Taos drunken driver convicted on three counts
In Taos County a jury found Daryl Hicks guilty on three counts for a 1998 crash that seriously injured Jerry Sullivan. Sullivan, who led the drive to pursue Hicks after he fled with bail set at 1 000, called the verdict a community turning point and urged continued prison time to keep Hicks off the streets. Sullivan described lifelong injuries and surgeries in a tearful testimony. Hicks faces up to three years for the great bodily harm count and potential extra time for the bail skip charge.
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Daryl Hicks
Hicks
Jerry Sullivan
Taos
Sullivan
Marcia Carter
Ranchos de Taos
Carter
Taos County
Town approves Lavadie mobile home park plan
Taos Town Council unanimously backs Luis Toby Lavadie’s proposal to build a high quality mobile home park at the west end of Camino del Medio Herdner Road, overruling neighbors’ protests about harming migratory birds and the site’s location. The 2020 Vision plan guides affordable housing upgrades despite concerns over cost per pad. Local wildlife specialist Roberta Salazar notes rich species onsite and envisions a nature path connecting Fred Baca Park.
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Mary Humphrey
Taos
Luis “Toby” Lavadie
Camino del Medio
Herdner Road
Lavadie
Roberta Salazar
Fred Baca Park
Homes in the woods raise fire risk in Taos County
rural migration to Taos County increases wildland urban interface exposure as fire officials warn of rapid growth in homes near forests. residents recall 1996 Honda Fire and stress preventive steps like defensible space and notifying fire departments before burning debris to reduce danger.
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Taos County
Taos
Marcus Trujillo
Carson National Forest
Taos Canyon
Rutchie Denver
Lama
Denver
Honda
U.S. Forest Service
Forest Service
Maria Garcia
The
Carson
John Otis
Garcia
County lays off seven workers in cost cuts
Taos County trimmed seven jobs in a Tuesday action, eliminating four positions at the adult detention center and one at the juvenile facility. A guard moved from adult to juvenile. three road department posts were cut, and the vacancy from the public safety director’s resignation will remain unfilled. Both jails stay open for now.
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Taos County
Robert Dale Morrison
Morrison
Public Safety
Ambrose Mascarefias
Pete Ortiz
Special session opens with windfall and gaming talks
The 2000 Legislature met in a special session on March 28 in Santa Fe backed by a $38 million windfall from higher oil and gas prices. Lawmakers considered new gaming compacts with Indian tribes lowering state take on slot profits and allowing smaller casinos to pay a lower rate. The Committee on Compacts voted 7-6 to send the proposal to the full Legislature, with Johnson poised for a $3.4 billionライン appropriations package awaiting approval or veto.
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Santa FE
Gay
Gary Johnson
Taos Pueblo
Johnson
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Magan Bonars
Cheryl Hyland
National Forest
Otis/Hyland
County
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