New Mexico news

• Copper producer sheds 200 jobs in southern NM

  28-10-2015 23:59
  
  Freeport-McMoRan said it will cut production at the Tyrone mine outside Silver City by 50 percent, but it will not curb output at the Chino mine
  
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• Updated: Insurgents vs mainstream: Debate highlights GOP’s 2 tracks

  28-10-2015 23:33
  
  BOULDER, Colo. (AP) - Marco Rubio bid forcefully for control of the Republican Party's establishment wing...
  
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• Iowa surge puts Carson in spotlight in Republican debate

  28-10-2015 23:33
  
  BOULDER, Colo. — Ben Carson is entering Wednesday night’s third GOP presidential debate with a surge of momentum, ensuring the soft-spoken retired neurosurgeon will face heightened attention from rivals in need of a breakout moment three months before primary voting begins. Carson, a low-key presence in the first two debates, could face a barrage of […]
  
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• University of Arizona dean charged with sexual assault

  28-10-2015 23:10
  
  TUCSON, Ariz. — The Pima County Sheriff’s Department says a University of Arizona administrator has been charged with sexual assault, sexual abuse and aggravated assault. Jessie Lyle Bootman is the dean of the College of Pharmacy. He was indicted and arraigned on Wednesday. The sheriff’s office says Bootman is suspected of sexually assaulting a woman […]
  
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• Funeral of slain New York City officer draws thousands

  28-10-2015 23:09
  
  NEW YORK — Thousands of police officers packed rain-swept streets on Wednesday outside the funeral for a slain New York Police Department officer with deep law enforcement roots in his native Guyana. Mayor Bill de Blasio and Police Commissioner William Bratton were among the hundreds of mourners inside a Queens church paying tribute to Officer […]
  
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• Updated: Kirby Jefferson joins 3D Glass board

  28-10-2015 22:57
  
  Jefferson spent 35 years with Intel Corp. in the applied technology and high-tech manufacturing industries.
  
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• Health insurance is topic at “outreach road show”

  28-10-2015 22:49
  
  The event, one of a series around the state, is sponsored by the beWellnm state health exchange and the New Mexico insurance office.
  
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• Kirby Jefferson joins 3D board

  28-10-2015 22:22
  
  Kirby Jefferson has joined the board of advisors for 3D Glass Solutions. Jefferson spent 35 years with Intel Corporation in the applied technology and high-tech manufacturing industries. “We are excited to have such a strong leader with such a large amount of experience and industry knowledge as a new adviser to our staff,” said Jeb […]
  
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• Texas woman used in ‘blood ritual’ while being held captive

  28-10-2015 22:01
  
  DALLAS — Four people kidnapped a woman and held her captive for three days in a San Antonio-area home, forcing her to ingest drugs and at one point conducting a “blood ritual,” a sheriff’s spokesman said Wednesday. Authorities believe Mercedes Salazar, 32, was the ringleader who orchestrated the woman’s captivity, according to James Keith, spokesman […]
  
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• Islamic State on recruitment spree in Russia

  28-10-2015 22:00
  
  MAKHACHKALA, Russia — The Russian province of Dagestan, a flashpoint for Islamic violence in the North Caucasus, is feeding hundreds of fighters to the Islamic State in Syria — and now some are coming back home with experience gained from the battlefield. The departures mean that the region itself has become markedly less violent recently […]
  
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• Drought, other factors contribute to larger Texas wildfires

  28-10-2015 22:00
  
  DALLAS — Larger, more threatening wildfires are occurring at greater rates as Texas faces lingering drought, consistent development — driven by millions of new residents and the spread of outlying suburbs — and changes in how the state’s land is used. Texas had 157,000 wildfires over a nine-year period ending in 2014, said Mark Stanford, […]
  
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• APD, union settle lawsuit alleging age discrimination

  28-10-2015 21:59
  
  The city of Albuquerque and its police union have agreed to pay $75,000 to settle a federal lawsuit alleging age discrimination against veteran officers. The 49 plaintiffs in the suit are set to receive about $1,530 each. “The city agreed to settle the case, without admitting any liability, in order to avoid the costs of […]
  
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• Storm brings heavy rain, wind to East Coast, delays flights

  28-10-2015 21:44
  
  PROVIDENCE, R.I. — A storm that includes remnants of Hurricane Patricia swept into the East Coast on Wednesday, bringing heavy rain and wind that caused some flight delays. The National Weather Service issued coastal flood advisories from Virginia Beach through New England, and small craft advisories and gale warnings off shore. Coastal Rhode Island and […]
  
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• Dogs with busy social lives dress up for more than Halloween

