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APS settlement revealed: $350,000

Albuquerque Public Schools has settled a lawsuit filed by the parents of a teenager who claimed a former Cibola High School tennis coach seduced her.

The district agreed to pay the parents $350,000. The settlement was sealed in June, but an order approving the agreement detailed how much the parents received.

The lawsuit - filed in July 2005 in federal court - claimed Jos‚ Leyva, 31, enticed the teen into having sex through e-mails, text messages and phone calls. It also claims he bought the teen alcohol.

No criminal charges were ever filed in the case.

School district spokesman Rigo Chavez said Leyva worked as a substitute teacher from April 2002 until July 2005, when he was fired. He was a tennis coach at Cibola for one season from September 2004 to May 2005.

Court nixes appeal of S. Valley lawsuit

DENVER - A federal appeals court has upheld the dismissal of a lawsuit New Mexico brought against two companies it accused of contaminating South Valley groundwater.

The 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals also has dismissed New Mexico's claim for injury for the cleanup of the site, which was ordered by the Environmental Protection Agency.

In 2004, a federal judge dismissed parts of New Mexico's claims against General Electric and ACF Industries. The state claimed they let chemical solvents seep into the groundwater in a square-mile area off Broadway Boulevard Southeast leaving the water undrinkable.

State attorneys set out believing they could collect up to $4 billion in damages, which would have been the largest environmental damages lawsuit in New Mexico history.

ATV crash leaves 1 child dead, 1 hurt

LA PLATA - A 9-year-old boy has died from injuries suffered when the four-wheeler he and his sister were riding was hit by a pickup truck as they crossed a highway in northwestern New Mexico.

Tyler Graves and Shianne Graves, 12, were riding the ATV after school Monday. They crossed N.M. 574 into a field, turned around and then attempted to cross the road again. That's when they were hit, authorities said.

The driver of the truck, 19-year-old Jacob Brown, was cited for driving on a suspended license. He told deputies that he couldn't see the children because of the sun's glare.

Deputies said the crash is still under investigation.

The boy died Tuesday afternoon at University of New Mexico Hospital. His sister was in critical condition, according to a hospital spokeswoman.

Deputies believe neither child was wearing a helmet.