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Record rainfall soaks New Mexico, prompts rescues

ALBUQUERQUE – The New Mexico National Guard and other rescue crews evacuated dozens of campers and residents who were stranded by floodwaters along the Pecos River as New Mexico was drenched...

DATE: Sep 11, 2013 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Native American artists team with Paul Frank brand

ALBUQUERQUE – It was Fashion’s Night Out in Los Angeles. Celebrities and models packed parties and shopping extravaganzas thrown by designers and retailers. The people at Paul Fra...

DATE: Aug 18, 2013 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Family of slain Okla. couple pursues justice

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Frailty is starting to creep up on Vivian Haas, but her strong will has yet to fade. The 83-year-old woman is driven by a simple desire to see justice done for her son an...

DATE: Aug 17, 2013 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Senators push Tom Vilsack for emergency food funding

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – The number of New Mexican families worried about where their next meal will come from is growing as the economy sputters along and food banks try to cobble together what ...

DATE: Aug 10, 2013 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Stray bird sparks frenzy in N.M.

Fans flock to spy tropical wood-rail

DATE: Jul 24, 2013 | CATEGORY: Good Earth

Endangered gray wolf shot in N.M.

ALBUQUERQUE – The effort to return the endangered Mexican gray wolf to the American Southwest has hit another stumbling block. Federal and state wildlife officials have confirmed ...

DATE: Jul 17, 2013 | CATEGORY: Good Earth

BLM OKs natural-gas pipeline project

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – The federal government has given the green light to a proposal to build 234 miles of pipeline to transport natural-gas liquids from one corner of New Mexico to the other ...

DATE: Jul 6, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

N.M. gets help to fight fires

RIO RANCHO, N.M. – Some residents were allowed to return home Wednesday as firefighters shored up lines around one of two wildfires that have raced across thousands of acres of dry forest in...

DATE: Jun 4, 2013 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Native American veterans pushing for recognition

ALBUQUERQUE – The Navajo Code Talkers are legendary. Then there was Cpl. Ira Hamilton Hayes, the Pima Indian who became a symbol of courage and patriotism when he and his fellow Marines rais...

DATE: May 25, 2013 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Hoping for chile weather

N.M. grapples with tough water choices as drought persists

DATE: Apr 30, 2013 | CATEGORY: Good Earth

N.M. park officials close Alcove House

ALBUQUERQUE  High above the floor of Frijoles Canyon sits one of the most popular sites at Bandelier National Monument. Accessible only by a series wooden ladders and steep...

DATE: Apr 13, 2013 | CATEGORY: Regional News