On Feb. 22, 2019, 17-year-old Sierra Valdespino came home from work, immediately walked into her bathroom and began washing her mouth. Now 20, she recalls rinsing repeatedly and scrubbing her lips and tongue trying to rid herself of any reminder of an unwanted kiss. “Your body is supposed to be your own, yet this person had just taken a piece of my body, and he forever has that piece,” she …
Sixth Judicial District Attorney Michael Renteria addressed the school board seeking its support as his office applies for grants to fund additional school resource officers.
Nearly a year after the original incident, DWI charges have been refiled against former District Attorney Francesca Estevez. The charges relate to her arrest in June 2021, when Sheriff Frank Gomez said his department got a call about a reckless driver headed into Silver City and responding deputies allegedly found Estevez impaired behind the wheel. According to current Sixth Judicial District Attorney Michael Renteria, his office asked the N.M. …