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Airman gets life in prison for death of Mennonite woman living in Farmington

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. – An Air Force airman will spend the rest of his life in prison for kidnapping a Mennonite woman from northwestern New Mexico, fatally shooting her and leaving her body in t...

DATE: Jan 19, 2022 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

Governor wants tax cuts, crackdown on crime in election year

SANTA FE – New Mexico lawmakers are pushing to tap an unprecedented windfall of state income to shore up resources for public education, policing, health care and climate regulation at a 30-...

DATE: Jan 18, 2022 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

Man cycles through New Mexico on journey to see U.S. capitols

SANTA FE (AP) – Bob Barnes has spent the past handful of years shuttling other people where they need to go as an Uber driver in Syracuse, New York. On Aug. 1, he set off on a ride for himse...

DATE: Jan 18, 2022 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

New Mexico sees most number of pedestrian deaths in decade

ALBUQUERQUE – Albuquerque officials are renewing their pledge to prevent pedestrian deaths as New Mexico sees the highest number of them in a decade. KRQE-TV reports a new director will over...

DATE: Jan 18, 2022 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

Woman sentenced in scheme to steal iPods intended for kids

FARMINGTON – A former employee of a northwestern New Mexico school district faces 18 months in prison after sentenced in a yearslong scheme to steal and resell thousands of Apple iPods inten...

DATE: Jan 15, 2022 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

Staffing marks top education goal for New Mexico lawmakers

SANTA FE – New Mexico lawmakers are meeting starting Tuesday to craft the state budget, about half of which is expected to go to K-12 education. Early proposals from key legislative committe...

DATE: Jan 15, 2022 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

MLK march in Albuquerque postponed because of COVID-19 cases

ALBUQUERQUE – Albuquerque and New Mexico’s MLK State Commission announced Friday that they have decided to postponed Saturday’s planned Martin Luther King Jr. march because of the increasing...

DATE: Jan 15, 2022 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

New Mexico lawmakers seek greater spending, voter access

SANTA FE – Critical decisions about government spending, voting access, public education and criminal justice await New Mexico legislators during a 30-day legislative session that starts at ...

DATE: Jan 14, 2022 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

Cyber attack in Albuquerque latest to target public schools

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — When the superintendent of Albuquerque Public Schools announced earlier this week a cyber attack would lead to the cancellation of classes for around 75,000 students, he noted that the district’s technology department had been fending off attacks “for the last few weeks.”

DATE: Jan 14, 2022 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

Guard may help staffing shortages at New Mexico schools

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico’s governor said Thursday she’s considering seeking help from the National Guard to address COVID-19 staffing shortages at public schools, a move that could mark a first in the nation.

DATE: Jan 14, 2022 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

New Mexico leaders aim to put wedge in revolving crime door

ALBUQUERQUE – New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham is aiming to put a wedge in the revolving door that many have blamed for persistent violent crime and record homicides in the state’s lar...

DATE: Jan 14, 2022 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

Governor polls local mayors about infrastructure priorities

SANTA FE – New Mexico’s Democratic governor is polling local politicians about their infrastructure priorities as the state decides how to dispense federal pandemic relief money and spend fr...

DATE: Jan 12, 2022 | CATEGORY: New Mexico