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Olivia, Liam were top baby names in New Mexico during 2019

SANTA FE – Preliminary tallies of vital records indicate Olivia and Liam were the most popular names for babies born in New Mexico during 2019. Ava was the second most popular nam...

DATE: Dec 21, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Visitor center along historic Route 66 gets more funding

ALBUQUERQUE – Bernalillo County commissioners are planning to spend another $1.5 million to further support the construction of a visitor center along historic Route 66. The commi...

DATE: Dec 20, 2019 | CATEGORY: Business

New Mexico governor seeks sustained pay raises for teachers

ALBUQUERQUE – New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham says she wants sustained pay increases for public school employees after a recent round of salary increases. Teachers flocked ...

DATE: Dec 19, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Teen snowboarders rescued after going off path at ski area

SANTA FE â€“Emergency crews early Thursday rescued two young snowboarders who got stuck after going off the path at a ski area in mountains near Santa Fe. The two 15-year-old boys...

DATE: Dec 19, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Zuni Pueblo gets $5 million grant to construct housing

ZUNI PUEBLO, N.M. – The Zuni Pueblo said it has been awarded $5 million as part of a federal grant for tribal-designated housing entities across the United States. Zuni Housing Di...

DATE: Dec 19, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico officials ask for Endangered Species Act probe

ALAMOGORDO, N.M. – County officials in New Mexico have asked for an investigation into alleged waste and mismanagement of public lands by federal wildlife agencies. Officials from...

DATE: Dec 18, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Albuquerque probing ‘emergency’ involving hyena, zookeeper

ALBUQUERQUE – Albuquerque Biological Park officials are investigating an “emergency incident” involving a zookeeper and a hyena. KOB-TV reports the zoo confirmed Monday it is look...

DATE: Dec 18, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico state senator found guilty of drunken driving

SANTA FE – New Mexico state Sen. Richard Martinez has been found guilty of aggravated drunken driving and reckless driving in connection with a June car crash, a state district court judge r...

DATE: Dec 17, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico senator fights drunken driving charges at trial

SANTA FE – The trial of a prominent Democratic state senator on drunken and reckless driving charges on Monday delved into police body camera video of a watery-eyed politician in apparently ...

DATE: Dec 17, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Symposium centers on creation of law school at Diné College

TSAILE, Ariz. – The first college established decades ago by a Native American tribe in the United States is now working to create a law school. Formal efforts picked up speed wit...

DATE: Dec 17, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico awarded $3.5M to help fight opioid crisis

ALBUQUERQUE – Efforts to combat drugs and crime in New Mexico will get a boost from the federal government. The U.S. Justice Department announced late last week that more than $3....

DATE: Dec 16, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Exhibit to highlight Albuquerque street photo project

ALBUQUERQUE – Samples of a street photography project that is more than a half-century in the making are set to go on display in Albuquerque, and organizers want residents to visit and help ...

DATE: Dec 15, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News