• Updated: Closed ABQ rehab center expands, reopens

    Updated: Closed ABQ rehab center expands, reopens
    A Colorado-based provider of addiction treatment services has big plans for expansion, as the city of Albuquerque — and the rest of the country — try to control an alcohol and drug epidemic. Shadow Mountain Recovery, formerly known as Desert Oasis Recovery, has moved to the Gibson Medical Center at 5400 Gibson SE. The new […]
  • Closed ABQ rehab center expands, reopens

    Closed ABQ rehab center expands, reopens
    A Colorado-based provider of addiction treatment services has big plans for expansion, as the city of Albuquerque — and the rest of the country — try to control an alcohol and drug epidemic. Shadow Mountain Recovery, formerly known as Desert Oasis Recovery, has moved to the Gibson Medical Center at 5400 Gibson SE. The new […]
  • Aztec approves business incubator location

    Aztec approves business incubator location
    AZTEC – The Aztec City Commission this week narrowly approved a lease-purchase agreement for a building that will house a planned business incubator. Commissioners voted 3-2 in favor of the agreement to acquire a building currently owned by the Aztec Presbyterian Church. “The church is really glad that the city’s going to do this,” said […]
  • Rodella appeal rejected anew at appeals court

    Rodella appeal rejected anew at appeals court
    The 10th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals in Denver has declined to reconsider the case of former Rio Arriba County Sheriff Tommy Rodella, who is now serving a 10-year prison sentence for a civil rights violation. Roellas was convicted in Albuquerque federal court of using excessive force without probable cause while attempting to arrest 26-year-old […]
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  • Uncertain future for Smith’s workers in Socorro

    Uncertain future for Smith’s workers in Socorro
    SOCORRO — What are the 66 employees going to do once the Smith’s Food and Drug Store here  closes in January? That’s the biggest issue facing Ernest Pargas Jr. and his co-workers. “I’ve got a couple of job offers, one with insurance, one without,” said Pargas, who still really isn’t sure what the future holds. […]
  • Updated: Sunland Park disincorporation effort fails

    Updated: Sunland Park disincorporation effort fails
    An effort to put the disincorporation of Sunland Park to a public vote has come to an end after organizers say their petition fell 13 signatures short, allegedly due to theft and threats against canvassers. Organizers needed a quarter of registered Sunland Park voters to sign the petition in order to put the city’s disincorporation […]
  • Breaking: Sunland Park disincorporation effort fails

    Breaking: Sunland Park disincorporation effort fails
    An effort to put the disincorporation of Sunland Park to a public vote has come to an end after organizers say their petition fell short of the required signatures, allegedly due to theft and threats against canvassers. The petition fell 13 signatures short, according to Kraig Carpenter, an advisor to the disincorporation effort. Organizers needed a […]
  • Another pharmacy robber sentenced

    Another pharmacy robber sentenced
    A judge sentenced Valentin Garcia, 23, of Albuquerque to 10 years in prison for his conviction on na ...
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  • VW hires Kenneth Feinberg to handle emission-cheating claims

    VW hires Kenneth Feinberg to handle emission-cheating claims
    DETROIT — Volkswagen has hired Kenneth Feinberg to create a program to compensate owners of diesel-powered cars caught up in an emissions-cheating scandal. Feinberg is known for his work in compensating victims of the General Motors ignition switch scandal, the BP Gulf oil spill and other high-profile cases. The German automaker said in a statement […]
  • Another baby: 8th endangered orca spotted in Puget Sound

    Another baby: 8th endangered orca spotted in Puget Sound
    SEATTLE (AP) — Whale researchers are celebrating the birth of another baby orca in Puget Sound, the first time in decades the population has experienced such a boom.
  • State official who clashed with EPA over mine spill resigns

    State official who clashed with EPA over mine spill resigns
    DENVER — Colorado’s top environmental official is stepping down, months after he clashed with federal authorities over a massive spill of toxic wastewater from an inactive mine in southwest Colorado. Mike King’s resignation was announced Thursday and takes effect Dec. 31. The executive director of the Colorado Department of Natural Resources had led the agency […]
  • Up to $328 million for Paris attack victims, families

