CLOVIS, N.M. – Attorney General Hector Balderas announced Dec. 1 that convicted murderer Albert Jose Ramirez will remain in prison after the New Mexico Supreme Court agreed with the Office of the Attorney General Criminal Appeals Division by affirming his murder conviction.

Ramirez was found guilty by a Curry County jury for murdering his mother’s boyfriend at her Clovis home in 2007. Ramirez shot the victim multiple times including bullets to the head as the victim lay on the ground.

“A tragedy of this nature involving family members is hard to understand, but I hope today’s decision can bring closure to the family of the victim and to the Curry County community as Mr...

McKinley County Sheriff’s Office reported that they responded to 15 accidents over the Thanksgiving weekend.

“Two of those crashes were drivers of vehicles who rolled their vehicles over, and three other drivers were involved in serious crashes and were taken to the hospital,” Lt. Pat Salazar stated in a press release. “Their conditions are unknown at this time.”

A total of 128 citations were issued during this storm for different violations, the press release also states.

“The McKinley County Sheriff’s Office urges motorists to slow down during inclement weather conditions,” Salazar concluded.

PHOENIX –  In late November, Sylvia Begay, 50, of Fort Defiance, Ariz., was sentenced by U.S. District Judge G. Murray Snow to 28 months in federal prison, followed by a three-year term of supervised release, and ordered to pay more than $2.1 million in restitution.  Additionally, Virgil Begay, 53, of Fort Defiance, Ariz., was sentenced by U.S. District Judge G. Murray Snow to 21 months in federal prison, followed by a three-year term of supervised release, and ordered to pay more than $1.3 million in restitution. The Begays had previously pleaded guilty to health care fraud.

The Begays generated millions of dollars in fraudulent payments to themselves by falsely billing Arizona’s...

Menini calls for stadium to be named after educator, coach

The Gallup-McKinley County Board of Education unanimously agreed Nov. 14 to rename Public School Stadium Angelo DiPaolo Stadium. The action took place at the regular school board meeting and was not met with opposition from members of the community.

The matter was brought up by board member and retired educator Joe Menini. The vote called for changing the wait time from 10 to two years when it comes to name changes and buildings. The name change initiative includes a lengthy process, and Monday’s vote set into motion the plan to rename PSS.

“He was a pillar of the community,” Menini said. “I don’t know anyone more...