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Worker productivity shrank in 4th quarter
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. worker productivity shrank in the final three months of last year, mostly because of temporary factors that dragged down growth. Productivity contracted at a seasonally adjusted... Read more »
U.S. jobless claims near 5-year low
WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of Americans seeking unemployment aid fell to a seasonally adjusted 340,000 last week, driving down the four-week average to its lowest level in five years.... Read more »
NBC to re-enact Katie Sepich’s last hours
A new television documentary will portray the last hours of Katie Sepich, the 22-year-old New Mexico State University graduate student who was raped, strangled and partially burned nearly 10 years... Read more »
Plan aims to protect tribal sacred sites
Four federal agencies and the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation have come up with a plan for improving the protection of sites held sacred by American Indians and Alaska Natives.... Read more »
826 truckers pulled off Ariz.’s I-10
TUCSON (AP) — Nearly 900 commercial truck drivers were pulled off the road in a two-day effort to make driving safer on Interstate 10 in southern Arizona. In a joint... Read more »
UPDATED: Man shot by S.F. cop weakens
SANTA FE — The condition of a 77-year-old man shot by a Santa Fe police officer early Monday morning while both were investigating a burglar alarm took a turn for... Read more »
Year’s warmest day will give way to winter
Today’s high temperature in the Albuquerque metro area is expected to be near 72 — well above the average high of 60 for this date — under sunny skies with... Read more »
Senate confirms game commissioner
The New Mexico Senate on Wednesday confirmed Scott Bidegain of Tucumcari to serve on the State Game Commission by a 39-0 vote, the New Mexico Department of Game and Fish... Read more »
Felon found with gun at Cruces Walmart
A man suspected of being intoxicated and trying to buy ammunition at a Las Cruces Walmart was found to be in possession of a concealed handgun late Tuesday evening, Las... Read more »
UPDATED: Clovis device was a bomb
State Police have confirmed that the device found Tuesday afternoon near the entrance to the Clovis landfill was in fact a pipe bomb, the Clovis News Journal reported. Capt. Jimmy... Read more »
2 from N.M. accused of human trafficking
The Federal Bureau of Investigation arrested two Lincoln County residents on Monday in connection with a human trafficking investigation, the Ruidoso News reported. Tu My Tong, also known as Sophia... Read more »
At border morgue, bodies keep coming
TUCSON (AP) — The body of Ildefonso Martinez arrived on a Friday night last April as John Doe, Case No. 12-01000. He wore black Nike shoes, a Perry Ellis belt,... Read more »
Sunland Park wants port of entry
SUNLAND PARK (AP) — A troubled New Mexico border city rocked by extortion and voter fraud scandals is hoping to get a port of entry. KTSM-TV reports that Sunland Park... Read more »
Bill gives tribes authority over non-Indians
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — American Indian tribes have tried everything from banishment to charging criminal acts as civil offenses to deal with non-Indians who commit crimes on reservations. Ever since... Read more »
Hobbs man arrested in girlfriend’s death
LOVINGTON (AP) — Authorities say a Hobbs man is in custody in connection with the death of his girlfriend. Lea County sheriff’s deputies say 27-year-old Timmithy Stover got into a... Read more »
Gallup-McKinley schools need funds
GALLUP (AP) — The Gallup McKinley County Schools’ director of transportation says it was poor budgeting that resulted in $2.6 million in transportation funds being returned to the state during... Read more »
DOE wants to send Hanford waste to WIPP
The Department of Energy wants to ship as much as 3.1 million gallons of radioactive waste from its ...
More potent flu vaccine better protects elderly
Fluzone High-Dose stimulates a stronger immune response
House passes PID bill
A bill aimed at protecting homeowners from a future Mariposa style financial hit passed the house unanimously today, said Rep. Jason Harper, R-Rio Rancho. Harper, one of the sponsors, said... Read more »
City, Malt Shop argue in court
State District Judge Denise Barela-Shepherd has ordered the Route 66 Malt Shop and its managers to avoid speaking to their employees about litigation over Albuquerque’s new minimum wage. She also... Read more »
Breaking: Jail officer cleared of beating inmate
A federal jury has cleared former Metropolitan Detention Center corrections officer Kevin James Casaus of the most serious charge against him in an indictment stemming from an inmate beating at... Read more »
