Changing Procedure at UNM

UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO OFFICIALS SAY THEY’LL PICK UP THE PACE ON INVESTIGATING A SEX ASSAULT AND HARRASSMENT CASE INVOLVING A UNIVERSITY EMPLOYEE. THIS FOLLOWS THIS YEAR’S JUSTICE DEPARTMENT REPORT THAT FOUND UNM NOT IN COMPLIANCE WITH FEDERAL GENDER ANTI-DISCRIMINATION LAWS. IT MAINLY CONCERNS THE DISCRIMINATION CLAIMS PROCEDURE. UNM ADMINISTRATORS OVERSEEING THE INVESTIGATION CHANGES SAY…MORE

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NM Lawsuit Against Nursing Home Chain to Proceed

THE NEW MEXICO ATTORNEY GENERAL’S LAWSUIT AGAINST ONE OF THE LARGEST NURSING HOME CHAINS IN THE COUNTRY WILL PROCEED. A STATE DISTRICT JUDGE HAS REFUSED TO DISMISS THE CASE AGAINST TEXAS-BASED PREFERRED CARE PARTNERS MANAGEMENT GROUP. THE ATTORNEY GENERALS OFFICE CLAIMS THAT NURSING HOME RESIDENTS RECEIVED INADEQUATE CARE, AND IN SOME CASES LIVES WERE LOST.…MORE

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Obamas in NM Next Week

PRESIDENT OBAMA AND HIS FAMILY WILL BE IN NEW MEXICO NEXT WEEK. THE OBAMAS WILL BE VISITING CARLSBAD CAVERNS NATIONAL PARK. THEY’LL ALSO STOP AT YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK IN CALIFORNIA TO HELP CELEBRATE THE 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE COUNTRY’S NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM.MORE

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Jame Boyd’s Full Criminal History Blocked for Trial

WHEN TWO FORMER ALBUQUERQUE POLICE OFFICERS GO ON TRIAL LATER THIS YEAR FOR KILLING JAMES BOYD, ATTORNEYS WILL NOT BE ABLE TO USE BOYD’S FULL CRIMINAL HISTORY. A JUDGE HAS SIDED WITH PROSECUTORS WHO SAID JURORS SHOULD ONLY BE ABLE TO KNOW WHAT OFFICERS KNEW WHEN THEY CONFRONTED BOYD IN THE SANDIA FOOTHILLS IN MARCH…MORE

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Former APD Officer Loses Certification

A STATE BOARD HAS REVOKED THE LAW ENFORCEMENT CERTIFICATION OF ADAM CASAUS. THAT MEANS HE CAN’T BE A POLICE OFFICER ANYWHERE IN NEW MEXICO. CASAUS, AN APD SERGEANT AT THE TIME, CAUSED A FATAL ACCIDENT IN 2013 WHEN HE RAN A RED LIGHT ON PASEO DEL NORTE. HE WAS CONVICTED OF CARELESS DRIVING AND GOT…MORE

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Biopark Bengal Tiger Dies

A BENGAL TIGER THAT’S BEEN AT THE ALBUQUERQUE BIOPARK ZOO SINCE HE WAS SIX MONTHS OLD WAS EUTHANIZED THIS WEEK. EIGHTEEN YEAR OLD SCOUT WAS PUT DOWN AFTER IT WAS NOTED HE’D LOST HIS APPETITE AND WEIGHT. HE WEIGHED 220 POUNDS WHEN HE WAS EUTHANIZED WEDNESDAY. IT TURNS OUT SCOUT HAD A LARGE LIVER TUMOR…MORE

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An “Elevated Game-Day Dining” Experience at UNM

A NEW DINING EXPERIENCE IS COMING TO UNM ATHLETIC EVENTS. THE UNIVERSITY HAS SIGNED AN EIGHT YEAR AGREEMENT WITH CHICAGO-BASED LEVY RESTAURANTS TO PROVIDE DINING AND CONCESSION SERVICES. LEVY REPLACES SODEXO. THE CURRENT CONTRACT WITH SODEXO EXPIRES AT THE END OF THIS MONTH. LEVY RESTAURANTS IS THE FOOD SERVICE COMPANY FOR SEVERAL OTHER UNIVERSITIES, INCLUDING…MORE

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Pets of the Week | June 11

AL (ID# 1591153) IS A 6 YEAR OLD, MALE GOLDEN BROWN GERMAN SHEPHERD MIX WEIGHING 53 POUNDS. ◊          Al is a fairly easy going laid back companion drawn to people. He wants to greet every person he comes across always with a smile on his face.   ◊          Al is your perfect companion for daily…MORE

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