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New Mexico advocates renew push for juvenile justice bill

ALBUQUERQUE – It seemed likely that Michael Brown, 44, would die in prison. He was tried as an adult in 1995 and convicted by a jury on first-degree murder and other charges in the stabbing ...

DATE: Dec 30, 2021 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

New Mexico sees drop in COVID-19 hospitalizations

ALBUQUERQUE – Fewer people are being hospitalized now in New Mexico because of COVID-19 infections, according to state data. The New Mexico Department of Health reported Tuesday there were j...

DATE: Dec 29, 2021 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

Navajo Nation reports 19 new COVID-19 cases, no new deaths

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. – The Navajo Nation reported 19 new confirmed cases of the coronavirus on Tuesday and no additional deaths. The latest numbers pushed the cases on the vast reservation to ...

DATE: Dec 29, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Sentencing set for airman convicted of Farmington woman’s killing

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. – A U.S. Air Force airman who was convicted of killing a Mennonite woman after kidnapping her in New Mexico and taking her to Arizona will be sentenced in January. An Arizo...

DATE: Dec 28, 2021 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

New Mexico will raise minimum wage to $11.50 for 2022

SANTA FE – New Mexico’s hourly minimum wage is set to increase by a dollar to $11.50 at the start of 2022. The Workforce Solutions Department on Monday issued a reminder to employers and wor...

DATE: Dec 28, 2021 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

Holiday Bowl scrapped as virus issues hit UCLA

UCLA-North Carolina game canceled hours before kickoff

DATE: Dec 28, 2021 | CATEGORY: AP Sports

New Mexicans call for change for repeat DWI offenders

ALBUQUERQUE – With authorities logging more than a dozen DWI arrests in the Albuquerque area since Christmas Eve, there are more calls for New Mexico to crack down on repeat offenders. Albuq...

DATE: Dec 27, 2021 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

Judge to consider bid to lower trucker’s 110-year sentence

GOLDEN – A judge on Monday was set to consider a request from prosecutors to reduce the 110-year prison sentence of a truck driver for an explosive crash that killed four people in suburban ...

DATE: Dec 27, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Democratic House leaders move to dissolve land grant panel

SANTA FE – Top Democrats in the New Mexico House have chosen to dissolve a legislative committee that deals with Hispanic land grants, traditional irrigation districts known as acequias and ...

DATE: Dec 27, 2021 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

Suspect arrested in bow-and-arrow killing of bear near Taos

ALBUQUERQUE – A suspect has been arrested in the shooting of a bear with a bow and arrow near Taos, New Mexico, in October. The Albuquerque Journal reported Friday a man was charged in T...

DATE: Dec 26, 2021 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

New Mexico county concerned about forest proposal

ALAMOGORDO, N.M. – Otero County commissioners have approved a resolution voicing opposition to a proposed plan that will guide forest management practices for the 1.1 million-acre Lincoln Na...

DATE: Dec 25, 2021 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

Christmas boost: NBA continues quest for more shots in arms

The NBA’s Christmas message to its teams was a refrain it has been using for weeks: Get boosted. With the number of players on the league’s health and safety protocols list still hovering ar...

DATE: Dec 24, 2021 | CATEGORY: AP Sports