    Up to $328 million for Paris attack victims, families
    PARIS — Up to 300 million euros ($328 million) may be set aside for compensating victims of the Nov. 13 Paris attacks and their families, France’s justice minister says. In an interview with Le Parisien newspaper published Thursday, Christine Taubira said a special government fund for terrorism victims has already earmarked 6.7 million euros, as […]
  • Ex-US House Speaker Dennis Hastert recovering from stroke

    Ex-US House Speaker Dennis Hastert recovering from stroke
    CHICAGO — Former U.S. House Speaker Dennis Hastert, awaiting sentencing in a hush-money case, had a stroke during the first week of November and has been hospitalized since then, his attorney said Thursday in a statement. Attorney Tom Green said in a statement that Hastert had a stroke, has been treated for sepsis, which is […]
  • US poised to lift sanctions on Iran under nuclear deal

    US poised to lift sanctions on Iran under nuclear deal
    WASHINGTON — The United States appears poised to lift at least some sanctions against Iran — possibly as early as January. Secretary of State John Kerry said in a letter Wednesday to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee that Iran is fulfilling its obligations under the international agreement in what Kerry calls a “transparent” and “verifiable” […]
  • Santa Fe negotiating with Airbnb over taxes, as business owner files suit against on-line booking giant

    Santa Fe negotiating with Airbnb over taxes, as business owner files suit against on-line booking giant
    City officials say they are negotiating with Airbnb, as Santa Fe considers what to do about a new lodging landscape in “the sharing economy” where possibly millions of dollars of tax revenue from tourism are avoiding the city’s grasp. A recent report to the City Council says that under a potential “voluntary collection agreement,” Airbnb […]
  • Breaking: Former magic shop owner found guilty in child sex abuse case

    Breaking: Former magic shop owner found guilty in child sex abuse case
    A jury that heard testimony about the rape of a 7th-grade boy 16 years ago on Thursday convicted Neil Stammer, the man charged with abusing him once at his apartment and again in the back of his Nob Hill juggling and magic shop. Stammer, 48, was convicted of two counts of criminal sexual penetration of […]
  • Microsoft opens NY studio to showcase HoloLens headset

    Microsoft opens NY studio to showcase HoloLens headset
    NEW YORK — Microsoft is opening a studio in New York to showcase its upcoming HoloLens headset for inserting holograms into real-world settings. At the studio, software developers will see a video and get hands-on demonstrations. One is a game in which you shoot hologram alien robots in front of you. Another shows the technology’s […]
  • LifeLock to pay $100 million in largest FTC order enforcement case ever

    LifeLock to pay $100 million in largest FTC order enforcement case ever
    (c) 2015, The Washington Post. LifeLock, the identity theft protection company, has agreed to pay $100 million to settle charges from the Federal Trade Commission that it failed to properly secure its customers’ information and misrepresented the strength of its security. This is the largest order enforcement case to date to come out of the […]
  • Republicans push over $600B in tax cuts through House

    Republicans push over $600B in tax cuts through House
    WASHINGTON — Republicans have pushed over $600 billion in tax cuts for businesses, investors and families through the House as Congress moves toward completing a year-end budget compromise. Thursday’s House vote was 318-109 for a measure that extended over 50 expiring tax cuts. It made some of them permanent, including tax breaks for businesses that […]
  • Sharp devaluation of Argentine peso as dollar limits lifted

    Sharp devaluation of Argentine peso as dollar limits lifted
    BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — Argentina’s currency sharply devalued against the U.S. dollar on Thursday as the new administration lifted deeply unpopular limits on the buying of foreign currencies, a major change that will expose Latin America’s third largest economy to international market forces in ways not seen in over a decade. The devaluation, widely expected […]
  • Macedonia sex workers march against violence

