New Mexico news

• Lobos fall to Arizona 45-37 in NM Bowl

  19-12-2015 23:51
  
  Anu Solomon threw two touchdowns passes and ran for another score to help Arizona hold off pesky New Mexico 45-37 on Saturday in a wild New Mexico Bowl at University Stadium. Arizona (7-6) and its quick offense overwhelmed the Lobos (7-6) in a game that saw New Mexico surge late after being down as many […]
  
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• Lobos fall to Arizona 45-37 in bowl

  19-12-2015 23:51
  
  Anu Solomon threw two touchdowns passes and ran for another score to help Arizona hold off pesky New Mexico 45-37 on Saturday in a wild New Mexico Bowl at University Stadium. Arizona (7-6) and its quick offense overwhelmed the Lobos (7-6) in a game that saw New Mexico surge late after being down as many […]
  
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• Arizona outlasts Lobos 45-37 in Gildan NM Bowl

  19-12-2015 23:51
  
  Eight points away from a chance for overtime and an eighth victory, their starting quarterback on the sidelines with a knee injury, the New Mexico Lobos had one final shot. But the Arizona Wildcats had the final answer. Cornerback Cam Denson intercepted an Austin Apodaca pass with 35 seconds left in the game, preserving the […]
  
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• Police event shows how to protect valuables

  19-12-2015 23:27
  
  Albuquerque police will show members of the public how to compile lists of their valuables in order to help officers track those items down if they’re ever stolen. Officers will be on hand from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday in the parking lot at the Target off of Paseo del Norte and Interstate 25. […]
  
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• Man arrested in beating death

  19-12-2015 22:58
  
  A man was booked into jail Friday evening on suspicion of murder in the death of 62-year-old Donald DeLoach, who was beaten outside a discount store at Wyoming and Central back in August. Jacob Lopez, 22, has been charged with an open count of murder and robbery in connection with the incident, according to a […]
  
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• 1 dead after pickup collides with UPS truck in Cottonwood

  19-12-2015 22:37
  
  COTTONWOOD, Ariz. — A Cottonwood man has died after the pick-up truck he was driving struck a UPS truck. Cottonwood police say the collision happened around 1:30 p.m. Friday on State Route 89A. Investigators say the 78-year-old man may have had a medical condition or emergency that led to the accident. According to a witness, […]
  
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• Officers fatally shoot man in Taos

  19-12-2015 21:30
  
  Law enforcement officers in Taos fatally shot a man during a domestic violence call on Friday evening, according to New Mexico State Police. Taos police officers and sheriff’s deputies responded to a domestic violence on the 300 block of Adobe Lane a little after 7 p.m., according to a new release from state police. Police […]
  
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• San Mateo reopened at Menaul after crash

  19-12-2015 20:37
  
  Officers responded to a single vehicle rollover crash at San Mateo and Menaul early Saturday morning. The crash happened around 3:45 AM and shut down southbound San Mateo just north of Menaul. All lanes have been reopened since the crash. The driver was transported to a hospital for injuries. — This is a developing story. […]
  
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• Texas Ag commissioner gives Louisiana oranges as gifts

  19-12-2015 20:17
  
  AUSTIN, Texas — Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller’s Christmas gift to state officials might have some Texas farmers saying “Bah! Humbug!” The Houston Chronicle reports (http://bit.ly/1J0G0Xv ) that the boxes of oranges he sent as gifts to several officials on Friday were from farmers in neighboring Louisiana. Photographs sent to the newspaper show some of […]
  
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• Updated: UNM football: Live blog — The New Mexico Bowl

  19-12-2015 19:55
  
  Wildcats 14, Lobos 3: On the first play of the second quarter, Arizona’s Jared Baker runs 27 yards for a touchdown. Three missed tackles by UNM made it possible. There’s 14:51 left in the second quarter. After the first quarter: Arizona 7, New Mexico 3. The Wildcats have the ball at the UNM 27-yard line […]
  
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• Pentagon chief: Iraqi strike may be ‘mistake’ by 2 sides

  19-12-2015 18:44
  
  ABOARD THE USS KEARSARGE — U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter says an American airstrike that may have killed a number of Iraqi soldiers seems to be “a mistake that involved both sides.” Carter has called Iraq’s prime minister, Haider al-Abadi, to express condolences. Carter spoke to reporters during a visit Saturday to the USS Kearsarge […]
  
