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False leads dash hopes in hunt for hiker Search for woman hits dead end on second day By Chris Quintana The New Mexican

Fuego finish on top Santa Fe beats Alpine Cowboys 7-3 for team’s first Pecos League championship. SPORTS, B-1

Solo Scout reunion Surviving member of elite Alamo unit travels to New Mexico to attend final gathering. PAGE A-7

Suspect in hit-and-run surrenders Woman accused of fatally striking pedestrian Sunday on Cerrillos Road. PAGE A-7

Search and rescue workers looking for a woman who went missing Wednesday in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains met with dead ends on the second full day of their search.

Audrey Richman Kaplan, 75, a Dallas resident who also has a home in Santa Fe, was mushroom hunting off the Winsor Trail near the Santa Fe ski basin when she got separated from her husband and failed to return to the trailhead. New Mexico State Police said the search, which was suspended Friday night for safety reasons, turned up one hopeful sign that later proved a false lead. Crews found a set of hiking poles

they thought may have belonged to Kaplan, who reportedly was carrying poles as she foraged for mushrooms. But the poles belonged to another hiker, police learned later. And following Kaplan’s tracks proved difficult, because recent rainy weather likely washed them away. “Basically, there have been not new signs or clues to help in resolving the

Audrey Richman Kaplan

Please see HUNT, Page A-4

Niece cleared of murder Not guilty: Jurors find Española woman Prison time: 36-year-old faces 18 years didn’t mastermind uncle’s beating death for burglary, tampering with evidence

Hospital leaders: Union’s push for more staff won’t improve care Chief nurse ties lower patient satisfaction to higher staffing levels By Patrick Malone The New Mexican

The sun rose Friday, and Christus St. Vincent Regional Medical Center had 100 percent attendance from its 500 union employees whose contract with the hospital had expired at midnight. But daylight did little to close the philosophical schism over staffing standards that divides hospital administrators and the union that represents Christus St. Vincent nurses and medical technicians. On Friday, the hospital called a meeting with reporters, where its leaders issued an unequivocal statement saying increased staffing levels would not advance the hospital toward its goals in priority areas, such as patient satisfaction. “There’s nothing to make me believe that the current level of staffing would be detrimental to our journey toward quality,” said Dr. Dave Gunderson, who chairs the hospital board’s Quality Control Committee, which studies the hospital’s performance in key areas. Gunderson’s position on staffing levels was supported by all 11 members of the committee present at Friday’s meeting. They rejected the notion that increased staffing, which the union seeks in a new

Please see STAFF, Page A-5

Rhiannon Montoya reacts after a jury found her not guilty of first-degree murder on Friday in District Court. Montoya was accused of masterminding the murder of her uncle in October 2012. She was convicted of aggravated burglary and tampering with evidence and faces up to 18 years in prison. LUIS SÁNCHEZ SATURNO/THE NEW MEXICAN

By Uriel J. Garcia The New Mexican

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hiannon Montoya looked relieved Friday afternoon when a jury found the 36-year-old Española woman not guilty of masterminding a violent plot to kill her uncle in hopes of getting a bigger share of her grandfather’s estate when he died.

But she didn’t go totally free. Jurors, who had begun deliberations Thursday afternoon, convicted Montoya of aggravated burglary and tampering with evidence. And First Judicial District Attorney Angela “Spence” Pacheco said she’s facing up to 18 years in prison. Montoya was accused of manipulating two heroin-addicted women into killing her uncle, Rudy Montoya, in his Chimayó-area home in October 2012. Had she been con-

Today

Attack on Israeli soldiers brings quick end to truce

Some sun; a p.m. thunderstorm High 70, low 55. PAGE A-12

Kidnapping escalates conflict as Palestinian deaths reach over 1,600 By Jodi Rudoren and Isabel Kershner The New York Times

JERUSALEM — Palestinian militants sprang from the ground and confronted Israeli soldiers Friday morning, as they have repeatedly in recent days. This time, Israeli officials said, one exploded a suicide belt while another unleashed machine-gun fire. This time, two Israeli soldiers were killed and the militants apparently escaped with a third. The attack, at the start of what was supposed to be a 72-hour pause in the fighting, escalated the deadly 25-day battle between Israel and Hamas, the Islamist faction that dominates the Gaza Strip. Israel said the attack from

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Calendar A-2

INSIDE u Anger over conflict in Gaza reverberates as anti-Semitism. PAGE A-2

under a house near the southern border town of Rafah took place at 9:20 a.m., soon after the 8 a.m. onset of the temporary truce secured by the Obama administration and the United Nations, whose leaders squarely blamed the breakdown on Hamas. Hamas’ account was confused. One leader was quoted claiming credit for the abduction, then backtracked. Others contended that the clash unfolded at 7 a.m., before the cease-fire, although Palestinian reports of fighting near Rafah came three hours later. And one said that, in any case, the Hamas gunmen acted only to counter “Zionist incursions.” What was clear was that the

Classifieds B-6

Please see ATTACK, Page A-4

Comics B-12

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Ornetcetra Jazz Quartet Bassist Noah Baumeister, trumpeter Dan Pearlman, vibraphonist Lee Steck and percussionist Dave Wayne, 8:30 p.m., Santa Fe Bar & Grill, 187 Paseo de Peralta, De Vargas Center, no cover. More events in Calendar, A-2 and Fridays in Pasatiempo

Obituaries Maxine S. Goad, 84, July 28 Joseph L. Griego, July 27 PAGE A-10

Lotteries A-2

Opinions A-11

Sports B-1

victed on the charge of first-degree murder, she would have received a life sentence. “My sister was innocent [on the murder charge] from the get-go,” said Manuel Salais, Rhiannon Montoya’s brother. “And that was proven in court today.” Robyn Salais, Rhiannon Montoya’s mother, described the decision as “fair.” She said she

Please see CLEARED, Page A-4

Obama plans executive action on immigration Measures would allow millions to stay in U.S. By David Nakamura The Washington Post

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is preparing to announce new measures that would potentially allow millions of illegal immigrants to remain in the United States without fear of deportation, a politically explosive decision that could jolt Washington just weeks before the midterm elections, according to people who have been in touch with the White House. Administration officials have told allies in private meetings that both the current surge of Central American children crossing the border and Congress’ failure this year to pass a broader immigration overhaul have propelled the president

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INSIDE u House passes GOP measure to deal with migrant surge PAGE A-4

toward taking action on his own by summer’s end. Obama aides have discussed a range of options that could provide legal protections and work permits to a significant portion of the nation’s more than 11 million undocumented residents, said Democratic lawmakers and immigrant advocates who have met recently with White House officials. Ideas under consideration could include temporary relief for law-abiding undocumented immigrants who are closely related to U.S. citizens or those who have lived in the country a certain number of years — a population that advocates say could reach as high as 5 million.

Please see ACTION, Page A-4

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