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3 hrs ago | KOB-TV New Mexico

911 tapes in deadly July 4 shooting released

Valencia County released 911 tapes of a former Marine telling a dispatcher he just shot and killed a suspected burglar in Belen.

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Thu Jul 09, 2009

KOB-TV

DA maintains murder charge in killing

A former Marine charged with murder is back at home in Belen Wednesday after his family bonded him out.

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Wed Jul 08, 2009

KOAT.com

Second Man In Burglary Shooting Incident Charged

Valencia County Sherriff Rene Rivera Wednesday said a man who may be the second burglar in a Belen incident Saturday night has surrendered to authorities.

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Valencia County News

Belen schools considering consolidating bus schedules

Belen Consolidated School administrators are considering busing students from all grade levels together in order to save on transportation costs for the upcoming school year.

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Valencia County News

Photography is subject of Belen Art League show

Passion flows through the Belen Art League on a regular basis. That passion will extend to photography this week when the league hosts its first photography show.

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Tue Jul 07, 2009

KRQE

Belen divided: hero or vigilante?

The debate engulfing Belen since Luke Sanchez was arrested for killing a suspected burglar Saturday is whether he was protecting the community or acting as a vigilante.

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Sun Jul 05, 2009

Free Republic

Vigilante Fatally Shoots Robber In Belen

A Belen man is facing murder charges after deputies said he chased down two burglary suspects and then shot and killed one of them.

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KOB-TV New Mexico

Man jailed after killing burglary suspect

A former Marine is charged with murder after he tried to bust two burglary suspects Saturday evening outside a construction business in Belen.

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Sat Jul 04, 2009

Valencia County News

Postponement on recycling plant hearing denied

A citizen's request to reschedule a public hearing item in front of the county commission next Wednesday was denied on a 3-1 vote at this week's county commission meeting.

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Fri Jul 03, 2009

Las Cruces Sun-News

More than 9,000 fans attend Warped Tour '09

Warped Tour weaved its way onto the New Mexico State University campus on Wednesday, leaving in its wake thousands of satisfied, sunburned teens, hundreds of hot, sweaty band members, a few bumps and bruises and even some newfound friendships.

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Wed Jul 01, 2009

Valencia County News

Rag rug artists use skills for good cause

As we enter the age of green, everyone is looking for ways to cut back on waste in their day-to-day lives.

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Sun Jun 28, 2009

KRQE Albuquerque, New Mexico

1 killed in head on crash near Belen

A Valencia County crash claimed a life Saturday night, and sheriff's investigators said they suspect alcohol is involved.

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Sat Jun 27, 2009

Valencia County News

Belen schools to start one week early

The Belen Consolidated School District announced Wednesday that classes will start one week early this year in order to fix a calendar error that would have delayed paychecks for hundreds of employees.

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Valencia County News

Belen MainStreet moves forward, given advice

After all the excitement and hubbub that accompanied the announcement that Belen was named an emerging MainStreet community, the local committee was faced with the inevitable question of, "Now what?" To get a handle on what to expect and give the public an idea of what is possible with a MainStreet program, Claudette Riley, the director of the ...

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Fri Jun 26, 2009

KOB-TV New Mexico

Motorcycle driver dies after collision

A motorcyclist is dead in a collision near Navajo Dam in northwestern New Mexico.

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Thu Jun 25, 2009

Valencia County News

Matt Baca: Writer, historian and artist

And as a writer, Baca put words and sentences together to form stories: beautiful, haunting stories of the past.

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Wed Jun 24, 2009

Valencia County News

Somber send off for soldiers

People arrived early to the gazebo at the Heart of Belen Saturday morning. Armed with umbrellas and jackets against the cool drizzle, close to 50 people found a dry spot under the gazebo in preparation for Belen's first ever yellow ribbon ceremony nearly 90 minutes before the ceremony began.

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Tue Jun 23, 2009

Farmington Daily Times

Motorcycle driver dies after collision Saturday

The driver of a Harley-Davidson motorcycle was killed Saturday after he struck a pickup truck near Navajo Dam.

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Mon Jun 22, 2009

Carlsbad Current-Argus

Horseback riders find foot in Valencia County

Valencia County sheriff's deputies are searching for more human remains after horseback riders found a human foot and part of a leg Sunday evening north of Belen.

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Valencia County News

A Father's Day story

Some men are fathers. But some move beyond that and become dads. The late Juan B. Gabaldon became such a dad that his remaining children all refer to him as "my dad" in a possessive, loving way that seems to forget that he was a dad to 11 children.

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