New Mexico news

• 2 women found fatally shot in South Texas

  20-12-2015 22:33
  
  PALMVIEW, Texas — Police in South Texas say that two women have been found with fatal shots to the head. Palmview police Chief Chris Barrera tells The Monitor in McAllen (http://bit.ly/1kaVBYN ) that the women were found after authorities got a report of shots fired early Sunday morning. Palmview is a small town located just […]
  
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• Woman dies after being stabbed in Phoenix

  20-12-2015 20:52
  
  PHOENIX — A woman who frantically knocked on a door in a Phoenix apartment complex for help after being stabbed has died. Phoenix police say officers were called about a stabbing at the complex near Central Avenue and Baseline Road on Sunday around 3:30 a.m. Witnesses say they heard the victim yelling and then banging […]
  
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• Updated: APD: Man stabbed friend in neck after family insults

  20-12-2015 19:28
  
  An Albuquerque man was arrested Sunday after he stabbed a friend in the throat because he was insulting his family, police said. Marc Bryan, 26, was arrested on an aggravated battery charge, according to a criminal complaint. Police were dispatched at 2:20 a.m. Sunday to a home in the 3500 block of Calle Cuervo NW […]
  
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• Man found stabbed in northwest Albuquerque

  20-12-2015 19:28
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Albuquerque police have made an arrest in a stabbing of a man in the northwest part of the city. Police say officers were called to Calle Cuervo near Loma Larga Road around 2:20 a.m. Sunday about a possible stabbing. They found a man who had been stabbed after some sort of disturbance. […]
  
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• ‘No trust among voters’ puts cat at top of political poll

  20-12-2015 19:00
  
  BARNAUL, Russia (AP) — Tired of the dog-eat-dog politics in their Russian city, the residents of Barnaul say they want a cat to be their next mayor.
  
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• Armed suspect shot by Fort Worth police expected to survive

  20-12-2015 18:44
  
  FORT WORTH, Texas — Fort Worth police say an officer shot a suspect multiple times after he refused to drop his pistol when located by police after firing at an unoccupied, parked vehicle. The suspect was taken to a hospital with injuries that weren’t life-threatening. Police say that on Saturday night officers responding to call […]
  
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• Skiers get warnings about slick tires at resorts

  20-12-2015 17:51
  
  COPPER MOUNTAIN, Colo. — Colorado skiers are getting warnings left on their parked cars about slick tires as part of a campaign to reduce accidents on mountain highways. The warnings are being issued after the state passed a new law requiring snow tires or chains while driving in the mountains when roads are icy and […]
  
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• Arizona court begins review of rules on criminal cases

  20-12-2015 16:43
  
  PHOENIX — Arizona’s court system is embarking on its first comprehensive review of procedural rules for criminal cases in decades. An order signed by Supreme Court Chief Justice Scott Bales creates an 18-member task force of judges, lawyers and other individuals to propose changes by January 2017. Bales says the task force will look for […]
  
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• Use of ‘dark money’ continues to grow in politics

  20-12-2015 08:05
  
  Anonymous donations cause campaign finance problems
  
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• UNMHSC halts training at private abortion clinic

  20-12-2015 08:05
  
  Student rotations and use of fetal tissue from controversial clinic under fire
  
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• UNMH halts training at private abortion clinic

  20-12-2015 08:05
  
  Student rotations and use of fetal tissue from controversial clinic under fire
  
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• Sweet end for sick bear in dispute

  20-12-2015 08:05
  
  MEDINA, Ohio – A toothless, 41-year-old bear in the middle of a permit dispute between his owners and the state was euthanized after finishing a last meal that included a cream-filled doughnut.
  
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• Sanders apologizes to Clinton for info breach

  20-12-2015 08:05
  
  Dem candidates shift focus of debate to national security
  
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• Operation Assist Santa underway at Holloman

  20-12-2015 08:05
  
  Holloman AFB is preparing to escort Santa through NM Dec. 24
  
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• One hurt in mall shooting

  20-12-2015 08:05
  
  Men took part in ‘disturbance’
  
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• New York ramping up outreach for the homeless

  20-12-2015 08:05
  
  NEW YORK – A surge of outreach teams set to be deployed by New York City to deal with its persistent street homelessness problem has a deceptively simple goal: talk to as many homeless people as possible, as often as possible.
  
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• Nev. signs $335M deal with carmaker

  20-12-2015 08:05
  
  Faraday Future plans billion-dollar factory in North Las Vegas
  
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• Mild winter weather a mixed bag for bears, hares

  20-12-2015 08:05
  
  Some bears still active, while other species already have white coats
  
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• Houses of worship fear violence

  20-12-2015 08:05
  
  All types of congregations are looking at their security measures
  
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• Forest thinning project gets off to good start

  20-12-2015 08:05
  
  In its first year, acreage thinned was more than three times previous year
  
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• Does New Mexico’s future lie in D.C.?

