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March 5, 2020 • The Associated Press

Report: Neighbor steals skeleton over offensive gesture

Court documents filed Monday show that Diana Hogrebe was charged with one count of larceny in connection with the skeleton…

March 4, 2020 • The Associated Press

New Mexico announces arrival of coronavirus test kits

March 4, 2020 • The Associated Press

New Mexico prosecutor resigns after DUI, firearms arrest

The Hobbs News-Sun reports 5th Judicial District Attorney’s Office prosecutor Jonathan Michael Thomas stepped down Saturday after getting arrested Friday…

Report: Hospital prone to post-surgery blood infections

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services released a report that showed the hospital had the 10th worst rate in…

Report: Zookeeper loses finger after violating protocol

Surveillance video obtained by Albuquerque television station KOB-TV shows the worker entering the hyena enclosure and poking her fingers through…

Albuquerque mayor aims to establish gun buy-back program

The vote came Monday night, clearing the way for the city of Albuquerque to spend $75,000 on a program similar…

New Mexico ends co-pays for reduced-price school lunches

The governor signed the bill Monday, saying that while many families meet the criteria for reduced fees, they still have…

Warrant issued for man sentenced to prison for dog’s death

A state District Court judge in Gallup issued an arrest warrant on Monday for 35-year-old George A. Milliken of Thoreau…

Portion of replacement border wall complete in New Mexico

U.S. Customs and Border Protection spokesman Roger Maier said about 30 miles of the 18-to-30-foot tall bollard wall is completed,…

Trail improvements planned at Bandelier National Monument

Officials say the 1.2-mile paved path at the bottom of Frijoles Canyon is showing the effects of weather, time and…

Flags at half staff Monday for New Mexico Guard soldier

Services will be held at 11 a.m. Monday at the Moriarty Civic Center in Moriarty for Spc. Walter Lewark, with…

New Mexico Forestry Division to plant 1,200 trees

Officials with the agency say the month of March often has the best conditions for tree planting as snow melt…

February 28, 2020 • The Associated Press

Report: Albuquerque Biopark trains see derailments, injuries

A review of five years’ worth of maintenance records at Albuquerque City Hall revealed several mentions of derailments, KOB-TV reports.…

February 28, 2020 • The Associated Press

Convicted New Mexico sect leader seeks new trial

Lawyers for Deborah Green, leader of the Aggressive Christianity Missions Training Corps, filed a motion recently after they say prosecutors…

February 28, 2020 • The Associated Press

New Mexico man accused of using website to solicit two murders

Roswell police say 18-year-old Colton Beall has been indicted on two counts of criminal solicitation for murder. They say Beall…

February 27, 2020 • The Associated Press

Lab in New Mexico could begin testing for new virus

New Mexico has no cases of the deadly virus that originated from China, also known as COVID-19. State Epidemiologist Michael…

February 27, 2020 • The Associated Press

New Mexico homeowner ordered to remove pro-Palestinian mural

The Santa Fe Historic Districts Review Board affirmed Tuesday a decision by the city of Santa Fe that required Guthrie…

February 27, 2020 • RUSSELL CONTRERAS

Lawsuit: Black officer who was fired faced harassment

A lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court in Albuquerque earlier this month alleged Eric Bland and another black corrections officer…

February 27, 2020 • The Associated Press

New Mexico jury convicts an Arizona man of human smuggling

Prosecutors say 39-year-old Francisco Armando Martinez of Tucson was found guilty Tuesday on one count of transporting immigrants who were…

February 26, 2020 • The Associated Press

New Mexico inmate death ‘apparent suicide’ amid lawsuits

One of the lawsuits, filed Feb. 11 in state District Court, said the department ordered medical personnel to remove 39-year-old…

February 26, 2020 • The Associated Press

Mom charged with boiling pets found competent to stand trial

State District Court Judge Curtis Gurley recently found Martha Crouch, 54, competent to stand trial and ordered her case remanded…

February 26, 2020 • The Associated Press

New Mexico bail reform committee to hear from experts

The committee will meet Thursday in Albuquerque to hear from the founder of the Center for Legal and Evidence-Based Practices…