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More than 1,000 people are fighting the fire.

Vote tallies are unofficial until canvassed in a special meeting by a county commission where the ballots were collected.

All results are unofficial and will be canvassed by Eddy County Commissioners next week.

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Thirteenth District Judge Cindy Mercer of Valencia County issued a preliminary injunction on Wednesday, May 27, blocking Barela from serving as chair amid her primary campaign for reelection to the District 2 seat on the Otero County Commission.

Virgil Chee Jr., 59, was accused of two counts of first-degree kidnapping on May 12.

Those arrested are innocent until proven guilty.

This year is the first where voters registered as Independent can choose a ballot for either of the major parties.

Nonprofits whose primary purpose is raising or spending money to influence elections can qualify as political committees, a designation that triggers stricter donor disclosure requirements.

She attended law school at The University of New Mexico in 2006 and was working on completing her master’s degree in American Indian Studies at the University of California, Los Angeles, while serving as the interior secretary.

Barela declined to comment on the ruling when reached by the Alamogordo News.

Investigators said the three unidentified men donned ski masks and forced their way into the home using a pry tool.