Wednesday’s Top Stories
Wednesday’s Five Facts
[1] UNM responds to family’s statement on shooting death of 14-year-old on campus – In a statement sent from the LaMotte’s family attorney, the family claims the university did not respond in a timely fashion. They say it took hours before police arrived and found his body. UNM spokesperson Cinnamon Blair issued a statement. In part the statement says, the university understands the grief that the victim’s family is experiencing, and we empathize with their desire to get to the truth of what happened. As this is an active investigation and detailed law enforcement records have yet to be released to the public, it is premature to construct a narrative that does not rely on complete and substantiated accounts of the events that occurred.
[2] Mexican police have leads in murder of 2 Americans – Mexican authorities say a gang kidnapped and killed a 17-year-old from Hobbs, New Mexico. Officials say the girl left her home on July 16 to visit a friend in Juarez. They say three days later her family received ransom demands on social media. They say the kidnappers sent photos and videos to prove they had the girl. It’s not clear what happened next, but officials says the girl was strangled and buried at a home. Mexican police said they are working to solve the case and they have more information, but are not releasing it to protect the investigation.
[3] Storms possible around New Mexico Wednesday – Storms will be capable of heavy rain, so there will be a higher risk of flash flooding. The highest risk will be in northeast and east-central New Mexico where a backdoor cold front will bring in even higher moisture. Afternoon storm chances will continue across much of New Mexico through Friday, with parts of northwest and southeast New Mexico staying the driest.
[4] How are free school meal programs helping combat childhood obesity in New Mexico? – New Mexico health leaders are rolling out new methods to push back against high rates of childhood obesity. The department of health says 17% of kindergarteners and nearly a quarter of third graders are considered obese. APS says they will bring back its fresh fruits and vegetables program to more elementary schools.
[5] Virgin Galactic speaks on progress amid two year pause on spaceflights – It’s been more than a year since Virgin Galactic paused commercial spaceflights from New Mexico’s Spaceport to make improvements to their fleet. Virgin Galactic said they’re making progress and released a video showing how their new models are being built. The materials are entirely made out of carbon fiber and resin. New Mexico Space Authority Executive Director Scott McLaughlin said their previous design flew once a month, but the new spaceships will have a turnaround of about three days, which will allow weekly flights
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