  20-12-2015 08:05
  
  Speculation for 2018 governor race includes Udall, Pearce, Lujan Grisham
  
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• Concussion confusion

  20-12-2015 08:05
  
  Dire warning by doctor came after judge ruled Storm back could play
  
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• A HOWLIN’ GOOD TIME

  20-12-2015 08:05
  
  UNM fans out in force at New Mexico bowl
  
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• Retired Navy captain helps Rio Rancho school build college-prep program

  20-12-2015 08:02
  
  Capt. Bruce Gustin spent the majority of his life floating on water, never imagining in the later years of his life it would be the floor of a classroom underfoot instead of a deck.
  
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• Retired Las Cruces teacher travels to Albania to help restore historic homes

  20-12-2015 08:02
  
  LAS CRUCES – A longtime Las Cruces schoolteacher spent part of her summer in a small village in Albania, working with the Fulbright Association and Cultural Heritage Without Borders to restore historic, Ottoman-era mansions that have fallen into disrepair.
  
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• Project explores New Mexico prison camps for Japanese-Americans during WWII

  20-12-2015 08:02
  
  Nikki Louis had just celebrated her fourth birthday and was in bed after an exciting day when a knock came at her home in Seattle, Wash., that would change the course of her life.
  
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• Prep football: Cleveland, Eldorado dominate All-Metro selections

  20-12-2015 08:02
  
  If picking the Journal's All-Metro soccer team is difficult–and it is–then choos ...
  
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• N.M. Sports Hall of Fame: Eight inductees announced

  20-12-2015 08:02
  
  Playing catch-up is great, as long as you eventually come out on top.Saturday morning, ...
  
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• Large crowd, exciting game make for energized atmosphere

  20-12-2015 08:02
  
  The 2015 goal of a bowl materialized for the University of New Mexico. Sure, it didn't quite finish...
  
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• Preps: Saturday, Dec. 19 results

  20-12-2015 06:56
  
  BOYS BASKETBALL Hope Christian 68, Sandia 54 SANDIA (2-4) Kobe Smith 2, Eric Sandlin 5, Santi Aguilar 3, Tanner Sloan 7, Jonah Callahan 3, Dashawn Jackson 10, Elijah Ferguson 6, Kolby Ledet 4, Calleb Wroten 12, Eli Rodriguez 2. Totals 19-FG 13-22-FT 54. HOPE CHRISTIAN (5-1) Marcus Medina 20, Jordan Leake 20, Isaiah Estajeda 3, […]
  
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• MMA: Cerrone KO’d, Overeem wins in Orlando

  20-12-2015 06:07
  
  ORLANDO, Fla. — Rafael dos Anjos stopped Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone at 1:06 of the first round Saturday night to retain the UFC lightweight title. Dos Anjos hurt Cerrone with a left kick to the midsection, moved in and unleashed a flurry of shots against the fence. Cerrone managed to escape and get back to the […]
  
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• Aggie hoops: Baker is better than OK in rout of UTEP

  20-12-2015 06:00
  
  EL PASO — New Mexico State listed guard Ian Baker as questionable to play in Saturday night’s game at El Paso. Baker not only played, but he left no question as to his great value to the Aggies. He scored 17 of his career-high 26 points in the second half as New Mexico State pulled […]
  
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• Speak Up! readers opine on Lobo fans, New Mexico talent

  20-12-2015 05:34
  
   AFTER READING THE posts to Sports Speak Up! over the years, I have come to several conclusions regarding Lobo fans: 1) they object to paying $20 (cheap!) to attend a Division I football game, and will no longer attend games until this is fixed; 2) they object to UNM coaches who do not fill their […]
  
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• Prep wrestling: Manzano rally nets team title

  20-12-2015 05:26
  
  Shameel Carver took care of business all tournament, and his final bit of business helped secure a t ...
  
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• UNM women look to erase memories of last month’s ugly loss to the Aggies

  20-12-2015 05:10
  
  The UNM women's basketball team will have to wait another day for its holiday break to begin. ...
  
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• Technical difficulties: UNM melts down in loss to Rice

  20-12-2015 04:16
  
  Up 15 points with under eight minutes to play, the Lobos collapsed down the stretch for one of the worst home losses in the Pit in years.
  
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• Rice capitalizes on Lobos’ last-tick gaffe

  20-12-2015 04:16
  
  Rice’s Egor Koulechov hit a technical free throw with 0.01 seconds left to beat New Mexico 90-89, capping the Owls’ comeback from a 16-point, second-half deficit Saturday night in a men’s basketball game at the Pit. With the game tied at 89-89, New Mexico’s Tim Williams called a timeout with none remaining after a scramble […]
  
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