
Conway
Thomas Cavaliere
Lorenzo Garcia
Sandia Pueblo Buys Piedra Lisa 160 Acre Land Plot
Sandia Pueblo purchased the 160 acre Piedra Lisa tract in the Sandia Mountains to prevent development, keep Piedra Lisa Trail open, and advance settlement talks over the pueblo's century old land claim. Albuquerque financier Guy Riordan said the land will remain pristine and public. The tribe pursues legislation with Congress to settle the west face claim, with a Senate bill proposing retained Forest Service ownership but guaranteed non development and free access for religious use.
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Albuquerque
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Albuquerque Financial
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Food and Drug Administration
Doug Compton
Albuquerque International Sunport
Dona Ana
Sheriff's Department
Juan Hernandez
Bill Kirschner
Gilbert Apodaca
Apodaca
Sheriffs Department
Hernandez
Dona Ana Commission
Las Cruces
City Human Resources
Ken Caudle
Caudle
Dan Lomahattewa
Institute For American Indian Art Museum
Sandia
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