• Updated: Doctor, two professors among owners of new brewery

    Updated: Doctor, two professors among owners of new brewery
    Bow & Arrow Brewing Co. planned by friends with a shared love of home brewing.
  • Police officer shot in central Kentucky dies

    Police officer shot in central Kentucky dies
    LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A central Kentucky police officer died early Friday, two days after he was ambushed and shot in the head while searching an apartment for a robbery suspect, authorities said. Richmond Police Officer Daniel Ellis, 33, died at the University of Kentucky Medical Center in Lexington, State Police Trooper Robert Purdy said in […]
  • Personnel records show years of complaints against officer

    Personnel records show years of complaints against officer
    FOX LAKE, Ill. — An Illinois police officer who staged his suicide to make it look like he was murdered had a troubled job history, ranging from numerous suspensions to sexual harassment allegations to complaints that he intimidated an emergency dispatcher with guns, according to his personnel records. Despite a reputation as a respected youth […]
  • VA secretary says demand outstripping extra resources

    VA secretary says demand outstripping extra resources
    WASHINGTON — Veterans’ hospitals and clinics are beefing up staff and seeing more patients, but the number of appointments not completed within 30 days continues to grow, Department of Veterans Affairs Robert McDonald said Friday. Speaking at the National Press Club in advance of Veterans Day, McDonald described a VA that is doing much to […]
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  • US gov’t adding air security ‘enhancements’ amid crash probe

    US gov’t adding air security ‘enhancements’ amid crash probe
    WASHINGTON — The Homeland Security Department announced Friday a series of new security efforts aimed at international airports in the wake of the crash of a Russian jetliner over Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula. DHS Secretary Jeh Johnson said the latest security protocols will focus on commercial flights bound for the United States from certain overseas airports […]
  • Updated: Arizona county aims to protect water as foreign firms arrive

    Updated: Arizona county aims to protect water as foreign firms arrive
    Leaders of a rural Arizona county want help from the governor and other state officials to protect their water supply as companies from the Middle East move to the state to grow alfalfa they intend to ship overseas to feed their cattle. Companies from Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates have bought thousands of […]
  • Police identify two homicide victims from mid October

    Police identify two homicide victims from mid October
    Police have released the identity of two men whose mid-October deaths are being investigated as homicides. They have not released the cause of death for either man. Alejandro Manuelito, 37, was found dead in the backyard of an uninhabitable house near Coors and Bluewater on Oct. 12, according to a police department spokesman. The Office […]
  • Funeral set as homicide investigation continues

    Funeral set as homicide investigation continues
    A funeral for David Gilbert Dickerson, 35, the man whose remains were found recently in a water cistern in Santa Fe, has been scheduled for Saturday. Rev. Howard Dotson, who will be officiating at the service, provided obituary information on Dickerson, whose death is being investigated as a homicide. According to Dotson, Dickerson was born […]
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  • Southwest Cheese to begin work on expansion

    Southwest Cheese to begin work on expansion
    The Southwest Cheese plant south of Clovis will begin work on a $140 million expansion that will bring around 50 jobs and an estimated $37.5 million to the area’s economy over a 10 year period, according to the plant’s president and an area economic director. The 110,000 square foot expansion to the current site will […]
  • Man accused accused in road rage killing is indicted

    Man accused accused in road rage killing is indicted
    The man accused of fatally shooting a 4-year-old girl on a New Mexico freeway last month has been indicted by a Bernalillo County grand jury. County prosecutors announced Friday that Tony Torrez has been indicted on charges of first-degree murder, shooting at or from a motor vehicle and causing great bodily harm, and assault with […]
  • Alabama teen found in Cleveland asks to be left alone

    Alabama teen found in Cleveland asks to be left alone
    CLEVELAND — The Cleveland teenager who recently discovered he had been taken from his mother’s home in Alabama 13 years ago issued a statement Friday asking to be left alone by the media so that he can try to live a “normal” life. Julian Hernandez, 18, has been besieged since learning Wednesday that his 53-year-old […]
  • Sierra Vista officer resigns after affair with informant

