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Grand jury: Police shooting unjustified incident in which police shot an unarmed man in the face during a confrontation at a south-side convenience store. Pacheco said she will appoint an independent special prosecutor to review the case to determine whether criminal charges against the officers are warranted. In reaching its conclusion Thursday, Pacheco said, the grand jury reviewed state police reports about the incident as well as photographs and video images from the officers’
DA appointing special prosecutor over incident with unarmed man By Uriel J. Garcia
Afghanistan army see deaths rise 30% The army calls for more equipment as U.S.-led forces pull back and more soldiers die. PAGE A-3
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In a rare occurrence, a grand jury has found that a shooting by two Santa Fe police officers wasn’t justified. District Attorney Angela “Spence” Pacheco on Friday announced the
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conclusion reached by Santa Fe County grand jurors who had heard evidence concerning an August 2013
dashboard video recorders. “Twelve grand jurors heard everything,” she said. “They heard from all the witnesses. Nothing was held from them. And this is the determination they made.” Pacheco, who served as a prosecutor from 1989 to 2000 and was elected district attorney six years ago, said this is the first case she’s aware of in which a grand jury has found an officer-involved shooting unjustified. She said she has presented about six
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Taos prosecutors face charges Charges are filed against the DA and the deputy, claiming they abused subpoena powers. PAGE A-6
Stuck valve stalls reservoir water storage, repairs Bill Richardson
U.S. job growth rises, but not pay
Ex-gov. hammers Martinez over ads
Economy nearly healthy with 5.9% jobless rate
Richardson calls tactics blasting him ‘deplorable’
By Josh Boak The Associated Press
WASHINGTON — Where are the pay raises? A surge in hiring last month helped drive the nation’s unemployment rate down to a six-year low of 5.9 percent — within striking distance of what economists consider a healthy level. The encouraging numbers — contained in the last government report on unemployment before the midterm elections — pushed the Dow Jones average up 209 points to 17,010 and could give an important boost at the polls to Democrats and to incumbents in general. U.S. employers added a robust 248,000 jobs in September and generated 69,000 more jobs in July and August than previously reported, the government said Friday. That helped bring unemployment down from 6.1 percent in August. Jobs are being filled across a range of industries, yet the September jobs report released Friday contained a puzzling fact: Paychecks still aren’t growing. Economists regard stagnant wages as a red flag for the 5-year-old recovery. Robust job growth has typically fueled rising wages. And without higher pay, workers have less money
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VATICAN CITY — From his stylish living room overlooking St. Peter’s Square, Cardinal Walter Kasper doesn’t come off as a figure at the center of one of the greatest storms swirling in Catholicism in decades. Relaxed on a black leather sofa, the German theologian says he fully expected the knives would come out
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along the Santa Fe River, the gravity-flow supply from the reservoirs through the Canyon Road Treatment Plant in the past has been the least expensive water. Alex Puglisi, source of supply manager and environmental compliance specialist in the city’s Public Utilities Department, said the city had expected McClure Reservoir would be “totally dry” by
Former Democratic Gov. Bill Richardson fired back at Gov. Susana Martinez on Friday for a hard-hitting campaign ad by the Republican incumbent that renews allegations of corruption during Richardson’s tenure. Richardson objected to what he called “deplorable tactics” by Martinez in her latest ad against Democratic gubernatorial challenger Gary King. The TV ad refers to allegations that political influence in state investments benefited Richardson supporters, and it touts New Mexico’s recovery of more than $27 million from settlements with brokers, investment firms and others that were sued by the State Investment Council during the Martinez administration. The ad also criticizes King, as attorney general, for not acting against investment dealings when Richardson was in office. Richardson said he was proud of his accomplishments as governor and blistered Martinez. “New Mexicans should think twice about re-electing a clueless governor
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The city’s Nichols Reservoir, the smallest of two reservoirs in the Santa Fe Muncipal Watershed, is at 40 percent of capacity. The second reservoir, McClure, is nearly empty. LUIS SÁNCHEZ SATURNO/THE NEW MEXICAN
City cannot drain lake to make needed fixes
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he city won’t be able to start storing water in its largest Santa Fe Canyon reservoir until next August because of an unexpected drainage problem, utility managers said Friday. Valves used to drain McClure Reservoir as part of a massive project to replace an aging intake tower are inoperable, so the city will have to pump out the remaining 50 million gallons of water. The inability to drain the reservoir has delayed the construction schedule by two months. “We’ve tried everything to open it, and we have been unsuccessful,” Robert Jorgensen, an engineer in the city’s Water Division, said Fri-
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day during a tour of the two reservoirs in the canyon east of the city. “It’s like glued shut. It’s probably corroded shut.” The two reservoirs collect water from the slopes of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains and can provide up to 40 percent of the city’s annual water supply in a good year. While the city also draws water from the Rio Grande and from city wells near the Rio Grande and
Librarians keep fighting against Patriot Act Librarians have been among the loudest voices urging freedom of information and privacy protections as the federal government pushes for more surveillance of citizens. PAGE A-12
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when, at Pope Francis’ request, he made a suggestion that challenged a deep church taboo and has dominated debate ahead of a landmark meeting on Catholic family life that opens this weekend. The issue is not abortion, contraception or gay marriage. It is the fate of Catholics who divorce — and the outcome will be a key test of how far Francis’ reform agenda will go. Delivering a speech to a closed meeting of cardinals last February, Kasper suggested that Catholics who remarry without an annulment, a church decla-
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Vatican to discuss fate of divorcees at family panel Pope Francis advocates for more merciful church
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Harvest Festival Cardinal Walter Kasper is leading Pope Francis’ charge on addressing the way the Catholic Church handles divorced members of the faith.
Historic re-enactors crush grapes for wine, string chile ristras, make tortillas, and bake bread, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., El Rancho de las Golondrinas, 334 Los Pinos Road, golondrinas.org.
Obituaries Charles F. Jackline, 90, Santa Fe, Sept. 27 Harold J. Longenette, 69, Santa Fe, Oct. 1 PAGE A-9
Today Sunny and pleasant. High 77, low 41. PAGE A-12
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