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Cat from Germany found in Las Cruces
A female Persian Seal Point cat with a microchip traced back to a military facility in Germany was found found wandering near the intersection of El Camino Real and North... Read more »
2 ‘most wanted’ caught over the weekend
Two of the U.S. Marshals Service’s New Mexico’s Most Wanted fugitives were arrested over the weekend, according to a marshals service news release. Howard Allen, who was added to the... Read more »
UPDATED: Ex-state contractor pleads guilty
Shelda Sutton Mendoza, 60, of Albuquerque, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Albuquerque last week to evading federal taxes, the U.S. Attorney’s Office said in a news release. The... Read more »
KiMo to show vintage Mexican films
The KiMo Theatre, in cooperation with the Consulate of Mexico, will present three vintage films from Mexico in a series titled Cine de la Epoca de Oro (Films from the... Read more »
Black Hawk crash kills 5 in Afghanistan
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A helicopter crash in southern Afghanistan has killed five American service members, officials said today. Monday night’s crash brought the total number of U.S. troops killed... Read more »
N.M. gets mine cleanup grant from feds
New Mexico is getting a $4.8 million federal grant to clean up abandoned mines. The Department of Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources say some of the money will pay for... Read more »
Border Patrol nabs convicted sex offender
Agents assigned to the Las Cruces Border Patrol Station on Sunday arrested a man previously convicted of various sex offenses with a child who had served two years of a... Read more »
Salt Lake City suspect caught in Ruidoso
A man believed to have robbed two banks in Salt Lake City was arrested last Wednesday afternoon in Ruidoso, the Ruidoso News reported. Jose Miguel Cano, 24, was arrested on... Read more »
UPDATED: 2nd pipe bomb found in Clovis
A second pipe bomb to be found within a week inside Clovis city limits was brought to municipal court on Monday by a citizen who told police he found it... Read more »
Border security expo in Ariz. this week
PHOENIX (AP) — A border security expo set for Phoenix this week comes at a bad time for companies hoping to sell their high-tech wares to the federal government amid... Read more »
Celebs’ financial info leaked online
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Authorities and celebrities were grappling with how to respond to a website that posted what appears to be private financial information about top government officials and... Read more »
Train kills Bernalillo trucker near Logan
A Bernalillo man died last Thursday after a Union Pacific train struck the tractor-trailer rig he was driving near Logan, State Police told the Quay County Sun. Pres Salazar, no... Read more »
Kewa Pueblo man guilty of tattooing child
A member and resident of Kewa Pueblo pleaded guilty Monday to a negligent child abuse charge under a plea agreement with the U.S. Attorney’s Office. Cruz Tenorio, 29, admitted abusing... Read more »
UPDATED: Judge says Benjamin Hilburn may await trial out of state
A boy accused of killing his father in Belen in 2009 will be allowed to move out of state while he awaits trial, a judge ruled last week. District Court... Read more »
Plea expected in Colo. theater shooting
CENTENNIAL, Colo. (AP) — In the nearly eight months since James Holmes first shuffled into court with vacant eyes and reddish-orange hair, neither he nor his lawyers have said much... Read more »
What Facebook ‘likes’ may say about you
LONDON (AP) — Clicking those friendly blue “like” buttons strewn across the Web may be doing more than marking you as a fan of Coca-Cola or Lady Gaga. It could... Read more »
Peralta foster mom cleared of abuse
LOS LUNAS – Patricia Vanderwagon, a Peralta foster parent, has been cleared of any wrongdoing following allegations she “beat” her children on several occasions at her home on Peralta Farms... Read more »
N.M., Ariz. firefighters prep for wildfires
PRESCOTT, Ariz. (AP) — Hundreds of people are gathered in Prescott this week to learn how to prepare for the upcoming wildfire season. The majority of the 550 participants in... Read more »
Shiprock man pleads guilty to murder
A Shiprock man is facing a 19-year prison sentence after pleading guilty to second-degree murder and attempted robbery. Federal prosecutors in New Mexico say 31-year-old Malcolm Altisi entered into a... Read more »
Gas production in NW N.M. declines
FARMINGTON (AP) — Natural gas production in northwestern New Mexico’s San Juan Basin continues to sink. Production dropped 4.2 percent in 2012 for the sixth straight year of declining production... Read more »
Cruces cousins arrested in burglaries
LAS CRUCES (AP) — Two cousins have been arrested for allegedly burglarizing vehicles at an apartment complex in Las Cruces. Las Cruces police say 31-year-old Jose Frank Madrid and 18-year-old... Read more »
UPDATED: Runoff measure a big winner
With final, but still unofficial returns all counted, the mail-in City Charter amendment that would have Albuquerque’s future mayors win at least 50 percent of the vote to take office... Read more »
Counterfeit bills get three men arrested
A retired Santa Fe Police officer and his two roommates have been charged with forging $100 bills on a color printer, but the resulting product was described as darker, greasier... Read more »
Updated: Senate committee approves key tax package; Gov’s office blasts bill as “gimmicky”
A retooled tax package that seeks to cut some tax rates while enacting new limitations on existing tax incentives passed the Senate Finance Committee tonight on a 10-0 vote. But... Read more »
Updated: ABQ runoff measure leads in early returns
The proposal to change the City Charter’s runoff requirements is ahead by nearly 6,000 votes so far. City Clerk Amy Bailey has posted the unofficial returns for the first six... Read more »
