BORDERLANDS WIND PROJECT
New Mexico wind farm to provide power for Arizona customers
SOCORRO, N.M. (AP) — Federal land managers have finished an environmental review of a planned 100-megawatt wind farm near the Arizona-New Mexico border. The Bureau of Land Management says anyone with concerns about the Borderlands Wind project has until May 11 to protest. Residents have concerns about property values, protection of the night sky and the effects on eagles and species. Under the agency's preferred alternative, the wind farm would include 34 turbines on more than two dozen square miles of federal land southwest of Quemado, New Mexico. The wind farm would provide electricity to customers of Arizona-based Tucson Electric Power.
EARNINGS-PNM RESOURCES
New Mexico utility's parent company reports 1st quarter loss
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The parent company of New Mexico's largest electric provider is reporting a first-quarter loss of more than $15 million. PNM Resources said Monday it posted a loss of 19 cents per share but that revenues for the quarter topped $333 million. The Albuquerque Journal reports that the first-quarter results include the early stages of the effects of the coronavirus outbreak. PNM officials expect increases in residential electric use and decreases in commercial use primarily as a result of stay-at-home orders in New Mexico. The first quarter also reflected the significant market downturns at the end of March.
FATAL HIT AND RUN-SUSPECT SOUGHT
New Mexico State Police seeking driver in fatal hit-and-run
ARTESIA, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico State Police say they are searching for a driver who fatally struck a pedestrian last weekend near Artesia. They say 39-year-old Jenio Berdoza of Roswell died in the hit-and-run Saturday night. State Police say Berdoza was transported to a hospital in Artesia where he was pronounced dead by the Office of the Medical Investigator. Investigators say Berdoza apparently was walking on the roadway of U.S. Highway 82 and was struck by an unknown vehicle that fled. State Police are hoping there was a witness to the crash, which remains under investigation.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-NEW MEXICO
New Mexico GOP pushes back on COVID-19 business restrictions
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — The Republican Party is urging New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham to allow the reopening of nonessential small businesses with some requirements for social distancing. The first-term Democratic governor and state health officials have suspended nonessential business through at least April 30 in an effort to slow the spread of the coronavirus. The state Republican Party says the precautions are too drastic and put small businesses at a disadvantage. On Monday, the state reported that confirmed cases totaled 1,345 with more than 30 deaths. New infections were concentrated in two counties that include portions of the Navajo Nation.
FBI POSTER-NAVAJO LANGUAGE
1st FBI poster in Navajo language seeks info on homicide
The FBI has issued its first poster in a Native American language, seeking information in Navajo on the death of a man six years ago on the New Mexico portion of vast Navajo Nation reservation. Authorities say 75-year-old Wilson Joe Chiquito was beaten to death at his home in small community of Counselor in February 2014. The FBI recently released the plea in Navajo to the public for information that could help solve the case. The poster has been shared on social media and posted in Navajo communities grocery stores and trading posts. The FBI hasn't translated posters into any Native American language beside Navajo
STATE POLICE-FATAL SHOOTING
New Mexico State Police car chase leads to 1 dead, 1 injured
LOS LUNAS, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico State Police are investigating after a vehicle pursuit in Los Lunas ended with an officer shooting two men, killing one. Authorities say the incident started Sunday evening when Valencia County Sheriff's deputies asked for State Police assistance in securing a scene and searching for a female in the area. A State Police officer then spotted a passenger car driving at a high speed. The officer tried to get the car to stop but the driver fled. A high-speed pursuit ensued. The car eventually came to a stop. According to authorities, the officer used his Taser and then his firearm on two men. Gunfire from the officer hit them both.
New Mexico wind farm to provide power for Arizona customers
SOCORRO, N.M. (AP) — Federal land managers have finished an environmental review of a planned 100-megawatt wind farm near the Arizona-New Mexico border. The Bureau of Land Management says anyone with concerns about the Borderlands Wind project has until May 11 to protest. Residents have concerns about property values, protection of the night sky and the effects on eagles and species. Under the agency's preferred alternative, the wind farm would include 34 turbines on more than two dozen square miles of federal land southwest of Quemado, New Mexico. The wind farm would provide electricity to customers of Arizona-based Tucson Electric Power.
EARNINGS-PNM RESOURCES
New Mexico utility's parent company reports 1st quarter loss
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The parent company of New Mexico's largest electric provider is reporting a first-quarter loss of more than $15 million. PNM Resources said Monday it posted a loss of 19 cents per share but that revenues for the quarter topped $333 million. The Albuquerque Journal reports that the first-quarter results include the early stages of the effects of the coronavirus outbreak. PNM officials expect increases in residential electric use and decreases in commercial use primarily as a result of stay-at-home orders in New Mexico. The first quarter also reflected the significant market downturns at the end of March.
FATAL HIT AND RUN-SUSPECT SOUGHT
New Mexico State Police seeking driver in fatal hit-and-run
ARTESIA, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico State Police say they are searching for a driver who fatally struck a pedestrian last weekend near Artesia. They say 39-year-old Jenio Berdoza of Roswell died in the hit-and-run Saturday night. State Police say Berdoza was transported to a hospital in Artesia where he was pronounced dead by the Office of the Medical Investigator. Investigators say Berdoza apparently was walking on the roadway of U.S. Highway 82 and was struck by an unknown vehicle that fled. State Police are hoping there was a witness to the crash, which remains under investigation.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-NEW MEXICO
New Mexico GOP pushes back on COVID-19 business restrictions
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — The Republican Party is urging New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham to allow the reopening of nonessential small businesses with some requirements for social distancing. The first-term Democratic governor and state health officials have suspended nonessential business through at least April 30 in an effort to slow the spread of the coronavirus. The state Republican Party says the precautions are too drastic and put small businesses at a disadvantage. On Monday, the state reported that confirmed cases totaled 1,345 with more than 30 deaths. New infections were concentrated in two counties that include portions of the Navajo Nation.
FBI POSTER-NAVAJO LANGUAGE
1st FBI poster in Navajo language seeks info on homicide
The FBI has issued its first poster in a Native American language, seeking information in Navajo on the death of a man six years ago on the New Mexico portion of vast Navajo Nation reservation. Authorities say 75-year-old Wilson Joe Chiquito was beaten to death at his home in small community of Counselor in February 2014. The FBI recently released the plea in Navajo to the public for information that could help solve the case. The poster has been shared on social media and posted in Navajo communities grocery stores and trading posts. The FBI hasn't translated posters into any Native American language beside Navajo
STATE POLICE-FATAL SHOOTING
New Mexico State Police car chase leads to 1 dead, 1 injured
LOS LUNAS, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico State Police are investigating after a vehicle pursuit in Los Lunas ended with an officer shooting two men, killing one. Authorities say the incident started Sunday evening when Valencia County Sheriff's deputies asked for State Police assistance in securing a scene and searching for a female in the area. A State Police officer then spotted a passenger car driving at a high speed. The officer tried to get the car to stop but the driver fled. A high-speed pursuit ensued. The car eventually came to a stop. According to authorities, the officer used his Taser and then his firearm on two men. Gunfire from the officer hit them both.
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