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Ex-New Mexico superintendent in crash still on payroll

LAS VEGAS, N.M. – A northern New Mexico school superintendent who resigned after he was cited by police for driving through a resident’s fence is still on the payroll. The Las Veg...

DATE: Mar 25, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico Rep. Alcon presented with Vietnam War medals

VILLAGE OF MILAN, N.M. – A New Mexico state lawmaker has finally received his medals for his service during the Vietnam War. The Gallup Independent reports Democratic Rep. Eliseo ...

DATE: Mar 25, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico archbishop again denounces ‘Santa Muerte’

ALBUQUERQUE – A New Mexico archbishop is renewing his call for Catholics to stop worshipping the skeleton folk saint known as La Santa Muerte, or “Our Lady of Holy Death,” saying he fears so...

DATE: Mar 25, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Indian Health Service receives funds for planning, building

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. â€“ The agency responsible for providing federal health services to American Indians has received funding to continue planning for and building facilities in New Mexico an...

DATE: Mar 24, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Opponents working to repeal Colorado popular vote law

GRAND JUNCTION – The effort to repeal a new law aimed at giving Colorado’s presidential electoral votes to the winner of the national popular vote is under way. The Daily Senti...

DATE: Mar 24, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

1 killed, 3 injured after street racing crash in Albuquerque

ALBUQUERQUE – Authorities say street racers in southwest Albuquerque have killed a pedestrian and crashed a vehicle into an apartment building. Police say it appears a woman was c...

DATE: Mar 24, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Oklahoma moves to stop towns from fees, bans on plastic bags

OKLAHOMA CITY – Oklahoma lawmakers are considering legislation to prevent cities and towns from imposing a fee on single-use plastic and paper bags, a measure that officials in one Oklahoma ...

DATE: Mar 24, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Power line problem causes outage at Albuquerque airport

ALBUQUERQUE – A New Mexico utility said a problem with an underground line caused a power outage in Albuquerque on Saturday, delaying flights and creating long wait times for passengers. ...

DATE: Mar 23, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado coal production dips in 2018

GRAND JUNCTION – Production at Colorado coal mines dipped slightly last year from 2017 levels. The Daily Sentinel reports that the Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining and ...

DATE: Mar 23, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

First-of-its-kind US nuclear waste dump marks 20 years

ALBUQUERQUE – In a remote stretch of New Mexico desert, the U.S. government put in motion an experiment aimed at proving to the world that radioactive waste could be safely disposed of deep ...

DATE: Mar 23, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Navajo Nation company ends bid to buy power plant, mine

ALBUQUERQUE – One of the largest coal-fired power plants in the West will close this year as planned after a Navajo Nation company ended its long-shot bid Friday to acquire it. Th...

DATE: Mar 22, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Some Aspen trails to remain closed due to heavy snowpack

ASPEN, Colo. (AP) â€” The U.S. Forest Service says some trails in the Aspen area might not open until well into the summer, if at all, due to a heavy snowpack and avalanche debris. ...

DATE: Mar 22, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News