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University of New Mexico asks students to vote on new seal

ALBUQUERQUE – New Mexico’s largest university is asking students to help with picking a new school seal to replace one that had sparked protests. The University of New Mexico is a...

DATE: Jan 23, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Chris Froome to resume racing at UAE Tour next month

BRUSSELS – Four-time Tour de France champion Chris Froome will return to competition at the UAE Tour next month, less than a year after suffering multiple career-threatening injuries. ...

DATE: Jan 22, 2020 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

World Anti-Doping Agency shuts down Moscow lab again

MONTREAL – The World Anti-Doping Agency ordered Moscow’s drug-testing laboratory to be shut down again Wednesday. That followed WADA’s finding last month that data stored at the l...

DATE: Jan 22, 2020 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

New Mexico officials urge health providers to be vigilant

SANTA FE – New Mexico health officials on Wednesday urged doctors and other providers across the state to be proactive and vigilant as more than 500 cases of a new viral respiratory illness ...

DATE: Jan 22, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Netflix announces New Mexico investments including new film

ALBUQUERQUE – Netflix Inc. announced it is making additional investments in New Mexico, including a jobs training program and the production of a new film. The announcement comes ...

DATE: Jan 22, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Larry Walker to be enshrined in Hall of Fame as Rockies player

Walker played for Expos from 1989-95

DATE: Jan 22, 2020 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Reward offered for New Mexico man accused in woman’s death

ROSWELL, N.M. – The FBI is offering a reward for a Roswell man accused of killing the mother of his 3-year-old son before fleeing with the boy. Federal authorities issued an arres...

DATE: Jan 22, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Sheriff: One escapee from small Colorado jail arrested

WALSENBURG – One of two inmates who escaped from a jail in a small Colorado town by locking a guard in a cell has been arrested after being found in the crawl space of a home, authorities sa...

DATE: Jan 22, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

NMSU professor gets grant for antibiotic-resistance research

LAS CRUCES, N.M. – A researcher at New Mexico State University has been awarded $1.5 million from the National Institutes of Health for her work on antibiotic resistance. The univ...

DATE: Jan 22, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Science Says: What to know about the viral outbreak in China

Health authorities are closely watching an outbreak of respiratory illness caused by a new virus that originated in China. Governments are stepping up surveillance of airline passengers from...

DATE: Jan 21, 2020 | CATEGORY: Health

Caleb Ewan wins stage 2 of Tour Down Under, takes lead

ADELAIDE, Australia – Caleb Ewan of Australia won stage two and claimed the overall lead in the Tour Down Under cycle race Wednesday as the first event of the World Tour season wound through...

DATE: Jan 21, 2020 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Colorado woman sentenced to 14 years in toddler son’s death

PUEBLO – A judge has sentenced a Colorado woman to 14 years in prison for the role she played in the death of her almost 2-year-old son in 2018. Faith Hughes, 22, was sentenced th...

DATE: Jan 21, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News