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• Woman dies after being hit 4 times on Scottsdale freeway

  19-12-2015 18:03
  
  SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Authorities say a woman whose car stalled on a busy Scottsdale freeway is dead after she got out of the vehicle and was struck several times. The Arizona Department of Public Safety says the incident happened early Saturday morning on westbound Loop 101 at Hayden Road. According to DPS, several callers reported […]
  
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• Man found shot and wounded in southeast Albuquerque

  19-12-2015 18:01
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Albuquerque police are searching for suspects in a shooting that left a man wounded. Officer Fred Duran says the man was listed in stable condition Saturday following at least one gunshot wound to the torso. According to Duran, officers were called around 4:30 a.m. to the area of Dorado Drive and Dunes […]
  
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• Northglenn police officer shot during traffic stop

  19-12-2015 17:39
  
  NORTHGLENN, Colo. — A Northglenn police officer was shot multiple times and a suspect is in critical condition following a shootout. Police say the shootings occurred early Saturday during a traffic stop. Police say after a vehicle was pulled over, a man jumped out and began firing at police, hitting one of the officers several […]
  
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• Texas man sentenced to life in killing of transgender woman

  19-12-2015 17:01
  
  TYLER, Texas — A 21-year-old East Texas man has been sentenced to life in prison for the killing of a transgender woman. Smith County prosecutor Jacob Putman told the Lufkin Daily News (http://bit.ly/1k8ye28 ) that the evidence implicating Carlton Champion Jr. included Champion’s DNA being found in a car belonging to Ty Underwood. Putnam says […]
  
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• Coconino County to teach teens emergency preparedness

  19-12-2015 16:55
  
  FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — Coconino County authorities are offering emergency response training for teenagers in various area communities next month. The Coconino County Sheriff’s Office and county emergency managers plan to hold training sessions throughout January. The Community Emergency Response Team Training will be provided for teens in the Williams, Tusayan and Parks areas. Teens will […]
  
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• Turkey and all the trimmings

  19-12-2015 08:31
  
  Nearly 200 people ate their fill of turkey, stuffing and mashed potatoes Tuesday at a free traditional holiday lunch held at the Santa Ana Star Center in Rio Rancho.
  
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• Good grades for most Rio Rancho schools

  19-12-2015 08:31
  
  PARCC results a factor for first time
  
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• Islamic center proposes cemetery west of Rio Rancho

  19-12-2015 08:30
  
  4-6 burials are expected each year
  
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• City survey reveals concern over roads

  19-12-2015 08:30
  
  84% of respondents rated RR ‘excellent or good’ place to live
  
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• Black Arroyo bridges, park open officially

  19-12-2015 08:30
  
  Students can safely walk to school safely
  
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• FBI seeks info on 2 armed robberies

  19-12-2015 08:24
  
  Separate incidents happened Saturday
  
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• Obama prefers small footprint in IS fight

  19-12-2015 08:23
  
  WASHINGTON – To Republican presidential candidates who were denouncing President Obama Tuesday night for not fighting harder against the Islamic State, there's an obvious, if unspoken, answer
  
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• Don’t let season distract from serious issues

  19-12-2015 08:23
  
  It's sometimes disconcerting when real life – its problems, crises and everyday issues – get in the way of our busy holiday lives.
  
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• It was quite a fall for Rio West sports teams

  19-12-2015 08:17
  
  Cleveland football capped a perfect season, three soccer squads also earned blue trophies and District 1-6A topped the girls cross-country podium
  
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• Gloves, hat good gifts for a novice gardener

  19-12-2015 08:16
  
  Q: I married a novice gardener this year and need suggestions for gifts this holiday!
  
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• SFPS leader disputes PED school grades

  19-12-2015 08:11
  
  Ratings improve, but Boyd questions grading methodology
  
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• Under FDA proposal, tanning beds would be closed to minors

  19-12-2015 08:05
  
  WASHINGTON – Anyone under the age of 18 would be barred from using indoor tanning equipment under a federal proposal to help reduce skin cancer linked to the devices.
  
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• Schools shut over assignment uproar

  19-12-2015 08:05
  
  Students told to copy Muslim statement
  
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• Sanders sues to regain access to DNC voter database

  19-12-2015 08:05
  
  Campaign claims party backs Clinton
  
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• Ore. woman dies as storm pounds area

  19-12-2015 08:05
  
  SPOKANE, Wash. – Fresh storms barreled through the already sodden Pacific Northwest on Friday, triggering a landslide that killed a woman near the Oregon Coast and clogging mountain passes in the Washington Cascades.
  