    Macedonia sex workers march against violence
    SKOPJE, Macedonia — Dozens of Macedonian prostitutes and human rights activists have held a peaceful march in downtown Skopje to protest violence against sex workers. Demonstrators carried red umbrellas, an international symbol against discrimination targeting sex workers, and three costumed sex workers raised a placard reading: “Stigma kills.” Prostitution in Macedonia is illegal. A recent […]
  • Funny robots, crazy hair: Pop culture appeal of ‘Star Wars’

    Funny robots, crazy hair: Pop culture appeal of ‘Star Wars’
    OK, so maybe he was mixing his “Star Wars” and “Star Trek” references. But when President Barack Obama spoke of getting congressional leaders into a “Jedi mind meld” back in 2013, eight years after the last “Star Wars” movie had come out, he was displaying in one small way just how firmly the franchise had […]
  • Sepp Blatter faces judgment by FIFA ethics court he created

    Sepp Blatter faces judgment by FIFA ethics court he created
    ZURICH — Sepp Blatter attempted to save his presidency on Thursday at the FIFA ethics committee he helped create and whose authority he does not recognize in his case. The suspended FIFA president had been expected to tell four judges he is innocent of wrongdoing during the hearing at the headquarters of soccer’s governing body, […]
  • AP EXPLAINS: The significance of MLB’s trip to Cuba

    AP EXPLAINS: The significance of MLB’s trip to Cuba
    Hall of Famers Joe Torre and Dave Winfield are leading a delegation from Major League Baseball and its players’ association on a goodwill trip to Cuba that began Monday and ends Thursday. The group includes Cuban-born players Yasiel Puig, Jose Abreu, Alexei Ramirez and Brayan Pena along with Miguel Cabrera, Clayton Kershaw, Nelson Cruz and […]
  • Latest on school threats: Details from Houston

    Latest on school threats: Details from Houston
    MIAMI — The latest news on “less-than-credible” threats sent to school districts around the country Wednesday night. All times local: 12:15 p.m. Houston school district police Chief Robert Mock says nothing unusual has been found following email threats that prompted random searches of schools. Mock says explosives detecting dogs and extra patrols responded after the […]
  • Catholic Diocese finds Utah ‘bleeding host’ wasn’t a miracle

    Catholic Diocese finds Utah ‘bleeding host’ wasn’t a miracle
    SALT LAKE CITY — The Catholic Diocese of Salt Lake City says a bleeding host reported after a communion wafer turned water red was caused by bread mold, not a miracle. Officials said Wednesday that a scientist found the conclusive natural explanation for the wafer that turned water in an ablution bowl a dark red […]
  • Updated: AP Sources: Buyer of rifles used in massacre to be charged

    Updated: AP Sources: Buyer of rifles used in massacre to be charged
    LOS ANGELES — A former security guard who bought the assault rifles used by his friend in the San Bernardino massacre was expected to be charged as early as Thursday, according to two law enforcement officials. The federal charges against Enrique Marquez, 24, were not immediately clear. The officials were not authorized to discuss the […]
  • AP Sources: Buyer of rifles used in massacre to be charged

    AP Sources: Buyer of rifles used in massacre to be charged
    LOS ANGELES — A former security guard who bought the assault rifles used by his friend in the San Bernardino massacre was expected to be charged as early as Thursday, according to two law enforcement officials. The federal charges against Enrique Marquez, 24, were not immediately clear. The officials were not authorized to discuss the […]
  • Amarillo Nativity scene yields $50K check under Jesus figure

    Amarillo Nativity scene yields $50K check under Jesus figure
    AMARILLO, Texas — A Texas nonprofit group benefiting children has received a surprise $50,000 donation left under a baby Jesus figure. Officials with The Children’s Home in Amarillo found the check Wednesday after a caller advised the staff to check the Nativity scene outside the building. A receptionist found an envelope, slipped the infant Jesus […]
  • AP EXPLAINS: Why you can’t shut down the Internet

    AP EXPLAINS: Why you can’t shut down the Internet
    NEW YORK — Donald Trump says the government must work with “brilliant people” in Silicon Valley to keep violent extremists offline, even if it means shutting down parts of the Internet. But what he’s proposing isn’t possible with today’s technology. And even if it were, such a move would likely hurt more than potential attackers, […]
  • Trump says he’s been ‘a little bit divisive’ in GOP race

