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• Farmington judge seeks contempt charge for lawyer

  09-01-2016 23:37
  
  FARMINGTON, N.M. — A Farmington judge is calling for an attorney to be held in contempt for allegedly insulting a court bailiff. The Daily Times reported (http://bit.ly/1PODbbZ) that Judge Daylene Marsh filed a petition earlier this week in district court accusing Eric Morrow of referring to a bailiff as a “liar” and an expletive. Marsh […]
  
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• Updated: A bittersweet parting: Rio Rancho schools administrator with a passion for bilingualism moves on

  09-01-2016 22:34
  
  Victoria Tafoya came to Rio Rancho Public Schools in 2003 when the district was only nine years old and still developing its direction. “Input was really valued,” Tafoya said. “I am glad that I went to Rio Rancho.” Now, more than a decade later, the long-time administrator has moved on to a position with a […]
  
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• Pedestrian killed by train near Casa Grande

  09-01-2016 22:04
  
  CASA GRANDE, Ariz. — A pedestrian was killed in an early morning collision with a train near Casa Grande. Pinal County Sheriff’s deputies were called by Casa Grande police around 1 a.m. Saturday about a fatal incident involving a pedestrian and a train. According to investigators, a train was traveling on Jimmie Kerr Boulevard when […]
  
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• Man injured by Garland tornado dies; death toll to 12

  09-01-2016 21:19
  
  GARLAND, Texas — A 12th person has died of injuries from a North Texas tornado outbreak Dec. 26. A police statement says 35-year-old Leonardo Mota of Garland died early Saturday at Medical Center of Plano of injuries from one of the 10 tornadoes that struck North Texas the day after Christmas. Garland Police say Mota […]
  
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• Arizona attorney general sues Tucson firearms retailer

  09-01-2016 21:02
  
  TUCSON, Ariz. — The Arizona Attorney General’s Office has filed a lawsuit against a now-defunct Tucson firearms retailer accused of defrauding gun buyers of more than $14,000. Attorney General Mark Brnovich says his office filed a consumer fraud suit accusing Black Weapons Armory of scamming gun owners. The AG’s complaint alleges Black Weapons Armory took […]
  
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• El Paso, National Guard practice blizzard response

  09-01-2016 18:05
  
  COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Emergency management officials are practicing their rescue plans in the event of a major blizzard across northern El Paso County. The county Office of Emergency Management is conducting an exercise called “Deep Freeze 16” on Saturday. The exercise includes the National Guard, fire departments, ambulances and rescue shelters. About 400 people […]
  
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• Man convicted of shooting at officer sentenced to prison

  09-01-2016 17:06
  
  LOVELAND, Colo. — A man convicted of second-degree attempted murder for shooting at a Fort Collins police officer has been sentenced to 24 years in prison. Jose Ornelas-Licano was found guilty after he shot at the officer, crashed a truck and set off a manhunt. No one was hit. Police tried to arrest Ornelas-Licano in […]
  
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• Interior releases proposals for managing Glen Canyon Dam

  09-01-2016 16:51
  
  PAGE, Ariz. — A proposal favored by federal officials would ensure that man-made floods through the Grand Canyon continue. The U.S. Department of the Interior released several proposals Friday to manage Glen Canyon Dam over 20 years. The dam near the Arizona-Utah border holds back Lake Powell and produces power for Western states. Officials have […]
  
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• Man dies while trying to cross I-40 in Albuquerque

  09-01-2016 16:43
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Albuquerque police say a man died trying to cross I-40 after his vehicle became involved in a collision. Police spokesman Daren DeAguero says the incident occurred Friday just west of 98th Street. DeAguero says the man’s vehicle rear-ended a truck traveling in the eastbound lanes. The vehicle came to a stop in […]
  
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• National Guard facility being named after fallen soldier

  09-01-2016 16:35
  
  PHOENIX — An Arizona Army National Guard armory is being named in honor of a National Guard sergeant and Phoenix police officer who was killed in action while deployed to Afghanistan. The 158th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade’s armory at Papago Park Military Reservation in Phoenix on Saturday will be named the Thomas D. Rabjohn Readiness Center. […]
  
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• Walmart to open newest Albuquerque store

  09-01-2016 15:02
  
  It's the company's 7th Neighborhood Market in metro area
  
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• Updated: Walmart to open newest Albuquerque store

  09-01-2016 15:02
  
  It's the company's 7th Neighborhood Market in metro area
  
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• ‘Yes’ to health, water, air; ‘no’ to SandRidge

  09-01-2016 08:05
  
  SandRidge Energy Inc. is having a tough time in Oklahoma.
  
