The family of a federal immigration detainee who committed suicide at the Torrance County Detention Facility in 2022 has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against CoreCivic, which owns and operates the Estancia facility. Kesley Vial, 23, from Brazil, was seeking asylum in the United States, but was due to be deported. But in August 2022, […]
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Moriarty’s Pinto Bean Fiesta Returns
It’s that time of the year again. The Pinto Bean Fiesta is right around the corner and it is set to be a full day of fun for local folks. The Fiesta originally started in the 1980s to be able to recognize the local farm industry and pinto bean farmers. “It is known as the […]
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Moriarty’s Pinto Bean Fiesta Returns
It’s that time of the year again. The Pinto Bean Fiesta is right around the corner and it is set to be a full day of fun for local folks. The Fiesta originally started in the 1980s to be able to recognize the local farm industry and pinto bean farmers. “It is known as the […]
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East Mountain Student Killed in Single-Vehicle Accident
An East Mountain High School junior was killed last week in a rollover accident in Edgewood. Nolan Boyd, 16, was a passenger in a 2016 Jeep Patriot that rolled over near the intersection of Williams Ranch Road and Thompson Road, not far from the I-40 overpass on Sept. 16. Boyd was not wearing a seatbelt, […]
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East Mountain Student Killed in Single-Vehicle Accident
An East Mountain High School junior was killed last week in a rollover accident in Edgewood. Nolan Boyd, 16, was a passenger in a 2016 Jeep Patriot that rolled over near the intersection of Williams Ranch Road and Thompson Road, not far from the I-40 overpass on Sept. 16. Boyd was not wearing a seatbelt, […]
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Moriarty-Area Murder Suspect Arrested
A man wanted in connection with a Moriarty-area murder earlier in the month has been arrested. Steven Banda, 48, was picked up Sept. 21 by the U.S. Marshals Service District of New Mexico – Southwest Investigative Fugitive Team without incident in northwest Albuquerque “following an exhaustive investigation by multiple local, state and federal agencies,” according […]
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Moriarty-Area Murder Suspect Arrested
A man wanted in connection with a Moriarty-area murder earlier in the month has been arrested. Steven Banda, 48, was picked up Sept. 21 by the U.S. Marshals Service District of New Mexico – Southwest Investigative Fugitive Team without incident in northwest Albuquerque “following an exhaustive investigation by multiple local, state and federal agencies,” according […]