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Family files lawsuit over deadly balloon crash in New Mexico

ALBUQUERQUE – The family of a passenger on a hot air balloon that crashed and killed five people in Albuquerque in June is suing the estate of the dead pilot and the companies that operated...

Official: New Mexico ranchers capture Texas homicide suspect

ROSWELL, N.M. – A manhunt for a Texas homicide suspect ended Tuesday in rural southeastern New Mexico when ranchers detained the man at gunpoint and handed him over to sheriff’s deputies, a ...

Recall effort against Cowboys for Trump founder lags

SANTA FE – Time is running out for a recall effort aiming to kick Cowboys for Trump founder Couy Griffin out of office as a county commissioner in southern New Mexico. Supporters of the pet...

Santa Fe mayor attacks rival for ‘no’ vote on mask ordinance

SANTA FE – Recriminations about face-mask mandates are creating new tension between Democratic candidates in the election campaign for mayor in Santa Fe. In a flyer distributed by mail Frida...

FBI seeks public’s assistance identifying bank robbery suspect

Man accused of hitting a credit union in Albuquerque

Albuquerque OKs no-fares pilot program for city buses

ALBUQUERQUE – Albuquerque’s public transit system won’t charge fares for riding buses during a 12-month experiment starting Jan. 1. City Council voted Monday night to approve the pilot progr...

Courthouse canine starts new job in Santa Fe

SANTA FE – The new judge you may see in the First Judicial District courthouse downtown is about 2 feet tall, weighs less than 70 pounds and has expressive, loving eyes. He also has four le...

New Mexico reports 5 cases of West Nile virus infections

SANTA FE – State health officials say they have identified five cases of West Nile virus infections across New Mexico and that wet weather may be a factor. The Department of Health said Frid...

Ruling: Car lights don't need to work perfectly, just well

SANTA FE – New Mexico’s highest court has ruled that state law doesn’t require vehicle tail lights all be working perfectly, only that they work well enough for their intended use. A ruling ...

New Mexico deploys absentee ballot drop boxes statewide

SANTA FE – Election officials are deploying ballot drop boxes across New Mexico for people who chose to cast absentee ballots without walking indoors during the upcoming Nov. 2 local electi...

US flag, sewn at POW camp, settles at Smithsonian

ALBUQUERQUE (AP) – Its beginnings were humble, but proud and brave, too. An American flag, assembled secretively and at risk in a Japanese prisoner-of-war camp, was fashioned out of pieces ...

New Mexico reports 20 more COVID-19 deaths, most in months

SANTA FE – New Mexico’s pandemic death roll rose by 20 on Friday, the largest reported single-day increase in months. The state on Friday also reported 885 additional confirmed cases – the l...