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UPDATED: Possible bomb threat at CNM
Central New Mexico Community College officials say the Montoya Campus, in Albuquerque’s Northeast Heights, has been cleared after a suspicious package was found Thursday. One of the buildings was evacuated,... Read more »
Judge declares mistrial in Alamogordo murder case
ALAMOGORDO — A judge declared a mistrial in an Alamogordo murder case because the prosecution didn’t provide the defense with a ballistics report until the night before the trial was... Read more »
Cottonwood Mall adding three shops this spring
Cottonwood Mall isn’t wasting any time filling the Gap. The storefront vacated last week by apparel chain Gap will be home to a pair of new stores by this spring,... Read more »
Body found in river near Bernardo
New Mexico State Police are reporting that a body was found in the Rio Grande near Bernardo. Socorro County Sheriff’s deputies and State Police officers responded to the call near... Read more »
New Uptown Target opening its doors March 6
Albuquerque residents eager to shop the city’s first elevated Target store can do it a few days earlier than advertised. The new Target at Uptown will open its doors to... Read more »
‘Community work force’ repealed
One year after approving an ordinance requiring union membership on large city construction projects the Santa Fe City Council voted Wednesday to repeal the controversial law.
UPDATED: Portales peanut butter plant aims at full production by end of March
Five months after being at the center of a nationwide peanut butter recall that shut down its plant, Sunland Inc. is getting ready for full production by the end of... Read more »
At the Roundhouse: Dopey rope tricks?
Senate Democratic leaders sound frustrated. Sounds like they’re calling out Republican Gov. Susana Martinez. Trying to rope her in. Or is she roping them in? Get a load of this:... Read more »
Arson suspected in string of Roswell fires
ROSWELL (AP) — Investigators say they suspect arson in a recent spate of Roswell fires. Roswell Fire Marshal Bill Wells told the Roswell Daily Record that there have been four... Read more »
El Paso ICE agent killed self during arrest
Immigration and Customs officials have confirmed that the man who apparently committed suicide last week when El Paso detectives went to arrest him on child-sex charges was an ICE agent,... Read more »
U.S. economy 4Q growth was 0.1 percent
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. economy grew at a 0.1 percent annual rate from October through December, the weakest performance in nearly two years. But economists believe a steady housing... Read more »
Las Cruces babysitter facing sex charges
A Las Cruces babysitter suspected of criminal sexual contact and taking inappropriate photos of a young girl left in his care has been arrested, Las Cruces police said in a... Read more »
Accused Ft. Hood shooter wants trial moved off post
FORT HOOD, Texas (AP) — The Army psychiatrist charged in the 2009 Fort Hood shooting rampage wants his upcoming murder trial moved off the Texas Army post. Maj. Nidal Hasan’s... Read more »
UPDATED: Clovis murder indictments out
The New Mexico Supreme Court has thrown out grand jury murder indictments against a man accused of killing a Clovis couple during a 2011 backyard barbecue that erupted in gunfire,... Read more »
Flood of gun magazines sought for Colo.
BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — Gun advocates are planning to hold a meeting in an attempt to flood Colorado with large-capacity gun magazines before lawmakers can set limits. The meeting is... Read more »
Palo Verde to hold emergency exercise
PHOENIX (AP) — The Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station west of Phoenix will participate in an emergency response exercise next week. The Arizona Division of Emergency Management says the exercise... Read more »
Chichilta man pleads guilty to sex abuse
Timothy Ignacio Duboise, 28, an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation who lives in Chichilta, N.M., entered a guilty plea Wednesday in U.S. District Court in Albuquerque to aggravated child... Read more »
New Las Cruces bishop installed today
As the worldwide Roman Catholic Church says goodbye to Pope Benedict XVI today, the Diocese of Las Cruces also will see a major change today, the Las Cruces Sun-News reported.... Read more »
UPDATED: Pecos woman officially ID’d
Journal North Report SANTA FE — State authorities say the body of a woman found earlier this month just outside the village of Rowe has been identified. New Mexico Department... Read more »
Two-year sentence for ammo smuggling
EL PASO (AP) — The ex-owner of a law enforcement uniform shop in West Texas has been sentenced to two years in federal prison for smuggling ammunition into Mexico. A... Read more »
Smart watches tell more than time
PALO ALTO, Calif. (AP) — On a sunny day at a picnic table in Silicon Valley, Eric Migicovsky glanced down at his wristwatch. He wasn’t checking the time, he was... Read more »
UNM to hear neuroscientist’s ‘zombie’ talk
A neuroscientist wants to make his field more understandable to the general public by comparing it to zombie behavior. Timothy Verstynen, a Carnegie Mellon University professor, is scheduled to speak... Read more »
Udall offers bill to protect P.E. classes
U.S. Sen. Tom Udall is proposing legislation that aims to protect health and physical education classes from budget cuts. The New Mexico Democrat says his bill would classify health and... Read more »
UPDATED: Dylan’s dad ducks polygraph
Missing Colorado boy Dylan Redwine’s parents were on the popular “Dr. Phil Show” for the second day in a row Wednesday and continued pointing a finger at the other, KRQE... Read more »
12 N.M. counties drought disaster areas
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has designated 12 New Mexico counties as primary natural disaster areas due to damages and losses caused by the recent drought. The counties are Bernalillo,... Read more »
