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Report: Albuquerque police hired convicted felon

Documents obtained by KOAT-TV through an open records request show that Amir Chapel was hired in April as the department’s…

January 31, 2020 • The Associated Press

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Police: New Mexico man agreed to pay prostitute with burger

Dominic Calderon was arrested Tuesday in Albuquerque, police said in court documents. According to a criminal complaint, the 36-year-old Calderon…

January 31, 2020 • The Associated Press

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Navajo police seeking information about deadly hit-and-run

A motorist found an injured, 71-year-old man sitting along BIA Route 11 in Pinedale, about 20 miles west of Crownpoint,…

January 30, 2020 • The Associated Press

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New Mexico district: Teacher shortage a ‘health emergency’

Española Public Schools made the assertion earlier this month about the dearth of qualified classroom teachers and urged Gov. Michelle…

January 30, 2020 • The Associated Press

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New Mexico city OKs money for Vietnam War-era cannon

GALLUP, N.M. – A western New Mexico city is acquiring a Vietnam War-era cannon from the U.S. Army for display…

January 30, 2020 • Herald Staff Writer

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New Mexico State to halt student trips to China amid virus

University spokeswoman Minerva Baumann told The Associated Press on Wednesday that the school will follow the U.S. State Department’s travel…

January 29, 2020 • The Associated Press

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New Mexico recreational pot legalization passes first test

New Mexico would legalize recreational marijuana sales without exceptions for dissenting cities and counties under a rebooted proposal form legislators…

January 29, 2020 • RUSSELL CONTRERAS

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Murder conviction overturned in Navajo reservation killing

The 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruling Tuesday grants Brian Tony a new trial in the killing of 44-year-old…

January 29, 2020 • The Associated Press

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New Mexico considers cannabis subsidies, crime expungement

A legislative committee will convene Tuesday on the Senate floor to accommodate crowds amid intense interest in a bill that…

January 28, 2020 • The Associated Press

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Sheriff in New Mexico to create intelligence division

The in-house intelligence division will be staffed with sheriff’s office staff and outside intelligence analysts from federal programs, Las Cruces…

January 28, 2020 • The Associated Press

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New Mexico seeks new tools to intervene in opioid addiction

A bill from Democratic state Rep. Miguel Garcia would provide $150,000 to the University of New Mexico for a demonstration…

January 27, 2020 • MORGAN LEE

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Governor: New Mexico needs realistic, sustainable water plan

Water flows through one of the irrigation canals in Albuquerque. New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham has long talked about…

January 27, 2020 • SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN

New Mexico

New Mexico may extend tax credit to non-citizens

Immigrants and allied advocacy groups thronged the state Capitol building Monday to lobby for the tax-law change, stronger enforcement of…

January 27, 2020 • The Associated Press

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New Mexico confronts backlog of wage-theft complaints

Workforce Solutions Secretary Bill McCamley on Wednesday urged legislators to fund two new staff positions to investigate complaints of employers…

January 26, 2020 • MORGAN LEE

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Western New Mexico county developing DWI drug court

McKinley County Magistrate Court is drafting plans for a DWI drug court to aid offenders in becoming sober and to…

January 26, 2020 • The Associated Press

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Navajo Nation purchases land that includes gravel pit

The Gallup Independent reported that the gravel pit’s operator that leased its site from the previous land owners will now…

January 25, 2020 • The Associated Press

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Elections loom over Democrats on guns, marijuana, pensions

Lyla June Johnston continues a weeklong fast outside the New Mexico Statehouse on Tuesday in Santa Fe to protest for…

January 25, 2020 • MORGAN LEE

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Man makes plea deal in connection with kidnapping, slaying

Chase Smothermon’s guilty plea came in the August 2017 case that involved the death of 41-year-old John Soyka and kidnapping…

January 25, 2020 • The Associated Press

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New Mexico State University suspends fraternity over hazing

The Kappa Sigma fraternity held the November event at a campground in Cloudcroft, The Las Cruces Sun-News reported Thursday. Kappa…

January 24, 2020 • The Associated Press

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Access road to top of extinct volcano reopens in New Mexico

Capulin Volcano National Monument officials reopened the road Thursday, ending a closure that began Aug. 9 because of a washout…

January 24, 2020 • The Associated Press

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Environmentalists worried about Gila forest management plan

Forest officials recently released a draft of the plan, triggering a 90-day public comment period. Public meetings are being held…

January 23, 2020 • The Associated Press

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Albuquerque man gets life prison term for heroin trafficking

Prosecutors say 36-year-old Raymond Moya was sentenced Thursday after being found guilty in May on two heroin trafficking offenses. Moya…

January 23, 2020 • The Associated Press

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New data book covers New Mexico social, health statistics

Department officials said the book is designed to help with comparisons of national-, state- and county-level data. Human Services Secretary…

January 23, 2020 • The Associated Press

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New Mexico officials call U.S. water rollbacks ‘disastrous’

Democratic Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham, who has been a constant critic of the president, said water is the most important…

January 23, 2020 • SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN