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Outcry, $22M judgment prompt public meetings on jail (7:39 p.m.)

LAS CRUCES — A recent $22 million jury award to a former Do�a Ana County detention center inmate — and the startling photos of him before and after his 22-month-long stay in the jail —�have focused a public spotlight on his case and prompted a public outcry against the county over his treatment in the taxpayer-funded facility.
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Sat, 04 Feb 2012 00:00:00 MST

WHAT'S NEW: East Mesa commercial lots await Walmart

LAS CRUCES - Work has started on commercial lots in anticipation of a new Walmart store on the East Mesa. If you've noticed that land has been leveled off on Northrise Drive, near Sonoma Elementary School, that is because the land is being prepared for commercial lots.
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Sat, 04 Feb 2012 00:00:00 MST

Alleged sex offender wanted in NJ arrested in Las Cruces (6:08 p.m.)

LAS CRUCES — Authorities say an alleged sex offender wanted in New Jersey has been arrested in New Mexico.

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Sat, 04 Feb 2012 00:00:00 MST

Death penalty reinstatement fails

SANTA FE - The legislator pushing to reinstate the death penalty in New Mexico conceded defeat Saturday.
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Sat, 04 Feb 2012 00:00:00 MST

Sound Off! (Feb. 5)

The judgment against the Do�a Ana County Detention Center was the shot heard around the world. Everybody has read about us, it is a total embarrassment. Someone needs to come from outside of the county, maybe out of the state at a federal level, and straighten that place out.
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Fri, 03 Feb 2012 00:00:00 MST

Inmate outcry: County sets meetings to hear public complaints

LAS CRUCES - A recent $22 million jury award to a former Do-a Ana County detention center inmate - and the startling photos of him before and after his 22-month-long stay in the jail - have focused a public spotlight on his case and prompted a public outcry against the county over his treatment in the taxpayer-funded facility.
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Sat, 04 Feb 2012 00:00:00 MST

NM Hispanic ranchers send letter to Obama (4:39 a.m.)

ALBUQUERQUE-A group of northern New Mexico ranchers is reaching out to the White House over the alleged mistreatment of Hispanics by the U.S. Forest Service.
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Wed, 25 Jan 2012 00:00:00 MST

Anthony woman receives anniversary gift 3 years after husband killed in Afghanistan (12:42 p.m.)

LAS CRUCES - A gleaming 1959 Chevrolet Apache pickup arrived Friday to the cool morning air of the family home of Bruce Hays - a captain with the Army National Guard killed in Afghanistan - who intended the classic truck to be an anniversary gift for his wife before he died.
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Fri, 03 Feb 2012 00:00:00 MST

Super Bowl offers party atmosphere for fans and non-fans

LAS CRUCES - If you could eat a chicken wing every second of every day - without sleeping or taking a break - it would take you nearly 40 years of constant chowing down to eat as many chicken wings as will be consumed today during the Super Bowl.
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Sat, 04 Feb 2012 00:00:00 MST

Aggies beat Louisiana Tech 83-72

LAS CRUCES - New Mexico State will go as far as its interior players take the Aggies in March. But Aggies freshman guard Daniel Mullings may be the closer the Aggies need in the backcourt.
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Sat, 04 Feb 2012 00:00:00 MST