  28-10-2015 21:42
  
  LOS ANGELES — Wally the Welsh corgi used to get dressed up to go trick-or-treating for Halloween, often as a banana, once as a dinosaur. But Wally, owned by Marc and Cynthia Dalangin of Wharton, New Jersey, doesn’t go trick-or-treating anymore. Like a lot of busy dogs, he has too many other engagements. And as […]
  
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• Report: Millions for public works projects go unspent

  28-10-2015 21:28
  
  Legislative analysts say more than $1 billion in capital outlay funds remain unspent for projects that have been approved over the last several years, fueling concerns about the way New Mexico finances public works projects. The analysts presented their report to the Legislative Finance Committee during a meeting Wednesday in Santa Fe. The report shows […]
  
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• Arapahoe Basin, Loveland ski areas to open on Thursday

  28-10-2015 21:27
  
  DENVER — The race to be the first ski resort in Colorado to open for the season is ending in a tie. Arapahoe Basin and Loveland will both welcome skiers and snowboarders starting at 9 a.m. Thursday. Loveland announced its opening day on Monday but A-Basin caught up and said Wednesday that it would also […]
  
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• Updated: Bernalillo County jail chief resigns abruptly

  28-10-2015 21:16
  
  Phillip Greer — hired just 10 months ago after a national search — resigned abruptly Wednesday as chief of the Bernalillo County jail. He wasn’t in the office Wednesday or immediately available for comment. In a resignation letter, he cited “undisclosed personal reasons” for his immediate departure. “While I understand an immediate resignation is difficult […]
  
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• Congress delays train safety technology mandate 3 to 5 years

  28-10-2015 21:05
  
  WASHINGTON — Congress passed a bill Wednesday that delays for at least three years the mandate for railroads to put long-sought safety technology in place, and extends the government’s authority to spend money on transportation programs. Federal accident investigators say the technology, known as positive train control or PTC, would have prevented an Amtrak derailment […]
  
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• Denver monitor praises rule limiting police shooting at cars

  28-10-2015 21:01
  
  DENVER — Denver’s police watchdog says a new policy limiting when officers can fire on moving vehicles will improve public safety if well-enforced. Independent Monitor Nicholas Mitchell’s report released Wednesday comes after two officers fatally shot a 17-year-old girl who was fleeing in a stolen Honda. The January shooting was the fourth time in seven […]
  
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• Driver fled traffic stop before crash with rowing team bus

  28-10-2015 21:00
  
  BETHLEHEM, Pa. — The driver of a car that collided with a bus carrying a university rowing team had fled the scene of a traffic stop less than a mile away before the crash, police said Wednesday. Rodney Sigley Jr., 28, of Bethlehem, had been pulled over Tuesday for following too closely and had no […]
  
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• Witch wins protective order against warlock in Salem court

  28-10-2015 20:52
  
  BOSTON — A judge granted a protective order against a warlock on Wednesday, spelling relief for the Salem witch who accused him of harassment. The two faced off in court before a Salem District Court judge, who granted the protective order to witch priestess Lori Sforza. She had accused self-proclaimed warlock Christian Day of harassing […]
  
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• Maestas: It’s about jobs

  28-10-2015 18:35
  
  Philanthropy is usually associated with things like the arts, education and the environment, but the field of charitable giving has been broadened to include economic development by the Albuquerque Community Foundation. “If we create jobs in this community, it will solve every other problem we have,” prominent local businessman and foundation trustee Steve Maestas told […]
  
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• Uncle: Dead Vegas cryotherapy spa aide had ownership dream

  28-10-2015 18:11
  
  LAS VEGAS — Chelsea Patricia Ake-Salvacion liked working at a Las Vegas cryotherapy center so much that she stayed behind when her boyfriend moved back to Hawaii and posed for promotional photos featuring a small chamber bubbling with a cottony cloud of liquid nitrogen, her uncle said. The 24-year-old was passionate about the treatment that […]
  
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• A giant robot and a bowling pin

  28-10-2015 18:11
  
  Sort of reminds you of “The Day the Earth Stood Still,” doesn’t it? The 1951 version, that is. Although that sci-fi classic lacked the bowling pin. This robot, standing amid construction around the old Silva Lanes, soon to be the Meow Wolf immersive art experience, is the work of Taos artist Christian Ristow. A glance […]
  
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• Israel’s Netanyahu slams Arab lawmaker for holy site visit

  28-10-2015 18:10
  
  JERUSALEM — Israel’s prime minister lashed out at an Arab lawmaker Wednesday for flouting a directive and visiting the sensitive Jerusalem holy site that is at the heart of the recent round of unrest, as the five-week long outbreak of violence that has plagued the region continued. A Palestinian was shot after the Israeli military […]
  
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• Math, reading scores slip for nation’s school kids

