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Nicholas Day
February 24, 2026 — Sixth Judicial District Attorney Norman R. Wheeler announced that 28-year-old Nicholas Day is being held without bond after being charged with Unlawful Taking of a Motor Vehicle, Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon, and Conspiracy to Commit Perjury.
Chief Deputy District Attorney Cashmala Fazal represented the State during the pretrial detention hearing. The Honorable Judge Jennifer DeLaney of the Sixth Judicial District Court presided and granted the State’s Motion for Pretrial Detention. Judge DeLaney determined that Day poses a danger to the community and has violated his probation, he has an open felony matter in Doña Ana County involving vehicle theft.
During the hearing based on testimony elicited by witnesses, the State asked for the Court to add two additional charges, Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon and Conspiracy to Commit Perjury, both felonies. The Court granted the State’s request and bound defendant over on all three charges.
By Lynn Janes
On January 29, 2026, the board of regents held a virtual meeting at the legislature in Santa Fe. The board consisted of Steven Neville, chair, Joseph “Dean” Reed, John Wertheim, Gregory Trujillo and WNMU student regent Keana Huerta. Dr. Chris Maples, interim president, also attended.
After coming out of executive session, the board said only items listed in executive session had been discussed. It had been primarily pending litigation.
The board approved the agenda with the removal of item B (pending litigation) and minutes.
Presidents search update
By Lynn Janes
The Village of Santa Clara held a regular meeting January 22, 2026. Mayor Arnold Lopez called the meeting to order. Mayor Pro Tem Albert Esparza and Trustees Olga Amador, Peter Erickson and Ralph Trujillo attended.
The council approved the agenda and past meeting minutes.
Mayor's report
He had been in meetings for the design phase of the new pump track. The meetings had gone well, and they will be ready to start the project soon. People involved with the company from Louisiana and Australia had been part of the meetings and Lopez said they had designed many parks in New Mexico. They did ask that the area be cleared out so they could easily come in and level off the land. Part of the process will be to fly a drone over the area to take photos to aid in the design of the track. Once a design has been done it will come before the council for approval. They hope to have a design by February and construction to start in March or April. "This will really be something for the folks in Grant County to use."
Silver City, NM – Today, U.S.-based mineral exploration company Ivanhoe Electric withdrew its geophysical survey Plan of Operations for mineral exploration in the Gila National Forest, citing marginal prospectivity for a high‑quality porphyry copper system in the Pinos Altos area. As a result, they will not be pursuing more in‑depth exploration techniques that would require an approved Plan of Operations.
"Our community has spoken – over 3000 voices sent a clear message – the Gila is not the place for more industrial-scale mining," said Todd Schulke, cofounder of the Center for Biological Diversity. "The other huge mining companies with their eyes on the Gila should take heed – our community won't back down from protecting the place we love the most," added Schulke.
Eastern Black Range Foothills-Otero Mesa-Southern Gila Region Highlands/Black Range-West Central Tularosa Basin/White Sands- Including the cities of Crow Flats, Kingston, Chaparral, Winston, Lake Roberts, White Sands Range Headquarters, White Sands National Park, and Hillsboro
1210 AM MST Fri Feb 20 2026...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM MST THIS
EVENING..
.* WHAT...West winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 55 mph expected.
Stronger winds possible along east slopes and mountain passes.
* WHERE...Portions of southern New Mexico.* WHEN...From 8 AM this morning to 6 PM MST this evening
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