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• U.S. 550 plans too important to ignore

  09-01-2016 08:05
  
  I am a resident of Bernalillo and followed an announcement in the Journal inviting the public to an open meeting regarding proposed U.S. 550 improvements.
  
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• Time for voters to look over the field

  09-01-2016 08:05
  
  When Rio Rancho residents cast their votes for new city councilors March 1, they will get to choose between a wide variety of folks.
  
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• States doing what Congress won’t on gun control laws

  09-01-2016 08:05
  
  Measures include tighter rules on background checks, efforts to keep firearms from domestic abusers
  
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• SCLC chapter making history

  09-01-2016 08:05
  
  Comanche to give keynote at luncheon
  
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• Refugees frequently brutalized in Mexico

  09-01-2016 08:05
  
  Southern Border Program has created new dangers for people who are fleeing violence
  
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• Obama blundering empowers Iran

  09-01-2016 08:05
  
  WASHINGTON – If you're going to engage in a foreign policy capitulation, might as well do it when everyone is getting tanked and otherwise occupied.
  
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• NAACP wants workforce diversity review

  09-01-2016 08:05
  
  Group asks AG to overseestudy of employees at 7 state agencies
  
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• Move fast to recycle Christmas trees

  09-01-2016 08:05
  
  Q: We took our Christmas tree down last night and need to know if we can still recycle it this year.
  
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• Mortgage rates still low

  09-01-2016 08:05
  
  Q: I've heard that the Fed raised interest rates and I'm thinking of buying a house.
  
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• ‘Model immigrant’ faces yet another act of terror

  09-01-2016 08:05
  
  In the quaint tourist town of Harbert, Mich., sits an unassuming restaurant that has been owned and operated by a man who is considered a pillar of his community.
  
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• Make a difference, make time to vote in 2016

  09-01-2016 08:05
  
  First and foremost, I hope all Rio Ranchoans have had a joyous holiday season.
  
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• Infrastructure work critical, mayor says

  09-01-2016 08:05
  
  Road construction faces $76M shortfall
  
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• Hopefuls line up in Bernalillo elections

  09-01-2016 08:05
  
  Mayor, trustees in Los Ranchos races
  
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• Going through the motions once again on North Korea

  09-01-2016 08:05
  
  The United States and other nations will denounce latest nuclear bomb test but do nothing about it
  
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• FOG opens one stop county/state database shop for New Mexico

  09-01-2016 08:05
  
  Open government group provides databases of records custodians
  
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• Editorial: Repeat DWIs show NM needs to toughen penalties

  09-01-2016 08:05
  
  Senate Majority Leader Michael Sanchez, D-Belen, maintains that considering legislation cracking down on repeat drunken-driving offenders is a "diversion" from real issues because the state already has some of the toughest DWI laws in the nation.
  
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• District 1-6A rivals are worthy of Metro final

  09-01-2016 08:05
  
  Arriving at today's championship game of the Albuquerque Metro Basketball Championships, you have two schools – Cleveland and Cibola – whose boys programs are in transition.
  
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• Autopsy shows fire killed two men in car

  09-01-2016 08:05
  
  Cause of blaze in remote area remains unknown
  
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• 10 candidates vie for 3 council seats elections

  09-01-2016 08:05
  
  Rio Rancho city hall election boasts gamut from novices to veterans
  
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• Whistleblower suit alleges OptumHealth profited from false claims before shake-up

  09-01-2016 06:45
  An investigator alleges supervisors at OptumHealth looked the other way when nine behavioral health providers submitted false Medicaid claims.
  
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• Stars set 2016 schedule, will play five home games

  09-01-2016 06:14
  
  New Mexico Stars...
  
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• Ex-Lobo QB Mazzone gets coordinator job at A&M

  09-01-2016 06:12
  
  COLLEGE STATION, Texas–Noel Mazzone's nomadic coaching career will continue at Texas A&amp ...
  
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• Lobo women look to bounce back at Utah State

  09-01-2016 06:06
  
  The University of New Mexico Lobos and Utah State Aggies may have a tough time waiting for today’s Mountain West women’s basketball game (2 p.m., 610 AM) to tip off in Logan, Utah. Both teams are coming off overtime nightmares they’d dearly love to start forgetting. The Lobos (8-5, 1-1 MWC) effectively built a brick […]
  
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• Metal detector screenings await fans entering Pit

  09-01-2016 06:02
  
  University of New Mexico officials are issuing reminders to fans that they should arrive earlier tha ...
  
