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New Mexico election provides stark choice on gun issues

SANTA FE – Two candidates for governor of New Mexico are offering starkly different visions on issues of gun control and public safety in a state where the Democrat-led Legislature has been ...

Will Smith marks 50th birthday with a leap near Grand Canyon

LITTLE COLORADO RIVER GORGE, Ariz. – Like a scene out of a high-octane action movie that he would star in, Will Smith celebrated his 50th birthday Tuesday by successfully bungee jumping from...

New Mexico lawmaker found guilty of DWI in Albuquerque

ALBUQUERQUE – A judge found a New Mexico lawmaker guilty of aggravated drunken driving Tuesday, citing her performance and seemingly flippant demeanor during a field sobriety test last sprin...

Contractor’s error causes jet fuel spill at Aspen airport

ASPEN – Officials say a contractor at the Aspen airport spilled more than 1,300 gallons of jet fuel last week. The Aspen Times reports Atlantic Aviation General Manager Jonathan J...

New Mexico inmates donate their art to hospital

HOBBS, N.M. – Inmates of the ministry program at southeastern New Mexico jail have donated art they created to a hospital. The Hobbs News-Sun reports six inmates at the Lea County...

FBI: Crime increased in New Mexico in 2017

SANTA FE – The FBI’s latest crime statistics show New Mexico again ranks among the most dangerous states. The FBI’s report released Monday shows the rates of violent crime and pro...

New Mexico city to spend $11M on new transit center

LAS CRUCES, N.M. – The city of Las Cruces will receive $11 million in federal funding to spend on public transportation needs. The Federal Transit Administration announced the f...

More chemical weapons wastewater sent from Colorado to Texas

PUEBLO – The U.S. Army is again shipping liquid hazardous waste from a chemical weapons destruction plant in Colorado for disposal in Texas. The Pueblo Chemical Depot in southern ...

Colby honors former Denver Post editor for journalism work

WATERVILLE, Maine – Maine’s Colby College will honor the former editor for The Denver Post who published an editorial criticizing the owners of his paper with the 2018 Lovejoy Award for cour...

Priest accused of child sex abuse behind bars pending trial

ALBUQUERQUE – A former New Mexico priest, who fled the U.S. decades ago amid allegations of child sex abuse, appeared in U.S. District Court on Tuesday as a federal magistrate decided to kee...

State Police: 2 arrested in hit-and-run collision on I-25

SANTA FE – Authorities say two young men are accused in the fatal hit-and-run death of a motorcyclist on Interstate 25 near Santa Fe. The New Mexico State Police says 22-year-old ...

New Mexico sorority facing heat for racial remarks

ALBUQUERQUE – A University of New Mexico sorority is facing criticism after some students say members used racial remarks during a workshop. The Daily Lobo reports the Black Stude...