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Aid increase expected for N.M. schools
SANTA FE (AP) — The Public Education Department says state aid to school districts is increasing by the largest amount in five years. Public Education Secretary Hanna Skandera said Wednesday... Read more »
Farmington agency tries to recover funds
FARMINGTON (AP) — An attorney says fees and payments to other creditors could cut into the amount of money the Farmington Convention and Visitors Bureau stands to recover from the... Read more »
UNM grad student published in prestigious journal
Scott Jasechko used his road trip from Canada to Albuquerque, where he was about to start a graduate ...
APS to require proof of residency each year
Albuquerque families will have to annually show proof of residency when they register their children ...
Breaking: Woman shot with wayward arrow in Taylor Ranch
A woman was shot in the back with an arrow Wednesday evening near the Taylor Ranch Dog Park after a father and son were practicing with a bow in the... Read more »
Updated: South Valley shooting victim identified, suspect sought
4:27 p.m. — Sheriff’s deputies identified 29-year-old Edward Quintana as a suspect in last night’s fatal shooting of 33-year-old Jason Estrada in the South Valley. Detectives have an arrest warrant... Read more »
Police investigate two car crash in Rio Rancho
Rio Rancho police were investigating a serious two vehicle crash that sent two people to the hospital, including one woman with serious injuries. The crash occurred shortly before 6 p.m.... Read more »
APS selfless seniors with pictures
Some of them are mentors to their peers with special needs. Some volunteer at Roadrunner Food Bank. Others have raised money for cancer research, environmental protection or other causes. They... Read more »
MacFarlane brings Theron and ‘Million’ to N.M.
It's official. New Mexico is going to get funnier. Comedian Seth MacFarlane, ...
Santa Fe’s Arthur Sze Wins Major Poetry Prize
NEW YORK — A Santa Fe poet has received a $50,000 prize for gifted writers deserving of greater attention. Poets & Writers Inc. announced Wednesday that Sante Fe resident Arthur... Read more »
Governor signs NM unemployment program revision
SANTA FE — A measure to shore up New Mexico’s unemployment compensation program was signed into law on Wednesday by Gov. Susana Martinez. A new system will be implemented in... Read more »
Drought on the Rio Grande: “The worst year ever.”
With the preliminary April 1 runoff forecast numbers in hand, this is “the worst year ever” on the Rio Grande, according to Phil King, New Mexico State University professor and... Read more »
BernCo DA clears another APD officer in shooting
Bernalillo County District Attorney Kari Brandenburg’s office has determined that no charges will be filed in one of the highest-profile in a recent string of shootings by Albuquerque police officers.... Read more »
Socorro native named secretary of American Bar Association
Socorro native Mary T. Torres has been elected secretary of the American Bar Association for 2014, m ...
UPDATED: SWAT situation in SE Albuquerque
3:10 p.m. (AP) — Albuquerque police say two people are facing charges after a barricade situation ended peacefully. A police spokeswoman says the standoff started after detectives tracked an item... Read more »
Updated: Coors reopened; motorcyclist expected to survive
Police say all roads closed in the incident have been reopened. The motorcyclist was seriously injured but is expected to survive. Albuquerque police have closed Coors in both directions... Read more »
Taos opens slopes to mountain biking
This summer, Taos Ski Valley will open its slopes to mountain biking for the first time, according to a press release. The new mountain biking terrain will have its grand... Read more »
FBI seeks info on fatal N.M. hit and run
The Federal Bureau of Investigation is seeking information on a hit-and-run crash on the Navajo Nation in northwest New Mexico last month that killed 56-year-old Loretta Silversmith, The Daily Times... Read more »
Rutgers fires coach after video release
PISCATAWAY, N.J. (AP) — Rutgers fired basketball coach Mike Rice today after a videotape aired showing him shoving, grabbing and throwing balls at players in practice and using gay slurs... Read more »
