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Thursday, 22 December 2011 20:40

PRC Failed to Keep Records

Written by Staff

An independent audit of the Public Regulation Commission has been

released.  It finds that the PRC failed to keep proper records for use

of state vehicles by commissioners and agency workers. The report

found over $32,000 in potentially unauthorized purchases of gasoline

and other items with PRC-issued gas credit cards last year. Former

Commissioner Jerome Block resigned after pleading guilty to fraudulent

use of a state credit card.  And speaking of the Espanola resident,

Block is heading back to court after being jailed last week and

dismissed from a drug treatment program.  He's scheduled for a release

hearing today in state district court. The hearing could determine

whether he will be released from jail in Santa Fe pending his

sentencing.

Thursday, 22 December 2011 20:39

A family was rescued from their car buried in a snowdrif

Written by Staff

a family was rescued early yesterday morning from their car that

had been buried in a snowdrift for nearly two days.  State Police say

rescuers had to dig through 4 feet of ice and snow to free the family

whose vehicle got stuck on U.S. 56 near Springer when a blizzard moved

through the area Monday. State police say they got a distress call and

launched a search for the husband, wife and their 5-year-old daughter.

They're recovering at a hospital in Raton.

It's officially winter and there's a winter weather advisory today.

We're getting some amazing stories coming into the newsroom from the

snow storm earlier this week.  A woman gave birth in the front seat of

a truck as it was speeding down an icy hwy.  Elizabeth LeFevre gave

birth to a little girl early Tuesday on Old Las Vegas Highway between

CaƱoncito and Santa Fe.  They took that hwy because I-25 was shut

down.  She was having heavy contractions early in the morning so she,

her husband and their 3-year-old daughter got into a truck driven by

her brother-in-law and headed to the hospital.  But soon her water

broke and the baby came halfway out.  Her husband had just graduated

from a college nursing program and actually had some training in

assisting deliveries of babies, but not hands-on like this he says.

He pulled the baby out.  They eventually got to the hospital.

Everyone is back home doing well in CaƱoncito.

Authorities are looking for a man from Springer who hasn't been seen

since Dec. 3.  The man is 32-year-old Thomas Sedillo, Jr who is 5'3,

135 pound with brown hair and brown eyes.  Family members are said to

be concerned because he's been diagnosed with an anxiety disorder.

Anyone with information is asked to contact the Springer Police

Department or the Missing Person Hotline, 1-800-457-3463.

Anglers may soon get to catch all the northern pike they want at Eagle

Nest Lake.  The State Game Commission votes today on getting rid of

the catch limit on northern pike at Eagle Nest.  The reason is to

prevent the aggressive predator fish from decimating popular rainbow

trout.  State fisheries managers are asking the commission to let

anglers catch all the pike they want, as long as they don't dump any

back in the lake

The New Mexico Supreme Court has ruled that Gov. Susana Martinez's use

of a line-item veto was unconstitutional.  She used the veto on a tax

increase on businesses that was meant to shore up the state's

unemployment compensation fund.  With yesterday's ruling, the

legislation is reinstated as it was passed by lawmakers earlier this

year.  The court says the governor's partial veto removed one of the

variables needed to calculate employer contributions beginning in

January.  A spokesman for Martinez says the governor used her

line-item veto authority in the same way former Gov. Bill Richardson

did in 2010 and disagrees with the court's decision.

A Rio Arriba County Jail guard is under suspicion of drinking and

abandoning his children inside a hotel room.  30-year-old Isaac

Maestas of Tierra Amarilla was arrested early Sunday at a Casino

Resort north of Espanola and charged with child abuse or endangerment

of his 3 children,  ages 9, 4 and 2.  According to police one of his

kids called 911 asking for help.  When officers arrived and found the

kids, they also discovered several beer bottle lying around the room.

The children were unharmed and released to the custody of their

mother.

Wednesday, 14 December 2011 20:28

He's been jailed once again

Written by Staff

He's been jailed once again.  Former Public Regulation Commissioner

Jerome Block, Jr. was ordered arrested yesterday for violating

"regulations" of his court-ordered drug treatment program. This is the

Espanola resident's third trip to lockup for violating terms of his

plea agreement. Block pleaded guilty in October to fraudulent use of a

state-issued gasoline card, embezzlement, violations of campaign

finance laws and other felonies. As part of that plea, he agreed to

undergo drug treatment, saying he was addicted to pain killers and

wanted to get his life back on track. If he fails to complete drug

treatment, he could face up to 4 1/2 years in prison.

Wednesday, 14 December 2011 20:28

Some school delays today caused by the weather.

Written by Staff

Some school delays today caused by the weather.

2 Hour Delay Penasco Independent Schools

2 Hour Delay Questa Independent Schools

2 Hour Delay UNM Taos

And no classes this evening at Northern New Mexico college in Espanola.

The New Mexico Law Enforcement Academy is holding an emergency meeting

today over concerns that Attorney General Gary King's office isn't

aggressively going after the certifications of disciplined police

officers.  It's been reported that at least 60 police officers

statewide, who have been disciplined or fired by their departments,

are still licensed to carry badges and guns, and can work for another

agency.  New Mexico Law Enforcement Academy officials blame King,

chair of academy's board, for not making the state's case for

sanctions against those troubled officers during administrative

hearings.  A spokesperson for King says the attorney general looked

forward to discussing issues "raised in the emergency meeting agenda."

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