New Mexico transit fight one of many Route 66 disputes
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The fight over Albuquerque's plans for building a rapid transit route along a stretch of historic Route 66 is drawing fierce protest from some residents and business owners...
View ArticleVoter ID still issue in New Mexico race amid court decisions
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Recent federal court decisions have stalled or killed voter identification laws in Texas, Wisconsin, North Carolina and North Dakota. But in the Secretary of State race in the...
View ArticleNew Mexico business leaders urge lawmakers to keep job fund
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) - A coalition of New Mexico business leaders is urging state lawmakers to keep intact a closing fund to help recruit businesses to the state amid a looming special session and...
View ArticleMexican Mafia member to plead guilty in cop’s killing
Jerry “Spooks” Idrogo is the latest to take a plea deal for the May 2014 slaying of Balcones Heights police officer Julian Pesina. ......
View ArticleAlbuquerque art exhibit starts at 'Mango Street'
National Hispanic Cultural Center in Albuquerque tackles themes from ' 84 novel. ......
View ArticleProcession for fallen officer travels across New Mexico
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A procession for a police officer fatally shot during a traffic stop in a small New Mexico village crossed the state Monday as the officer's body was transported along a...
View ArticleSeguin takedowns of Mexican Mafia net fourth guilty plea
Eddie “Lil E” Flores became the latest to admit his role in prison gang’s control of the drug trade in Seguin. ......
View ArticleOwner of Boerne produce firm faces prison time for hiding assets
Curtis Harold DeBerry of Progreso Produce Ltd. faces up to two years in prison for concealing assets during bankruptcy proceedings as he tried to bail out his failing company. His wife also pleaded...
View ArticleEx-Rackspace employee “didn’t want to be a monster anymore”
Jason Maurice Kirby was sentenced Tuesday in San Antonio to more than 12 years in prison for accessing child pornography while working for the web-hosting and computing company. He also admitted to the...
View ArticleKeeping America's Principles In the Age of Terrorism
Our security should be judged not only by the absence of major attacks but by America’s commitment to the Constitution. ......
View ArticleNew Mexico set to release PARCC student test results
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico education officials are set to release results from the latest student standardized tests. ......
View ArticleNew Mexico student scores up, but less than 1/3 proficient
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — New results show New Mexico student tests scores are...
View ArticleNew Mexico immigrant teens take US citizenship oath
RIO RANCHO, N.M. (AP) — Around three dozen teens...
View ArticleUber expands Spanish-speaking service to New Mexico
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Ride-hailing company Uber is extending the option to request a Spanish-speaking driver to New Mexico, the nation's most Hispanic of states. ......
View ArticleThe memory of all that: Can you still find Sinatra in Vegas?
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Popular Frank Sinatra tunes in Las Vegas hotel lobbies have been replaced by the likes of Sia and Rihanna. The final tower of the famed Riviera Hotel and Casino has fallen, and the...
View ArticleCan you still find Sinatra in Vegas?
LAS VEGAS - Popular Frank Sinatra tunes in Las Vegas hotel lobbies have been replaced by the likes of Sia and Rihanna. The final tower of the famed Riviera Hotel and Casino has fallen, and the Sands...
View ArticleNew Mexico set to release grades for public schools
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico educational officials are set to release grades for the state's public schools a year after the number of schools graded an A or B dropped 10 percent. ......
View ArticleEx-officer of title company embezzled $367,309
Joseph P. Karpowicz wrote 47 checks to himself while he was CFO of Presidio Title. ......
View ArticleMore New Mexico public schools earn "A" or "B" grades
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — More New Mexico public...
View ArticleVenezuelan native: I savor freedom but dream of immigration reform
Venezuela is my home country, and one night defines my memory: My parents and I were driving home from a family gathering. A motorcyclist pulled up beside us. He pulled out a gun and pointed it toward...
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