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NM official: Tax package saved jobs

Sat, 18 May 2013 17:38:25 -0400

SANTA FE, New Mexico - A massive tax package passed by lawmakers in the final days of the legislative session is having a positive effect on jobs, the head of the New Mexico Economic Development Department told lawmakers this week.

Santa Fe launches $1M Internet project

Sat, 18 May 2013 05:05:04 -0400

SANTA FE, New Mexico - The city of Santa Fe has launched a $1 million project aimed at improving the city's broadband infrastructure and boosting the availability of high-speed Internet connections.

Santa Fe marijuana dispensary robbed at gunpoint

Fri, 17 May 2013 19:28:50 -0400

SANTA FE, New Mexico - Authorities are looking for three men who robbed a licensed medical marijuana distributor in Santa Fe on Friday.

Documentary TV series to film in NM

Fri, 17 May 2013 05:34:13 -0400

SANTA FE, New Mexico - A new version of Carl Sagan's 1980 Public Broadcasting Service series "Cosmos" will be filming in Santa Fe through early June.

Book sheds light on muralist

Fri, 17 May 2013 02:29:55 -0400

SANTA FE, New Mexico - Peter E. Lopez was introduced to the work of Edward O'Brien four years ago, when he visited the abandoned main building of the St. Catherine Indian School campus.

Edgewood dogs to soon be up for adoption

Thu, 16 May 2013 05:19:17 -0400

SANTA FE, New Mexico - Nearly three dozen dogs that were taken from the Edgewood home of a former veterinarian will soon be up for adoption.

SF County's insurer to pay legal fees to church

Wed, 15 May 2013 09:30:34 -0400

SANTA FE, New Mexico - A church whose members drink a hallucinogenic tea as a sacrament will be reimbursed $750,000 by Santa Fe County's insurer for legal fees as part of a settlement that resolves a land-use dispute.

Monthly burglaries hit 10-year low in Santa Fe

Tue, 14 May 2013 06:13:12 -0400

SANTA FE, New Mexico - Santa Fe police say the number of property crimes in April is a 10-year low for a single month in Santa Fe.

San Antonio mayor to speak at SFCC commencement

Tue, 14 May 2013 05:07:06 -0400

SANTA FE, New Mexico - San Antonio Mayor Julian Castro is scheduled to give the keynote address at Santa Fe Community College's commencement ceremony.

NM land office brings in more than $45M in April

Mon, 13 May 2013 18:36:09 -0400

SANTA FE, New Mexico - Royalties from leases, and oil and natural gas production on New Mexico trust land netted more than $45 million in revenue in April.

Mummified body of Chicana author found in NM home

Mon, 13 May 2013 15:58:18 -0400

SANTA FE, New Mexico - A 70-year-old woman whose mummified body was recently found in her Santa Fe apartment was identified as a Chicana activist, teacher and author.

10-year-old wins fight against cancer

Sun, 12 May 2013 14:06:01 -0400

SANTA FE, New Mexico - A year ago, doctors traipsed into an Albuquerque hospital room and faced Shari Buckley.

NM governor to unveil newest Heart Gallery exhibit

Sat, 11 May 2013 17:08:36 -0400

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico - A New Mexico program aimed at raising awareness about the number of children in foster care and those who are waiting to be adopted got a boost Saturday.

Autopsy: Suffocation killed NM man after bar fight

Fri, 10 May 2013 09:17:29 -0400

SANTA FE, New Mexico - An autopsy has determined that suffocation from pressure on the chest cavity is what killed a 42-year-old man who was restrained following a fight at a Santa Fe bar on Jan. 18.

Brothers convicted in NM real estate scam

Fri, 10 May 2013 05:06:16 -0400

SANTA FE, New Mexico - A Santa Fe jury has convicted two brothers who were accused of stealing $440,000 from an elderly couple in a real estate investment scam.

Clinics eligible for federal aid to help uninsured

Fri, 10 May 2013 05:06:08 -0400

SANTA FE, New Mexico - A federal agency is offering about $2 million to health clinics in New Mexico to help uninsured residents obtain medical coverage.

Hyundai creates spirited crossover in 2013 Santa Fe

Thu, 09 May 2013 16:52:07 -0400

By FRANK A. AUKOFER - It has nothing to do with basketball, but Hyundai has nailed a triple double.

6 more sue Archdiocese of Santa Fe over abuse

Thu, 09 May 2013 15:38:04 -0400

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico - Six more men have filed lawsuits against the Archdiocese of Santa Fe and are accusing a late priest of sexual abusing them as teenagers in the 1970s and '80s.

Drive: Hyundai's triple double with Santa Fe

Thu, 09 May 2013 13:19:59 -0400

By FRANK A. AUKOFER - It has nothing to do with basketball, but Hyundai has nailed a triple double.

Santa Fe to debut new police cruisers

Wed, 08 May 2013 20:07:55 -0400

SANTA FE, New Mexico - The Santa Fe Police Department is going with the classic colors of black and white.

Editor of The New Mexican to retire

Wed, 08 May 2013 18:49:52 -0400

SANTA FE, New Mexico - The editor of The New Mexican says he plans to retire after more than 21 years of guiding Santa Fe's daily newspaper.

Santa Fe Institute taps Bingaman as newest trustee

Wed, 08 May 2013 16:08:09 -0400

SANTA FE, New Mexico - A prestigious nonprofit research and education center in Santa Fe has tapped former U.S. Sen. Jeff Bingaman to serve as its newest trustee.

Santa Fe plans new compacts for charter schools

Wed, 08 May 2013 09:53:25 -0400

SANTA FE, New Mexico - Santa Fe's public school system is moving to set new performance goals and transparency standards and for its four charter schools, a move that's surprised some of the schools' operators.

Santa Fe County imposes fire restrictions

Wed, 08 May 2013 05:14:04 -0400

SANTA FE, New Mexico - Santa Fe County has issued an emergency ordinance declaring hazardous fire conditions and imposing restrictions.

Settlement reached in deadly Santa Fe DWI crash

Tue, 07 May 2013 16:10:11 -0400

SANTA FE, New Mexico - A wrongful death lawsuit has been settled in the case of a girl killed when her family's van was hit by a vehicle driven by a Santa Fe surgeon.