  28-10-2015 18:07
  
  WASHINGTON — Results from national math and reading tests show slipping or stagnant scores for the nation’s schoolkids. Math scores were down for fourth and eighth graders over the last two years. And reading grades were not much better: flat for fourth graders and lower for eighth graders, according to 2015 results released Wednesday for […]
  
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• Prep football: Week 10 schedule

  28-10-2015 18:04
  
  WEEK 10 High School Football Thursday, Oct. 29 La Cueva at Highland, Wilson Belen at Centennial, FOD Cuba at Estancia Friday, Oct. 30 Atrisco Heritage at West Mesa, Community Cibola at Cleveland Eldorado at Manzano, Wilson Rio Grande at Albuquerque High, Milne Volcano Vista at Santa Fe Los Lunas at Chaparral Valencia at Santa Teresa […]
  
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• US economy likely crawled last quarter but outlook brightens

  28-10-2015 17:33
  
  WASHINGTON — WASHINGTON — The U.S. economy has resembled an especially dizzying roller-coaster ride this year, with a hurtling dive followed by a steep climb leading to yet another slide. On Thursday, when the government issues its first of three estimates of growth in the July-September quarter, it’s expected to show an economy slumping from […]
  
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• Longtime ABQ resident gets President’s Award for volunteerism

  28-10-2015 16:54
  
  American Red Cross national historian Shirley Powers, a long-time Albuquerque resident, recently was ...
  
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• Federal budget affecting NM set for U.S. House vote

  28-10-2015 16:19
  
  A hard-fought two-year national budget compromise set for a vote in the U.S. House today would give federally-dependent New Mexico more certainty about its financial future but critics describe the deal as more reckless spending by Washington. The 144-page budget agreement would resolve longstanding disagreements over defense and domestic expenditures and raise the nation’s debt […]
  
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• New Mexico AG, tribal leaders talk law enforcement

  28-10-2015 16:06
  
  SANTA FE — New Mexico Attorney General Hector Balderas and leaders from a dozen Native American communities are looking for ways to improve public safety and bolster partnerships among law enforcement agencies. Balderas and the tribal leaders met Tuesday in Santa Fe. The attorney general says the gathering was critical to increasing awareness regarding the […]
  
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• Police arrest man accused of threatening Fort Collins school

  28-10-2015 16:05
  
  FORT COLLINS, Colo. — Fort Collins police have arrested a man accused of threatening to burn down buildings at a community college. The Coloradoan reports (http://noconow.co/1MTmEzw ) that 29-year-old David Moscow was arrested Monday after police executed a search warrant of his home and found a semi-automatic rifle, a handgun, hundreds of rounds of ammunition […]
  
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• 99 handpicked students get tickets to Boulder GOP debate

  28-10-2015 16:05
  
  BOULDER, Colo. — Nearly 100 handpicked students have tickets to attend the Republican presidential debate at the University of Colorado in Boulder Wednesday night. The Daily Camera newspaper (http://bit.ly/1N7FMyd ) reports that most were selected by faculty members and then vetted by campus administrators but 10 were chosen by student government leaders. At first debate […]
  
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• Police say Safeway employee started several fires in store

  28-10-2015 16:04
  
  GREELEY, Colo. — Police say a Safeway employee lit several fires inside a Colorado store, continuing to start them even after firefighters arrived. The Greeley Tribune reports (http://bit.ly/1PUch3q ) that firefighters responded to a Greeley Safeway at about 4 a.m. Monday. Greeley police reports say the firefighters put out three different fires during the visit: […]
  
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• Kentucky man arrested after Texas man’s body found in box

  28-10-2015 16:04
  
  LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Police have accused a man of hiding the body of a heroin overdose victim inside a wooden box he built and leaving it in a wooded area in southern Louisville. Media outlets report that 39-year-old Derek Roark of Morehead was arrested Tuesday on charges of abuse of a corpse and tampering with […]
  
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• Wagner gets $100 million bond deal

  28-10-2015 16:03
  
  The Bernalillo County Commission has approved a $100 million bond deal for Wagner Equipment, which is building an office, warehouse and shop near Rio Bravo and Interstate 25. It’s expected to create 100 new jobs. The company, not the county, is responsible for paying off the industrial revenue bonds. As part of the deal, Wagner […]
  
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• Lawyer: Teen suffered several injuries in classroom arrest

  28-10-2015 16:03
  
  COLUMBIA, S.C. — The attorney for a teen who was flipped backward out of her desk and tossed across a classroom says his client did suffer several injuries during her arrest. Columbia attorney Todd Rutherford told ABC’s “Good Morning America” on Wednesday that Richland County Senior Deputy Ben Fields should have been fired as soon […]
  
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• Fired Amarillo officer not indicted in sex assault case

