The team at The Las Vegas Optic is bidding a final farewell to Art Trujillo, who, in a career that spanned more than 70 years, went from selling copies of the newspaper on the streets of Las Vegas to writing a popular column well into his retirement.
A 29-year-old Las Vegas man pleaded guilty last week to raping a 13-year-old girl.
State House representative candidate Anita Amalia Gonzales narrowly lost the contest for the seat twice, but hopes a stronger voter turnout and candidacy will turn the tide in her favor as she runs for the seat a third time during the upcoming primary election, set to take place June 4.
The following individuals were booked into the San Miguel County Detention Center between May 7 and May 13, 2024:
Rep. Ambrose Castellano – a Democrat who has overseen House District 70 for the past four years – said he is running for reelection to continue upholding the values of this community.
There are two issues that Republican candidate to the New Mexico House of Representatives Diego Olivas hopes to counter if elected: The belief that young people are entitled and the direction the state is headed, he said.
From left, Jeremiah Vigil, 3; Joshua Vigil Jr., 5; Cathy Cahn with the Las Vegas Literacy Council and Harry Estep during Noches de Familia, an event organized by the San Miguel County Early Childhood Coalition at Lincoln Park on Tuesday. Cahn and Estep are helping the boys put together and p…
The Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) Foundation announced Tuesday that The Las Vegas New Mexico Community Foundation is among the New Mexico communities receiving grants via the LANL Foundation’s grant program to support education, community health, and family wellbeing.
You may submit a claim for medical expenses resulting from the Hermit’s Peak/Calf Canyon Fire and subsequent flooding. Examples of claims include, but are not limited to, doctor visits, hospital stays, mental health treatment, insurance deductibles and co-pays, medications, and transportatio…
David “Morgan” Montano, a longtime local educator and coach, has been acquitted in a case where he had been accused of shoving a West Las Vegas middle school student in the locker room and charged with child abuse.
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