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July 2 First News: Governor Martinez Joins Throng Denouncing Donald Trump (Listen)

You can add New Mexico Governor Susana Martinez to a growing list of politicians, celebrities and businesses denouncing GOP presidential hopeful Donald Trump’s inflammatory remarks about Mexican immigrants. A Republican and the nation's only Hispanic governor, Martinez on Thursday said that Trump's comments were uncalled for and that no politician should make generalizations about any group. She also expressed shock after learning about comments he made during his presidential campaign announcement in mid-June.. The outspoken Trump asserted that some Mexican immigrants bring drugs and crime to the U.S. and are rapists. The comment struck many Latinos as insensitive, and Univision's decision last week to back out of televising Miss USA and break off its business ties with Trump led to a cascade of others following suit, including the Macy's department store chain.

A Santa Fe cardiologist accused of health care fraud and wire fraud has pleaded not guilty.Prosecutors say 51-year-old Roy Heilbron was arraigned in federal court in Albuquerque on a 24-count indictment Wednesday. He's been released on his own recognizance. The indictment alleges that Heilbron executed a scheme to defraud Medicare and other health care benefit programs by submitting false and fraudulent claims between January 2010 and May 2011. Heilbron allegedly inserted false symptoms, observations and diagnoses into patients' medical charts to provide written support for the tests he ordered or performed and submitted claims to health plans for procedures that were never performed. Prosecutors say Heilbron could face up to 10 years on the health care fraud charges and up to 20 years on the wire fraud charges.

More Native American tribes have signed gambling agreements with the state in recent weeks as Pojoaque Pueblo digs in its heels. Governor Martinez's office confirmed Wednesday that Taos, Isleta, Zuni and OhkayOwingeh pueblos have signed on to the compact that was hammered out over three years of negotiations and approved by the Legislature during its last session. Five tribes already had signed on, including the Navajo Nation, the Mescalero and Jicarilla Apache nations and Acoma and Jemez pueblos. Pojoaque Pueblo walked away from talks in 2013, saying the state was not negotiating in good faith. The pueblo's compact expired at midnight Tuesday, but federal officials have agreed to allow Pojoaque's casinos to remain open pending the outcome of a federal court case.

A measure that keeps police from seizing money or assets from people unless convicted of a crime is one of many new signed bills that now are state law. A number of new laws took effect Wednesday following a divisive New Mexico Legislative session that saw many proposals died amid partisan bickering. But some did pass the GOP-controlled House and the Democratic-led Senate. Among the new laws is a bill aimed at providing transparency and accountability of the civil forfeitures by police and providing protections to innocent property owners. Other new laws are aimed at cracking down on child prostitution, providing additional funding to help victims of violent crimes, and requiring cell phone companies to issue Amber Alerts.

The old Taos Police Department headquarters downtown is now the temporary home for the Taos ToolBox -- a so-called “makerspace” that bridges all generations and interests for people who want to make things.  The new creative community project celebrated its launch with a two-day open house this past weekend.  Christina Sporrong, a metalsmith, artist and one of the ToolBox founders, says both old and new tech will be given equal emphasis. *****Once the ToolBox operating in a permanent location, access to the workspace will be available through membership. There will also be reciprocal memberships at other regional makerspaces like Make Santa Fe. For more information, visit TheTaosToolBox.org

In Roswell, UFO festival organizers are expecting up to ten-thousand visitors to attend the annual event this year. The Roswell Daily Record reports that last year's UFO Festival attracted a record-breaking number of tourists to the so-called Alien City. With Cosmicon and a sci-fi film- festival also taking place this weekend, tourism officials hope this year's numbers will be even higher. International UFO Museum Executive Director Mark Briscoe says people are fascinated by the 1947 incident in which some claim a UFO crashed in Roswell. Roswell public affairs director DeAnna Phillips says the festival is the city's signature event, calling Roswell the only place in the world that can truly lay claim to such a celebration.

Santa Fe Weather: Partly sunny today with the high 85 with showers and thunderstorms likely this afternoon. Tonight: Mostly cloudy with the overnight low down to 62 with showers and thunderstorms, some producing heavy rain. Tomorrow: Mostly cloudy with the high 78. The chance for showers and thunderstorms today, tonight and early tomorrow is 60-percent.

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MARYVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — At least one train car carrying a flammable and toxic gas has derailed and caught fire in eastern Tennessee. Everyone within a mile radius of the derailment in Blount County has been told to evacuate. The sheriff's office is saying on its Facebook page that the evacuations could last up to 48 hours. A shelter for residents has been set up at a high school.