Teen charged in stabbing

Santa Fe police have charged a 16-year-old boy who admitted to stabbing a man five times during a fight last weekend, Sgt. Jason Wagner said Tuesday.

Ernesto Segovia told police that the 25-year-old victim had been assaulting his brother's girlfriend, so he picked up a kitchen knife and stabbed him in the abdominal area, Wagner said. The incident occurred about 3 a.m. Saturday at the Sangre de Cristo Apartments on Espinacitas Street.

The victim was treated at Christus St. Vincent Regional Medical Center for injuries that were not life-threatening, Wagner said. Segovia was charged with aggravated battery with a deadly weapon.

Panel to screen judge applicants

A judicial nominating committee later this month will interview 10 candidates who applied for a gubernatorial appointment to replace state District Judge Daniel Sanchez, a news release said.

The candidates are listed as Katherine Basham, Peter Culbert, Gary Elion, T. Glenn Ellington, Michael Jones, Mary Marlowe-Sommer, Francis Mathew, Sharon Pino, Carlos Quinones and David Thomson.

The committee is scheduled to meet at 9 a.m. Feb. 19 at the Judge Steve Herrera Judicial Complex, 100 Catron St., to interview the candidates. The meeting is open to the public.

Howard Dean to visit N.M. next week

Former Democratic National Committee chairman Howard Dean will visit New Mexico on Tuesday, the state Democratic Party has announced.

The former Vermont governor and one-time presidential hopeful has a mix of public and private events scheduled.

The public events include a rally in Albuquerque at The University of New Mexico from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. in the Student Union Theater and a fundraiser from 5 to 6 p.m. at Cosmos Tapas on Central Avenue. Tickets are $10 at the door.

Dean also is scheduled to attend a private, $250-a-person event in Santa Fe later that night at the Rio Chama Steakhouse.

Event proceeds will benefit the Democratic Party of New Mexico. For more information, call the state political party at 505-830-3650.

Radio show features S.F. theater artists

Santa Fe writer Ron Bloomberg's four-part radio program Seriously Funny — in the tradition of classic radio series like Duffy's Tavern and Allen's Alley — premieres at 8:30 a.m. Saturday on KSFR FM, 101.1 on the dial.

The show revolves around character William T. Tuttle's efforts to find two things that are tough to come by in Santa Fe: love and steady employment.

Local actors Liam Lockhart, Tom Romero, Genia Michaela, Alaina Warren Zachary, Robyne Reede, William Verderber and Tom Woodward provide some of the voices, with David Geist as Gus the piano player.

Bloomberg's credits include writing television episodes of All in the Family, Three's Company, 9 to 5 and Home Improvement, and his radio commentary Voice in the Crowd has been a staple of KSFR's programming.

Visit www.ksfr.org for more details and program schedule.