Rudolfo Anaya's "Bless Me, Ultima" to be made into an opera
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Rudolfo Anaya's famed novel "Bless Me, Ultima," one of the most recognizable works of Mexican-American Literature and a book some scholars believed sparked the Chicano literary...
View ArticleArrieta wins 16th straight decision as Cubs beat Brewers 7-2
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View Article29 indicted, 22 arrested in South Texas crime ring bust
The district attorney in Atascosa County said 29 people have been indicted — and after raids on Thursday, 22 have been arrested — on various charges that include prostituting minors. ......
View ArticleNew Mexico launching new anti-child abuse campaign, website
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The state agency tasked with protecting New Mexico children is launching a new campaign aimed at getting more parents involved in fighting child abuse. ......
View ArticleNew Mexico bishops attack anti-child abuse push
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The Latest on a New Mexico campaign aimed at tackling child abuse (all times local): ......
View ArticleInmate’s claim that judge owes him $5.8 million could bring more prison time
The FBI says Leandro Luna fraudulently filed an involuntary bankruptcy petition against U.S. District Judge Alia Moses to retaliate for the sentence she gave him in a pair of drug cases. The jurist...
View ArticleTexas family rescued from captors in Mexico
Three Dallas residents had been held nearly a month after being ambushed on the way to a funeral in San Luis Potosi state in Mexico. ......
View ArticleNew Mexico mom set to be sentenced in son's brutal death
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — An Albuquerque mother who has pleaded guilty in the brutal death of her son is set to learn her fate. ......
View ArticleMother gets 40 years in high-profile child abuse death
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — An Albuquerque mother was sentenced Friday to 40 years in prison in one of New Mexico's most high-profile child abuse deaths — a case that sparked a number of reforms and an o...
View ArticlePurdue University Northwest class of 2016 graduates
Purdue University Northwest Calumet campus saw nearly 1,000 students graduate in three ceremonies Friday and Saturday. See more photos in our Faces of the Region gallery at nwi.com. Photos by Janel...
View ArticleNew Mexico ban on teachers criticizing tests to end
The move comes after the American Civil Liberties Union of New Mexico filed a lawsuit in March challenging a regulation that prohibits teachers and other public school employees from criticizing...
View ArticleNew Mexico ban on teachers criticizing tests to end
ALBUQUERQUE — The New Mexico Public Education Department said Monday that it will remove a rule that prohibits state teachers from making disparaging remarks about standardized tests. ......
View ArticleThree Long Beach teens accused of plotting to kill fetus
A Long Beach teenager who wanted his pregnant girlfriend...
View ArticleResidents near Trinity Test want Obama to also visit village
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View ArticleResidents near New Mexico nuclear test site seek Obama visit
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Residents of a historic Hispanic village near the site where the U.S. government tested the first atomic bomb have praised President Barack Obama's planned visit to Hiroshima —...
View ArticleFraudster’s sentence doubled for second scam
A former San Antonio man used $51,000 from swindle in Florida to pay partial restitution in his criminal case here. ......
View ArticleResidents near New Mexico nuclear test site seek Obama visit
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Residents of a historic Hispanic village near the site where the U.S. government tested the first atomic bomb have praised President Barack Obama's planned visit to Hiroshima —...
View ArticleU.S. Marshal chief for sprawling Texas district resigns under pressure
Almonte, who has run the federal law enforcement agency for the San Antonio-based district that stretches to El Paso since 2010, opted to quit, the Justice Department said. An email went out to all...
View ArticleUniversity of New Mexico eyes seal amid racial concerns
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico's largest university is considering revising its half-century old seal amid concerns by Native American students who say it represents the frontier's violent era....
View ArticleBrewfest brings industrial chic to beer tasting in Highland
Bob and Linda Schwebke brewed up a dream and watched it come to life. ......
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