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Proposal in owl case allows for cutting of U.S. Capitol tree

ALBUQUERQUE – It will be up to a federal judge whether to sign off on a proposed order that would clear the way for a tree to be cut and displayed outside the U.S. Capitol building over the ...

DATE: Oct 22, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

3 years later, Legislature gives ethical advice to member

SANTA FE – It has taken three years for the New Mexico Legislature to answer a request for advice about ethical conduct by one of its members. A legislative ethics panel on Monday...

DATE: Oct 22, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

SWAT team breaks up children’s party while chasing suspect

ALBUQUERQUE – A SWAT team looking for a suspected accomplice in a forged-check case was forced to break up a birthday party for an 8-year-old Albuquerque boy. KOAT-TV reports the ...

DATE: Oct 21, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

‘Breaking Bad’ beer sells out within 3 hours in Albuquerque

ALBUQUERQUE – A beer named after the AMC-TV hit series “Breaking Bad” and brewed by an actor from the show sold out after its debut. KOB-TV reports “Breaking Bad” fans lined up at...

DATE: Oct 21, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico health officials urge flu vaccinations

ALBUQUERQUE – New Mexico Health Secretary Kathy Kunkel will be getting her flu shot as the state kicks off its campaign to get more people vaccinated this season. Kunkel and Deput...

DATE: Oct 21, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Qantas completes longest non-stop New York-Sydney flight

SYDNEY – Australia’s Qantas on Sunday completed the first non-stop commercial flight from New York to Sydney, which was used to run a series of tests to assess the effects of ultra long-haul...

DATE: Oct 21, 2019 | CATEGORY: Travel

Body found in suitcase identified as mother of suspect

PUEBLO – Colorado authorities have identified a woman whose body was found in a suitcase in a large trash bin as the mother of the man suspected of killing her. Pueblo County Coro...

DATE: Oct 21, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado mom charged with murder in death of young daughter

DENVER – A Colorado mother has been indicted on a murder charge in the death of her 7-year-old daughter, whose death had been attributed to terminal diseases after she fulfilled a bucket lis...

DATE: Oct 21, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

4x Olympian, NYC Marathon champion Shalane Flanagan retires

Four-time Olympian and New York City Marathon champion Shalane Flanagan says she is retiring from competitive running to become a coach. The 38-year-old Flanagan made the announce...

DATE: Oct 21, 2019 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Report details use of solitary confinement in New Mexico

SANTA FE – The first-ever quarterly report from the New Mexico Corrections Department on its use of solitary confinement shows about 4% of inmates are held alone in a cell for at least 22 ho...

DATE: Oct 21, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Classes resume in Colorado district despite strike

FAIRPLAY – Classes are resuming in a rural Colorado school district despite a teachers’ strike now in its second week. The president of Park County School District RE-2, Kim Bundg...

DATE: Oct 21, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

University of New Mexico law student sues school over dust

ALBUQUERQUE â€“ A University of New Mexico law student is suing the school and a construction company for kicking up dust. KRQE-TV reports Zacary Wilson-Fetrow this month filed a ...

DATE: Oct 21, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News