Taos News year in review recalls murders and miracles
Taos News looks back at 1997 covering KKIT signoff after 36 years of air, the Youth and Family Center plan halted then relocated, Tecna Trujillo indicted for second degree murder in the Romero case, and welfare reform plus gambling impacts in New Mexico, with hopes for 1998.
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Taos
Taos Valley
KKIT
Taos News
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Kkit Radio
Bertha Road
Tecna Trujillo
Romero
Teena Trujillo
Frances Trujillo
Christopher Romero
Kay Roybal
New Mexico
Taos may get new AM radio station
Taos may gain an AM radio station offering oldies Spanish music and local announcements pending FCC approval. Darren Cordova and Richard L. Garcia plan to run KLOR with 1340 kHz on a 47 meter tower near Taos. The venture mirrors KKIT’s long community service prior to its 1990 closure.
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Taos
Federal Communications Commission
Darren Cordova
Espaniola
Richard L. Garcia
Klor
Galor
Cordova
Taos Stereo
DMC Records
Garcia
Richard L. Garcia Broadcasting, Inc
KDCE
Rio Chama Broadcasting Company
KYBR
Espafiola
FCG
FCC
KKIT
Couple seeks Taos shelter permit for first homeless facility
Taos businessman Hector Gonzales and his wife Doris seek a special-use permit to build a 5,000 square-foot homeless shelter at their property at State Road 522 and Upper Las Colonias Road in Taos County. They call it a needed visible community response amid growing homelessness.
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Hector
Doris Gonzales
Taos County
Upper
Las Colonias Road
Suspects arraigned on drug charges in Taos court
Seven people arrested December 21 in an undercover drug trafficking investigation were arraigned December 23 in Taos magistrate court on multiple charges. Lee Walton, owner of Shoppe Therapy on Cruz Alta Road, faced two counts of trafficking cocaine distributing marijuana and trafficking methamphetamine. Walton, 50, complained of narcolepsy and lack of medication.
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Taos
Lee Walton
Cruz Alta Road
Walton
Rerrance Vestal
Elias Romero
Mark Marcus
Romero
Marcus
Old Blinking Light Wins Nomination Victory
The Taos News and KTAO run a contest to rename the north Taos intersection. Voters chose Old Blinking Light as the winner after a drawing for a $100 prize. Mayor Fred Peralta selected Sharon Pirro from among entrants who suggested the name. Pirro, a Ranchos de Taos resident, plans to use the prize to wash her truck.
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Taos
Fred Peralta
Sharon Pirro
Pirro
Ranchos de Taos
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