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  • FARMINGTON-HOMICIDE

Farmington police arrest suspect in stabbing death of a manFARMINGTON, N.M. (AP) — Police in Farmington have identified the victim in a homicide case along with the suspect who's now in custody.
Police say officers were dispatched to an apartment complex about 3:30 a.m. Sunday about a stabbing.
Officers arrived and found 30-year-old Antonio Coochwikvia outside the complex with an apparent stab wound.
He was pronounced dead at the scene.
Police say they were quickly able to identify 20-year-old Eagles Kassanavoid of Farmington as a suspect.
He was located several hours later at a west Farmington residence and arrested after a brief foot pursuit.
Police didn't immediately release a possible motive for the stabbing.
Kassanavoid has been booked into the San Juan County Detention Center on suspicion of murder, tampering with evidence and resisting arrest.
It's unclear if he has a lawyer yet.

  • CAMPUS FENCE-UNM

UNM considering plan to put an iron fence around main campus(Information from: Albuquerque Journal, http://www.abqjournal.com)
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — University of New Mexico officials reportedly is considering a plan to put a 10-foot-tall, wrought iron fence around the school's main campus for security purposes.
The Albuquerque Journal reports that the proposal is contained in a 45-page "Main Campus Perimeter Security Access Study" commissioned by the university.
UNM officials aren't saying how seriously the proposal is being considered.
A spokesman for the university tells the Journal that the estimated cost of the project is about $1.6 million.
The study was done after the university issued a request for proposals for a security master plan that would detail current security threats, suggest possible solutions and estimate the cost for each proposal.
The proposed fence would cover 13,000 feet around the main campus with more than 25 entrance or exit points.
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  • TRUST LAND-SURVEYS

New Mexico Land Office pursues new survey policy(Information from: The Daily Times, http://www.daily-times.com)
FARMINGTON, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico Land Office officials acknowledge only a small percentage of the millions of acres of trust land managed by the agency has been surveyed for cultural resources.
The office is working on a policy to change that.
The Farmington Daily Times reports the new policy could require companies to do archaeological surveys before developing a lease.
State Land Office Archaeologist David Eck says lessees currently are required to review records to determine what's already known to exist in the areas the project will impact.
If the lessee — such as an oil or gas company —  damages a cultural resource, the lessee could be fined.
In the 20 years he's worked for the office, Eck says there have been fewer than 10 lessees fined for damages to cultural sites.
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  • CHILD CARE AID

New Mexico moves to limit eligibility for child care aidSANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico's child welfare department is proposing to limit income eligibility for child care assistance, saying the agency didn't get the legislative funding needed to keep a higher limit in place.
A public hearing on the Children, Youth and Families Department's proposed regulation to place the cap at 160% of the federal poverty line or about $41,200 for a family of four is set for next month in Santa Fe.
It comes after the agency agreed to a significantly higher income cap of 200% of the poverty level following a class-action settlement.
Parents last year sued the agency, accusing it under former Republican Gov. Susana Martinez of denying aid to families without providing proper notice or establishing proper policy for lowering income requirements for aid.

  • ALBUQUERQUE-BUS LAWSUIT

Albuquerque, company settle lawsuit over electric busesALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Albuquerque and a company that was to provide electric buses for a transit project have settled the city's lawsuit claiming that vehicles were faulty.
A May 24 notice in federal court said Albuquerque and a California unit of BYD, short for Build Your Dreams, "have settled all claims" and agreed to dismiss the lawsuit filed last December.
The company disputed Albuquerque's claims that buses delivered by BYD had brake failures and batteries that didn't work properly.
The Albuquerque Journal reported that the settlement doesn't require BYD to pay the city and prevents BYD from countersuing, and Jessie Damazyn, a spokesman for Mayor Tim Keller, told KOB-TV that the settlement allows both sides to move forward without any additional cost
The Albuquerque has ordered low-emission diesel buses from a different company.

  • STUN GUN-SLUR-STUDENT

Video: Deputy used stun gun on student with special needsESPANOLA, N.M. (AP) — A northern New Mexico sheriff's deputy is facing criticism after a video showed him using a stun gun on a high school student with special needs.
The May 10 episode at Española Valley High School has attracted the attention of the American Civil Liberties Union of New Mexico and state Attorney General Hector Balderas.
According to a lapel video, Rio Arriba County sheriff's deputy Jeremy Barnes used a stun gun a 15-year-old boy after he refused to follow orders and called the deputy a homophobic slur. The story on the video was first reported by the Rio Grande Sun .
Officials say the boy had been detained on suspicion of taking part in a drug deal.
Rio Arriba County Sheriff's Office spokesman Randy Sanches said the office has launched an internal investigation.
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This story corrects a previous version to say student used slur not the deputy.