New Mexico news

• New cars in the works for Sandia Peak tram

  15-12-2015 23:52
  
  The Sandia Peak tram will celebrate its 50th birthday next year with new tram cars — but you’ll have to wait until May to see what they look like. The current cars, which have been in service since 1986, will be retired after traveling about 868,000 miles up and down the cables that lead to […]
  
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• Updated: Attorney: Video shows 17-year-old wasn’t shot in self-defense

  15-12-2015 23:29
  
  In the days since the Albuquerque Police Department released a tightly guarded cellphone video showing the fatal shooting of 17-year-old Jaquise Lewis at Los Altos Skate Park, an investigator working for the attorney representing the slain teenager's family has watched it dozens of times. He's taken screen shots of significant scenes and formulated a theory […]
  
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• Attorney: Video shows 17-year-old wasn’t shot in self defense

  15-12-2015 23:29
  
  The attorney representing the family of a 17-year-old who was shot and killed at Los Altos skate park last March said the cell phone released by police last Friday shows the teen was not killed in self defense, like police claim. At a press conference held Tuesday afternoon, Ahmad Assed said the video shows Jaquise […]
  
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• Crownpoint man pleads guilty to assault and firearms charges

  15-12-2015 22:54
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — A New Mexico man has pleaded guilty to assault and firearms charges stemming from a confrontation with two Navajo Nation police officers. Prosecutors say 35-year-old Jarod Martin, of Crownpoint, entered his plea Tuesday in federal court in Albuquerque. They say Martin fired shots at one tribal police officer after a March 2 […]
  
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• Blistering cold follows on heels of wintry storm in West

  15-12-2015 22:49
  
  LONGMONT, Colo. — A powerful late-autumn storm dumped up to 18 inches of snow in the Colorado foothills on Tuesday before barreling onto the plains, prompting airlines to cancel 300 flights at the Denver airport and leaving hundreds of miles of highways slippery with snow and ice. The snow tapered off Tuesday afternoon as the […]
  
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• AG reaches settlement with ABQ water filter company

  15-12-2015 22:45
  
  The $300,000 settlement ends a lawsuit against Universal Water Systems that the state brought in 2013.
  
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• Updated: Freddie Gray jurors deadlocked, judge says keep deliberating

  15-12-2015 22:44
  
  BALTIMORE — Jurors said they were deadlocked Tuesday as they weighed manslaughter and other charges against a police officer in the death of Freddie Gray. The judge told them to keep deliberating and they went home for the night without reaching a verdict. The jury reported its failure to agree in a note to Baltimore […]
  
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• Freddie Gray jurors deadlocked, judge says keep deliberating

  15-12-2015 22:44
  
  BALTIMORE — Jurors in the manslaughter trial of a police officer charged in the death of Freddie Gray said Tuesday they were deadlocked, but the judge overseeing the case told them to keep deliberating. The jury sent a note to Baltimore Circuit Judge Barry Williams after about nine hours of discussions over two days. They […]
  
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• Pentagon says violence is on rise in Afghanistan

  15-12-2015 22:37
  
  WASHINGTON — Violence in Afghanistan is on the rise, according to a new Pentagon report to Congress that says the Taliban was emboldened by the reduced U.S. military role and can be expected to build momentum from their 2015 attack strategy. The number of effective insurgent attacks rose this year, causing increased casualties among Afghan […]
  
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• Assad can stay, for now: Kerry accepts Russian stance

  15-12-2015 22:36
  
  MOSCOW — U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Tuesday accepted Russia’s long-standing demand that President Bashar Assad’s future be determined by his own people, as Washington and Moscow edged toward putting aside years of disagreement over how to end Syria’s civil war. “The United States and our partners are not seeking so-called regime change,” […]
  
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• AG seeks protections for some El Paso Electric customers

  15-12-2015 22:12
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — State regulators are weighing a proposed rate increase for thousands of El Paso Electric customers in southern New Mexico, and Attorney General Hector Balderas is pushing for a recommendation that would ease the burden on low-income residents. Balderas made the comments in advance of his trip to Las Cruces on Tuesday, saying […]
  
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• Woman shot and injured near Gibson and San Mateo

  15-12-2015 22:03
  
  Albuquerque police are working to find a suspect and a motive in an early Tuesday morning shooting near Gibson and San Mateo that left a woman injured, according to a police spokesman. Officer Tanner Tixier said officers were sent to the 4600 block of Gibson SE around 4:10 a.m. after callers reported a woman had […]
  
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• Armed robber of pharmacies gets 15 years

  15-12-2015 21:57
  
  Pharmacy robber Blake Gallardo, 23, of Albuquerque was sentenced Tuesday to 15 years in prison for h ...
  
