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4 people, including a baby, died crossing the Rio Grande over the holiday weekend

EAGLE PASS, Texas – An infant was among four people who died while crossing the Rio Grande in the Texas border city of Eagle Pass in a 48-hour period over the Fourth of July weekend, authori...

DATE: Jul 4, 2023 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

House Republicans push off Biden impeachment bid for now

Rep. Lauren Boebert forced a snap vote, which sent her resolution to committees for possible consideration

DATE: Jun 22, 2023 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

New Mexico Supreme Court affirms 4 murder convictions of man in 2017 fatal shootings

SANTA FE – The New Mexico Supreme Court on Thursday affirmed the murder convictions of a man who is serving four consecutive life prison terms for the 2017 shooting deaths of three family me...

DATE: Jun 22, 2023 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

Virgin Galactic to send Italian researchers to space, then regular commercial flights

Commercial flights to the edge of space will begin for ticket-holders in August

DATE: Jun 19, 2023 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

'The Righteous,' an opera set among American Southwest church communities, to premiere in 2024

SANTA FE – The Santa Fe Opera will present the world premiere of “The Righteous” by composer Gregory Spears with a libretto by Pulitzer Prize-winner Tracy K. Smith on July 13 next year. The...

DATE: Jun 7, 2023 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Third man charged in 2002 shooting death of Run-DMC star Jam Master Jay

NEW YORK – A third man has been charged in the 2002 shooting death of Run-DMC star Jam Master Jay, prosecutors said Tuesday, marking the latest movement in a case that languished for years. ...

DATE: May 31, 2023 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Police: 3 killed in shootout involving outlaw biker gangs at New Mexico rally

Three other bikers face charges; two of them were among the five wounded

DATE: May 28, 2023 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

Céline Dion cancels European concerts 'until I’m really ready to be back on stage'

Céline Dion has canceled all of her scheduled tour dates through April 2024 as she continues treatment for a rare neurological disorder. “I’m so sorry to disappoint all of you once again...

DATE: May 26, 2023 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Supreme Court limits regulation of some U.S. wetlands, making it easier to develop and destroy them

The U.S. Supreme Court has stripped federal agencies of authority over millions of acres of wetlands, weakening a bedrock environmental law enacted a half-century ago to cleanse the country’...

DATE: May 26, 2023 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life

Posthumous Kenny Rogers album will feature unreleased songs

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Previously unreleased songs recorded by the late country superstar Kenny Rogers will be on a new record coming out in June. After a career spanning jazz, rock, country and...

DATE: Apr 12, 2023 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

How and where to watch Sunday’s Oscar broadcast

NEW YORK – Hollywood is gearing up for the 95th Academy Awards, where “Everything Everywhere All at Once” comes in as the lead nominee and the film industry will hope to move past “the slap”...

DATE: Mar 11, 2023 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

‘Boy Meets World’ star Ben Savage enters U.S. House race

LOS ANGELES – Actor Ben Savage, who starred as a child in the ABC teen sitcom “Boy Meets World,” is running for a U.S. House seat in California, marking his latest attempt to make the jump f...

DATE: Mar 7, 2023 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment