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Deck the halls with holiday safety tips from PNM

December 03, 2020 Non-Local News Releases
(Albuquerque, NM) – ‘Tis the season to decorate safely. As we all have been spending more time in our homes this year, decorating for the holidays may have become a bigger event for you and your family. While the glow of the holiday lights can provide an inviting and festive feel to any home or business, incidents of home fires and electrical accidents increase during the winter holiday season,…
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Forty-four additional COVID-19 deaths

SANTA FE – New Mexico state health officials on Thursday announced 1,908 additional COVID-19 cases. Per the state Department of Health, the most recent cases are:
586 new cases in Bernalillo County
1 new case in Catron County
79 new cases in Chaves County
16 new cases in Cibola County
13 new cases in Colfax County
36 new cases in Curry County
1 new case in De Baca County
304 new cases in Doña Ana County
47 new cases in Eddy County
11 new cases in Grant County
9 new cases in Guadalupe County
1 new case in Hidalgo County
68 new cases in Lea County
37 new cases in Lincoln County
4 new cases in Los Alamos County
10 new cases in Luna County
88 new cases in McKinley County
3 new cases in Mora County
37 new cases in Otero County
6 new cases in Quay County
18 new cases in Rio Arriba County
22 new cases in Roosevelt County
110 new cases in Sandoval County
120 new cases in San Juan County
16 new cases in San Miguel County
96 new cases in Santa Fe County
7 new cases in Sierra County
9 new cases in Socorro County
20 new cases in Taos County
2 new cases in Torrance County
4 new cases in Union County
126 new cases in Valencia County
1 new case among individuals held by federal agencies at the Cibola County Correctional Center

The Department of Health on Thursday reported forty-four additional deaths in New Mexico related to COVID-19:

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Candidates James Williams (for New Mexico State Senate District 28) and Thomas Shelley (for Grant County Commission District 5) jointly petitioned District Court to impound ballots and related materials for the purpose of conducting an examination.

"We are compelled to do so because poll watchers in the recent election process in Grant County reported alleged violations of election law; for example, appointed observers were not allowed to oversee the processing of absentee ballots," they said in a joint statement. "Therefore, to ensure that there was nothing to hide, we will conduct an examination of ballot materials as allowed by State law."

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Forty additional COVID-19 deaths

SANTA FE – New Mexico state health officials on Wednesday announced 1,549 additional COVID-19 cases. Per the state Department of Health, the most recent cases are:
448 new cases in Bernalillo County
130 new cases in Chaves County
18 new cases in Cibola County
4 new cases in Colfax County
32 new cases in Curry County
4 new cases in De Baca County
113 new cases in Doña Ana County
70 new cases in Eddy County
10 new cases in Grant County
1 new case in Guadalupe County
2 new cases in Hidalgo County
98 new cases in Lea County
4 new cases in Lincoln County
4 new cases in Los Alamos County
4 new cases in Luna County
70 new cases in McKinley County
2 new cases in Mora County
19 new cases in Otero County
3 new cases in Quay County
23 new cases in Rio Arriba County
26 new cases in Roosevelt County
85 new cases in Sandoval County
141 new cases in San Juan County
5 new cases in San Miguel County
76 new cases in Santa Fe County
14 new cases in Sierra County
5 new cases in Socorro County
2 new cases in Taos County
5 new cases in Torrance County
17 new cases in Union County
80 new cases in Valencia County

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By Roger Lanse

A Silver City Police Department officer responded to a welfare check on Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2020, at 11:50 p.m., at 2035 N. Pinos Altos Road. The Grant County Regional Dispatch Authority had informed the officer that a caller stated a male was in the backyard of their residence attempting to kill himself.

When the officer arrived, according to a police report narrative, contact was made with the male, who appeared to be very intoxicated and emotional, saying, "He's trying to kill me." The officer also saw abrasions to the man's head and face. The man said the abrasions were caused by being punched by his son, Trevor Walker. The report listed the age of the victim as 54 and the age of Walker as 32.

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Twenty-one additional COVID-19 deaths

SANTA FE – New Mexico state health officials on Tuesday announced 2,330 additional COVID-19 cases. Per the state Department of Health, the most recent cases are:
895 new cases in Bernalillo County
1 new case in Catron County
78 new cases in Chaves County
37 new cases in Cibola County
15 new cases in Colfax County
50 new cases in Curry County
198 new cases in Doña Ana County
38 new cases in Eddy County
4 new cases in Grant County
6 new cases in Guadalupe County
1 new case in Hidalgo County
105 new cases in Lea County
9 new cases in Lincoln County
9 new cases in Los Alamos County
20 new cases in Luna County
97 new cases in McKinley County
1 new case in Mora County
76 new cases in Otero County
7 new cases in Quay County
41 new cases in Rio Arriba County
21 new cases in Roosevelt County
178 new cases in Sandoval County
105 new cases in San Juan County
19 new cases in San Miguel County
181 new cases in Santa Fe County
1 new case in Sierra County
17 new cases in Socorro County
10 new cases in Taos County
7 new cases in Torrance County
3 new cases in Union County
92 new cases in Valencia County
7 new cases among New Mexico Corrections Department inmates at the Guadalupe County Correctional Facility
1 new case among New Mexico Corrections Department inmates at the Southern New Mexico Correctional Facility in Doña Ana County

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By Roger Lanse

A Grant County Sheriff's Office deputy was dispatched on Saturday, Nov. 28, 2020, at about 6:53 p.m. to 2 1/2 Shasta Street to a reported domestic disturbance. When deputies arrived they made contact with a 47-year-old female of the address.

According to a GCSO offense report narrative, the female told deputies that she and Zachariah Birnbaum, 31, also of the address, got into an argument. She stated she and Birnbaum had been dating for about a month and he had been staying at the address for a little over a week. During the argument, the narrative said, Birnbaum got on top of the victim and held her down with his forearms. At this time, she stated, her neck was scratched.

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