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• Updated: Abuse investigation leads to 2 dead children in storage unit

  15-12-2015 21:38
  
  SAN FRANCISCO — A child abuse investigation led to the bodies of two young children inside a commercial storage unit in Northern California, along with a starving, injured 9-year-old at a house about 140 miles away, authorities said Tuesday. The 3-year-old girl and 6-year-old boy were found dead Friday at a storage facility in Redding, […]
  
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• 2 children found dead in Northern California storage unit

  15-12-2015 21:38
  
  SAN FRANCISCO — Homicides detectives were investigating Tuesday after authorities found two children dead inside a commercial storage unit in Northern California. Autopsies were planned Wednesday for the 3-year-old girl and 6-year-old boy, whose names were not released. No charges have been filed in their deaths. The investigation also led to a starved and injured […]
  
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• Greece approves new austerity bill changing loan rules

  15-12-2015 21:37
  
  ATHENS, Greece — Greek lawmakers on Tuesday approved legislation granting the right to sell bad business loans from local banks to overseas funds as part of a new austerity bill demanded by bailout lenders from the rest of the eurozone. All 153 members of Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras’ left-led coalition voted in favor of the […]
  
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• Senators file proposal to reform New Mexico’s bail system

  15-12-2015 21:27
  
  SANTA FE, N.M. — A bipartisan contingent of state senators is sponsoring a proposed constitutional amendment aimed at reforming New Mexico’s bail system. The senators prefiled the resolution Tuesday. If approved by the Legislature and voters, it would amend the New Mexico Constitution to give judges more authority to deny bail for dangerous defendants. Supporters […]
  
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• 2 teens under arrest after threat against Denver-area school

  15-12-2015 21:26
  
  HIGHLANDS RANCH, Colo. — Sheriff’s officials say two teen girls have been arrested for investigation of making a credible threat against their suburban Denver high school. Authorities on Tuesday didn’t reveal details of the threat but did say the charges against the two 16-year-olds could include conspiracy to commit murder. Douglas County sheriff’s spokeswoman Lori […]
  
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• Williams back on air for NBC News with LA school closures

  15-12-2015 21:25
  
  LOS ANGELES — A threat of violence against Los Angeles schools brought Brian Williams back on-air for NBC News. In his first appearance since losing his anchor job, Williams handled a NBC News special report Tuesday on the closure of LA public schools. Lester Holt, who replaced Williams as “NBC Nightly News” anchor, was out […]
  
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• Districts subpoenaed in teacher-student relationships cases

  15-12-2015 21:25
  
  AUSTIN, Texas — State investigators say they have used subpoena powers 15 times since September in cases mostly involving allegations of state teachers having improper relationships with students. The Austin American-Statesman (http://atxne.ws/1Za2WrA ) reports the Texas Education Agency, which can sanction and revoke the licenses of educators, was granted the subpoena powers earlier this year […]
  
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• Taco Cabana starts building next location

  15-12-2015 21:11
  
  It's location No. 5 for the Mexican food chain
  
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• NM cities fare poorly in Milken study

  15-12-2015 21:00
  
  The economies of Albuquerque, Santa Fe and Las Cruces are performing poorly compared to many other cities across the country, according to the latest Milken Institute Best-Performing Cities rankings. Las Cruces’ economy ranked No. 120 among 201 small metro areas, compared to No. 55 last year — one of the biggest drops on the small […]
  
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• There’s a lot of mystery surrounding Adobe’s ‘Sherlock’

  15-12-2015 20:48
  
  Sherlock Holmes has been a favorite of mystery lovers since Arthur Conan Doyle invented him in 1887. However, it was the stage actor and playwright, William Gillette, who created much that is most memorable about the character, including his signature line, “Elementary, my dear Watson, elementary.” Gillette revised Doyle’s own unsuccessful stage rendition in the […]
  
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• UNM football: Davie revisited

  15-12-2015 20:45
  
  The headline hits a little hard, but here’s a well-written and well-balanced story from Bleacher Report with UNM football coach Bob Davie reflecting on his head coaching career. Great photo, too.
  
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• PNM picking up after recycling contractor

  15-12-2015 20:30
  
  The third-party contractor managing Public Service Company of New Mexico’s program to replace energy-hogging old refrigerators and freezers has gone under, leaving nearly 700 utility customers waiting for rebate checks. The program, which was run by vendor JACO Environmental Inc., offers free pickup  of old appliances plus a $50 rebate check. Ryan Baca, a spokeswoman […]
  
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• Defendant bolts from courtroom, lawyers tackle him in hall

  15-12-2015 19:32
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY — An armed robbery suspect who fled a courtroom during trial and escaped the grasp of deputies is back in custody after lawyers tackled him in the courthouse hallway. Surveillance cameras at the Oklahoma County courthouse captured candid video of Israel Pointer’s attempt to flee. KWTV-TV reports (http://bit.ly/1QpXn6N ) that the 19-year-old Pointer […]
  
