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Silver City School Chief Says Audits Are Needed
Education spending by school districts should be better audited, because some officials “game the system” to get more money, Silver City superintendent Dick Pool said. Pool claimed the lack of... Read more »
Route 66 Town Praised In Song
TUCUMCARI – Driving out Interstate 40, as the miles and the barbed wire clicked by, I was playing my own road trip game: Let’s think of words that rhyme with... Read more »
Local Ponzi Scheme Connection?
Former Placitas investment adviser Tony Oliva, who raked in half a million dollars in referral fees for selling people into two alleged Ponzi schemes, was a charmer who inspired trust.... Read more »
Younger People Are Having a Harder Time Finding Work
Sheldon Freeze is 21 years old, hasn’t had a real job since he left the Army last year, and late last month had $10 to his name after paying for... Read more »
Expect a Smoky Weekend
The weekend forecast: charcoal-gray smoke, the continued smell of fire and a warning to avoid the outdoors. It’s more of the same conditions that dropped into Albuquerque on Thursday night,... Read more »
APD Launches New Levi Chavez Probe
FOR THE RECORD: This story incorrectly reported that a spokesman for the state Insurance Fraud Bureau did not return emails seeking comment for the story. The spokesman had, in fact,... Read more »
Invasive Mussels in N.M.?
Sumner Lake in eastern New Mexico will remain closed to boating at least through the middle of June as officials try to determine whether it has been infested with invasive... Read more »
Dispatch Crashes Hinder APD
When the emergency dispatch system that connects Albuquerque police to the public crashes, it has many ramifications. Lately, the system has been crashing quite a bit – four times this... Read more »
Lawmaker Per Diem Is Actually a Salary
We learned this week that the University of New Mexico and New Mexico State University are exceeding rates set by state law in reimbursing employees for some travel expenses. In... Read more »
Gary Johnson Excluded From Big GOP Debate in New Hampshire
Former New Mexico Gov. Gary Johnson can’t seem to catch a break in the Republican race for the White House. The unorthodox Republican candidate learned today that he has been... Read more »
N.M. ‘Obamanos Coat’ Bound for Smithsonian
SANTA FE – The day after the presidential election, Nancy Judd went Dumpster diving and turned out a coat. Now the coat – pieced together from 2008 Obama materials, specifically... Read more »
Gallery Program Has Lots of Heart
SANTA FE – Diane Granito walks down the hallway-turned-gallery inside Santa Fe’s PERA Building pointing at portraits of children. One plays the guitar, another snuggles with her cat. One leans... Read more »
