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Streep, Swank and Jones to film ‘Homesman’
A trio of Oscar winners will soon be in the Land of Enchantment. Tommy Lee Jones, ...
Mars Rover: Out of ‘safe mode,’ back to work
New Mexico’s Mars rover scientists can soon get back to work after Curiosity spent a couple of days in “safe mode”. From NASA: NASA’s Mars rover Curiosity has returned to... Read more »
Jason Mraz to perform at Sandia Amphitheater
He's picked up a couple Grammys. And owns the record for his single, "I'm Yours ...
‘Mayhem’ brings Zombie and more to ABQ
By Adrian Gomez Journal Staff Writer The Rockstar Energy Drink M ...
New Mexico drought watch: new long-range forecast offers no relief
Today’s monthly forecast offers little hope for drought relief in New Mexico, with odds favoring warm, dry weather at least through the end of June, and possibly longer. For the... Read more »
Sequester forcing Bandelier furloughs
LOS ALAMOS (AP) — Bandelier National Monument has begun to furlough some park employees thanks to the congressional sequester. The Santa Fe New Mexican reports that superintendent Jason Lott said... Read more »
UPDATED: Ex-N.M. deputy gets 18 years
Danny Surratt, 62, a former Lea County sheriff’s deputy, was sentenced Wednesday to 18 years in prison for his conviction on first-degree criminal sexual penetration of a child by a... Read more »
Okla. teens killed in Texas home invasion
DALLAS (AP) — Two heavily armed teenage friends from Oklahoma drove hundreds of miles in a stolen pickup to a small town near Dallas where they were fatally shot during... Read more »
Boy, 3, attacked by bobcat at Carlsbad zoo
CARLSBAD (AP) — A 3-year-old boy was attacked by a bobcat at the Carlsbad zoo, but the mother and witnesses give differing accounts of how it happened. Courtney Kennedy says... Read more »
Updated: ACLU files same-sex marriage lawsuit in N.M.
The American Civil Liberties Union of New Mexico has filed a lawsuit aimed at forcing state officials to recognize same-sex marriage under current New Mexico law. The group announced Thursday... Read more »
Obama: Lobos will reach Sweet 16
President Barack Obama is picking Indiana to go all the way in the NCAA men’s basketball tournament, according to The Associated Press. ESPN revealed Wednesday that Obama picked the Hoosiers... Read more »
‘Tonight Show’ may switch hosts, coasts
LOS ANGELES—NBC’s “Tonight Show” may soon be switching hosts — and coasts. The long-struggling network is finalizing plans to replace Jay Leno with Jimmy Fallon in 2014, people close to... Read more »
UPDATED: ABQ man who threatened teen guilty of federal firearms count
A federal jury in Albuquerque Wednesday found Christian Alexander Sangiovanni, 32, of Albuquerque, guilty of being a felon in possession of firearms and ammunition, the U.S. Attorney’s Office said in... Read more »
UPDATED: HP hikes shareholder payout
PALO ALTO, Calif. (AP) — Personal computer maker Hewlett-Packard Co. says its will raise the quarterly dividend it pays shareholders by about a penny to 14.5 cents per share. The... Read more »
Tarantino double-bills begin Sat. at KiMo
Albuquerque’s historic KiMo Theatre will kick off a three-weekend homage to award-winning director Quentin Tarantino this Saturday with a double feature showing of True Romance from 6 to 8 p.m.... Read more »
Winds beginning to kick up for weekend
The Albuquerque metro area is looking at an above-average high of 72 today (it’s normally 64 on this date) under partly sunny skies, but watch for winds to shift from... Read more »
Texas Panhandle teen killed by discus
HEREFORD, Texas (AP) — Funeral is scheduled today in Hereford for a Panhandle high school freshman athlete who died nine days after a flying discus hit him in the hip.... Read more »
UPDATED: Navajo tribal road may bypass closed Arizona highway
PHOENIX (AP) — The state Transportation Board is considering whether to temporarily designate a 45-mile-long Navajo tribal road as a state highway and improve it so it can be used... Read more »
YouTube now serving videos to 1 billion
LOS ANGELES (AP) — YouTube says more than 1 billion people are now visiting its online video site each month to watch everything from zany clips of cute kittens to... Read more »
Taos PD: Stop giving perks to cops
The Taos Police Department is urging local merchants to stop giving free sodas, meals, discounts and other perks to police officers, The Taos News reported. “When an officer accepts a... Read more »
Colo. civil unions signed into law today
DENVER (AP) — Civil unions for gay couples in Colorado will be signed into law today, less than a year after the proposal was blocked in the House by Republicans... Read more »
UPDATED: Missing Capitan girl found safe
An 11-year-old Capitan girl who was reported as a runaway on Saturday is safely back at home, the Ruidoso News reported. “She is home safe,” Lincoln County Undersheriff Ken Cramer... Read more »
RNC chair to join George P. Bush in ABQ
The Republican Party of New Mexico has announced that Republican National Committee Chair Reince Priebus is coming to New Mexico for the state party’s “Lincoln Day Dinner” this Saturday. State... Read more »
Pearce seeks drug testing for jobless
New Mexico Republican Rep. Steve Pearce wants to make people who collect unemployment benefits take a drug test. Pearce says he has introduced a bill called the Unemployment Accountability Act... Read more »