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• Court rejects suit against Arizona race, sex abortion ban

  15-12-2015 19:32
  
  PHOENIX — An appeals court has refused to revive a lawsuit challenging Arizona’s law banning abortions based on the race or sex of the child. A 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel on Tuesday ruled that the two civil rights groups bringing the case lack standing to sue. The ruling upholds a judge’s 2013 […]
  
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• LANL scientists say flu season won’t peak until February

  15-12-2015 19:29
  
  The flu season will likely peak in February in most parts of the United States, according to a model developed by scientists at Los Alamos National Laboratory. Using historical data, a mathematical representation of how flu spreads through a population and data for the current flu season provided by the Centers for Disease Control and […]
  
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• Texas extends National Guard order amid new border crossings

  15-12-2015 19:11
  
  AUSTIN, Texas — Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Tuesday extended the deployment of National Guard troops at the Mexico border due to a spike in the number of unaccompanied minors entering the country. The order comes in the wake of U.S. Border Patrol figures that show more than 10,000 unaccompanied children crossed into the […]
  
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• Bergdahl attorney lashes out at Trump

  15-12-2015 19:11
  
  WASHINGTON — The attorney for Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl lashed out on Tuesday at Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump and congressional committees for peddling misinformation that he says is impeding his client’s right to a fair trial. A court-martial is the next step in the military’s case against Bergdahl, who was held captive by the […]
  
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• Russian capsule docks safely at International Space Station

  15-12-2015 19:10
  
  MOSCOW — A Russian spacecraft carrying three astronauts from the United States, Britain and Russia has docked successfully at the International Space Station. NASA’s live broadcast from the Russian Mission Control showed the Soyuz spacecraft mooring smoothly at 8:33 p.m. Moscow time (1733 GMT) at the space outpost Tuesday about 6 ½ hours after lifting […]
  
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• Activists: Nigeria military killed hundreds of Shiites

  15-12-2015 19:10
  
  LAGOS, Nigeria — Police opened fire Tuesday on unarmed Shiite Muslim protesters in the northern city of Kaduna, leaving three dead, the spokesman for Shiites in Nigeria said, as activists accused soldiers of having killed hundreds of Shiites in “a massacre” in a nearby town in recent days. Spokesman Ibrahim Musa of the Shiite Islamic […]
  
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• Minnesota lifts final remaining bird flu quarantines

  15-12-2015 19:09
  
  ST. PAUL, Minn. — Minnesota has lifted the last remaining quarantines on poultry farms that were infected with a deadly form of bird flu, officials announced Tuesday, marking a milestone in the state’s recovery from an outbreak that cost its turkey and egg producers more than 9 million birds. Ninety percent of the 108 infected […]
  
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• Mexican national faces meth trafficking charges

  15-12-2015 18:49
  
  A Mexican national with a valid border crossing card faces federal methamphetamine trafficking charges after Border Patrol stopped him and found a gas tank full of dope. Like all vehicles headed west on Interstate 10 in southern New Mexico, Francisco Javier Piaz-Sianez, 33, made a mandatory stop at a Border Patrol checkpoint just outside Las […]
  
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• US high school grad rate ticks up to 82 percent

  15-12-2015 18:26
  
  WASHINGTON — The nation’s high school graduation rate has ticked up slightly to 82 percent, a new high. The Education Department said Tuesday that the rate for the 2013-14 school year — up from 81 percent the previous year — was the highest since it started using a new, uniform measure in 2010. Still, the […]
  
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• Chaves County to convene temporary grand jury

  15-12-2015 18:24
  
  ROSWELL, N.M. — Chaves County will convene a temporary grand jury, though not for as long as petitioners requested. The Roswell Daily Record reports (http://bit.ly/1mlVoUi ) that Judges of the Fifth Judicial District on Thursday denied a petition requesting a grand jury in the county for 18 months, but instead exercised their authority to convene […]
  
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• Pentagon names 1st female commandant of West Point’s cadets

  15-12-2015 18:23
  
  WEST POINT, N.Y. — A veteran of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan will be the first female commandant of cadets at the U.S. Military Academy, one of West Point’s top positions. The academy announced Tuesday that Brig. Gen. Diana M. Holland will be the 76th commandant of the Corps of Cadets. Under West Point’s […]
  
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• Dallas police arrest window-peering suspect in attack on 3

  15-12-2015 18:23
  
  DALLAS — Dallas police have arrested a man armed with a knife and accused of peering into a neighbor’s home and attacking three people who confronted him. Police say the suspect faces aggravated assault charges after the nearly eight-hour standoff at his house that ended early Tuesday. Police say the incident began Monday night when […]
  
