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Shane Peterson to be sentenced for child abuse homicide
OGDEN – Prosecutors are requesting the maximum possible punishment for Shane Jesse Peterson, 47, in a harrowing case of child abuse homicide involving his 12-year-old son, Gavin Peterson. The sentencing memorandum, presented by Deputy Weber County Attorneys Letitia J. Toombs and Kevin W. McGaha, detailed the severe and prolonged abuse Gavin endured, ultimately leading to his tragic death.
Deadly hit-and-run in New Mexico brings juvenile justice challenges into focus
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Behind the wheel of the stolen car was a 12-year-old boy. In the front passenger seat was a boy who just days earlier marked his 11th birthday. He was waving a handgun as a 15-year-old boy in the backseat recorded video of what police described as a deliberate hit-and-run. A voice believed to be the 15-year-old's says, "Just bump him, brah." The driver asks, "Like bump him?" The rear passenger responds, "Yeah, just bump him.
Winging it for the Super Bowl? Broccoli might be cheaper party snack this year
The good news? The cost of hosting a Super Bowl party is expected to barely budge this year, with an average increase of about 10 cents from the previous year. The bad news? Consumers might have to use some fancy footwork to ensure their dollars get further down the field.
Day care prices aren't getting better. So states are stepping in
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Across the country, the story for families is virtually the same: Child care is unaffordable for many, hard to find for those who can pay, and financially precarious for day care operators and their employees. States have expanded free preschool and early education and helped more families pay for child care, making it low-cost or even free for many.
US historians ID a New Mexico soldier killed during WWII, but work remains on thousands of cases
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — After years of combing through military records and making some key deductions, a team of U.S. government historians and researchers has finally put a name to case file X-3212, identifying an Army private from eastern New Mexico named Homer Mitchell who died during World War II. The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency this past week announced the findings, which were confirmed by laboratory testing and brought closure to Mitchell's family members.
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Mother sentenced for role in slaying of New Mexico girl
By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The mother of an Albuquerque girl who was strangled and dismembered has been sentenced to 12 years in prison for her role in the child’s death. The punishment for Michelle Martens was handed down Thursday by a New Mexico judge during a virtual hearing. She will be credited for the six years she has already spent in custody. Martens pleaded guilty in 2018 to reckless child abuse resulting in death.
Mother Sentenced for Role in Slaying of New Mexico Girl
By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN, Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The mother of an Albuquerque girl who was strangled and dismembered was sentenced Thursday to 12 years in prison for her role in the child’s death, with six of those years already served. The punishment for Michelle Martens was handed down by a New Mexico district judge during a virtual hearing. Martens appeared on screen in an orange jumpsuit from the detention center where she has been undergoing treatment and therapy.
Election 2022 New Mexico Governor
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Copter crashes, kills 4 during severe New Mexico fire season
The helicopter was carrying three people with the Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Office and a county firefighter when it went down Saturday evening while returning from its firefighting mission. County officials on Monday called the four men heroes. “It is with a sad and broken heart that we think of the heroes we lost this weekend," Sheriff Manuel Gonzales and Fire Chief Greg Perez said in a joint statement. “The reality is that we will likely grieve this loss forever.
Deadline looms as election crisis in New Mexico intensifies
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) - A standoff between a Republican-dominated county commission and New Mexico's Democratic secretary of state over the commission's conspiracy-fueled refusal to certify election results comes to a head Friday, the state's certification deadline.
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) - U.S. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland on Friday rolled out guidelines for a new youth service program meant to create job opportunities for Native Americans while boosting their cultural connections to nature through conservation projects on tribal and public land. The Indian Youth Service Corps is the latest addition to the Biden administration's plans for building a 21st century version of the New Deal-era Civilian Conservation Corps.
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) - Federal officials are warning that expanding drought conditions coupled with hot and dry weather, extreme wind and unstable atmospheric conditions have led to explosive fire behavior in the southwestern U.S., where large fires continued their march across New Mexico on Friday. Crews also battled blazes in Texas and Colorado, where forecasters issued red flag warnings due to elevated fire danger.
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) - Firefighters have been able to slow the growth of a massive wildfire burning in the mountains of northeastern New Mexico as they prepared Wednesday for another round of red-flag weather that has the potential to push the flames through more unburned territory. Forecasters warned that hot, windy and dry conditions have prompted warnings for high fire danger from southern Nevada through parts of Arizona, New Mexico and Colorado starting Thursday.
New Mexico fires prompt forest closures, governor seeks aid
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) - New Mexico's governor said Tuesday that given the ferocity and swift movements of a record-setting wildfire burning in the northeastern part of the state, the damage will be significant with estimates of burned homes and other structures likely to range between 1,000 and 1,500. Gov.
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) - U.S. wildlife managers want to see at least 320 Mexican gray wolves roaming the Southwest within the next several years as they try to recover an endangered species that for decades has been the focus of political strife and litigation. While a population cap would be eliminated under a proposed management rule, environmentalists say the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service isn't going far enough to ensure the recovery of the endangered species.
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