Nevada News Digest
Good afternoon. Here’s a look at how AP’s general news coverage is shaping up today in New Mexico.
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TOP STORIES:
EXCHANGE-GLUT OF MILK
SANTA FE, N.M. — The COVID-19 pandemic is choking New Mexico’s dairy market, forcing many farmers to throw surplus milk into irrigation ponds. It’s a cruel double whammy. The statewide shutdown of schools and restaurants, which are large buyers of dairy products, have contributed to a steep drop in demand for milk. Facing a glut, dairy farmers are dumping mass quantities of their product just as a growing number of jobless people struggle to feed their families. By Scott Wyland of The Santa Fe New Mexican. SENT: 880 words, photos.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-NAVAJO NATION
WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. — The Navajo Nation has 97 new cases of coronavirus and another death, according to health officials. The Navajo Department of Health said there are 1,637 known coronavirus infections across the reservation as of Saturday evening and 59 people have died. The numbers don’t include cases from towns that border the vast reservation that spans parts of Arizona, New Mexico and Utah. SENT: 200 words.
IN BRIEF:
— FATAL STABBING-SUSPECT ARRESTED: Dona Ana County Sheriff’s officials say a suspect has been arrested in connection with a homicide in Hatch.
SPORTS:
FBN—NFL DRAFT-TV
Seth Markman was mostly pleased with how the ESPN/NFL Network production of the NFL draft went, particularly with how coaches and general managers embraced being at home over the three days. The ESPN executive producer did acknowledge there were times when the telecast tilted too much into discussing players’ adversities instead of celebrating their selection. By Joe Reedy. UPCOMING: 650 words, photos.
SPORTS-DESERTED ICONS-SPEEDWAY
SPEEDWAY, Ind. — The lack of auto racing is hitting home in Speedway, a town of 12,000 people near Indianapolis Motor Speedway. The Indy 500 has been postponed from Memorial Day to August and there are no events planned until early July because of the coronavirus pandemic. Local businesses in Speedway say revenue is down. They are eager for the return of racing in a community that was literally built for it. By Michael Marot. SENT: 990 words, photos.
BBN--DODGERS-SCULLY HOSPITALIZED
LOS ANGELES — Retired Los Angeles Dodgers broadcaster Vin Scully is back home after falling and being hospitalized. He was in the hospital since Tuesday after falling at his Los Angeles-area home. The 92-year-old retired after the 2016 season, ending a career in which he called Dodgers games for 67 years. SENT: 150 words, photos.
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