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$2M ticket sold in N.M.
The New Mexico Lottery says it sold a Powerball ticket worth $2 million from Wednesday night's ...
Driver who killed 2 sisters suing restaurants, friend
James Ruiz, serving 40 years in prison, says others are to blame
Lawsuit claims voter suppression in Rio Rancho
A federal lawsuit claims actions by former Sandoval County Clerk Sally Padilla and Bureau of Elections Director Eddie Gutierrez prevented thousands of Rio Rancho residents from voting and deprived three... Read more »
Breaking: Pension solvency bill endorsed by Senate on 38-4 vote
One of the heftiest bills facing the Legislature this session just passed a major hurdle, with the Senate voting 38-4 to approve legislation aimed at shoring up the New Mexico... Read more »
Business leaders call for single sales factor
Changing the New Mexico business climate to invigorate economic growth and jobs was a major theme Th ...
10-year-old alerts police to robbery in progress
A 10-year-old girl was home alone when three teenagers broke into the child’s house, police said, and the suspected burglars started stuffing items into their backpacks. The girl called 911... Read more »
Starving horses struggling in snow in N.M. mountains
GALLUP — A dozen horses reportedly are starving and struggling in deep snow while roaming free in the Chuska Mountains on the Navajo Nation in northwestern New Mexico. The Gallup... Read more »
Senate confirms ex-lawmaker on investment board
SANTA FE — Lawmakers have endorsed a former colleague to continue serving on a board overseeing New Mexico’s endowment funds and other investments valued at nearly $17 billion. Las Cruces... Read more »
N.M. coach accused of illegally performing physicals
LAS CRUCES — A former Las Cruces middle school basketball coach arrested in a child pornography case is facing other charges. Police say 33-year-old Erik B. Khan now is accused... Read more »
UPDATED: Another I-25 crash adds to interstate traffic jam
3:47 p.m. — The motorcyclist involved in the crash at the Big I was not seriously injured, but another crash on Interstate 25 southbound on Candelaria has further backed up... Read more »
Balderas: Audit firm has repaid “unlawful” NMFA payment
An audit firm has paid back more than $67,000 it received from the New Mexico Finance Authority for an audit that was never completed, state Auditor Hector Balderas said today.... Read more »
Lack of federal prisoners affects Sandoval County budgets
Sandoval County Manager Phil Rios has asked county departments to cut budgets by 5 percent to reflect a drop in revenue the county normally gets from housing federal prisoners at... Read more »
Updated: Dems speak out against city clerk
Two city councilors, a mayoral candidate and a former lieutenant governor — all Democrats — met with reporters this morning to slam City Clerk Amy Bailey’s handling of the special-election... Read more »
At the Roundhouse: Snowball chances
It’s gotten to that impenetrable time. Grit in your eyes. Hard to figure out what’s going on. Ten days left in the New Mexico legislative session. We’re seeing more close... Read more »
Manhattan Project counterspy dies at 92
NEW YORK (AP) — A New Yorker who was a counterintelligence agent on World War II’s Manhattan Project to build an atomic bomb has died. The family of Nathan Safferstein... Read more »
$2 million Powerball winner sold in N.M.
One Powerball® ticket sold by the New Mexico Lottery won a total of $2 million in Wednesday night’s drawing, the New Mexico Lottery announced. The winning ticket has two wagers... Read more »
United Way surpasses fundraising goal
United Way of Central New Mexico today reported receiving $28.208 million in pledges in its 2012 fund drive, surpassing its $28.15 million goal and marking a 3.7 percent increase over... Read more »
Opening arguments begin in APD Ellis trial
Opening arguments in the civil rights trial against APD for one of its detective’s fatal 2010 shooting of an Iraq War veteran begin this morning. Journal reporter Jeff Proctor is... Read more »
UPDATED: Acquittal in ‘Good Samaritan’ case shocks victim’s family, friends
SANTA FE — The friends and family of a dead preschool art teacher began to cry as they learned that a jury had cleared his killer of any murder charges... Read more »
Facebook unveils ‘new look’ News Feed
NEW YORK (AP) — Amid chatter of “Facebook fatigue,” real or imagined, the world’s biggest social networking company is getting ready to unveil a new version of News Feed, the... Read more »
Crash on EB Paseo at 4th St. off-ramp
8:20am UPDATE: The crash that had been blocking the 4th Street off-ramp from eastbound Paseo del Norte has been moved out of the way, and traffic is moving again, KKOB... Read more »
Texan fined for killing whooping crane
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (AP) — A Dallas man has been sentenced to a year of probation after he pleaded guilty to killing a whooping crane, a federally protected species of... Read more »
