Los Lunas Schools calendar approved by board
The Los Lunas School District 2013-14 student calendar was approved after the board tabled it at the previous meeting because the 60-day legislative session was still in process.
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MRGCD water bank flowing again; curtailment lifted
Water bank curtailments have been lifted by the Middle Rio Grande Conservancy District.
LL resident seeks, finds answers to handicapped parking questions
Los Lunas resident Frank Cummings, a veteran of the Korean War, has reluctantly become an advocate for handicap parking.
Burglary suspects sought by Los Lunas police
Los Lunas police are hoping for the public's help in locating two people who they say burglarized a local residence while injuring two women, and taking more than $13,000 in electronics from a Santa Fe Walmart.
Men sought for battery in Peralta
Police are searching for two men who they say struck a storage business employee several times after he wouldn't let them into a unit.
High-priced sheep killed by dogs
Thousands of dollars worth of livestock at two Peralta residences were killed last week by what police were told were packs of dogs.
Little water, big worries
The peaceful quiet at mid-afternoon on a Valencia County dairy farm belies the turmoil farmers are facing.
Welcome to Valencia County Visitors Guide 2013-14
The 18th edition of the Welcome to Valencia County Visitors Guide is here! Click the link below or cut and paste into your browser’s address bar to view: http://www.scribd.com/doc/137956612/Welcome-to-Valencia-County-2013-14-Official-Visitors-Guide It…[Read more]
Municipalities might pay more for shelter services
The numbers haven't been firmed up yet, but it seems clear that entities bringing animals to the Valencia County Animal Shelter should prepare for increased costs.
Belen files injunction; LL says it's not wrong
The city of Belen filed a complaint for declaratory judgement and preliminary and permanent injunction in response to a resolution and position statement passed by the village of Los Lunas that city officials say contains "inaccurate, false and misleading" information about the proposed Belen hospital and Valencia Regional Medical Center.
Judge seals pretrial motions in Chavez case
The public won't have access to any more information in advance of the highly anticipated murder trial for former Albuquerque Police Department officer Levi Chavez, who is accused of killing his wife in the couple's Las Maravillas home in 2007 and trying to make it look like a suicide.
Belen Fire Chief Manny Garcia on the mend after surgery
Belen Fire Chief Manny Garcia is back home recovering from spinal surgery after neurosurgeons removed an unknown mass spanning over three vertebrates of the fire chief's lower spine on April 15.
Bosque Farms village council approves permit for assisted living facility
On an unanimous vote, Bosque Farms village councilors approved a special use permit for an assisted living community on Bosque Farms Boulevard last month. The three-unit facility will be a Bee Hive Homes franchise.
Corrections officer charged with giving alcohol to minors
A 21-year-old corrections officer is facing charges of contributing to the delinquency of a minor and selling or giving alcohol to a minor after deputies found several drunk minors in his house Saturday, two of whom had to be transported to the hospital.
Former Belen police detective sentenced to 25 years in prison
Ninth Judicial District Attorney Matthew Chandler announced that former Portales Police Officer Victor Castillo, age 46, was sentenced this week to 25 years in prison for an ongoing sexual relationship he developed with a Portales High School student when he was assigned as a school resource officer.
Photography Show at Belen Art League
In 2010, the Belen Art League wanted to bring a few more people through its doors and thought photography might be one way to do it, says CeCe Aragon, a BAL volunteer.
Belen man arrested for burglary after high-speed chase through city
After leading police on a chase through the streets of Belen, almost hitting two officers and driving into a local park, a suspected burglar is now in custody and charged with a slew of crimes.
Peralta students raise money to fight cancer
The Peralta Elementary School gym was filled with children eager to help second-grade student Cynthia Jaquez-Nevarez, whose leukemia has returned.
Peralta to hold Senior Spring Fling Saturday
What better way to show people they matter the most to you than to give them a party?