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Santa Fe recognized for DWI arrests

Thu, 23 May 2013 18:55:03 -0400

SANTA FE, New Mexico - The Santa Fe Police Department is being recognized as the best in the state for working to stop drunk drivers.

NM doctor accused of threatening wife, killing cat

Thu, 23 May 2013 18:24:52 -0400

LOS ALAMOS, New Mexico - A Los Alamos doctor is in custody for allegedly threatening his estranged wife with an ax and killing the family cat with a bow and arrow.

Santa Fe police investigate fatal hit-and-run

Thu, 23 May 2013 17:34:57 -0400

SANTA FE, New Mexico - Authorities say a Chimayo man is dead after a hit-and-run accident in Santa Fe.

Oil patch county paces NM population growth

Thu, 23 May 2013 15:36:44 -0400

SANTA FE, New Mexico - Lea County, in the heart of southeastern New Mexico's bustling oil patch, was the fastest-growing county in the state last year, while two-third of the counties lost population, according to the Census Bureau.

84-year-old NM woman indicted for drug trafficking

Thu, 23 May 2013 15:12:36 -0400

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico - An 84-year-old Albuquerque woman who uses an oxygen tank has been indicted for drug trafficking.

Shuttered NM plant resumes making peanut butter

Thu, 23 May 2013 14:16:42 -0400

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico - The eastern New Mexico peanut butter plant shuttered eight months ago after a salmonella outbreak is back in production, and company officials say their coveted natural and organic butters could be back on store shelves within a month.

Indictment: 84-year-old NM woman trafficking drugs

Thu, 23 May 2013 11:05:59 -0400

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico - An 84-year-old Albuquerque woman on an oxygen tank has been indicted for drug trafficking.

Wind blows off part of gym's roof at NM school

Thu, 23 May 2013 10:46:28 -0400

LOS ALAMOS, New Mexico - A Los Alamos elementary school is closed after a windstorm blew off part of the roof of the school's gym.

NM man settles old restaurant bill after 16 years

Thu, 23 May 2013 10:38:14 -0400

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico - A man who couldn't pay a Valentine's Day date restaurant bill as a teen has return to pay his debt - sixteen years later.

AF general vows to protect quality of weapons work

Thu, 23 May 2013 10:16:14 -0400

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico - The commander of the Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center at Kirtland Air Force Base says budget cuts are hitting the Albuquerque installation's staff and operations but that the safety, security and reliability of the weapons themselves won't be affected.

Grinder sparks started brush fire near Silver City

Thu, 23 May 2013 09:34:06 -0400

SILVER CITY, New Mexico - Authorities say sparks from a grinder being used by a resident in his garage started a fire that burned 160 acres of brush and grass near Silver City before being contained.

NM museums offer free admission for military

Thu, 23 May 2013 05:14:05 -0400

SANTA FE, New Mexico - New Mexico's 15 state-run museums and historic sites will be free this summer for active duty members of the military and their families.

Ex-policeman named to NM gambling regulatory board

Thu, 23 May 2013 05:07:15 -0400

SANTA FE, New Mexico - A retired Rio Rancho police officer has been appointed by Gov. Susana Martinez to a board that regulates gambling in New Mexico.

Memorial Day weekend kicks off bat watch

Thu, 23 May 2013 05:06:26 -0400

CARLSBAD, New Mexico - Memorial Day weekend marks the kickoff and 84th anniversary of Carlsbad Caverns' summer bat watching program.

Deputy injured in motorcycle crash dies

Thu, 23 May 2013 02:23:08 -0400

TACOMA, Washington - The King County sheriff's office says a deputy injured in an off-duty motorcycle crash on Monday night has died.

Couple donates collection to Silver City library

Thu, 23 May 2013 02:04:18 -0400

SILVER CITY, New Mexico - SILVER CITY, New Mexico - A Deming couple has donated a collection of research materials on 1st Lt. Charles Gatewood of the 6th U.S. Calvary, to the Silver City Public Library.

Cuts loom in New Mexico unemployment benefits

Wed, 22 May 2013 20:11:04 -0400

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico - New Mexicans qualifying for extended unemployment benefits starting next month will have their payments reduced by 25 percent because of federal spending cutbacks, state officials announced Wednesday.

NM transgender student skips graduation over flap

Wed, 22 May 2013 17:34:56 -0400

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico - A transgender student at an Albuquerque high school has skipped his graduation over a dispute about what color robe he had to wear.

NM school funding error snags districts

Wed, 22 May 2013 16:52:17 -0400

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico - A problem with a computer form's alphabetical listing caused dozens of New Mexico school districts and charter schools to get too much state funding, while others didn't get enough.

Man pleads guilty to robbing 5 NM businesses

Wed, 22 May 2013 16:19:25 -0400

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico - A man has pleaded guilty to robbing five Albuquerque-area businesses at gunpoint during a three-month span last year.

NM students could win prizes for reading books

Wed, 22 May 2013 16:12:07 -0400

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico - New Mexico children could win a trip to Disney's Animal Kingdom or ride in a hot air balloon with Gov. Susana Martinez under a program that state officials hope will encourage students to read when they aren't in school.

NM judge unseals most documents in Chavez case

Wed, 22 May 2013 15:47:42 -0400

BERNALILLO, New Mexico - A judge in the case of a former Albuquerque police officer accused of killing his wife in 2007 agreed Wednesday to unseal most of the pretrial documents sought by media outlets.

Wildfire season opens as evidence of health risks rise

Wed, 22 May 2013 14:53:47 -0400

By LEE BOWMAN - June is usually prime time for Cindy Coopersmith to get out and enjoy the woods and wildlife around Fort Collins, Colo.

NM man dies after wind blows him off roof of barn

Wed, 22 May 2013 12:38:37 -0400

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico - A 39-year-old Moriarty man was fatally injured when gusting winds blew him off a Moriarty-area barn roof.

Moriarty man blown off barn roof

Wed, 22 May 2013 11:58:37 -0400

MORIARTY, New Mexico - Authorities say a 39-year-old Moriarty man was killed when a wind gust swept him off the roof of a barn he was working on.