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Head-on crash causes fatality south of Cortez, says state patrol
Crash happened Sunday on U.S. 491
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Regional News
NASA grows green chiles in space, but it hasn’t figured out how to roast them
Open flames are a no-no on the International Space Station
New Mexico
UNM disenrolling 256 students for shirking vaccine mandate
ALBUQUERQUE – The University of New Mexico is disenrolling 256 students from classes for not complying with university’s requirement for vaccination against COVID-19. University spokeswoman Cinnamon Blair said the students…
New Mexico
FBI seeks hold-up suspect in ‘New Mexico Lobos’ sweatshirt
FBI seeks hold-up suspect in ‘New Mexico Lobos’ sweatshirt ALBUQUERQUE – FBI agents are local police searching for a suspect who tried to rob a credit union in Albuquerque while…
New Mexico
Latest New Mexico K-12 curriculum controversy, only on Zoom
The Rev. Vincent Paul Chavez, right, of the Saint Therese school and parish in Albuquerque, protests proposed state science standards on behalf of the Santa Fe Archdiocese outside a public…
New Mexico
Progressive incumbents prevail in New Mexico mayor races
ALBUQUERQUE – Voters rallied behind incumbent progressive mayors of New Mexico’s largest city and state capital in local elections Tuesday, rejecting challenges from the more conservative wing of the Democratic…
Local News
Man says couple pepper-sprayed him before stealing his SUV; suspect, officer struggle
Suspect is denied admission to jail because of COVID-19 rule
New Mexico
New Mexico’s citizen redistricting maps sent to Legislature
SANTA FE – The committee responsible for proposing new political boundaries in New Mexico has sent a final report to state legislators, recommending maps to be used in redistricting. In…
New Mexico
New Mexico looks to end waiting list for disability services
SANTA FE – Officials with the state Health and Human Services departments are awaiting federal approval to tap into a temporary funding stream to help end a 13-year wait faced…
Regional News
‘Rust’ cast member: Production was rushed, crew overworked before fatal shooting
Film set death fuels conversation about working conditions in movie-making industry
New Mexico
Authorities to present findings in ‘Rust’ movie-set shooting
SANTA FE – Investigators plan to discuss their initial findings Wednesday in the fatal movie-set shooting in which Alec Baldwin fired a prop gun, killing a cinematographer and wounding the…
New Mexico
Baldwin was told gun was ‘cold’ before movie set shooting
SANTA FE – As a film crew and actors in Western garb prepared to rehearse a scene inside a wooden, chapel-like building on a desert movie ranch outside Santa Fe,…
New Mexico
10-digit phone dialing to be required in New Mexico
ALBUQUERQUE – Starting Sunday, phone users across New Mexico must include area codes when dialing to make all calls, including local calls that previously only required seven digits. The requirement…
New Mexico
Man who fell from New Mexico sports skybox, son get payouts
A man who fell from a luxury suite at the University of New Mexico arena, known as The Pit, onto concrete stairs below has been awarded $144,000 according to settlement…
New Mexico
Valles Caldera volunteers in race to document dendroglyphs
Yvonne Keller and Steve Daly check out a dendroglyph of a date on an aspen tree in Valles Caldera National Preserve last month. More than 3,300 dendroglyphs have been recorded…
New Mexico
Advisory panel endorses redistricting maps for New Mexico
SANTA FE – An advisory board on redistricting endorsed several plans for realigning the boundaries of political districts across New Mexico on Friday, backing proposed congressional districts that would consolidate…
New Mexico
Official: Same-day registration unavailable on Election Day
ALBUQUERQUE – New Mexico officials say voters who show up at polling places to register to vote on Nov. 2 for municipal elections will be out of luck. This year,…
New Mexico
New Mexico professor against vax, mask mandates fired
LAS CRUCES, N.M. – A New Mexico State University professor who publicly opposed campus vaccine and mask mandates will no longer be teaching there. The Las Cruces Sun-News reports David…
New Mexico
Guard unit to support resettlement operations for Afghans
BELEN, N.M. – A New Mexico Army National Guard unit is deploying within the United States to support resettlement operations for Afghan refugees. A departure ceremony was held Friday for…
New Mexico
Advocates want interpreters for more languages in New Mexico
SANTA FE – An advocacy group for disadvantaged communities in New Mexico says more language translation and interpreter services are needed for people who don’t speak Spanish or English. The…
New Mexico
Hot air balloons return to desert skies after virus hiatus
Hot air balloons fly over Albuquerque during the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta in 2019. The balloon festival is returning after a pandemic hiatus with plans to launch about 540 hot…
New Mexico
Police seek suspect in shooting that killed man, wounded dog
An arrest warrant has been issued for Xavier Marquez, accused in the fatal shooting of another man after the victim’s service dog was shot and wounded after reportedly barking at…
New Mexico
Virgin Galactic says FAA has cleared it for further flights
In this July 11 photo, the Virgin Galactic rocket plane, with founder Richard Branson and other crew members on board, lands back in Spaceport America in New Mexico. Virgin Galactic…
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County jails contend with high-risk environment for COVID-19
SANTA FE — County jails across New Mexico are contending with a high-risk environment for COVID-19 infection at the same time that many more beds are being filled with inmates,…
AP New Mexico
Farmington police: Teens had plan for school shooting attack
FARMINGTON – Farmington police say two 15-year-old students are accused of plotting to conduct a shooting attack at Farmington High School and that a third student is under investigation. A…
New Mexico
University threatens expulsion for unvaccinated students
ALBUQUERQUE – Students at one of New Mexico’s largest public universities will be disenrolled if they don’t comply with a vaccine mandate or opt to get tested regularly. The move…
Local News
Tico Time brings joy to some, misery for others
Neighbors of RV resort say loud music, nudity has made life ‘hell’
New Mexico
Family files lawsuit over deadly balloon crash in New Mexico
A bouquet of flowers from a mourner is placed June 26 near the basket of a hot air balloon that crashed in Albuquerque. A report from the Federal Aviation Administration…
New Mexico
Official: New Mexico ranchers capture Texas homicide suspect
ROSWELL, N.M. – A manhunt for a Texas homicide suspect ended Tuesday in rural southeastern New Mexico when ranchers detained the man at gunpoint and handed him over to sheriff’s…
New Mexico
Recall effort against Cowboys for Trump founder lags
Otero County Commissioner Couy Griffin presides at a public meeting in May in Alamogordo in a shirt with a “C4T“ logo that stands for Cowboys for Trump. Time is running…