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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...

Facebook chooses New Mexico for new data center over Utah

Utah’s effort to lure social media giant led to bickering

Battling salt cedar harms nesting bird

Scientists concerned about beetles’ effect on rare Southwestern willow flycatcher

Oil slump cripples New Mexico city finances

Bloomfield cuts city workers’ salaries, benefits

Martinez: tax hikes ‘make no sense’

SANTA FE, N.M. – New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez will not consider any tax increases as the state seeks to close a projected budget shortfall during an upcoming special session of the Legisl...

New Mexico pension funds miss targets for returns

SANTA FE – New Mexico’s two major public pension funds have missed targets for investment returns for a second consecutive year, likely pushing up unfunded liabilities that can extend the ti...

New Mexico governor orders agency spending reductions

SANTA FE – New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez directed most major state agencies on Tuesday to institute spending cuts in response to a sharp downturn in tax receipts and other state revenues t...

Endurance horseback rider will face biggest challenge yet

RATON, N.M. (AP) – After her first 26-mile endurance horseback ride, Marcia Hefker was so tired she fell asleep by the campfire. “Someone had to wake me up because the bottom of my tennis sh...