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Santa Fe County, NM - On July 23, 2021, at approximately 12:28 a.m., the New Mexico State Police investigated a pedestrian that was fatally struck by a vehicle on State Road 14, near milepost 20, south of Madrid, NM.
The initial investigation indicated a 1990 Mazda Miata passenger car, driven by a 24-year-old female and a 29-year-old male passenger, were traveling north on State Road 14. For reasons unknown a pedestrian, Robert Maestas (29) of Albuquerque, NM was laying on the roadway of State Road 14, when he was struck by the Mazda. Maestas sustained fatal injuries and he was pronounced deceased on scene by the Office of the Medical Investigator. The driver and passenger in the Mazda were both uninjured.
Fraction Of Schools Relief Funds Budgeted For Learning Loss –
Associated Press
New Mexico schools plan to spend the bulk of the federal coronavirus relief money they ve received on technology and building upgrades rather than student learning loss.
A report this week before the New Mexico Legislature s budget committee showed school districts and charters plan to spend 38% of the $490 million they received thus far on technology and HVAC systems.
The Santa Fe New Mexican reported that schools plan to spend 9% of the funds on learning loss programs and 8% on interventions for at-risk students.
The budget committee s program evaluation manager Micaela Fischer told lawmakers those numbers were surprising because students likely missed out on learning because of the shift to remote classrooms during the pandemic.
ABQ Biopark Welcomes New Baby Hippo –
Associated Press
The ABQ BioPark has a new family member.
Zoo officials announced this week that Karen, a 19-year-old Nile hippopotamus, gave birth to a healthy baby on Monday.
The zoo did not say the sex of the baby. But the hippopotamus exhibit will be open on a limited basis so that mother and baby can bond.
According to the zoo, some guests actually got to see the birth as Karen delivered in the water in the exhibit.
The calf is her third with 47-year-old Moe.
Zoo managers said in a statement the pregnancy was a surprise because Karen was on birth control. Still, everyone is delighted.
1 Body Recovered, 2 People Missing After Albuquerque Storm -
Associated Press
One body was recovered Wednesday and the search continued for two other people swept into an arroyo after storms hit Albuquerque, authorities said.
Firefighters pulled a man’s body from the end of a diversion channel on Wednesday morning.
Crews initially responded Tuesday afternoon when three people were seen floating down the diversion channel in northeast Albuquerque after the area was hit with heavy rains.
Swift water rescue units scrambled to the sides of the channel to attempt a rescue but didn’t spot the three people over a two-hour period.