BREAKING: Fatal crash closes Montano and I-25 on/off ramps

A fatal multi-vehicle crash has closed Montano in both directions, as well as the on and off ramps of Interstate 25 at Montano, Albuquerque Police Department spokesman Robert Gibbs said…. Read more »


Dry wind already eating into New Mexico snowpack

New Mexico’s dry spring winds are the bane of water managers and farmers. When they blow, they can eat into the snowpack before it has a chance to melt and… Read more »

Members of the House Judiciary Committee testify during today's hearing on immigrant driver's licenses while Rep. Andy Nunez of Hatch, the sponsor of HB 103, looks on. (Dan Boyd/Journal)

Breaking: Repeal of Driver’s License Law Advances

After a subcommittee’s attempt to work out a compromise stalled, members of the House Judiciary Committee voted 9-6 in favor of legislation to overturn the New Mexico law that allows… Read more »

Road Projects to Close Lanes Around ABQ Next Week

Several projects could affect traffic next week, according to a statement from the Department of Transportation. On Monday, the northbound I-25 frontage road will have the right turn lane closed… Read more »

Extra Tip Lines Added For West Mesa Murders Case

It has been three years since a woman walking her dog on an undeveloped expanse of the far West Mesa near 118th and Dennis Chavez SW discovered what turned out… Read more »

N.M. Drug Trafficking Ring Linked to Mexican Cartel

Federal authorities say members of a major drug trafficking and money laundering Albuquerque organization recently named in an indictment had connections to the deadly Sinaloa drug cartel in Mexico. Drug… Read more »

Carlsbad Urged to Cutback Water Use

CARLSBAD — Carlsbad residents and businesses are urged to voluntarily cut back on water usage before summer arrives. City officials say that starting water conservation measures now will be a… Read more »

More Mexican Wolves Roam the Southwest

The wild wolf population of southeast Arizona and southwest New Mexico saw a net increase of eight in 2011 bringing the total count to 58, according to the annual census conducted… Read more »

Teacher Pleads Guilty to Sex with Student

A former Rio Rancho teacher who had sex with a male student who was 16 years old when the relationship began was sentenced to three years probation by a state… Read more »

Four Women Arrested After Fleeing in Stolen Truck

Four women were arrested after they tried to outrun police in a stolen truck Thursday night. The Southeast Problem Response Team (PRT) was at a motel in the 1700 block… Read more »

LULAC Accuses N.M. Town of Racial Profiling

LAS CRUCES — The New Mexico League of United Latin American Citizens is accusing the Mesilla Marshal’s Department of conducting racial profiling in order to enforce U.S. immigration laws. The… Read more »

N.M. Prison Slated to Get Solar Power

ALAMOGORDO — A New Mexico county jail may be getting solar power. The Alamogordo Daily News reports that Otero County Commission recently approved the lease of 25 acres of county… Read more »

Noe Torres (Pictured on "America's Most Wanted")

DA Wants Alleged Child Killer Move to State Prison

CLOVIS — Curry County’s top prosecutor is making plans for the eventual extradition of an alleged Clovis child killer. However, District Attorney Matt Chandler says he doesn’t expect captured fugitive… Read more »

Returning NMSU Students Greeted With Auto Thefts

LAS CRUCES — Auto thefts are rising now that classes are back in session at New Mexico State University in Las Cruces. Campus police say thieves are easily entering unlocked… Read more »

Former Luna County Corrections Officer Arrested

DEMING — A former Luna County Detention Center officer charged with molesting a family member has been taken into custody by the Luna County Sheriff’s Office. The Deming Headlight reports 30-year-old… Read more »

Chances of NM drought breaking not looking good

Chances of NM drought breaking not looking good

While snow falls to or north, the latest drought forecast for New Mexico and the southern tier of states doesn’t look good: We should have updated runoff forecasts either today (Fri…. Read more »

An accident on I-40 Eastbound at 4th Street has blocked the center right lane. (Courtesy NMDOT)

UPDATED: I-40 Crash Snarls Traffic for Miles

The accident on eastbound I-40 at 4th St. has been cleared, and traffic is now moving, according to ABQJournal.com’s traffic map. An accident on eastbound I-40 at 4th St. closed… Read more »

At the Roundhouse: APS Revisited

At the Roundhouse: APS Revisited

Update: The Journal’s Deborah Baker will have a full report on this APS redistricting development in Saturday morning’s Journal and online at ABQjournal.com Hold on there, APS. There might be… Read more »

Police Still Seeking Escapee in Southern NM

Police in Southwestern New Mexico and Southern Arizona are still looking for Michael Scott Freeman, 35, a domestic violence offender who walked away from a work detail at the Grant… Read more »

UPDATED: Heavy CO Snowstorm Reaches NM

Associated Press – DENVER — A powerful winter storm swept across Colorado on Friday as it headed east, bringing blizzard warnings to eastern Colorado and western Kansas, and winter storm… Read more »

Dueling Childhood Intervention Bills Advance in Senate

Members of the Senate Public Affairs Committee this evening moved along two measures aimed at improving New Mexico’s childhood reading rates, but did not officially endorse either bill. The two… Read more »

Navajo Code Talker Dies in Arizona

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. — Another Navajo Code Talker has died. Thurmon Begay says his father, Sgt. Jimmie Begay of Sawmill, died Wednesday after a fall. He was 86. Begay was… Read more »

Kachina lays next to one of the cubs from Bella and Carmella's litter in June 2010. (File Photo)

ABQ Snow Leopards Arrive in Mexico

Two snow leopards originally from the Albuquerque BioPark arrived at the León Zoo in Mexico Wednesday. Bella and Carmella, sisters, were the sixth and seventh cubs of the BioPark’s breeding… Read more »

The parking lot at Walmart at Coors and Rio Bravo where a shooting occured. (Richard Pipes/Journal)

UPDATED: One Hospitalized After Walmart Shooting

Police identified the shooting victim as 31-year-old Junior Beltran. Police now say the shooting victim is stable and expected to live. They are looking for a suspect in a silver… Read more »

Heading Home Initiative Meets 2011 Goal, Raises Goal for 2012

Mayor Richard Berry was on hand Thursday to celebrate the first anniversary of the Heading Home anti-homelessness initiative he spearheaded, announcing that the cooperative program between government, nonprofits and area… Read more »


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