List/Grid Author Archives: Associated Press
Does typing have a future?
DALLAS (AP) — The time-honored skill of typing is still helpful, but it’s becoming less necessary. And that raises the question: Does typing have a future? In high schools and... Read more »
APD task force honored by feds
Homeland Security Investigations is honoring Albuquerque police for their work in a new task force aimed at finding missing and abducted children. Kevin Abar, assistant special agent in charge of... Read more »
Endangered cultural properties list grows
PORTALES (AP) — The New Mexico Heritage Preservation Alliance is expanding its list of endangered cultural properties. The organization will be adding to the list the plains of San Augustin... Read more »
ABQ tops list for pet-friendly travel
Albuquerque has been named America’s best city for four-legged travelers. The travel booking site Priceline.com compiled the top 10 list of the city’s most friendly for travelers with pets based... Read more »
N.M. governor vetoes money for statue of pro golfer
SANTA FE (AP) — A New Mexico community will need to take a mulligan in trying to obtain state money for a bronze statue of Hall of Fame professional golfer... Read more »
Panel hears proposal to change NM water rules
A battle is brewing over how to best protect groundwater at mining sites around New Mexico. The state Environment Department says the new rules it’s proposing would be the most... Read more »
Ex-border agent in NM pleads guilty in bribe case
A former U.S. Border Patrol agent has pleaded guilty to accepting a bribe for smuggling an illegal immigrant into New Mexico. Federal prosecutors say 43-year-old Gabriel Burke, of Deming, entered... Read more »
Texas man says he doesn’t regret high-speed chase
PORTALES (AP) — A Texas man says he doesn’t regret a 100-mile chase that began in Texas and ended in eastern New Mexico after tire deflation devices were used to... Read more »
Trial underway in Las Cruces police shooting
LAS CRUCES (AP) — A federal judge is hearing testimony in the trial of a wrongful death suit against Las Cruces and a police officer for the 2010 fatal shooting... Read more »
Microsoft escalates ad attack on Google
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Microsoft is skewering Google again with scathing ads that say as much about the dramatic shift in the technology industry’s competitive landscape as they do about... Read more »
NMSU regents to name president finalists
LAS CRUCES (AP) — The New Mexico State University regents today are scheduled to announce finalists for the university’s next president. A search committee of faculty, staff, a student and... Read more »
