Author: Morgan Lee
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Sheriff: Movie set showed ‘some complacency’ with weapons
SANTA FE • Investigators said Wednesday that there was “some complacency” in how weapons were handled on the movie set where Alec Baldwin accidentally shot and killed a cinematographer and wounded another person, but it’s too soon to determine whether charges will be filed. Santa Fe County Sheriff Adan Mendoza noted that 500 rounds of…
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Protesters swarm Statehouses across US; some evacuated
SANTA FE, N.M. — Protesters backing President Donald Trump massed outside statehouses from Georgia to New Mexico on Wednesday, leading some officials to evacuate while cheers rang out at several demonstrations as a pro-Trump mob stormed the U.S. Capitol. Hundreds of people gathered in state capitals nationwide to oppose President-elect Joe Biden’s win, waving signs saying…
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New Mexico weighs tuition-free college for local students
SANTA FE, N.M. — New Mexico would eliminate tuition and fees for in-state undergraduate and community college students of all ages under a proposal Wednesday from Democratic Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham that requires legislative approval. The “opportunity scholarship” would tap the state general fund to cover costs not already paid for by federal scholarships and…
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Planes, buses moving migrants from crowded border shelters
EL PASO, Texas • U.S. authorities have begun flying migrants to less-crowded areas for processing, and asylum-seeking families are being bused north to Colorado to alleviate the strain on overwhelmed shelters along the border in Texas and New Mexico. Several dozen migrants arrived in Denver by bus early Monday as part of the effort to…
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Immigrant families struggling with trauma of separation
SAN DIEGO • A 6-year-old immigrant boy sobs at the school bus stop in suburban Maryland and begs his mother to promise she will not disappear again. A toddler in Honduras wakes up screaming and searches for the government social worker who cared for him for several months. Other children duck or hide their faces…
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Grandfather: Remains are missing boy
TAOS, N.M. • A severely disabled Georgia boy who authorities say was kidnapped by his father and marked for an exorcism was found buried at the ramshackle compound in the New Mexico desert that has been the focus of investigators for the past week, the toddler’s grandfather said Thursday. New Mexico authorities, however, said they…
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Prosecutor: Man at compound trained kids for school shooting
TAOS, N.M. • A father arrested at a ramshackle New Mexico compound where 11 children were found living in filth was training youngsters to commit school shootings, prosecutors said in court documents obtained Wednesday. The allegations against Siraj Ibn Wahhaj came to light as authorities awaited word on whether human remains discovered at the site…
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New Mexico bill would force students to apply to college
SANTA FE, N.M. — New Mexico’s high school juniors would have to apply to at least one college or commit to other post-high school plans as part of a proposed graduation requirement that would be the first statewide push of its kind in the U.S. The proposal is scheduled for its first legislative hearing on…
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Immersion art startup Meow Wolf picks Colorado to expand
SANTA FE, N.M. — Creators of a popular immersive art entertainment project in Santa Fe, New Mexico, announced Thursday a push into a major metropolitan market with plans for an interactive exhibit and music venue on a wedge of highway-side property in an industrial neighborhood of downtown Denver. The for-profit arts company Meow Wolf said…