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The ornate bronze Romanesque lock box from about 
A.D. 1150, itself worth a small fortune, contains gold coins, nuggets and jewels. The box is hidden somewhere in the Rocky Mountains. (COURTESY of FORREST FENN)

‘Somewhere in Rockies’

There's gold in them there hills. Really, no joking. At least two gold nuggets as big as your fist, along with a wealth of precious gems and pre-Columbian jewelry.

Thousands fail to sign city ballots

Votes won't be counted without special trip to city offices

Board declares ‘drought watch’

Fines wil go higher for water wasters.
Nicholas Chavez, a senior at Rio Grande High, gets his medal for winning the 5A, 195 pound wrestling championship. Some spectators booed Chavez because of a bullying controversy. (roberto e. rosales/journal)

APS will fight court ruling on wrestler

Nicholas Chavez, 18, was given a three-day suspension from school last Thursday after a sheriff's deputy said Chavez slapped another student across the face and took his money.

Lovelace challenges new UNM hospital

Lovelace Health System has come out against the University of New Mexico Hospital's proposed n ...
Their hands say it — everyone’s a Lobo in the Pit crowd for a game earlier this season against Idaho. The UNM men are drawing more fans than at any time since 2002-03. (Pat Vasquez-Cunningham/Albuquerque Journal)

Lobo Tickets Going Quickly

Lobo basketball has been a hot ticket this season. In fact, it's been a hotter ticket than at any point in the past decade. The Lobos, ranked No. 14 in the nation with a 23-4 record, have already sold out the final two home games of this season.
Limits on some political donations may be doubled

Limits on some political donations may be doubled

The Legislature is considering legislation to effectively double the limits on the amount someone can contribute to a candidate for most state and county offices.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service biologist Angela James has built a jury-rigged model of Whiskey Creek, a temporary Albuquerque home for Gila trout after the real Whiskey Creek burned in last year’s Whitewater-Baldy Complex Fire. (Pat Vasquez-Cunningham/Journal)

‘Halfway house’ for finned fire refugees

Angela James’ fish tanks don’t look much like Whiskey Creek. But for 68 imperiled Gila trout, the tanks in a northeast Albuquerque warehouse will have to do for now.

N.M. insurance exchange stalls

No contracts awarded; state hasn't applied for $107M grant
Dozens of drivers were at a halt at on eastbound Interstate 40 in Albuquerque after an overnight snowstorm left roads icy and dangerous. (pat vasquez-cunningham/journal)

I-40 eastbound reopened

Officials reopened I-40 eastbound in Albuquerque just after 11 a.m. Tuesday. The interstate has been closed from Albuquerque to the Texas state line since Sunday night.

Charter change proposal spawns partisan debate

Plan: City candidates need at least 50% of vote to win
Lori DeAnda carries thick binders filled with documents related to her legislative activism on the rights of the developmentally disabled. At left is a portrait of her son, Kevin, whose death in 2008 inspired her to action. (Dean Hanson/Albuquerque Journal)

Disability advocate continues her fight

A year has passed since Lori DeAnda proclaimed in this column that she wanted a meeting with the ...