    Sierra Vista officer resigns after affair with informant
    TUCSON, Ariz. — The head of a drug unit at the Sierra Vista Police Department has been forced to resign after it was discovered that he was having a sexual relationship with a confidential informant and that he took her cell phone out of evidence. Acting police chief Adam Thrasher said Cpl. Michael Mitchell began […]
  • Appeals court ruling again favors Glendale casino backers

    Appeals court ruling again favors Glendale casino backers
    PHOENIX — A federal appeals court panel says an Arizona law designed to block a southern Arizona tribe’s plans to build a casino in Glendale is unconstitutional. Friday’s 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruling also says the Tohono (toh-HO’-noh) O’odham Nation is now free to ask for more land it owns in Glendale to […]
  • No injuries as train strikes stalled school bus at crossing

    No injuries as train strikes stalled school bus at crossing
    PHOENIX — The driver of a school bus that stalled on the railroad tracks leaped out moments before it was destroyed by a freight train. No children were aboard and the driver survived unscathed, but she was shaken up, and the train’s engineer and conductor were even more affected, officials said Friday. “They thought they […]
  • Man guilty of capital murder in deadly Texas festival crash

    Man guilty of capital murder in deadly Texas festival crash
    AUSTIN, Texas — A jury has found a man guilty of capital murder in a crash that killed four people last year at the South by Southwest festival in Austin. The Austin American-Statesman (http://atxne.ws/1S3CoDR ) reports the Travis County jury returned with the verdict against 23-year-old Rashad Owens after a little more than three hours […]
  • Prosecutor: ‘Goodfellas’ heist defendant embraced mob life

    Prosecutor: ‘Goodfellas’ heist defendant embraced mob life
    NEW YORK — An aging mobster lived a long life of crime highlighted by the $6 million heist in 1978 that was retold in the classic Mafia movie “Goodfellas,” a prosecutor said Friday in closing arguments at a federal racketeering trial. Vincent Asaro, whose grandfather and father were members of the Bonanno organized crime family, […]
  • The Latest: Company in bus crash OK’d for temporary workers

    The Latest: Company in bus crash OK’d for temporary workers
    NORTH LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — The latest on the crash of a cross-country bus in North Little Rock, Arkansas (all times local): 3:10 p.m. The company involved in a bus crash that killed six people on an Arkansas interstate had received approval from the federal government to bring foreign nationals to the U.S. to work […]
  • US consumer credit up a record $28.9 billion in September

    US consumer credit up a record $28.9 billion in September
    WASHINGTON — U.S. consumer borrowing jumped by a record amount in September, driven higher by big gains in borrowing for auto and student loans. The Federal Reserve said Friday that consumer borrowing increased $28.9 billion, the largest one-month increase on record going back to 1941. It followed a gain of $16 billion in August and […]
  • USDA: Chicken, turkey farms affected by bird flu can restock

    USDA: Chicken, turkey farms affected by bird flu can restock
    DES MOINES, Iowa — Commercial chicken and turkey farms that were infected by the bird flu have been cleared to restock, agriculture officials said Friday, but scientists still will keep a close eye on migrating birds and test thousands to see if the virus is present. No new cases have been reported since June 17 […]
  • Owners of Albuquerque pool hall get probation in tax case

    Owners of Albuquerque pool hall get probation in tax case
    Three brothers who own a billiards hall in New Mexico have each been sentenced to five years’ probation after pleading guilty in a federal tax evasion case. Prosecutors say 51-year-old Hrant Kostanian, 59-year-old Gayk Kostanian and 55-year-old Hrair Kostanian also were ordered Friday to jointly pay more than $263,000 to the Internal Revenue Service. That’s […]
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    Soccer scores
    Latest state tournament soccer scores.
  • Updated: Mormon rule changes aimed at gays send advocates reeling

