Investigators say gas leak caused deadly explosion BRAZOS (AP) - An explosion that killed the former chief of the Brazos Canyon Volunteer Fire Department appears to have been caused by a propane leak. Rio Arriba County Emergency Manager Dwayne Merritt says it's possible a breaker panel inside the fire station ignited gas from a propane line running to the building.
Fans of the video game "NFL Madden 2008" moved their routine from the living room sofa to fold-out chairs in the SUB. About 40 students registered to compete in the annual competition that was held Thursday, sponsored by Black Men in Motion. The final tournament will be today.
A UNM Police officer entered the Johnson Center weight room pretending to be a gunman as part of a drill Thursday morning. In seven minutes, about 14,000 text messages and e-mails were sent out, informing students, staff and faculty of the drill, said Lt.
Loann Nguyen Junior Business I think it's safe, but there are some weird people. Like, this person asked me to use my cell phone by Zimmerman Library, and I said, "No." It was kind of creepy. Sergio Najera Junior Athletic training So far, from what I've seen, it's safe.
Getting from one place to the next is not easy for people with disabilities, much less getting to the polls on Election Day. But the Secretary of State's office wants to reach out to them with the help of UNM students. Secretary of State Mary Herrera said a grant awarded to her office will give students the opportunity to enter a video competition and help disabled Americans vote.
Feb. 12 UNM Police officers went to the UNM Mental Health Center after a man said he was slashed on campus. The man said he got into a fight on the south side of the Bookstore two days earlier. He said he punched another man who was being verbally abusive to his ex-girlfriend.
The UNM women's basketball team evened its conference record at 6-6 with a 79-40 trouncing of Air Force at The Pit on Wednesday. All 13 Lobos scored a basket en route to the 39-point win. "We shot well, obviously, and in the second half in particular," head coach Don Flanagan said.
Students struggling with drugs and alcohol don't have to leave campus to get help, said Jill Yeagley, program manager of the Center of Substance Abuse Prevention. COSAP, established in 1992, is responsible for leading and coordinating drug- and alcohol-prevention efforts on campus, such as working with the campus prevention council and alerting students about DWI checkpoints, Yeagley said.
Hobbs man sentenced in shooting deaths of 2 men LOVINGTON (AP) - A Hobbs man has been sentenced to two terms of life in prison plus 19 years for the shooting deaths of two men. State District Judge Don Maddox on Monday ordered 29-year-old Robert Guerin to serve the sentences consecutively.
UNM isn't taking any chances in the event of an emergency. The University will respond to a mock crisis Thursday morning by dispatching UNM Police and contacting students, staff and faculty via text message and e-mail. UNMPD Lt. Pat Davis said it will be the first time the University has held a campuswide emergency-response drill.
The Frontier Restaurant may have changed its hours, but that hasn't stopped people from finding a place to eat in the early morning hours. The Frontier was open 24 hours a day since 1991. But in January, its owners decided to close their doors from 1 to 5 a.
Elysabeth Derby woke up on a recent snowy day, flipped on the television and discovered that UNM was on two-hour delay. But she was troubled when she realized she never received a message from TextMe UNM, an emergency notification service she had signed up for.
Zimmerman Library will reopen its basement in March. The basement was closed for renovation after a fire in April 2006. It was scheduled to open in January, but a water pipe burst and flooded the basement in October. Nancy Dennis, assistant dean of University Libraries, said the flood couldn't have come at a worse time.
Coach: Luna tried to scam state by keeping students LAS VEGAS (AP) - The Luna Community College baseball coach said he was pressured to keep about 150 people who tried out for the team. Sam Soto said school administrators wanted to retain the players long enough to count them as students in order to earn more state money for the school.
Levon Phelan Senior Biology Daily Lobo: So, you say that you're a perpetual student. Levon Phelan: Yeah. I believe so, yeah. DL: Why is that? LP: Because I'm never going to get out of here. I still have a ton of requirements to complete. DL: How do you feel about the number of classes you have to take before you graduate? LP: I think it could be reduced, because a lot of the classes I'm taking right now seem really pointless to what I want to end up being.
GPSA's elections chairwoman resigned Sunday. Michelle Touson e-mailed her resignation to Graduate and Professional Students Association President Joseph Garcia and Council Chairman Christopher Ramirez. "I appreciated the time that I had serving the UNM students, but I couldn't lose site of what I came to UNM for," she said.
Bridge repairs allow reopening of monument SILVER CITY (AP) - Temporary repairs to a bridge damaged by flooding more than two weeks ago allowed the reopening of Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument, monument Superintendent Steve Riley said Saturday. The state Department of Transportation completed temporary repairs to the West Fork bridge on Thursday, allowing access to the cliff dwellings, Upper and Lower Scorpion Campgrounds and other sites in the area.
Two GPSA court justices resigned Sunday night. Chief Justice Josh Allison and Associate Justice Christopher Shank wrote an open letter of resignation and e-mailed it to members of the Graduate and Professional Student Association. In the letter, Allison and Shank said they felt the court was fractured beyond repair and had become "a rubber stamp for unconstitutional abuses of procedure.
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