CURTIS C. WYNNE/NEWS-SUN JAL — Facing a tort claim of wrongful death and excessive force, the City of Jal settled for $5 million. The city’s insurance company will pay $1 million of that. Claims brought by the estate of Hector Nava, 45, of San Antonio, Texas, alleged excessive use of tasers while Nava was in police custody, although a coroner’s …

JAL — The New Mexico Department of Public Safety and the Jal Police Department are looking for a Jal woman missing since May 13 and asking the public for help. Jal police detective Mary Montez said Angel Dawn McManes, 43, was last seen wearing a gray T-shirt and pink sweatpants. McManes is described as a white female, 4 feet 11 …