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• Colorado man arrested in connection with grandmother’s death

  15-12-2015 18:23
  
  PUEBLO, Colo. — Police in Colorado have arrested a 29-year-old man in connection with his 77-year-old grandmother’s death. The Pueblo Chieftain reports (http://bit.ly/1P54OwV ) that that the man was arrested Monday on a warrant for first-degree murder. Officer Brandon Beauvais says the arrest warrant has been sealed by the court. Susan Hernandez was found dead […]
  
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• The Latest: Police from outside Baltimore ready to help

  15-12-2015 18:22
  
  BALTIMORE — The latest on the trial of a Baltimore police officer who is charged with manslaughter in the death of Freddie Gray, a 25-year-old black man who was injured in the back of a police transport van (all times local). 12:05 p.m. Maryland police from outside of Baltimore are in the city to help […]
  
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• Ex-Subway pitchman Jared Fogle appealing child porn sentence

  15-12-2015 18:22
  
  INDIANAPOLIS — Former Subway pitchman Jared Fogle is appealing the more than 15-year prison sentence he received for possessing child pornography and having sex with underage prostitutes, which was longer than the maximum term prosecutors agreed to pursue as part of his plea deal. Attorney Ron Elberger said Tuesday that he’s appealing Fogle’s sentence, but […]
  
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• New: ‘Star Wars’ premiere crowd cheers for familiar faces

  15-12-2015 18:11
  
  LOS ANGELES — The VIP audience at “The Force Awakens” world premiere began cheering from the moment the movie’s first words appeared on screen, with special enthusiasm for the return of Han Solo and Chewbacca after a 32-year hiatus. The crowd at the TCL Chinese Theatre in Hollywood also greeted franchise newcomers with excitement, including […]
  
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• El Paso Electric names new CEO

  15-12-2015 18:05
  
  EL PASO, Texas — El Paso Electric Company President Mary Kipp has been named chief executive officer of the company. Thomas V. Shockley,  CEO since 2012, will continue to serve on the company’s board of directors. “During her time here, Mary has proven her leadership and commitment to our unique region, and understands the need […]
  
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• Romanian riot police fire tear gas at protesting shepherds

  15-12-2015 17:50
  
  BUCHAREST, Romania — Thousands of angry shepherds engaged in a tense standoff with riot police outside Romania’s parliament building Tuesday in protest at a law that restricts the number of sheepdogs they can use and bans them from grazing sheep during the winter. Romanian authorities say the Carpathian shepherd dogs are aggressive and kill other […]
  
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• US stocks rise with oil prices as market leaves slump behind

  15-12-2015 17:48
  
  NEW YORK — Stocks are climbing Tuesday as buyers return to a market that has been mostly beaten down in recent days. The price of oil is also rising for a second day in a row in a modest recovery from long-time lows. Natural gas prices slumped again. KEEPING SCORE: The Dow Jones industrial average […]
  
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• Updated: US stocks rise with oil prices as market leaves slump behind

  15-12-2015 17:48
  
  NEW YORK — Stocks are climbing in midday trading as buyers return to a market that has been mostly beaten down in recent days. Investors were also picking up high-yield corporate bonds Tuesday, which had been slumping over the last week. Energy stocks rose along with the price of crude oil. Satellite radio operator Sirius […]
  
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• Updated: Market breaks out of slump as energy, financial stocks rise

  15-12-2015 17:48
  
  NEW YORK — Stocks are climbing Tuesday and breaking out of a slump that dragged the market lower last week. The price of oil is also rising for a second day in a row in a modest recovery from long-time lows. Natural gas prices slumped again. KEEPING SCORE: The Dow Jones industrial average rose 226 […]
  
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• US consumer prices unchanged but core inflation up

  15-12-2015 17:29
  
  WASHINGTON — U.S. consumer prices were unchanged in November as declines in energy and food held down overall costs. But core inflation was up 2 percent over the 12 months ending in November. That was the fastest pace in more than a year and the kind of increase Fed officials want to see to justify […]
  
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• US homebuilder sentiment slips in December

  15-12-2015 17:02
  
  U.S. homebuilders are feeling slightly less confident about their sales prospects in coming months, though they remain positive overall that the housing market will continue to improve next year. The National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo builder sentiment index released Tuesday slipped to 61 this month, down one point from a reading of 62 in […]
  
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• Fed betting it will avoid central banks’ errors of the past

  15-12-2015 17:02
  
  LONDON — The Federal Reserve is poised to raise interest rates Wednesday for the first time in 9½ years. It may not take so long to know whether its decision was correct. History is filled with cases, from the Fed in the 1930s to the European Central Bank in 2011, when central banks raised rates […]
  
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