Taos bank robber dies after failed holdup
Taos Police and state agencies converge as Rodarte man Gene Lopez attempts a bank robbery at Peoples Bank in Taos. A 60 year old woman intervenes, Lopez shoots, is shot by officers, and dies at Holy Cross Hospital. Lopez had worked at Molycorp mine, left in 1989, and faced financial woes.
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Gene Lopez
Rodarte
Peoples Bank
Lopez
Taos
Picuris Pueblo
Holy Cross Hospital
Neil Curran
Curran
Molycorp
John Stark
Stark
Karavas Estate Dispute Settled as Sahd Brothers Remain Heirs
A Taos businessman Karavas died in 1996 leaving most of his estate to brothers Robert and Jim Sahd and Thomas McCarthy as co personal representatives. Mary Dolas claimed kinship and challenged the will but Judge Peggy Nelson dismissed her petitions. The settlement ends her bid to gain control. La Fonda Hotel ties and a Taos High School scholarship fund are noted beneficiaries.
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Saki Karavas
Mary Dolas
Las Vegas
New
Karavas
Robert G. Sahd
Jim F. Sahd
Thomas E. McCarthy
Taos
la Fonda Hotel
Taos Plaza
Sahd Brothers
Dolas
Sahds
Eighth Judicial District
Peggy Nelson
Nelson
la Fonda
Taos High School
McCarthy
Taos Man Seeks Aid For Honduras After Mitch Devastation
Taos resident Ken Green, owner of Sierra Village RV Park, searches for news on his 10-year-old daughter Tatiana Rose Green Gonzales amid Hurricane Mitch destruction in Honduras. He awaits state department help and organizes relief with his Honduran-based businesses to ship food, clothing, medicine, and radio equipment via Louisiana in the coming weeks.
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Honduras
Ken Green
Sierra Village
Taos Canyon
Tatiana Rose Green Gonzales
State Department
Green
Tegucigalpa
Louisiana
Split decisions Martinez beats Ortega
Incumbent Sofia Ortega and challenger Virgil D. Martinez fought a tight race for Taos County District Two. Martinez won by 123 votes, becoming the county’s only Republican officeholder. Final counting extended to 3:15 a.m. with over 17,000 voters casting ballots.
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Sofia Ortega
Virgil D. Martinez
Martinez
Taos County
Rebecca Parraz
Ortega
Udall Wins Third District Seat In New Mexico
Tom Udall, newly elected representative for New Mexico's Third District, celebrated at the Eldorado Hotel in Santa Fe after a tight race. The victory came as Democrats nationwide gained ground, with Udall pledging to advance Spanish land grant heirs issues and improve state schools.
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Santa FE
Tom Udall
Udall
Eldorado Hotel
U.S. House of Representatives
Jesse
Ventura
CNN
Minnesota
Greens expand reach in New Mexico politics creating unlikely alliances
Greens claim the party’s base is broadening as Republicans join environmentalists liberals and Democratic defectors to back Green candidate Cliff Bain over Jer ome Block. Support travels from farmers artists and Taoseños to Carol Miller for Congress signaling wider appeal and strategic outreach by Green leaders.
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New Mexico
Cliff Bain
Jer
Ome Block
Cris Moore
Green Party
State Corporation Commission
Carol Miller
Congress
Tammy Davis
Miller
Taos County election results show regional candidate totals
Taos County totals reveal candidate tallies across districts including Sori Ortega Patricia Manip Rebecca Vigirgiron Dianna Duran Montoya and Lopez with New Mexico statewide figures. percentages indicate varying shares across Taos precincts and districts.
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Patricia ‘Manip
Taos County
New Mexico
Rebecca Vigirgiron
Duran
Damaco
Micwat
Montoya
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Megan Bowers
Bytnez Russell
The
Taos News
Staci Matlock
Cerro
Virgil Martinez
Moore
Bob Anderson
Albuquerque
Rick Lass
Lass
Carol Milier
County Commission
Virgil
Sori
Kciat
Tom Upal
Bil
Redmond Taos
Caro
Miller Taos County
Davin Iotisias
Secretary OF State
Taor
Tove County
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