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Ex-cop heads to court on vehicular homicide charge

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 00:40:26 GMT

An ex-police officer riding with Carlos Fierro the night he drove drunk and killed a pedestrian will head back to court Monday.

Civil rights groups protest at Taos hotel

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 01:58:06 GMT

Members of several civil rights groups protested Saturday in front of a Taos hotel where Hispanic employees have clashed with the new owner.

Fierro sentenced to six years

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 03:29:36 GMT

A prominent Santa Fe attorney convicted of vehicular homicide for striking a man with his BMW and killing him while intoxicated was sentenced to six years behind bars Friday.

Charter schools celebrate 10 years

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 21:42:52 GMT

The New Mexico law that made charter schools possible is 10 years old.

Former Governor Bruce King dies

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 02:02:18 GMT

Santa Fe County rancher Bruce King, who served three terms as governor of New Mexico, died Friday morning at his home in Stanley, New Mexico.
Notable New Mexicans offer their thoughts

Swine flu deaths rise by 3 in NM

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 02:56:18 GMT

New Mexico health officials say three more people have died in New Mexico due to the swine flu.

Many question governor's use of executive order

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 01:57:15 GMT

After the governor vetoed the legislature's big spending cuts, and then imposes his own kinder, gentler cuts by executive order, many wonder why he called a $50,000-a-day special session in the first place.

Mother of apparent road-rage victim has words for son's killer

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 14:33:21 GMT

Hundreds gathered Thursday night to remember a Las Vegas man shot and killed after a confrontation at an intersection.

Roberston coach charged with disorderly conduct

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 21:20:46 GMT

A Robertson High School assistant football coach who fought with West Las Vegas football players at a fast food restaurant has been charged with disorderly conduct.

Richardson orders furloughs

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 14:35:25 GMT

Governor Bill Richardson has ordered budget cuts across state government and state employees in the executive branch to be furloughed for five days.
Executive order questioned
Raw video: Richardson veto message

Vigil held on anniversary of devastating DWI crash

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 14:31:22 GMT

On the third anniversary of one of the state's deadliest DWI crashes, the lone survivor visited the scene where her entire family was killed.

Deputies search for clues to solve woman's murder

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 17:35:12 GMT

Investigators collecting evidence at a Valencia County home may be closer to solving the murder of a 28-year-old woman.

New Mexicans honor nation's veterans

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 02:35:28 GMT

New Mexicans statewide on Wednesday honored the nation's veterans with parades and memorials as U.S. armed forces mark their eighth year in Afghanistan and sixth year in Iraq.
Shiprock honors vets

Senators honor NM veterans on Veterans Day

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 20:48:38 GMT

New Mexico's veterans will be honored at memorial events around the state Wednesday on Veterans Day.

UNM-Los Alamos asking voters for mil levy

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 22:02:20 GMT

The University of New Mexico-Los Alamos is asking voters for a mil levy for the first time in 29 years.

Deputies dig up yard for clues in murder

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 14:16:35 GMT

Valencia County deputies spent Tuesday night digging up a yard in Los Lunas looking for clues in an unsolved murder.

Guardsman shoots motorist, claims self-defense

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 14:20:53 GMT

Officers say a National Guardsman shot a Las Vegas man three times after the two got in a fight on the road.

State agency awards almost $1.6 million for trails

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 21:49:26 GMT

The New Mexico State Parks Division will award almost $1.6 million in federal funding for eight trail projects.

National lab starting project to control sediment

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 21:51:01 GMT

Los Alamos National Laboratory is trying to reduce sediments flowing down two canyons toward the Rio Grande.

Man shot, killed in front of family

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 14:30:38 GMT

Investigators say a 22-year-old man was shot and killed in front of his family in Las Vegas Monday.

NM licenses 4 more medical marijuana producers

Mon, 9 Nov 2009 22:55:42 GMT

The New Mexico Department of Health has approved four more medical marijuana producers.

Slain nun laid to rest

Mon, 9 Nov 2009 16:16:31 GMT

A slain Catholic nun who lived and worked on the Navajo Nation of western New Mexico was laid to rest Saturday.
Hundreds remember slain nun
Teen charged in murder

State agency leader resigns after DWI arrest

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 02:13:43 GMT

A top official in Gov. Richardson's cabinet has resigned over a DWI arrest just days after she was appointed to President Obama's administration.

Questa soldier's funeral set

Fri, 6 Nov 2009 18:11:22 GMT

Mourners will gather in Questa on Friday to bid farewell to a New Mexico National Guard soldier who died in Iraq from cardiac arrest last month.

Supporters call for former Gov. Johnson to run for president

Fri, 6 Nov 2009 15:20:14 GMT

Former New Mexico Governor Gary Johnson for president? That's what a handful of Web sites are calling for in 2012, and now there's even a commercial on YouTube.

AAA: New Mexico gasoline prices stabilize

Thu, 5 Nov 2009 21:36:59 GMT

AAA New Mexico says gasoline prices in the state have finally stabilized after nearly a month of continuous increases.
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Controlled burns started in northern New Mexico

Thu, 5 Nov 2009 22:16:20 GMT

Two controlled burns ignited by Santa Fe National Forest crews on Thursday are liable to be visible in northern New Mexico for the next few days.

Endangered fish released in San Juan River

Thu, 5 Nov 2009 18:34:07 GMT

The San Juan River in northwestern New Mexico has gotten an infusion of more than 3,000 endangered roundtail chubs.

NM hydropower project to get funding

Thu, 5 Nov 2009 18:29:00 GMT

Federal stimulus funding has been awarded to Los Alamos County for a hydroelectric project in northern New Mexico.

Get Answers: Suspected embezzler still not charged

Thu, 5 Nov 2009 14:42:45 GMT

Angry calls and e-mails have been coming into our newsroom about a former school official accused in what could be the state's largest embezzlement case.