Two New Mexico counties that delayed or resisted verifying June’s primary election results certified the general election without incident this week. In a third county, a commissioner that voted against certifying the June primary again voted no, but was again outvoted four to one by the other commissioners.
State Police say Brandon Travis, a 19-year-old UNM student, conspired with three other students to lure NMSU basketball player Mike Peake onto campus Saturday leading to a shootout that left Travis dead and Peake wounded.