    Updated: Mormon rule changes aimed at gays send advocates reeling
    SALT LAKE CITY — Gay and lesbian Mormons and their supporters are reeling over a rule change by church officials that says members in same-sex marriages can be kicked out and their children are to be barred from being baptized unless they disavow homosexual relationships. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints disseminated the […]
  • Tis the season: Halloween candy scares mostly hoaxes

    Tis the season: Halloween candy scares mostly hoaxes
    PHILADELPHIA — Reports that trick-or-treaters in a Philadelphia suburb found needles stuffed in their Halloween candy turned out to be made up, officials said Friday, the latest in a season of similar hoaxes across the country. In the days before and after Halloween this year, reports of razor blades in Rice Krispies Treats, needles in […]
  • Man sentenced to life in prison in killing of 6-year-old witness

    Man sentenced to life in prison in killing of 6-year-old witness
    PHOENIX — A jury sentenced an Arizona man to life in prison for killing his 6-year-old nephew after the child witnessed his father’s 2010 shooting death. The sentence was imposed Friday against Christopher Rey Licon (LEE’-cohn) after he was convicted weeks ago in the shooting deaths of his half-brother, Angel Jaquez, and his nephew, Xavier […]
  • Tucson red light camera tickets to end sooner than expected

    Tucson red light camera tickets to end sooner than expected
    TUCSON, Ariz. — Tucson drivers who were caught by photo enforcement this week will not have to pay any fines as the City Council has decided to throw out any ticket generated from the cameras after Tuesday. Any violations that took place after 12:01 a.m. on Wednesday will no longer be valid. Tucson voters approved […]
  • GOP candidate Carson backs off West Point scholarship claim

    GOP candidate Carson backs off West Point scholarship claim
    WASHINGTON — Republican White House hopeful Ben Carson was not offered a formal scholarship to the United States Military Academy at West Point as he wrote in his autobiography, his campaign said Friday. Carson, a newcomer to national politics, has developed a passionate following based in part on an inspirational personal story and devotion to […]
  • 4th Supreme Court go-round for 5-year-old Obama health law

    4th Supreme Court go-round for 5-year-old Obama health law
    WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court is wading into its fourth dispute over President Barack Obama’s 5-year-old health care overhaul. The latest “Obamacare” case involves objections by faith-based hospitals, colleges and charities to the process the administration devised to spare them from paying for contraceptives for women covered under their health plans, and yet ensure that […]
  • Updated: In shift, Russia suspends flights to Egypt citing security

    Updated: In shift, Russia suspends flights to Egypt citing security
    MOSCOW — In an abrupt turnaround, Russia on Friday suspended all passenger flights to Egypt after days of resisting U.S. and British suggestions that a bomb may have brought down a Russian plane in the Sinai Peninsula a week ago. The move dealt a sharp blow to both countries’ tourism sectors amid fears about security […]
  • Spaceport master plan calls for new hangar, lease space

    Spaceport master plan calls for new hangar, lease space
    It could be late 2017 before Virgin Galactic begins launching commercial space flights from the New Mexico desert, but state spaceport officials say they have a new master plan aimed at attracting tenants and boosting revenues. The plan calls for building a new hangar at Spaceport America, developing the vertical launch area and offering about […]
  • Santa Fe police lieutenant and husband quit after bizarre late-night incident

    Santa Fe police lieutenant and husband quit after bizarre late-night incident
    Resignations come after incident at convenience store
  • ABQ mayor proposes retractable arena, other Downtown projects

    ABQ mayor proposes retractable arena, other Downtown projects
    City Hall could turn some of its Convention Center space into a 10,000-seat arena, build a 400-space parking garage Downtown and spruce up Civic Plaza under a $24 million plan proposed by Mayor Richard Berry on Friday. The arena would have retractable seats built into what’s already a large exhibit hall in the eastern complex […]
  • Updated: 4 takeaways from Activision Blizzard’s $5.9 billion takeover of King Digital Entertainment

