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N.M. Hospital Profits Top National, Neighbors' Averages – 7:23pm MDT
New Mexico hospitals posted bigger profit margins in 2006 and 2008 than their counterparts nationally and in each of four neighboring states, according to an analysis conducted for the state Human Services Department. The Hilltop Institute, a health and social policy research group affiliated with the University of Maryland, found New Mexico hospitals earned a 9.88 percent profit margin in 2008. Nationally, hospitals ... (By Winthrop Quigley)
Retirement-Incentive Plan at UNM Dies – 6:46pm MDT
Legal and financial concerns ended plan to entice older faculty members to retire so young professors could be hired ... (By Olivier Uyttebrouck)
Events Commemorating 9/11 Scheduled in ABQ – 6:34pm MDT
City of Albuquerque's featured event will be Friday at noon on Civic Plaza, while other events are planned around town on Saturday and Sunday ... (By Jeff Proctor)

APD Investigates Body Found at Park – 6:20pm MDT
... (By Astrid Galvan)

Latest Reports from APD – 4:23pm MDT
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Richardson Names New Magistrate Judge in Dona Ana County – 4:12pm MDT
Conrad F. Perea, who previously served as a magistrate from 1999-2000, was selected for the position by the governor ...
Three GO Bonds Will Go Before Valencia County Voters – 3:43pm MDT
County Commission approves putting the three general obligation bonds totaling $6.925M on the November ballot ...







Man Gets 12 Years in Child Sex Case – 3:21pm MDT
The 27-year-old man was convicted by a jury in Portales of two counts of criminal sexual contact of a minor under the age of 13 ...
Sugarite Canyon State Park Expanded by About 500 Acres – 2:45pm MDT
The new part of the park is now open to the public except for motorized traffic ...
Aztec High School Students Required To Wear ID Badges – 1:14pm MDT
Under the new policy this year, the students must wear the identification badges around their necks throughout the school day ...
ABQ Receives Federal Grant To Reduce Greenhouse Gases – 12:36pm MDT
EPA awards $500,000 grant to city for project that will use landfill gas to provide energy ...

Las Vegas, N.M., Settles With Woman Over Alleged Attack – 11:30am MDT
Woman who accused police officer of bruising her while she was in custody will receive $31,000 ...
Stove-Top Grease Fire Damages Plaza Cafe in Santa Fe – 11:24am MDT
The landmark restaurant is expected to be closed for a week or two while the kitchen and roof are repaired ...
Rio Grande Students Finally Get Their Class Schedules – 11:15am MDT
The schedules were passed out this morning at the high school and students are attending their classes ... (By Andrea Schoellkopf)
Bosque Biologist Dies – 10:54am MDT
Cliff Crawford, the beloved UNM biology professor emeritus who one former student called "the godfather of the bosque", died over the weekend. ... (By John Fleck)
Morning Roundup – 10:40am MDT
News from around New Mexico: ... (By Jim McElroy)
9:55am – N.M. Author Chides Gov. Over Possible 'Billy' Pardon
Hampton Sides thinks the Kid was a 'trigger-happy sociopath' better left alone. ...

9:00am – Man Pleads No Contest in Death of Fellow Inmate
Original murder charge reduced to involuntary manslaughter in 2007 case. ...
8:35am – Farmington Commission To Hear Discrimination Complaint
Navajo family claims they were made to wait 45 minutes for breakfast last month. ...
8:10am – Longtime Legendary Cop Cody Prestwood Dies at 78
45-year law enforcement veteran who retired in 2006 died on Aug. 29. ...
7:45am – Medical Pot Producer in Dona Ana Co. Reports Threat
County's first producer claims he was threatened by man he asked to quit board. ...

7:20am – Palomas To Celebrate 16 de Septiembre
Juarez has canceled festivities, but smaller border town will keep tradition. ...
6:55am – Cibola Co. Hires Fired McKinley Deputy
Sheriff defends hiring 18-year veteran who was accused of falsifying time card. ...
6:30am – West Nile May Have Killed Magdalena Mare
State public health vet says equine virus still unconfirmed but clinically diagnosed. ...
6:05am – Eddy Co. Toddler Fatally Struck in Driveway
2-year-old girl accidentally run over while family was getting ready for church. ...

5:40am – Chaparral Mother Turns Herself In
Whereabouts of children who'd been ordered tested for drugs still unknown. ...

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Wagon Mound Bean Day
Wagon Mound celebrated their 100th anniversary Bean Day Monday. Pictured are the beans being removed from the bean pit where the beans and roast beef cook buried over night. Watch the slide show (Richard Pipes/Albuquerque Journal)

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Whistle-Blower Continues With Investments Lawsuit read more (new 6:56 PM MDT)

Artist Spends Decades on Work in Desert East of El Paso read more (new 4:59 PM MDT)

UPDATED: N.M. Gubernatorial Candidates Differ on Student Testing read more (new 4:30 PM MDT)

Alleged Aide to Prison Escapees Enters Plea in Drug Case read more (new 2:58 PM MDT)

Mexican Soldiers Fire on Family's Car, Killing Two read more (new 8:03 AM MDT)

Three Suspects in Mexico Migrant Massacre Found Dead read more (new 6:26 AM MDT)

State Fair Exhibits Energy-Saving Outdoor Lights read more (new 6:23 AM MDT)

Carlsbad Caverns Elevator Undergoing Renovation read more (new 6:21 AM MDT)

N.M. Airports Get Improvement Funds read more (new 6:19 AM MDT)

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Water Saved Isn't Always Water Earned
By John Fleck/ Journal Staff Writer
  The largest tributary on the middle Rio Grande doesn't look like much. All of 250 feet long, the little river in Bernalillo County's South Valley comes out clear, albeit with a slightly musty smell, as it spills into the muddy Rio Grande. It is unusually popular with bike riders, bird watchers and people who fish. Unusual, that is, given its source — the metro area's largest sewage treatment plant.


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