Friday's Top Stories New Mexico DOT launches 2025 snow plow naming contest What’s happening around New Mexico December 13-19 Police arrest man who was mistakenly released from Curry County jail New video shows what happened after summer shooting at Coronado Center Jury convicts woman of making false report, causing double fatal crash Proposed solar project in Sandoval County faces backlash Friday's Five Facts [1] Albuquerque man sentenced for raping multiple women in the 90s - Edward Duran, 66, was sentenced to a maximum of 270 years in prison. In the middle of his trial in May, he stopped the proceedings to plead no contest to numerous counts of criminal sexual penetration. Duran‘s DNA was matched to six rape kits from 1990 to 1997. [2] New Mexico governor releases proposed budget for next year - Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham released her spending plan for the upcoming year. It includes spending on infrastructure, early childhood services, housing assistance, and more. The budget also sets aside $172 million to give state workers a pay increase including educators. The proposed budget includes nearly $11 billion in recurring spending  [3] Weak cold front & still dry weather - With the decks of high-level clouds moving mostly to the east of the region this afternoon with the stronger upper-level west-southwesterly winds, as well as gustier westerly winds. Despite a briefly cooler air-mass through early Saturday afternoon from the Four Corners into the East Highlands, generally warmer weather will continue through the weekend as some passing upper-level clouds will continue to be a signal of stronger winds returning each other day for more areas. [4] Secretary of the Interior temporarily withdraws Pecos watershed from mining claims - Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland initiated a two-year segregation period for the upper Pecos Watershed in Santa Fe. This protects about 165,000 acres of public lands from new mining claims and new federal mineral leases. The Bureau of Land Management says it is now working with the U.S. Forest Service to propose that the secretary implement a 20-year withdrawal to help secure the area’s water and air quality, cultural resources, wildlife habitats and more. [5] National Hispanic Cultural Center lights up 'luminito' - The National Hispanic Cultural Center lit its 'luminito' Thursday night. The 20-foot structure draws inspiration from luminarias/farolitos and was made as a way to honor the tradition. The cultural center hopes to make the lighting of the luminito a yearly event.