Mayor Berry Signs $467 Million Budget
Mayor Richard Berry signed Albuquerque's $467 million budget into law Thursday, clearing the way for city spending on basic operations in the coming year.   (Friday, May 27, 2011)

From Stranger to Friend to Living Organ Donor
Debbie Sparke has no regrets about successfully donating a kidney to a stranger she met less than a year ago.   (Friday, May 27, 2011)

CNM To Pay One-Time Bonuses
Paychecks today for Central New Mexico Community College employees will be a little larger.   (Friday, May 27, 2011)

Vigilance Urged in Trumbull
Residents of Trumbull Village need to rally together and be proactive in reporting crime if they want their neighborhood to be safer, community and city leaders said at a meeting Thursday.   (Friday, May 27, 2011)

Around New Mexico

Justices Set Veto Suit Hearing
  (Friday, May 27, 2011)

Fleeing Suspect Crashes; 1 Dead
An undercover operation in Belen turned tragic Thursday when a fleeing suspect crashed his vehicle into another, killing a 40-year-old female driver who was uninvolved in the investigation and injuring two others, officials said.   (Friday, May 27, 2011)

At Their Fingertips
The word problem was fairly standard, except for maybe the level of detail about the car: If the 2006 GT traveled 13 miles roundtrip, twice a week, what was its total weekly mileage?   (Friday, May 27, 2011)

Servitude Charges Refuted
LAS CRUCES — Attorneys for two Las Cruces motel owners said they are eager to refute charges of human trafficking leveled earlier this week in federal court.   (Friday, May 27, 2011)

Herpes Threatens New Mexico Horses
Two New Mexico horses have died, and more than two dozen others are at risk of contracting a deadly, highly contagious virus that spread after an event in Utah a month ago.   (Friday, May 27, 2011)

Memorial Day Closures
Here is the Memorial Day schedule for government offices and services.   (Friday, May 27, 2011)

Film Program: Take Two
SANTA FE — The State Investment Council's revamping of its film loans this week marked the end of a months-long overhaul of almost every aspect of then-Gov. Bill Richardson's aggressive New Mexico film-production incentive program.   (Friday, May 27, 2011)

New Director Named for Los Alamos Lab
A 56-year-old nuclear weapons program veteran will take over the helm of Los Alamos National Laboratory next week, inheriting a tradition that goes back to the famed tenure of physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer.   (Friday, May 27, 2011)

Wife Takes Controls of Husband's Plane
FARMINGTON — A woman whose pilot husband was having trouble breathing and speaking took over the controls of a small airplane during a flight from California to Colorado and flew toward the Farmington airport while receiving guidance from ground controllers and another pilot, authorities said.   (Friday, May 27, 2011)


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