Tag: Mexican

Candelaria to cover child welfare, CYFD for ‘New Mexican’

Jun. 21—The New Mexican will be stepping up its coverage of child welfare and juvenile justice in New Mexico and the state Children, Youth and Families Department with some help from a national journalism nonprofit. Esteban Candelaria, a Report for America corps member, will step into a new reporting position Monday at the newspaper. “I’m […]

Wildfire damages structures in New Mexican village after residents flee

A wildfire swept into the mountain village of Ruidoso in southern New Mexico on Tuesday, destroying or damaging hundreds of structures after residents fled under evacuation orders with little time to rescue belongings. Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham declared a state of emergency in southern New Mexico on Tuesday and deployed additional National Guard troops to […]

Residents flee New Mexican village as wildfires bear down on homes

Residents of the mountain village of Ruidoso in southern New Mexico fled their homes under evacuation orders with little time to rescue belongings as fast-moving wildfires bore down on the village of 7,000 residents. Traffic clogged downtown streets of the normally pastoral village and summer vacation destination for hours on Monday as smoke darkened the […]

Texas woman sues Mexican resort after husband dies in hot tub electrocution

A Texas woman filed a lawsuit against a Mexican resort hotel days after she and her husband, who died in the incident, were electrocuted in a jacuzzi during their vacation in Puerto Peñasco, attorneys said. Lizzette Zambrano filed the wrongful death lawsuit June 14, alleging negligence of the several companies that operate, manage and maintain […]

New Mexican astronaut Jamila Gilbert

Jun. 17—Where’s the furthest you’ve ever traveled? Across the country? Across international seas? How about space? Las Cruces resident Jamila Gilbert, the internal communications lead for Virgin Galactic, became an astronaut in August 2023 when she flew on Virgin Galactic’s spaceship Unity. It’s a day she’ll never forget. With turquoise in her pockets, Gilbert floated […]

Wife of man electrocuted in jacuzzi at Mexican resort files lawsuit

EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — The wife of an El Paso man who was killed when he was electrocuted in a jacuzzi at a private resort in Puerto Peñasco, Mexico earlier this week has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against three companies that reportedly operate the resort. Jorge Guillen, 43, was killed and his wife, […]