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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

Albuquerque police: Suspected stolen car crashes, killing female passenger

The Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE – A man who ran from a suspected stolen car after it crashed, fatally injuring a woman who was a passenger, Albuquerque police said. An...

DATE: Feb 5, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Cuban writer honored for murder mystery

HOBBS, N.M. (AP) – When Teresa Dovalpage learned that her murder mystery “Queen of Bones” had been chosen by NBC News as one of the top “10 books from 2019 by and about Latinos,” she was sur...

DATE: Feb 4, 2020 | CATEGORY: Books

New Mexico looks beyond U.S. borders for savings on medicine

SANTA FE – New Mexico’s Senate endorsed a bill Tuesday that might allow the state to pursue imports of prescription drugs from Canada on a wholesale basis in search of cost savings. ...

DATE: Feb 4, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico kicks off registration process for primaries

SANTA FE – Candidates are registering ahead of New Mexico’s pre-primary conventions to run for federal and statewide elected office. The secretary of state’s office was scheduled ...

DATE: Feb 4, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Portales woman gets 18-year prison term in a kidnapping case

PORTALES, N.M. – A Portales woman has been sentenced to 18 years in prison after being convicted of kidnapping, burglary and aggravated battery. Prosecutors say 24-year-old Espera...

DATE: Feb 4, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Police: New Mexico mom forced son, 13, to vape THC

ROSWELL, N.M. – A New Mexico woman is facing child abuse charges after authorities say she forced her 13-year-old son to smoke vape pens containing THC. KOB-TV reports Candace Lin...

DATE: Feb 4, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico court allows medical marijuana tax deduction

SANTA FE – Medical marijuana producers in New Mexico can claim a tax deduction for prescription medication, a move that could affect prices for thousands of enrolled patients, according to a...

DATE: Feb 1, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico leads U.S. in pecan production

LAS CRUCES, N.M. – The numbers are in and U.S. agricultural officials say New Mexico marked a record year of pecan production in 2019 to lead the nation. The National Agricultural...

DATE: Jan 31, 2020 | CATEGORY: Business

Rape trial against former Catholic priest starts in Santa Fe

SANTA FE â€“ A trial has started for a former priest accused of raping a first grade student from Holy Cross Catholic School in Santa Fe more than 30 years ago. Key in the trial t...

DATE: Jan 31, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Opponents of gun confiscation bill rally in New Mexico

SANTA FE – Hundreds of advocates for gun rights rallied Friday at the New Mexico Statehouse in a show of force against a proposed law that allows the confiscation of guns that has the suppor...

DATE: Jan 31, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News