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• Obamas meet with families

  19-12-2015 08:05
  
  SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. – President Barack Obama opened his Christmas vacation on a somber note: meeting with families of the 14 people who were killed in the San Bernardino shootings.
  
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• Obama signs bipartisan tax and spending package

  19-12-2015 08:05
  
  ‘It was a good win,’ president says
  
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• Flu season off to slow start, could be milder

  19-12-2015 08:05
  
  NEW YORK – This year's flu season seems like old times.
  
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• Drug overdose deaths surge in 14 states

  19-12-2015 08:05
  
  NM one of those with highest rates in 2014
  
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• Christmas Services

  19-12-2015 08:05
  
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• Updated: Watchdog: Ex-staffer broke city, state rules

  19-12-2015 07:45
  
  Inspector moonlighted as a plumber, OK’d his own work
  
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• Updated: Court: Convicted official’s pension safe

  19-12-2015 07:40
  
  Toby Martinez has paid just $3,021 of $2.7M in ordered restitution
  
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• More New Mexico schools got F’s than A’s

  19-12-2015 07:40
  
  PED's school grades dropped statewide, including APS
  
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• LANL contract up for bid after 2017

  19-12-2015 07:40
  
  Poor performance evaluation means extra year will not be awarded
  
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• Home Team helps ‘neighbors’ get ahead

  19-12-2015 07:40
  
  Volunteers help the formerly homeless learn to live independently
  
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• Man taken to hospital after house fire on 62nd Street

  19-12-2015 07:33
  
  One man was transported to a hospital Friday night after a fire at a home on 62nd Street near Coors, according to the Albuquerque Fire Department. Firefighters responded to the call in the 300 block of 62nd NW around 9 p.m. and found “heavy smoke coming from the north end of the home,” an AFD […]
  
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• Preps: Friday, Dec. 18 results/Saturday, Dec. 19 schedule

  19-12-2015 07:04
  
  PREP BASKETBALL Friday Results Boys Highland 73, Los Alamos 64 LOS ALAMOS (3-4) Antonio Trujillo 9, Ivan Balakirev 4, Troy Hammock 8, Isaiah Espinosa 3, Jack Stewart 28, Isaac Fason 12. Totals 19-FG 21-28-FT 64. HIGHLAND (1-4) Fabian Roybal 22, Cael Apodaca 10, DeAnte Bernard 17, Bhasil Belton 13, Robbie Koech 3, Keyshawn Webb 5, […]
  
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• New Mexico: Former Top Official Begins Jail Sentence

  19-12-2015 05:26 via nytimes.com
  Dianna Duran, the former New Mexico secretary of state, was booked into jail to serve a 30-day sentence for using election money to fuel a gambling spree.
  
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• FDA proposes ban on indoor tanning for those under 18

  19-12-2015 03:49 via santafenewmexican.com
  
  FDA proposes ban on indoor tanning for those under 18
  
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• Report: Drug overdose deaths surged in 14 states last year, including N.M.

  19-12-2015 03:00 via santafenewmexican.com
  
  The New Mexican reported in July that after two years of decline, the number of people in the state who died from a drug overdose in 2014 hit 536, a jump of 20 percent over 2013. Officials say more than half of those deaths were from prescription medications.
  
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• Report: Drug overdose deaths surged in 14 states last year, including New Mexico

  19-12-2015 03:00 via santafenewmexican.com
  The New Mexican reported in July that after two years of decline, the number of people in the state who died from a drug overdose in 2014 hit 536, a jump of 20 percent over 2013. Officials say more than half of those deaths were from prescription medications.
  
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• Updated: Alleged car thief held woman captive, police say

  19-12-2015 02:30
  
  Early Monday, Cassie House told police, she awoke to find a man she didn't know standing in the stai ...
  
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• Man allegedly held woman captive two days before police chase

  19-12-2015 02:30
  
  Early Monday morning Cassie House told police she awoke to find a man standing in the stairwell of her northwest Albuquerque home looking at her. House said she reached for her phone and called 911, but the man told her she’d regret telling police he was there. She changed her story and told the dispatcher […]
  
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• Alleged car thief held woman captive, police say

  19-12-2015 02:30
  
  Suspect charged with false imprisonment, vehicle theft
  
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