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Median issue in Peralta is still raised

Peralta residents repeated their stance of disapproval on the proposed roadway improvements along N.M. 47 at an all day meeting with the New Mexico Department of Transportation last week.

Locey pleads not guilty to trespassing

A 29-year-old Belen man pleaded not guilty to trespassing charges last Tuesday after Belen High School officials said he tried to gain access to the girl's bathroom on the campus in February.

Driver arrested, charged with DWI

The owner of a local gas station will likely have to pick up the tab for damages to his car wash after a 48-year-old Pueblitos man slammed into the blower and timer of the wash before hitting a light pole on March 24.

Fire destroys DiCamillo home

Brent Ruffner-News-Bulletin photo: A fire ripped through this home, owned by Andrew DiCamillo, along Viento Road early Thursday morning. Firefighters arrived with the structure fully engulfed and had to truck water to the scene since their was no water source in the immediate area.

A fire destroyed a house on the west mesa early Thursday morning in a blaze that started in the master bathroom of the home near Mesa Alta and Viento Road.

Former teacher takes plea deal in juvenile case

The former Belen Middle School teacher arrested in connection with trying to lure a 15-year-old girl into having alcoholic drinks with him last year pleaded no contest Tuesday to two counts of contributing to the delinquency of a minor.

Dogs thrown from moving van in Los Lunas

Animal Humane New Mexico is asking for the public's help to find the person or persons responsible for throwing three dogs out of a moving vehicle on March 13 along N.M. 6, just west of Walmart.

Investigation into shooting continues

New Mexico State Police are investigating an officer-involved shooting that left a 25-year-old man wounded after he was shot twice by a Valencia County sheriff's deputy at a residence in Los Chavez.