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New Mexico county looks at closing juvenile detention center

Santa Fe County is looking at the option as state officials say fewer teens are incarcerated before seeing a judge,…

January 23, 2020 • The Associated Press

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New Mexico minimum wage could affect Medicaid eligibility

Starting Jan. 1, base pay rose to $9 an hour, marking the first in a series of increases in New…

January 23, 2020 • The Associated Press

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University of New Mexico asks students to vote on new seal

The University of New Mexico is allowing students to vote on five options. One has a howling Lobo and the…

January 23, 2020 • The Associated Press

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New Mexico officials urge health providers to be vigilant

State Health Secretary Kathy Kunkel said no cases have been detected in New Mexico, and cases are not expected to…

January 22, 2020 • The Associated Press

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Netflix announces New Mexico investments including new film

The announcement comes one year after Netflix signed a deal to purchase Albuquerque Studios, The Albuquerque Journal reports. An upcoming…

January 22, 2020 • The Associated Press

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Reward offered for New Mexico man accused in woman’s death

Federal authorities issued an arrest warrant earlier this month for 32-year-old Jorge Rico-Ruvira on one count of unlawful flight to…

January 22, 2020 • The Associated Press

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NMSU professor gets grant for antibiotic-resistance research

The university announced Tuesday that professor Paola Mera will use the five-year grant for equipment and staffing that will be…

January 22, 2020 • The Associated Press

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New Mexico governor seeks money for early childhood programs

New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham gives her State of the State address during the opening of the New Mexico…

January 21, 2020 • MORGAN LEE and RUSSELL CONTRERAS

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Governor seeks new investments in early childhood education

Lujan Grisham was scheduled to deliver her second State of the State speech at noon Tuesday as legislators weigh what…

January 21, 2020 • The Associated Press

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Colorado couple killed in collision on New Mexico highway

Harlan Leroy Swanson, 94, and Elinor Swanson, 92, were traveling Monday afternoon on east of Bernardo when their vehicle made…

January 21, 2020 • The Associated Press

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State of New Mexico to pay newspaper $360K for legal fees

Last year’s $360,000 settlement to The Santa Fe Reporter became public last week after the expiration of a six-month confidentiality…

January 19, 2020 • The Associated Press

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National preserve in New Mexico expands land holdings

The National Park Service announced this week that it recently completed the purchase of a 40-acre parcel known as Sulphur…

January 17, 2020 • The Associated Press

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Slain Tejano singer from New Mexico to be honored

The Santa Fe New Mexican reports the group recently announced it will give Ernestine Saucedo, known to music fans by…

January 17, 2020 • The Associated Press

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Storm delivers snow, slick driving conditions to New Mexico

Authorities were warning of difficult driving conditions on some roads, and park officials at Bandelier National Monument and Valles Caldera…

January 16, 2020 • The Associated Press

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Taos Pueblo woman death may have stemmed from dog attack

Pueblo Gov. Edwin Concha said the New Mexico Office of the Medical Investigator was looking into the Jan. 8 death,…

January 16, 2020 • The Associated Press

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Navajo Nation to lower flags in honor of tribal lawmaker

Tribal officials said a funeral for John Perry Jr. is scheduled for Thursday morning at Cope Memorial Chapel in Gallup.…

January 16, 2020 • The Associated Press

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Family sues after deputies shoot mentally ill woman 20 times

KOB-TV reports the family of Elisha Lucero has filed a wrongful death lawsuit in state district court against the Bernalillo…

January 16, 2020 • The Associated Press

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Roswell police: Crime suspect killed himself during search

The man fired at least once at one or more officers who responded to a report of an aggravated assault…

January 16, 2020 • The Associated Press

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Report: New Mexico back to 49th in nation in child poverty

Jose Espinoza, 18, stands outside his trailer with his 4-month-old infant, Emmily, and wife, Maria Rodriguez, 19, in 2018 in…

January 15, 2020 • RUSSELL CONTRERAS

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Teen brothers killed in head-on crash in Santa Fe County

Mateo Sandoval was a passenger in a car driven by his 16-year-old brother Pedro Sandoval when it collided with a…

January 15, 2020 • The Associated Press

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Superintendent of troubled Española schools steps down

Española Public Schools superintendent Bobbie Gutierrez announced this week she will not seek an extension of her contract that expires…

January 15, 2020 • The Associated Press

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New Mexico man given deferred sentence for forged ballots

Dyon Herrera, 24, pleaded guilty in October to conspiracy to violate the municipal code in Española, The Santa Fe New…

January 14, 2020 • The Associated Press

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Black Hawks to start border flights in New Mexico

The U.S. Customs and Border Protection Air and Marine Operations confirmed the U.S. Army is transferring three Black Hawk helicopters…

January 14, 2020 • The Associated Press

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New Mexico universities share $5M for forest research center

The five-year grant will fund the development of a Center of Excellence in Forest Restoration. It will be charged with…

January 14, 2020 • The Associated Press