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Ex-New Mexico Majority Leader eyes running for Sapien seat

SANTA FE – Former Democratic House Majority Leader Rick Miera said Monday he is considering running for a crucial Senate seat currently held by retiring Democratic Sen. John Sapien. ...

DATE: Feb 18, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico public pension reform passes in state House

SANTA FE – The New Mexico House on Monday approved a proposal aimed at shoring up New Mexico’s overextended pension fund for about 110,000 state and local government workers and retirees. ...

DATE: Feb 17, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Santa Fe officials want daily flights to LA amid film boom

SANTA FE – Economic development officials are seeking the return of daily flights between Santa Fe and Los Angeles to support the ongoing growth of film production in New Mexico’s capital ci...

DATE: Feb 16, 2020 | CATEGORY: Business

Statistics show rise in accidental shootings in Albuquerque

ALBUQUERQUE – Statistics show accidental shootings are on the rise in Albuquerque. The Albuquerque Journal reports 37 accidental shootings reported in the city last year compar...

DATE: Feb 16, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Teen arrested at Albuquerque high school with 2 loaded guns

ALBUQUERQUE – Authorities say a 16-year-old boy was arrested after being found with two loaded guns on the campus of the Albuquerque high school he attends. The sophomore at Atris...

DATE: Feb 15, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico sheriff picked for U.S. group on mental illness

ALBUQUERQUE – The sheriff in New Mexico’s most populous county has been chosen by U.S. Attorney General William Barr to lead a mental health working group that is part of a federal effort to...

DATE: Feb 14, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico museum tries to find name for robotic tyrannosaur

ALBUQUERQUE – The New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science is trying to find a name for the robotic version of the Bisti Beast tyrannosaur. The museum in Albuquerque has col...

DATE: Feb 14, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico sheriff vows to go to jail over proposed gun law

EUNICE, N.M. – A southeastern New Mexico sheriff is vowing to go to jail and risk his seat rather than enforce a proposed “red flag” gun law. The Hobbs News-Sun reports Lea Cou...

DATE: Feb 13, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico county, black woman settles profiling lawsuit

ALBUQUERQUE – New Mexico’s largest county has reached a racial profiling settlement with a black woman who was stopped by deputies three times in less than a month but never cited. ...

DATE: Feb 13, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

‘Red flag’ gun bill advances toward decisive House floor vote in N.M.

SANTA FE – Democratic legislators in New Mexico pushed forward Tuesday with a “red flag” gun proposal, sending the bill toward a decisive House floor vote after a final round of public comme...

DATE: Feb 12, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Booming New Mexico oilfield to get high-speed internet soon

JAL, N.M. â€“ Businesses and residents in the southern end of a southeast New Mexico county likely will have high-speed internet by the end of the year. The Hobbs News-Sun repo...

DATE: Feb 12, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Proposal seeks to draw tourists to historic Hispanic trail

ALBUQUERQUE – A New Mexico proposal seeks to draw tourists to a historic Hispanic and Native American trail that once linked early Spanish settlers from Mexico City to an area just north of ...

DATE: Feb 11, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News