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Santa Fe environmental artist and educator Nancy Judd created her “Obamanos Coat” out of recycled 2008 Obama campaign print material. The coat will soon become part of the permanent collection at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture. (COURTESY PHOTO)

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 »
Diane Granito, founder of "The Heart Gallery," holds a picture of brothers Ray and Moses, just two of the many children available for adoption. (Jim Thompson/Albuquerque Journal)

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 »
Ruben Saavedra, left, and Bernalillo County Animal Care Service officer Eugen Lujan use a tarp to cover the remains of a rhinoceros that had been on Saavedra's land for several months. (Greg Sorber/Journal)

Zoo Rhino Carcass Found

First, it was Kashka the giraffe. Now, it’s Sally the South African rhinoceros. Sally was euthanized in December. As of Thursday afternoon, she still hadn’t made it to her final... Read more »

APS Board OKs Major Cutbacks

The next school year is going to be an ugly one in terms of the Albuquerque Public Schools’ operational budget. After months of penny pinching, number crunching and even some... Read more »

Santa Fe Sergeant Overcame Setbacks

SANTA FE — It wasn’t a promising start to his high school career. Failing grades, troubled behavior. That was at Santa Fe High School. But when Leroy A. Petry transferred... Read more »
Dennis Lovato, a foreman with Zeon Signs, uses a level to check the placement of the KiMo Theatre's new sign  (Pat Vasquez-Cunningham/Journal)

Theater Nostalgia

The KiMo Theatre in Downtown Albuquerque is sporting a new sign, a replica of its historic neon name tag. To mark the occasion, the city will hold a dedication ceremony... Read more »

Evidence Tossed In Teen Sex Case

A federal judge has suppressed key evidence against a man charged with luring a 16-year-old California teen to New Mexico for sex and bondage photos, virtually gutting the prosecution’s case.... Read more »
University of New Mexico baseball player Cory Maltz is leaning on teammates’ emotional support after his father recently died and his mother learned she has pancreatic cancer.(Greg Sorber/JOURNAL)

These Lobos Know Perseverance and Pain

Teammate’s Trials Pull Team Together for NCAAs     Eighty-seven is not just a number to the University of New Mexico baseball team. Lobo junior pitcher Cory Maltz wears 87... Read more »

Sixth-Grader Dies After Fall

Washington Middle School is mourning the death of a 12-year-old boy who died days after he fell from a basketball hoop at school, Albuquerque Public Schools officials said Tuesday. Andres... Read more »
While central and northern Colorado's high country is still buried in snow, the mountains that feed the Rio Grande have left New Mexico's central river parched this spring. ( The Associated Press)

Water Woes: Haves and Have-Nots

While New Mexico prepares to cope with a summer of low rivers and drought, our neighbors to the north are worrying about what happens when their massive snowpack starts melting.... Read more »
Army Sgt. 1st Class Leroy A. Petry, a native of Santa Fe, will receive the Medal of Honor in ceremonies slated for July 12 at the White House.( Courtesy of U.S. Army)

Sergeant To Receive High Honor

An Army sergeant from Santa Fe who lost his right hand throwing a grenade back at his attackers in Afghanistan will receive the nation’s highest military award, the White House... Read more »
CORDOVA: Accused of fleeing scene of collision (Courtesy Photo)

A ‘Great Day’ Turns To Tragedy

SANTA FE — The six friends were enjoying a motorcycle trip through northern New Mexico over Memorial Day weekend, in spectacular weather on the scenic High Road to Taos, N.M.... Read more »