    Trump says he’s been ‘a little bit divisive’ in GOP race
    LOS ANGELES — One day after a debate clash with Jeb Bush, Donald Trump said he’s been “a little bit divisive” and wants to see Republicans come together. In an appearance on Jimmy Kimmel’s late-night show Wednesday, the GOP presidential candidate looked relaxed as Kimmel queried him about campaign issues. Trump, who has argued for […]
  • Putin says Russia’s ready to improve ties with the US

    Putin says Russia’s ready to improve ties with the US
    MOSCOW — Russia and the U.S. agree on a general approach to settling the Syrian crisis, President Vladimir Putin said Thursday, saying that Moscow stands ready to improve ties with Washington. Putin also said that Russia will continue its air campaign in Syria until a political process starts, and lashed out at Turkey for trying […]
  • Pope enters 80th year popular as ever _ but with criticism

    Pope enters 80th year popular as ever _ but with criticism
    VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis entered his 80th year on Thursday amid hopes among his critics that it will be his last — at least as pope. While Francis remains enormously popular among most rank-and-file Catholics, a small but vocal group of conservatives who have never much cared for his radical agenda have grown increasingly […]
  • Grand Canyon Skywalk nears 1 millionth visitor mark

    Grand Canyon Skywalk nears 1 millionth visitor mark
    KINGMAN, Ariz. — The Hualapai Tribe is preparing to welcome Grand Canyon West’s millionth visitor of the year possibly today. The Kingman Daily Miner reports (http://bit.ly/1NrpjDF ) that a big jump in attendance at Grand Canyon Skywalk and other attractions has helped push them toward the seven-figure milestone. This will be the first time Grand […]
  • Would you buy a home on your phone?

    Would you buy a home on your phone?
    SAN DIEGO — To close a sale in real estate, opportunity favors a charged phone. Three years ago, real estate agent Jordan Clarke was driving on the interstate when he received a panicked call from clients in Washington, D.C., to say a San Diego-area home had just gone on sale. The countdown had begun. There […]
  • The Mortgage Professor: Personal finance expert’s latest book a real eye-opener

    The Mortgage Professor: Personal finance expert’s latest book a real eye-opener
    I don’t review many books, but I felt impelled to report on personal finance expert Jane Bryant Quinn’s latest, “How to Make Your Money Last,” because as I read it, I found myself saying “I wish I had known this back then,” and “Yes, I should have done it that way. I wonder what my […]
  • Tarantula joins the general weirdness at Meow Wolf

    Tarantula joins the general weirdness at Meow Wolf
    Yeah, everyone’s probably seen the giant robot by now, but have you checked out the huge tarantula on the other side of the parking lot at Meow Wolf’s new arts center, location of the House of Eternal Return? (That is, if a giant spider doesn’t scare you away.) The sculpture, “TaranTula,” is a creation by […]
  • Apple names Jeff Williams as chief operating officer

    Apple names Jeff Williams as chief operating officer
    Apple named Jeff Williams as its new chief operating officer, a job that hasn’t been filled since Tim Cook left the position more than four years ago to become CEO. Williams has worked at Apple for about 17 years and supervised the launch of the Apple Watch, which went on sale earlier this year. The […]
  • Van Winkle named president of NMSU’s Alamogordo campus

    Van Winkle named president of NMSU’s Alamogordo campus
    ALAMOGORDO, N.M. — The “interim” is gone from Ken Van Winkle’s job title at the New Mexico State University campus in Alamogordo. NMSU President Garrey Carruthers has named Van Winkle as president of the Alamogordo campus. Van Winkle had served as the campus’ interim president since May. He previously was associate dean for strategic initiatives […]
  • Santa Fe judge steps aside after insulting prosecutor

    Santa Fe judge steps aside after insulting prosecutor
    SANTA FE, N.M. — A Santa Fe judge has removed himself from a high-profile case after insulting a prosecutor. State District Judge T. Glenn Ellington told Deputy District Attorney Jason Lidyard last month that a case “might be above your pay grade.” He made the remark during a hearing on a proposed plea agreement for […]
  • Officer’s mistrial in Gray’s death a letdown for both sides

