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Tightrope walk planned near Grand Canyon
CAMERON, Ariz. (AP) — Florida aerialist Nik Wallenda has planned his highest tightrope walk yet, and he says he’ll do it without a harness. The 34-year-old announced Monday that he’ll... Read more »
UPDATED: Juveniles to appear in court on Los Lunas Walmart heist
LOS LUNAS — Juveniles connected to the Christmas Day Walmart burglary in Los Lunas are scheduled to appear in court Wednesday for an arraignment hearing in front of District Court... Read more »
Ex-Bosque Farms cop sues over firing
LOS LUNAS – A former Bosque Farms police officer filed a lawsuit that alleges sexual discrimination from Police Chief Greg Jones and a lieutenant after she said she was wrongfully... Read more »
Colo. gun restrictions bring political risk
DENVER (AP) — Firearms play an outsized role in the hearts of Coloradans. It’s a frontier state that adopted gunslingers Buffalo Bill and Doc Holliday as native sons, where treasured... Read more »
New iPhone app warns of dust storms
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — The University of Arizona has created a mobile application for iPhones that provides dust storm alerts and safety tips. Available for free download on iTunes, the... Read more »
Veguita dog pack worries school officials
Belen Schools administrators are on high alert due to a pack of dogs that reportedly mauled a small dog last month, roaming Veguita neighborhoods near La Promesa Elementary School, located... Read more »
UPDATED: Accused guard-biter indicted
A Matropolitan Detention Center inmate is facing a new criminal case after being indicted last week by a grand jury for biting through a correctional officer’s finger, the 2nd Judicial... Read more »
Portales firefighter found dead at station
Firefighter Richard McNally, 46, was found dead Sunday at the Portales fire station, City Manager Tom Howell told the Portales News-Tribune. Howell declined to comment on how McNally died, but... Read more »
Minn. weighs illegal immigrant licenses
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — A Senate panel passed a bill on Monday that would let illegal immigrants get a Minnesota driver’s license, the most recent development in a push... Read more »
Los Alamos County seeks new ‘brand’
LOS ALAMOS — Los Alamos County is working with a Tennessee-based company to create a new brand for the northern New Mexico community. The Los Alamos Monitor reports that officials... Read more »
Udall says N.M. taxpayers owed $6 million
U.S. Sen. Tom Udall says more than 7,000 New Mexicans are owed more than $6 million by the Internal Revenue Service in unclaimed tax refunds from 2009. And the New... Read more »
School bus driver sentenced in sex case
A New Mexico school bus driver has been sentenced to 16 years in prison in a sex abuse case. Federal prosecutors say 56-year-old Samuel Jackson of Shiprock was sentenced Monday... Read more »
Crash site left unsecured
A family survives a rollover only to lose their belongings which were left unattended on the road by sheriff's deputies.
Gay rights ruling could impede political solution
Vanessa Willock asked Elane Photography in Albuquerque to photograph a ceremony of commitment to her ...
N.M.’s unemployment rate for January was 6.6 percent
New Mexico’s unemployment rate in January is unchanged from December’s revised rate. Labor officials say New Mexico’s unemployment rate of 6.6 percent is an improvement over January 2012 when the... Read more »
Feds make marijuana seizures at N.M. border
COLUMBUS, N.M. — Federal authorities say they’ve seized more than 450 pounds of marijuana at the Columbus port of entry and another 950 pounds of pot in five other weekend... Read more »
Lobos crack Top 10 in national polls entering NCAA Tournament
It took the entire season, but the New Mexico Lobos will officially enter the NCAA Tournament as a Top 10 team. Monday’s release of the final Associated Press Top 25... Read more »
Geoff Grammer’s AP Top 25 men’s basketball ballot for March 18
Here is my final AP Top 25 ballot of the season (March 18, 2013) with records through Sunday’s games in parenthesis and last week’s position on my ballot at right.... Read more »
At the Roundhouse: As the smoke clears
One lawmaker looming large as the smoke clears from the 2013 New Mexico legislative session is John Arthur Smith, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee. In the last hours of... Read more »
USS Santa Fe’s commander to visit namesake city
SANTA FE — The commanding officer of the USS Santa Fe visits northern New Mexico this week to learn more about the Pearl Harbor-based attack submarine’s namesake city. Cmdr. Timothy... Read more »
N.M. inmate moved from jail to prison after violence
CLOVIS — A prisoner awaiting trial in a Clovis home-invasion killing has been moved to a state prison in the wake of several violent incidents in the Curry County Jail.... Read more »
America’s ‘off-white’ evolution
WASHINGTON — Welcome to the new off-white America. A historic decline in the number of U.S. whites and the fast growth of Latinos are blurring traditional black-white color lines, testing... Read more »
Breezy and mild into midweek
Temperatures will be mild with breezy conditions heading into midweek. Today: Sunny, with a high near 70. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph in... Read more »
Legislative pension bill sent to governor
SANTA FE — Some lawmakers will have another chance to enroll in a state pension program under legislation sent to Gov. Susana Martinez. Republican Leader Stuart Ingle of Portales says... Read more »
