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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 »
Children's apparel retailer Crazy 8 is among the new tenants joining Cottonwood Mall this spring. Francesca's and Shoe Palace are also coming and will take over the old Gap space.

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 »
The city's first elevated Target will open its doors on Wednesday, March 6. (Roberto E. Rosales/Journal)

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‘Community work force’ repealed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

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?

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 »
Jose Luis Perez

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 »
Suspected Fort Hood shooter Maj. Nidal Hasan

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 Nuclear Generating Station, located west of Phoenix. (Journal File Photo)

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 »
Outgoing Las Cruces Bishop Ricardo Ramirez greets Bishop-designate Oscar Cantu in January. (Las Cruces Sun-News Photo/Shari V. Hill from The Associated Press)

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 »
Ginger Encinias

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 »
Pebble smart watch not only tells time but connects to nearby smart phones, says Pebble CEO Eric Migicovsky. (AP Photo)

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 »
Sen. Tom Udall, D-N.M.

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 »
Dylan Redwine

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 »