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Crash on WB I-40 at University
A crash on westbound Interstate 40 approaching the University exit is blocking the right lane of traffic, KKOB Radio’s Joe Gonzales is reporting. Also, there’s a slowdown of undetermined origin... Read more »
Hyundai-Kia recalling 1.9 million vehicles
DETROIT (AP) — Korean automakers Hyundai and Kia are recalling almost 1.9 million vehicles to fix problems with air bags and brake light switches. The switch recall covers almost 1.7... Read more »
UPDATED: 2 N.M. men sentenced in Ignacio, Colo., murder case
Two New Mexico men who took part in last year’s shooting death of an Ignacio, Colo., man were sentenced Tuesday to the maximum possible penalty allowed under each of their... Read more »
AG reviewing Curry Co. records complaint
A private investigator’s open-records complaint has sparked what the Attorney General’s Office is calling a review of the Curry County Sheriff’s Office, the Clovis News Journal reported. J. Paul Crowe... Read more »
Obama in Colo. to press for gun control
WASHINGTON (AP) — In danger of losing congressional momentum, President Barack Obama is drawing attention to Colorado’s newly passed gun control laws as he applies public pressure on Congress to... Read more »
El Paso smokestacks to fall on April 13
EL PASO — Not only are the days numbered for two towering smokestacks at the long closed Asarco copper smelter in El Paso, now the hours are numbered as well,... Read more »
UPDATE: Ariz. town OKs civil unions
BISBEE, Ariz. (AP) — The City Council in a former mining community-turned-artist’s haven in rural southeastern Arizona voted Tuesday night to approve an ordinance to recognize civil unions for same-sex... Read more »
Crownpoint school part of crisis initiative
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Navajo Technical College in Crownpoint is among seven colleges and universities to participate in a national preparedness initiative designed to help campuses train for, respond to and... Read more »
Hopis seek return of artifacts at auction
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — An Arizona tribe is asking a Paris auction house to cancel its upcoming sale of dozens of items central to the tribe’s religious practices and return... Read more »
Clovis begins voluntary water restrictions
CLOVIS (AP) — Clovis city officials are urging residents and business owners to conserve water. The eastern New Mexico city started voluntary watering restrictions on Monday. They will be in... Read more »
USDA: Range conditions poor in N.M.
Officials with the U.S. Department of Agriculture say range and pasture conditions across much of New Mexico are very poor. The latest weather summary from the agency shows pastures in... Read more »
UPDATED: 7 El Paso school officials reinstated after testing scandal
EL PASO (AP) — Seven administrators in a West Texas school district tainted by a testing scandal have been reinstated while another is in the process of being ousted. Trustees... Read more »
Ruidoso’s reservoirs nearly empty
RUIDOSO (AP) — The village of Ruidoso is warning residents that the mountain community’s reservoirs are nearly empty due to the drought and the effects of a devastating wildfire. The... Read more »
ABQ man arrested for blowing up toilet
CONCHAS (AP) — State Police officers have arrested a man suspected of using an explosive device to blow up a portable toilet at Conchas State Park in northeastern New Mexico.... Read more »
Oryx hunting license discounted for vets
SANTA FE (AP) — A new law in New Mexico will offer disabled military members and veterans from other states a lower cost license to hunt an exotic big game... Read more »
N.M. getting a new observatory
RADIUM SPRINGS (AP) — The New Mexico state parks system is getting a third observatory. Officials on April 20 will celebrate the grand opening of the observatory at Leasburg Dam... Read more »
UPDATED: Police identify dead man found in car in Northwest Albuquerque
4:10 p.m. — Police have identified the man found dead in his car on the 400 block of Fruit NW on Tuesday morning as 26-year-old Julio Apodaca. Investigators are still... Read more »
Gov. signs tax break for BNSF
SANTA FE (AP) — A newly enacted law in New Mexico will provide a tax break to lower the cost of locomotive fuel for the BNSF Railway Co. Gov. Susana... Read more »
PNM begins solar project in Alamogordo
ALAMOGORDO (AP) — Public Service Co. of New Mexico had begun construction of a solar project projected to supply enough electricity to power nearly 2,500 homes. The 70-acre project with... Read more »
Report urges changes to fire management
Forest Service knocked for practices that let wildfires get out of hand
North Star, Double Eagle boundaries may change
A committee of the Albuquerque Public Schools board voted Tuesday night to change the attendance bou ...
