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New Mexico primary challengers face uphill fight amid virus

RIO RANCHO, N.M. – For weeks, Carrie Hamblen has knocked on doors, shook hands at festivals, and passed out campaign material in her effort to unseat Sen. Mary Kay Papen – one of the most po...

DATE: Mar 30, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico cancels national tourism campaign amid virus

RIO RANCHO, N.M – The Santa Fe Plaza is empty. So are the narrow streets of the adobe-laden historic district in the heart of Albuquerque. The ski lifts are idle, the galleries are shuttered...

DATE: Mar 29, 2020 | CATEGORY: Business

New Mexico representative faces heat for plugging Texas cafe amid virus

ALBUQUERQUE – State Rep. Patricia Roybal Caballero, one of the most liberal lawmakers in New Mexico and who has been dogged by allegations that she doesn’t live in the state, is facing criti...

DATE: Mar 25, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Hispanic Catholics asked to skip healing sites amid outbreak

RIO RANCHO, N.M. – For years, Orlando Marquez and his family made the pilgrimage to El Santuario de Chimayó, a Catholic sanctuary located in northern New Mexico and known as the “Lourdes of ...

DATE: Mar 19, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Jackson Wink MMA Academy adjusts training amid COVID-19

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Jackson Wink MMA Academy, the storied mixed martial arts gym that has trained UFC light heavyweight champion Jon “Bones” Jones, said Friday it’s adjusting its training am...

DATE: Mar 13, 2020 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Sand Creek Massacre site draws indigenous people who pray for victims of genocide worldwide

EADS – The site sits hundreds of miles from any major city. There are no statues to admire, no gift shops to buy postcards, and no cheery activities for the kids. To get there, one must driv...

DATE: Mar 1, 2020 | CATEGORY: Travel

Lawsuit: Black officer who was fired faced harassment

ALBUQUERQUE – A black corrections officer in southeastern New Mexico faced constant harassment and was eventually fired after he called in sick and was later spotted at a high school basketb...

DATE: Feb 27, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Netflix series explores the assassination of Malcolm X

ALBUQUERQUE – A new Netflix series is tackling questions about the 1965 assassination of civil rights icon Malcolm X. “Who Killed Malcolm X?” dives into questions surrounding his ...

DATE: Feb 22, 2020 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming

Ex-New Mexico Majority Leader eyes running for Sapien seat

SANTA FE – Former Democratic House Majority Leader Rick Miera said Monday he is considering running for a crucial Senate seat currently held by retiring Democratic Sen. John Sapien. ...

DATE: Feb 18, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico public pension reform passes in state House

SANTA FE – The New Mexico House on Monday approved a proposal aimed at shoring up New Mexico’s overextended pension fund for about 110,000 state and local government workers and retirees. ...

DATE: Feb 17, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Key Democratic New Mexico senator won’t seek re-election

RIO RANCHO – New Mexico Sen. John Sapien, a key moderate Democratic senator who represents a swing district outside of Albuquerque and who has been a champion for early childhood education, ...

DATE: Feb 17, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Proposal seeks to draw tourists to historic Hispanic trail

ALBUQUERQUE – A New Mexico proposal seeks to draw tourists to a historic Hispanic and Native American trail that once linked early Spanish settlers from Mexico City to an area just north of ...

DATE: Feb 11, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News