    Updated: 4 takeaways from Activision Blizzard’s $5.9 billion takeover of King Digital Entertainment
    LOS ANGELES — In the third-largest video game industry deal ever, Activision Blizzard Inc. is buying “Candy Crush” publisher King Digital Entertainment for $5.9 billion in cash. The deal, announced Monday night and expected to close in the spring, is unlikely to affect fans of games such as “Candy Crush Saga” and “Farm Heroes.” But […]
  • Breaking: Obama administration kills Keystone XL pipeline

    Breaking: Obama administration kills Keystone XL pipeline
    WASHINGTON — The Obama administration has rejected Canadian energy giant TransCanada’s application to build the Keystone XL pipeline. That’s according to three sources familiar with the decision who aren’t authorized to comment publicly and spoke on condition of anonymity. The decision caps a 7-year saga that became one of the biggest environmental flashpoints of Barack […]
  • Breaking: Killing Keystone XL, Obama says pipeline not in US interests

    Breaking: Killing Keystone XL, Obama says pipeline not in US interests
    WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama killed a Canadian energy giant’s application to build the Keystone XL pipeline on Friday, declaring the proposed project wouldn’t serve U.S. national interests and would have undercut America’s global leadership on climate change. The decision capped a seven-year saga that spiraled into one of the biggest environmental flashpoints of Obama’s […]
  • Two sentenced to prison in fraud case against ABQ business

    Two sentenced to prison in fraud case against ABQ business
    Two men from Oregon and Pennsylvania have been sentenced to prison terms for conspiring to defraud a New Mexico company that sells therapeutic elastic tape and related products. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for New Mexico said 43-year-old Johannes Jarvis of Portland, Oregon, and 68-year-old John A. “Jack” Hope of Huntingdon Valley, Pennsylvania, were sentenced Thursday […]
  • Putin’s flight halt to devastate Egypt tourism

    Putin’s flight halt to devastate Egypt tourism
    SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt — The latest on the crash of a Russian plane in Egypt that killed all 224 people onboard last Saturday. (All times local.) 5:25 p.m. Russian President Vladimir Putin’s halt on flights to Egypt from Russia will affect tens of thousands of Russians and is expected to devastate Egyptian tourism. Russian officials […]
  • Updated: Districts see no students score proficient on certain tests

    Updated: Districts see no students score proficient on certain tests
    ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Small New Mexico school districts with large Native American populations have some of the lowest percentages of students testing proficient or better on new standardized tests, according to a review of state data by The Associated Press. Some districts saw no students score proficient or higher in certain grades on subject exams. […]
  • NM test scores lowest in some Native American areas

    NM test scores lowest in some Native American areas
    Small New Mexico school districts with large Native American populations have some of the lowest percentages of students testing proficient or better on new standardized tests. A review of state data by The Associated Press found that Dulce Independent Schools, which serves students from the Jicarilla Apache Reservation, had no students score proficient of better […]
  • Updated: 6 migrant workers killed as bus hits bridge in Arkansas

    Updated: 6 migrant workers killed as bus hits bridge in Arkansas
    LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — A bus ferrying migrant workers from Michigan to Texas ran off a highway and hit a bridge in Arkansas on Friday, killing six people and injuring six others. The impact ripped off most of the bus roof and ejected some passengers onto the interstate, but the driver survived. The crash on […]
  • 6 killed as bus leaves road in Arkansas, hits bridge support

    6 killed as bus leaves road in Arkansas, hits bridge support
    LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — A charter bus ran off Interstate 40 and hit a bridge abutment on a foggy night in Arkansas, killing as many as six people and injuring many others who were taken from the scene in ambulances. Arkansas State Police said the crash occurred about 1 a.m. Friday. A heavy storm had […]
  • Facebook exec visiting Air Force Academy

