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UPDATED: County jail inmate sent to hospital after suicide attempt
6:33 p.m. – Jail officials have released more information about the inmate who tried to kill himself but have declined to say what condition he’s in until they get a better... Read more »
March New Mexico runoff forecast: no break in the drought
If there is good news in the March New Mexico river runoff forecast, it is that things haven’t gotten any worse. Preliminary numbers sent around to water managers today by... Read more »
Breaking: ABQ clerk says ballots signed after the fact can’t be counted
About 4,300 people have returned ballots to the clerk's office without signing the oath on the envelope.
N.M. utility to expand solar power capacity
DEMING — New Mexico’s largest electric utility has plans for nearly doubling the size of its solar power generating station in southern New Mexico. Public Service Company of New Mexico... Read more »
BREAKING: UNM Pit renovations legal, jury finds
A Santa Fe jury on Tuesday ruled in favor of Flintco West LLC, the company accused of skimming taxpayers in the $60 million renovations of UNM's The Pit.
Breaking: President Hugo Chávez of Venezuela dead at 58
CARACAS, Venezuela — President Hugo Chavez, the fiery populist who declared a socialist revolution in Venezuela, crusaded against U.S. influence and championed a leftist revival across Latin America, died Tuesday... Read more »
Law change brings disaster declaration for tribes
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama issued a disaster declaration for the Navajo Nation Tuesday, making it the second American Indian tribe to receive such a declaration after a law change... Read more »
Corrales man gets long prison term for child porn
A Corrales man has been sentenced to more than eight years in federal prison in a child pornography case. New Mexico prosecutors say 59-year-old Ernest Brian Tucker received a 97-month... Read more »
Virgin Galactic outlines path to space
Virgin Galactic is continuing a series of subsonic flight tests but expects to put a manned vehicle ...
Bill to overhaul NM unemployment fund pay-ins approved by Senate
After several years of bickering over New Mexico’s jobless fund, the Senate today voted 40-2 to approve legislation that backers say could take the politics out of the fund’s management.... Read more »
Update: Construction sign hit by divine intervention
Divine intervention struck a construction sign on Carlisle Boulevard NE, just south of Montgomery Boulevard NE, on Monday night. The sign, which normally displays a message with traffic instructions, instead... Read more »
N.M. alters Medicaid proposal for Native Americans
SANTA FE — Gov. Susana Martinez’s administration says a proposed revision of Medicaid will require only some eligible Native Americans to obtain health services through managed care organizations. The Human... Read more »
Deliberations continue in ‘Good Samaritan’ case
SANTA FE — Jurors are entering their third day of deliberations in the murder trial of a Santa Fe man accused of killing a preschool teacher who intervened to stop... Read more »
The Killers, Bad Religion to play Edgefest
Eighteen years in New Mexico and it keeps getting better. Edgefest is back again this year and the event has some heavy hitters. This year’s event — which takes place... Read more »
At the Roundhouse: Behind that minimum wage vote
At first glance, the most surprising thing about the Senate vote to increase the state minimum wage was that not a single Democrat voted against it. Ordinarily, you would think,... Read more »
Feds ask judge not to toss gun charges
LAS CRUCES (AP) — Federal prosecutors are urging a federal judge to deny a motion to dismiss charges against members of a Deming family accused in a gun smuggling case.... Read more »
TV joke about Indian drunks irks Navajos
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — Arizona tribal members say they’re shocked by a television sitcom that made fun of one of the most pervasive social ills on American Indian reservations —... Read more »
Dow jumps to all-time high
NEW YORK (AP) — The Dow has never been higher. The Dow Jones industrial average jumped more than 100 points early today, climbing to an all-time high, powered by China’s... Read more »
2 accidents on NB I-25 south of ABQ
Separate crashes have occurred on northbound Interstate 25 south of Albuquerque — one just past Broadway that has been moved to the right shoulder, and a second at Rio Bravo... Read more »
10th annual Camp Furlong Day Saturday
Mexican-American history and culture will be highlighted Saturday at Pancho Villa State Park’s 10th annual Camp Furlong Day, an event promoting friendship and good will between the United States and... Read more »
School bus, car bump in ABQ
No students were hurt when a school bus and a car collided near Comanche and Juan Tabo NE around 7:12 a.m. today, Albuquerque police told KOB-TV. The bus, with 21... Read more »
Utility seeks L.A.’s stake in Navajo plant
PHOENIX (AP) — An Arizona power and water district is negotiating to increase its ownership of the Navajo Generating Station, a coal-fired plant near Page in northern Arizona. According to... Read more »
March 20 deadline for big-game licenses
The New Mexico Department of Game and Fish is reminding hunters that March 20 is the deadline to apply for deer, elk, pronghorn antelope, oryx, ibex, bighorn sheep, javelina and... Read more »
UPDATED: 2 indicted in home invasions
Two men linked to a series of violent home invasions, as well as an armed robbery, have been indicted by a Bernalillo County grand jury. Joel Meeks and Raul Ortega... Read more »
Portales moves to ban pushy panhandling
Officials say a proposed new ordinance that would prohibit aggressive panhandling was prompted by a group claiming to be affiliated with a Texas church, the Portales News-Tribune reported. The Portales... Read more »