    Officer’s mistrial in Gray’s death a letdown for both sides
    BALTIMORE — As jurors deliberated the fate of one of six police officers charged in the death of Freddie Gray, Baltimore braced for a possible repeat of the protests, destruction and dismay that engulfed the city in April, when Gray died of a broken neck in the back of a police van. But instead of […]
  • No charges against San Antonio officer in fatal shooting

    No charges against San Antonio officer in fatal shooting
    SAN ANTONIO — An off-duty San Antonio police officer will not be charged in the fatal shooting of an armed man during a dispute at the drive-thru window of a restaurant. A Bexar (bayr) County grand jury on Wednesday declined to indict anyone in the February 2014 death of Marquise Jones. Investigators say Jones was […]
  • No charges against Fort Worth officer in May fatal shooting

    No charges against Fort Worth officer in May fatal shooting
    FORT WORTH, Texas — A North Texas police officer will not face charges in the fatal shooting of a driver whose vehicle hit another officer during a drug-related investigation. The Fort Worth Star-Telegram (http://bit.ly/1RSIOI8 ) reports a grand jury Tuesday declined to indict anyone in the May death of Kelvin Goldston. The shooting happened during […]
  • Threats sent to schools in South Florida, Houston

    Threats sent to schools in South Florida, Houston
    MIAMI — Students in Miami, Fort Lauderdale, Houston and Dallas were heading to school Thursday, hours after school officials in those cities said they received threats similar to the ones received by the Los Angeles and New York school districts earlier this week. Meanwhile, two Indiana school districts did cancel classes after also getting threats. […]
  • Sandhill cranes arrive in southern Arizona later than usual

    Sandhill cranes arrive in southern Arizona later than usual
    WILCOX, Ariz. — Sandhill cranes have finally reappeared in the Sulphur Springs Valley south of Wilcox after making only spotty appearances during their usual arrival period. The Arizona Daily Star reports (http://bit.ly/1P90FrM ) that bird-watching visitors to the area were disappointed in October and November when only a few cranes arrived, but thousands have finally […]
  • Masked men rob Colo. marijuana grow house

    Masked men rob Colo. marijuana grow house
    CANON CITY, Colo. — Police are investigating a home invasion and armed robbery at a marijuana grow location. The Canon City Daily Record reports (http://bit.ly/1O8PJHj ) that police say three men wearing ski masks entered the residence around 9:40 p.m. Thursday. According to a press release, the masked men held three adults at gunpoint. There […]
  • Nebraska deputy jumps into moving truck; driver passed out

    Nebraska deputy jumps into moving truck; driver passed out
    NORFOLK, Neb. — A Nebraska sheriff’s deputy jumped into the cab of a runaway semitrailer after the driver apparently passed out at the wheel, stopping the vehicle from possibly crashing off a busy viaduct bridge. Deputies responding to a 911 call about a reckless semi on U.S. Highway 81 caught up with the truck in […]
  • Man charged in fatal double-shooting gets 13 years

    Man charged in fatal double-shooting gets 13 years
    LAS CRUCES – The 20-year-old man who conspired with a friend to break into a Las Cruces home and steal marijuana, but ended up shooting two brothers, killing one and permanently injuring the other, was sentenced to 13 years in prison on Wednesday. Joshua Jones pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter and attempted aggravated burglary with […]
  • Border Patrol agent assaulted during drug seizure

    Border Patrol agent assaulted during drug seizure
    TUCSON, Ariz. — A U.S. Border Patrol agent in the agency’s Tucson Sector was assaulted while trying to apprehend suspects during a drug seizure near San Simon. Authorities say the incident happened Tuesday when the agent came across six suspected smugglers carrying large packages of narcotics. They say one of the suspects became combative and […]
  • Study: Summer program best with same teacher

    Study: Summer program best with same teacher
    A summer class program intended to give kindergarten through third-grade students a running start at ...

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