Gorge bridge-jumper John Walter convicted in federal court
John Walter was convicted in federal court for creating a hazard and a public nuisance after leaping from the Gorge bridge on January 10. He parachuted into the river and was rescued the next day by Taos County Search and Rescue with military support. Walter was fined 250 dollars and ordered to perform 32 hours of community service, to be used for a fundraiser for Taos Volunteer Fire Department and local search and rescue groups. He also faces state charges of creating a public nuisance.
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Walter
Taos County
Taos Volunteer Fire Department
Victor Apodaca
Bureau of Land Management
Apodaca
Goodbye Armory Street renamed to Civic Plaza Drive
Town Planning and Zoning Commission approved two street name changes and many new names awaiting Town Council approval. Padre Martinez Lane honors Padre Antonio Jose Martinez, linked to Our Lady of Guadalupe Church and early New Mexico history.
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Armory Street
Civic Plaza
New Mexico
el Crepusculo de la Libertad
Padre Martinez
Our Lady of Guadalupe
United States
Corrections to Taos News probate judge candidate filing note
The Taos News corrects April 5 captions and candidate details. The After School Gymnastics program contact is Gaila Senitt at 758-3800, with sessions Tuesdays and Thursdays after school at Garcia Middle School Gym. The probate judge race filings include three Democrats Jerry N. Lucero Anthony Martinez and Karen Salazar and one Republican Juanita Cordova.
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Gaila Senitt
Senitt
Garcia Middle School
Taos
Jerry N. Lucero
Anthony M. Martinez
Costilla
Karen Joyce Salazar
Ranchos de
Juanita Cordova
San Cristobal
Frank Cisneros
Questa
Alfonso Lucero DeGodoi
Cisneros
el Prado
DeGodoi
Construction Industries
Taos News
Pueblo to reopen Taos Pueblo for visitors Sunday
Taos Pueblo plans a Sunday reopening after more than a month of winter quiet time. The tourism office says visitors are welcome as the Pueblo resumes standard access and policies set earlier this year.
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Taos Pueblo
Taos DA Office Faces Alleged Drug Leak Scandal
Allegations arise that Taos County District Attorney Sammy Pacheco's staff leaked drug investigations to suspects and drug users. informants name several employees with cocaine ties while officials insist no knowledge of leaks or cocaine use exists. Pacheco says leaks would lead to firing and calls the Romero drug list story highly incredible.
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Flavio
Ramero
Ranchos. de
Taos
Sammy Pacheco
Deborah Huff
Da’s
Victor Cordova
Taos County
Pacheco
Romero
Walter Herrera
New Mexico Supreme Court
Taos News
David Kyen
Kyea
Taos board selects Aragon as new district superintendent
After five years in Questa, Juan A. Aragon will become Taos superintendent effective July 1. Aragon, with 24 Taos years, won the post over Patricia Bubenk and Linda Pitt Martinez after April 10 interviews. He begins Taos career in 1961 as a math teacher and urged district control at a public forum.
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Questa Independent Schools
Juan A. Aragon
Taos
Aragon
Eddie Abeyta
Abeyta
Patricia Bubenik
Mountain View
Calif
Linda Pitt Martinez
San Juan Pueblo
Espafiola
Taos High
Mary Francis Aragon
T-Fuse
Taos Weather Chronicle Mixed Temperatures Through April 14
The Taos forecast shows 64 degrees on April 4 and a 27 degree low on April 10. For today April 12 through Saturday April 14 expect mostly sunny, warm today, with partly cloudy conditions Friday and Saturday, and temperatures near normal.
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Taos
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