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Hunt for treasure hunter now burdens Santa Fe man

ALBUQUERQUE – An antiquities dealer who inspired tens of thousands to search the Rocky Mountains for $2 million in hidden treasure now leads an increasingly desperate mission to find one of ...

DATE: Jan 29, 2016 | CATEGORY: Regional News

N.M. governor revives right-to-work debate

Opponents question Martinez’s focus on eve of legislative session

DATE: Jan 7, 2016 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico official: Illegal to keep names of marijuana producers secret

ALBUQUERQUE – New Mexico Attorney General Hector Balderas says health officials would be running afoul of open-record laws by withholding the names of those who apply to be licensed medical ...

DATE: Jan 4, 2016 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico lawmakers seek extension of solar tax credit

ALBUQUERQUE – More than $31 million – that’s how much New Mexico homeowners and businesses spent on solar panels and solar heating systems in 2015 as part of an incentive program offered by ...

DATE: Jan 1, 2016 | CATEGORY: Regional News

N.M. finishes year with record wet weather

‘Miracle May’ began bountiful year for precipitation

DATE: Dec 30, 2015 | CATEGORY: Regional News

In northern N.M., Los Alamos faces an uncertain future

Possible change in nuke lab contract could affect taxes, jobs and economic security

DATE: Dec 29, 2015 | CATEGORY: Business

Latino lawmakers look to USDA to address civil rights issues

ALBUQUERQUE – The U.S. Department of Agriculture is embarking on a partnership with universities across the country in hopes of infusing its ranks with more diversity as it faces civil right...

DATE: Dec 26, 2015 | CATEGORY: Regional News

N.M. health exchange defends efforts to reach uninsured

ALBUQUERQUE – The number of New Mexicans without health insurance has been steadily dropping, but officials with the state health insurance exchange told lawmakers Wednesday that cultural an...

DATE: Nov 18, 2015 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Key N.M. Dems back Clinton

ALBUQUERQUE – Some of New Mexico’s top Democrats are throwing their support behind former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton for the party’s presidential nomination. The As...

DATE: Nov 13, 2015 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Los Alamos marks opening of Manhattan Project park

Associated Press LOS ALAMOS, N.M. â€“ Residents of a once secret government city in northern New Mexico are marking the beginnings of the Manhattan Project National Historical Par...

DATE: Nov 11, 2015 | CATEGORY: Regional News

N.M. museum unveils rare Bisti fossil find

ALBUQUERQUE – Paleontologists with the New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science have unveiled the first baby Pentaceratops skull ever discovered as hundreds of people lined up to get...

DATE: Nov 6, 2015 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Helicopter plucks fossils out of Bisti wilderness

Remains of 70 million-year-old dinosaur require unique removal

DATE: Nov 4, 2015 | CATEGORY: Good Earth