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• Lobo men in midst of switching to 4-guard lineup

  09-01-2016 06:00
  
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• Los Ranchos bank robbed Friday afternoon, FBI says

  09-01-2016 05:42
  
  A handgun-carrying man with a conspicuous nose robbed a Los Ranchos bank Friday afternoon, according to the FBI. The robbery at the Bank of America branch at 6603 Fourth NW, just north of Osuna, occurred around 5:45 p.m. “He displayed a handgun and demanded money from a teller, who handed over an undisclosed amount of […]
  
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• Updated: Eastbound I-40 closed at Atrisco Vista due to pedestrian fatality

  09-01-2016 04:58
  
  A man was fatally struck by several vehicles Friday night after police believe he crashed his vehicle in the median on Interstate 40 and tried to cross eastbound lanes to go get help, according to a department spokesman. “Officers were dispatched to an accident and as they were going out to that accident another call […]
  
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• Closing of Taos detox center ‘major public health concern,’ official says

  09-01-2016 04:30
  The facility provided a safe place to detox from alcohol and other drugs, and there is no other service of the kind available in northeastern New Mexico.
  
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• Updated: Two men found in burned car near Coyote died from fire, not other causes; OMI says manner of death `undetermined’

  09-01-2016 02:59
  
  SANTA FE – Newly released autopsy reports on two men found dead in a burned-out car on a rural mountain road in northern New Mexico in April say they died from the fire, but what or who may have caused the fire is still unknown. Death investigation summaries for Eric Salazar, 23, and his uncle […]
  
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• Two men found in burned car near Coyote died from fire, not other causes; OMI says manner of death `undetermined’

  09-01-2016 02:59
  
  Newly released autopsy reports for two men found dead in a burned-out car on a rural mountain road in northern New Mexico in April say they died from the fire, but what or who may have caused the fire is still unknown. Death investigation summaries for Eric Salazar, 23, and his uncle Renzo Comanche, 54, […]
  
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• Ed Moreno Announces Candidacy for Santa Fe County Commission District 5

  09-01-2016 01:58
  
  Ed Moreno of Eldorado, a former Associated Press reporter who was worked in state government and served as president of the Eldorado homeowners association, announced Friday that he’s running as a Democratic candidate for the Santa Fe County Commission’s District 5 seat. “I have served the public good throughout my professional career, and, if elected, […]
  
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• UNM announces athletic staff changes

  09-01-2016 01:33
  
  University of New Mexico athletic director Paul Krebs has announced several staff changes within the athletic administration that were effective on Monday. Janice Ruggiero now holds the title of deputy athletic director for internal operations & senior women’s administrator. She will also oversee men’s basketball and women’s basketball. Brad Hutchins is deputy athletic director for […]
  
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• Updated: Three charged in Christmas Eve gunfight

  09-01-2016 01:14
  
  Two men and a woman were arrested in connection with a love triangle gunfight that took place near a Downtown methadone clinic on Christmas Eve, according to court documents. Anthony Ybarra, 22, was arrested Monday, and Jovonne Martinez, 22, and Arturo Tafoya, 24, were picked up Thursday in connection with the shooting that took place […]
  
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• Three charged in Christmas Eve gunfight

  09-01-2016 01:14
  
  Two men and a woman were arrested in connection with a love triangle gunfight that took place near a Downtown methadone clinic on Christmas Eve, according to court documents. Anthony Ybarra, 22, was arrested on Monday, and Jovonne Martinez, 22, and Arturo Tafoya, 24, were picked up on Thursday, in connection to the shooting that […]
  
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• Socorro man in custody in connection with father’s death

  09-01-2016 01:01
  
  SOCORRO, N.M. — Authorities say a Socorro man is in custody in connection with the death of his father. New Mexico State Police say 39-year-old Manuel Baca has been booked into the Socorro County Detention Center on suspicion of an open count of murder. State police say they were contacted by Socorro police around 9 […]
  
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• Albuquerque woman arrested for alleged DWI with child in car

  09-01-2016 00:44
  
  LOS LUNAS, N.M. — Authorities say an Albuquerque woman has been arrested for allegedly driving while intoxicated with her 2-year-old son in the vehicle. New Mexico State police say 32-year-old Laura Lucero was taken into custody around 10 p.m. on New Year’s Day in Los Lunas. They say a subsequent breath test showed Lucero had […]
  
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• Manner of death still unknown for men found in burned car near Coyote

  09-01-2016 00:35
  
  SANTA FE — The autopsy reports have finally been released for two men found dead in a burned-out car on a rural mountain road in northern New Mexico in April, and their manner of death is still undetermined. Death investigation summaries for Eric Salazar, 23, and Renzo Comanche, 54, were released Friday by the Office […]
  
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