List/Grid Author Archives: Associated Press
Updated: Gov. to sign space travel liability bill
Gov. Susana Martinez Tuesday was scheduled to sign liability-waiving legislation aimed at saving the state’s nearly quarter-billion-dollar investment in a futuristic spaceport and retaining its anchor tenant, British billionaire Richard... Read more »
NNMC regent picks won’t be seated
SANTA FE (AP) — The lack of confirmation votes by the state Senate during the Legislature’s 2013 session means two appointees of Gov. Susana Martinez won’t be seated on the... Read more »
9 bodies found in SUV with Texas plates
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Prosecutors in the Mexican border state of Tamaulipas say the bodies of nine men have been found in an SUV with Texas license plates. The Tamaulipas... Read more »
Bisbee, Ariz., wants to legalize civil unions
BISBEE, Ariz. (AP) — A conservative Christian advocacy group says a former mining community-turned-artists’ haven in rural southern Arizona can’t legally recognize civil unions that would include same-sex couples. A... Read more »
UPDATED: N.M. man admits torching landmark Cheyenne, Wyo., hotel
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — A New Mexico man pleaded guilty Monday to arson and conspiracy charges in the 2010 fire that destroyed a landmark hotel in Cheyenne. Robert Rodriguez, 44,... Read more »
Pensions at issue in Stockton bankruptcy
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — On its first official day in bankruptcy, the city of Stockton now must grapple with the hard part of reorganizing its financial affairs — how to... Read more »
8 El Paso school officials may be fired
EL PASO (AP) — Eight El Paso Independent School District administrators could be fired by trustees as more information becomes public in a testing and grading scandal. Four of the... Read more »
Wash. tribe seeks horse slaughter OK
YAKIMA, Wash. (AP) — A Northwest Indian tribe urged federal officials to explain their position against slaughtering horses in the United States, calling it “absurd” to prohibit the practice. The... Read more »
Two Nevada hoopsters to transfer
RENO, Nev. (AP) — A pair of juniors who started on Nevada’s basketball season this year won’t be back next season. Wolf Pack coach David Carter told the Reno-Gazette Journal... Read more »
Eastern N.M. judge to retire on July 1
PORTALES (AP) — A judge serving Curry and Roosevelt counties is retiring, creating a vacancy in the 9th Judicial District Court. Judge Teddy Hartley is leaving his position on July... Read more »
Gov. to sign racing crackdown bills
SANTA FE (AP) — New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez plans to sign legislation into law to finance more testing of race horses for illegal drug use and impose tougher penalties... Read more »
Feds to upgrade Pecos water system
PECOS (AP) — Department of Agriculture officials will be in Pecos today to present funding for an upgrade to the village’s aging drinking water system. The USDA’s rural development director... Read more »