  28-10-2015 16:03
  
  AMARILLO, Texas — An Amarillo police officer who was fired amid allegations he sexually assaulted a woman while on duty will not be prosecuted. A Potter County grand jury on Tuesday declined to indict former Officer Micah Meurer. He was charged with sexual assault and official oppression. Meurer was fired June 15, a day after […]
  
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• Officer dressed as homeless man catches drivers using phones

  28-10-2015 16:02
  
  BETHESDA, Md. — A Maryland police officer went undercover dressed as a homeless man to catch people who were using their phones while driving. Cpl. Patrick Robinson went undercover Tuesday morning equipped with a police radio and a body camera. He held a sign that read, “I am not homeless. I am a Montgomery County […]
  
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• Methane forum attendees differ on ‘hot spot’

  28-10-2015 16:02
  
  FARMINGTON — About 100 environmentalists, former legislators and interested people filled a meeting room in Henderson Hall at San Juan College on Tuesday evening to hear about scientists’ efforts this year to pinpoint sources contributing to high levels of atmospheric methane recently detected over the Four Corners region. The meeting was organized by the Sierra […]
  
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• Alamogordo educator wins NM Teacher of the Year

  28-10-2015 16:01
  
  Diana Jackson, special educator from Desert Star Elementary, was one of 42 teachers nationwide to recently receive the California Casualty Award for Teaching Excellence. Jackson was nominated for the award by the National Education Association-New Mexico and Desert Star Elementary. She also received $650 because of the honor. Jackson was also named Teacher of the […]
  
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• GOP debate No. 3: A guide to candidates on the big stage

  28-10-2015 16:00
  
  WASHINGTON — There’s an angry young man who matured into an eternally mellow surgeon and politician. A Hispanic firebrand who is most at home in English, and an Anglo who speaks fluent Spanish at home. And that given-to-preening reality show guy. Some birds of a different feather will flock to the Republican presidential debate stage […]
  
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• Police: Skeletal remains found behind Dallas movie theater

  28-10-2015 15:59
  
  DALLAS — Authorities are investigating after skeletal remains were discovered behind a northwest Dallas movie theater. Police say officers were called to the Studio Movie Grill shortly before 3:30 p.m. Tuesday after someone found the remains. Police spokeswoman Lt. Latoya Porter said the victim has not been identified, and the remains are now in the […]
  
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• Ex-exotic dancer awarded $3.9M in sexual assault lawsuit

  28-10-2015 15:59
  
  DENVER — A jury has awarded a former exotic dancer $3.9 million in a sexual assault lawsuit against a Colorado rancher. The Denver Post reports (http://dpo.st/1WhfXvX ) the victim, Amanda Wilson, says last week’s verdict was a victory for all sexual assault victims. According to the lawsuit, Wilson met Johnathan Pauling, owner of a Stoneham […]
  
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• Woman shot in Carlsbad Monday night

  28-10-2015 15:58
  
  CARLSBAD — One woman was shot and injured Monday night at about 8:30 p.m. in the 700 block of 9th Street in what appears to be a random incident, police said. Lt. Jon Blackmon with the Carlsbad Police Department said Tuesday that the shooting was not gang-related and the victim did not have a feud […]
  
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• Philanthropist, former NM legislator Light dies

  28-10-2015 15:58
  
  CARLSBAD — Well-known Carlsbad politician and philanthropist Bob Light died Monday night at the age of 88. Light served as an Eddy County Commissioner from 1979 to 1982, then served as a state representative for District 55 from 1985 to 1996, but he is remembered first and foremost as someone who gave back to the […]
  
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• WIPP Town Hall meet set for Thursday

  28-10-2015 15:57
  
  CARLSBAD — A town hall meeting to discuss the recovery progress at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant is being held this Thursday. The town hall was postponed from taking place at the beginning of the month until this Thursday, due to a scheduling conflict. The town hall will start art 5:30 p.m. at the Carlsbad […]
  
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• Anemic report card for nation’s school kids

  28-10-2015 15:56
  
  WASHINGTON — It’s a not-so rosy report card for the nation’s schoolchildren. Math scores slipped for fourth and eighth graders over the last two years, and reading grades were not much better, flat for fourth graders and lower for eighth graders, according to the 2015 Nation’s Report Card. The results of the test, officially known […]
  
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• Sandhill cranes arriving at Bosque del Apache

  28-10-2015 15:55
  
  Sandhill cranes are flying into the Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge west of Carrizozo and south of San Antonio, a favorite bird viewing area for local residents and enthusiasts across New Mexico. They are migrating from the Arctic Circle, Alaska and northern Canada and spend time in late fall and winter along the Rio […]
  
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• 5 things to watch in GOP debate

  28-10-2015 11:04
  
  BOULDER, Colo. -- Ben Carson is about to confront his first big test as a Republican star.
  
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