New Mexico Snowpack Dwindles Amid Warm Dry Spell
New Mexico’s snowpack has fallen sharply with a hot February, losing about 40 percent of mountain snow from above average levels. Some basins remain below normal, including Mimbres at zero, while Sangre de Cristo mountains reach 102 percent. Reservoirs stay in better shape than recent years though despite earlier melt.
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Natural Resources Conservation Service
Todd Shoemake
National Weather Service
Albuquerque
States Mountains
Zuni/Bluewater
Gila
Mimbres River
Conservation Services Water Supply
Sangre de Cristo Mountains
Rio Chama
Pecos River
Elephant Butte
Rio Grande
Texas
Shoemake
el Nifio
Pacific
Shoerake
Southwest
Drowning death at Taos pool after birthday party
James Brown Jr., 20, of Pefiasco, went missing at the Taos Youth and Family Center pool during a birthday party on Feb 7. Police say nine witnesses, lifeguards and bystanders, described the scene at the deep end as Brown’s body was recovered and CPR performed for at least 45 minutes. Brown was a 2014 Pefiasco High School graduate and had planned to practice with the Special Olympics track team.
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James Brown Jr
Pefiasco
Taos
James Brown Sr
Anthony Webb
Brown Sr
Webb
Rec Center
Brown
Taos County Emergency Medical Services
Taos Volunteer Fire Department
Taos Police Department
Pefiasco High School
Taos teen accused in rape case could be tried as adult
A 17-year-old Taos youth charged in a February children’s court case for sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl at an El Prado residence faces a Juvenile Offender assessment to determine whether he will be tried as an adult or remain under juvenile sanctions. The case includes multiple felonies and an arraignment held March 8, with restrictions placed on the youth pending trial. An adult sentencing option offers up to 48 years with parole terms, while juvenile handling could keep him in state facilities until age 21 if deemed treatable.
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Taos
el Prado
New Mexico
Eighth Judicial District Court
Jose Paillaqueo
Paillaqueo
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