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New Mexico budget crisis rears its head in courts, colleges

SANTA FE – New Mexico’s grinding budget crisis is taking a toll in courtrooms where overburdened attorneys have denied legal counsel to poor defendants, at museums reeling from layoffs and a...

Judge orders suspect in Old Navy case to remain behind bars

ALBUQUERQUE – A federal judge has ordered that a man accused of using an explosive device to damage an Old Navy store in Albuquerque remain in jail while awaiting trial. The Albuq...

Supreme Court asks Obama administration’s view on mine spill lawsuit

N.M. wants quick resolution; Utah may sue, too

Texas firm looks to boost N.M. oil production

ALBUQUERQUE – A Texas-based oil and gas company has reached a $430 million deal that will clear the way for more production in southeastern New Mexico, providing a glimmer of hope as state o...

Santa Fe’s mayor becomes public face of sanctuary cities

‘It’s really an issue about the values of Santa Fe’

New Mexico budget woes drive up borrowing costs

SANTA FE – A major credit rating agency has downgraded New Mexico’s financial standing shortly after the adoption of new budget solvency measures by the Legislature and Gov. Susana Martinez,...

When truancy laws don’t work

A New Mexico principal ponders a tougher approach

Mistrial declared in police shooting case

ALBUQUERQUE – The case against two former New Mexico police officers charged in the death of a homeless man ended in a mistrial Tuesday when jurors told the judge they were hopelessly deadlo...

Balloon fiesta grounds pilots a day after power line crashes

ALBUQUERQUE – High winds forced Albuquerque balloon fiesta officials to ground pilots Monday, a day after two balloons hit power lines, knocking out electricity to hundreds of residents and ...

Lawyers give 2 versions of deadly standoff

Police video examined frame by frame

Shooting trial renews scrutiny of Albuquerque police

ALBUQUERQUE – The Albuquerque Police Department’s handling of a deadly standoff with a homeless man who was mentally ill came under renewed scrutiny Monday as a prosecutor trying the two for...

New Mexico governor details fight for Facebook data center

LOS LUNAS, N.M. – It won’t be long before the bulldozers start clearing a lonely patch of rangeland in central New Mexico to make way for the newest of the massive data centers located aroun...