Saturday, November 07, 2009 Man Gets 26 Years in Fellow Transient's Death By Vic Vela Journal Staff Writer           Christopher Rose was described by his sister Deborah on Friday as someone who "always lived life to the fullest" and "gave a considerable amount to those in need."         A photomontage ...
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Friday, November 06, 2009 Cabinet Official Charged in DWI By Vic Vela Copyright © 2009 Albuquerque Journal       A state government department head who was recently appointed to a federal post in the Obama administration has been charged with DWI.        Cindy Padilla resigned as secretary of the ...
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Friday, November 06, 2009 Cabinet Official Charged in DWI By Vic Vela Journal Northern Bureau        SANTA FE - A state government department head who was recently appointed to a federal post in the Obama administration has been charged with DWI.     Cindy Padilla resigned as secretary of the ...
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Friday, November 06, 2009 Old marriage By Vic Vela Journal Staff Writer       After 51 years in show biz, the Smothers Brothers are still together and are the longest-lived comedy team in history.        That's a long time for a couple of siblings from New York who haven't always seen eye-to ...
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Thursday, November 05, 2009 Suspect Involved in Fight By Vic Vela Journal Staff Writer       An Española man who was shot to death over the weekend was killed by a man who had been involved in a fight with the victim's younger brother a week earlier, according to State Police.        Anthony Garcia ...
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Wednesday, November 04, 2009 Change of Venue for Retrial Denied By Vic Vela Journal Staff Writer       A judge on Tuesday denied a defense motion to change the location of a new trial for a Taos man whose 2004 murder conviction was recently overturned by the state Supreme Court.        The attorney ...
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Tuesday, November 03, 2009 Body of Missing Woman Discovered By Vic Vela Journal Staff Writer       The body of an El Rito woman, who was reported missing this summer, was found along a highway north of Abiquiu on Friday.        Joanne Marie Ocana, 44, was last seen the night of Aug. 15 asking people ...
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Sunday, November 01, 2009 Tapes Describe Española Brawl By Vic Vela Journal Staff Writer           An Española detective can be heard on a recording of police 911 calls scolding fellow Officer Eugene Rodella during a recent fight at a tattoo parlor and hookah lounge, urging Rodella to "calm down" and ...
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Saturday, October 31, 2009 Victim in Critical Condition By Vic Vela Journal Staff Writer           A Las Vegas, N.M., man remained in critical condition Friday after being shot outside a bar there the day before.         New information provided by police on Friday indicates that suspect Gary Esquibel ...
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Friday, October 30, 2009 Las Vegas, N.M., Man Held in Shooting By Vic Vela Journal Staff Writer       A Las Vegas, N.M., man was arrested Thursday evening after he allegedly shot another man outside a bar there.        The victim, Jonas Montoya, was airlifted to University of New Mexico Hospital in ...
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