During their Thursday evening regular meeting, District 39 state Rep. Luis Terrazas updated Santa Clara trustees on several bills he advocated for in Santa Fe at the Legislature’s 30-day session this year. While several Mining District leaders were hoping for changes to a N.M. Public Employees Retirement Association policy which restricts retired law enforcement employees from returning to public work without losing their retirement, Terrazas reported that a proposed bill …
Although police officer Brandon Hannes was hired a mere four months ago, the Hurley Town Council accepted his resignation at their meeting Tuesday, despite councilors’ reluctance. The town’s department has been fully staffed for just a brief period. “Can we deny [his resignation]?” Mayor Pro Tem Richard Maynes asked jokingly. After a quick vote, Mayor Ed Stevens addressed Hannes. “Thank you for your efforts, in the short time you were …
Shots rang out in Silver City just before 5 p.m. March 16 on Silver Heights Boulevard at Bennett Street, leaving a tragic aftermath: two vehicles peppered with bullet holes, 18-year-old Bayard resident Jerimiah Mohr on the verge of death, two other young men injured, a suspected shooter nearby and several young women crying and in shock amid the chaos. Not long after the shooting, the missing suspect, 31-year-old Joseph Trujillo, …