Ohio man steals over $90k worth of soybeans, flees to NM
NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – A man charged with stealing over $90,000 worth of grain from a previous employer in Ohio was arrested in New Mexico last year and extradited back to the midwest. Justin Giauque, 35, was detained in the Valencia County jail on October 30, 2020.
Corruption trial begins for former Las Vegas Mayor Tonita Gurule-Giron
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Lawyers delivered their opening arguments Tuesday in the corruption trial of former Las Vegas mayor Tonita Gurule-Giron. Gurule-Giron faces six criminal charges which include bid rigging, offering and receiving bribes, and general abuse of power while in office.
State epidemiologist: Masking up led to decline in respiratory illnesses like the flu and pneumonia
“It is clear virtually all the respiratory pathogens, the organisms that cause common cold or other forms of pneumonia, including influenza, have been much reduced,” Dr. Chad Smelser, the deputy state epidemiologist with NMDOH, said. ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — The deputy state epidemiologist for the New Mexico Department of Health said masking up and following COVID-19-safe practices […]
Southern New Mexico farms apply for pilot project to save water
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — More than two dozen farms in southern New Mexico have applied for a program that will pay them not to plant their fields as water managers look for new ways to stretch resources in the drought-stricken state.
