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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

Storm causes school closures, delayed openings in New Mexico

ALBUQUERQUE – A storm dropping snow and forming ice caused hazardous driving conditions across much of New Mexico on Tuesday, resulting in school closures in some areas and delays of opening...

DATE: Feb 11, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Farmington man gets long prison term for 2018 fatal stabbing

FARMINGTON – A Farmington man convicted in a fatal 2018 stabbing has been sentenced to 18 ½ years in prison. Prosecutors say Ronnie Garcia was convicted of second-degree murder an...

DATE: Feb 9, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Police offer reward to solve 1990 bowling alley shooting

LAS CRUCES, N.M. – A $30,000 reward has been offered for information about a shooting at a Las Cruces bowling alley in 1990 where five people were fatally shot and two others survived wounds...

DATE: Feb 8, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico Senate endorses ‘red flag’ gun bill

SANTA FE – The New Mexico state Senate on Friday endorsed a “red flag” gun bill that has been prompted by concerns about a mass shooting last year in El Paso, Texas, and suicide prevention e...

DATE: Feb 8, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Ruling: Defense against excessive force by police is viable

SANTA FE – A court ruling says New Mexico criminal defendants may be allowed to argue that they were trying to defend another person from excessive force by an officer. The state ...

DATE: Feb 8, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico Senate endorses ‘red flag’ gun bill

SANTA FE – The New Mexico state Senate on Friday endorsed a “red flag” gun bill that has been prompted by concerns about a mass shooting last year in El Paso, Texas, and suicide prevention e...

DATE: Feb 7, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Couple facing charges in kangaroo, mountain lion possession

BELEN, N.M. – A New Mexico couple is facing charges for illegally importing exotic animals, including a mountain lion and kangaroo, for film productions. Kip and Chelsey Lewis are...

DATE: Feb 7, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Scammers steal $447,000 from county in N.M

ALBUQUERQUE – County officials in New Mexico have changed some of their internal procedures after acknowledging that Bernalillo County lost about $447,000 as a result of an online scam. ...

DATE: Feb 6, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico pueblo’s housing for teachers poses hazards

ZUNI PUEBLO, N.M. – Housing units designed for teachers to alleviate a teacher shortage on a Native American pueblo in western New Mexico are posing hazards and are in dire need of repairs. ...

DATE: Feb 6, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Santa Fe Plaza businesses seek more police amid robberies

SANTA FE – Santa Fe Plaza businesses want the city to add more officers to the area after robberies and complaints about crime. The Santa Fe New Mexican reports more than 100 d...

DATE: Feb 5, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News