    Facebook exec visiting Air Force Academy
    AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. — Facebook’s chief operating officer, Sheryl Sandberg, is visiting the Air Force Academy as part of her campaign to promote women in leadership. Sandberg is set to speak to cadets during her visit to the school Friday. She launched a conversation about the lack of women in positions of power with […]
  • NM student recognized for bravery after dog attack

    NM student recognized for bravery after dog attack
    A first grade student at Floyd Municipal Schools was honored for his bravery in the face of danger Monday when he returned to school. Ivan Gurrola, 6, returned to school Monday morning after a three-week absence due to injuries from a dog attack. The first grader was playing outside at a friend’s house on Oct. […]
  • License plates from JFK’s limo from assassination offered

    License plates from JFK’s limo from assassination offered
    DALLAS — The license plates that were on the limousine carrying President John F. Kennedy when he was assassinated in Dallas on Nov. 22, 1963 — saved from the trash more than a half-century ago — are going up for auction. The opening bid for the plates being offered by Heritage Auctions on Saturday in […]
  • ‘In God we trust’ stickers raise concerns

    ‘In God we trust’ stickers raise concerns
    The Muleshoe Police Department received a donation from a local business owner to show the city’s police it has his support. That money, according to Chief of Police Roy Rice, has been used to put the words, “In God we trust,” on individual police cars, at the option of each officer. “It is not a […]
  • Canon City sexting investigation involves hundreds of photos

    Canon City sexting investigation involves hundreds of photos
    CANON CITY, Colo. — Canon City School District officials say their investigation into students sending nude pictures could involve hundreds of photographs and a number of students in the district. The Canon City Daily Records reports (http://bit.ly/1Q8hfe5) that at a community meeting Thursday, District Superintendent George Welsh said that sexting between students is a nationwide […]
  • Man accused of lying about blade in Halloween treat

    Man accused of lying about blade in Halloween treat
    FORT WORTH, Texas — Fort Worth police say an arrest warrant has been issued for a man who said he found a razor blade in his child’s Halloween treat after determining the report was a hoax. The man will be charged with making a false report, a misdemeanor. According to a police incident report and […]
  • Huey’s new home: Veterans park in Las Cruces

    Huey’s new home: Veterans park in Las Cruces
    LAS CRUCES — Restoration of a Vietnam-era Huey helicopter is almost complete and the aircraft is anticipated to be mounted above the , at Veterans Memorial Park, in mid-January. “It’s going to be magnificent,” said Anthony Moreno, who served in Vietnam from August 1968 until December 1970. “Those birds meant so much to so many […]
  • Boy released from hospital, mother accused of poisoning him

    Boy released from hospital, mother accused of poisoning him
    DALLAS — A 4-year-old boy whose mother is accused of forcing him to swallow ant poison has been released from the hospital. The Dallas Morning News reports (http://bit.ly/1WAQSBB ) that the boy was discharged from Medical City Dallas Hospital on Tuesday, after being in critical condition over the weekend. His 31-year-old mother, Paw Eh, is […]
  • Study: Teen obesity surgery benefits last at least 3 years

    Study: Teen obesity surgery benefits last at least 3 years
    The largest, longest study of teen obesity surgery shows huge weight loss and health gains can last at least three years, and many say it’s worth the risks. “I feel awesome. It’s like a new life,” said Miranda Taylor, a Cincinnati nursing student in the study who had surgery when she was 16 and weighed […]
  • Southern AZ rancher sentenced in Border Patrol attack

    Southern AZ rancher sentenced in Border Patrol attack
    DOUGLAS, Ariz. — A southern Arizona rancher has been sentenced in federal court for an attack on a Border Patrol agent near Douglas. Derek Garland was sentenced to eight months in prison and ordered to pay a $2,000 fine after pleading guilty to assault on a federal officer. Authorities say the 48-year-old held an unholstered […]

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