Rape added to murder charge in Braunlich case
A second man, Daniel Vigil, 18, faces new charges accusing Karen Braunlich of being killed during a rape or attempted rape with evidence tampering. Vigil pleads innocent. Bail raised to 500000. Mondragon, 28, already jailed on open murder count with 250000 bail. Investigation ongoing. grand jury expected November 1.
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Karen “Roni” Braunlich
Jose Mondragon
Taos
Taos County
Daniel Vigil
Braunitch
Vigil
Braunlich
Betty Gonzales
Ron Koch
Albuquerque
Larry Fowler
Mondragon
Taos District Court
Michael Cox
Second Judicial District Attorney's Office
Eighth Judicial District Attorney’s Office
Sammy Pacheco
Robert Schwartz
Designee
Pair Eyes River Gold Venture Near Pilar Taos County
Two local men Ducan Stewart and Pat Blumm seek a small scale exploratory gold mine along the Rio Grande near Pilar at the Taos Rio Arriba county line. A Bureau of Land Management permit filed almost ten years ago could be approved by November end, with a vague start date once cleared.
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Pilar
Taos County
Rio Grande
Bureau of ‘Land Management
Ducan Stewart
Pat Blumm
Rio:Grande
Taos
Rio Arriba
BLM
Stewart
Plane crash near Tres Piedras injures four people
A Cessna 172 crashed in trees near an open field on Saturday while en route from Wichita to Durango. Four aboard survived with minor injuries after stalling at altitude and hitting branches, then upside down in snow. The occupants, Gregg Gearhart and Scotty McWerther and their wives Marilyn Gearhart and Norma McWerther, walked to a highway for help. all were treated and released from Holy Cross Hospital in Taos.
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Tres Piedras
Mountain Hamlet
Colo
Floyd Dockum
Aviation Safety
Gregg Gearhart
Scotty McWerther
Wadsworth
Ohio
Marilyn Gearhart
Norma McWerther
Gearhart
Dockum
Marilyn
Tierra Amarilla
Taos
Holy Cross Hospital
Kit Carson Road sidewalk project under way in town
Town crews began the long awaited Kit Carson Road sidewalk and landscaping effort. The first phase will add four foot sidewalks planters ADA features lighting and better drainage from Taos Plaza to the Kit Carson House. Project budget is 250000 with work split to minimize business disruption.
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Kit Carson Road
Public Works
Walter Vigil
Kit Carson
Quesnel Roads
aThe
Taos Plaza
Kit Carson House
Montoya Street
Fred Peralta
Peralta
Independent candidate sues to make ballot in New Mexico
Daniel J. Pearlman of Taos filed a federal lawsuit after the New Mexico Supreme Court rejected his bid for the District 42 state representative race. He seeks to have his name placed on the November ballot before a court hearing.
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New Mexico Supreme Court
Daniel J. Pearlman
Taos
Pearlman
Secretary of State
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John Burt
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Eagle Nest Community Center
Bonnie O'Connell
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