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Relief Settlement for Former ITT Students

News Staff
Wednesday, September 16, 2020
Press Release SANTA FE, NM — Attorney General Balderas announced today that the State of New Mexico, along with 47 states and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has secured an agreement to obtain $330 million in debt relief for former ITT Tech students for 35,000 borrowers who have...

Bluewater Lake and Fenton Lake State Parks reopen

News Staff
Wednesday, September 16, 2020
Press Release SANTA FE, N.M. – Fenton Lake and Bluewater Lake State Parks reopened for day-use recreation on Friday, Sept. 11. The two state parks had remained closed out of an abundance of caution for the local communities and because these areas were experiencing high rates of COVID-19.

COVID -19

News Staff
Wednesday, September 16, 2020
The New Mexico Department of Health posts daily updates,https://cv.nmhealth.org/ Statistics are listed below by U.S. Postal Service zip codes, Cibola County. Tuesday, Sept.
Robert Benjamin Nelson

Robert Benjamin Nelson

Officer shot

Diego Lopez Reporter
Wednesday, September 16, 2020
LAGUNA, N.M. – On Sept. 12, around 9:30 a.m., a New Mexico State Police Officer was patrolling Interstate 40 when she initiated a traffic stop at mile marker 130 near Laguna, New Mexico. The officer pulled over a GMC pickup, which was driven by a Scottsdale, Arizona man, Robert Benjamin Nelson.
Courtesy photo On Sept. 13 fire crews rushed to the site of a blaze at the Route 66 Tow Yard after being dispatched to a semitruck on fire. Grants Fire and Rescue joined Milan Fire Department and other first responders to put the fire out, working together the crews managed to extinguish the fire and to ensure the safety of all individuals in the area. Area residents and passersby’s on Interstate-40 reported seeing flames coming from the tow yard. The fire is still under investigation by authorities.

Courtesy photo On Sept. 13 fire crews rushed to the site of a blaze at the Route 66 Tow Yard after being dispatched to a semitruck on fire. Grants Fire and Rescue joined Milan Fire Department and other first responders to put the fire out, working together the crews managed to extinguish the fire and to ensure the safety of all individuals in the area. Area residents and passersby’s on Interstate-40 reported seeing flames coming from the tow yard. The fire is still under investigation by authorities.

Homestake experiences spill

Diego Lopez Reporter
Wednesday, September 16, 2020
MILAN, N.M – Homestake Mining Company of California has alerted authorities to a spill of uranium-contaminated water. Despite the spill, Homestake officials say there is no threat to the people living near the Homestake site and that the contaminated water is being cleaned up.

Firefighter arrested for DWI

Diego Lopez Reporter
Wednesday, September 16, 2020
GRANTS, N.M. – On September 13 around midnight Grants Police Officer Justin Ahlheim witnessed a vehicle travelling behind him spin out, according to a police report from Grants Police Department.