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• Office of the State Auditor to investigate town of Estancia

  26-01-2016 23:53
  
  SANTA FE, N.M. — The Office of the State Auditor plans to conduct a special audit investigation of the town of Estancia. The probe concerns a $33,000 financial discrepancy in the town’s fiscal 2015 annual financial audit. According to the state auditor, the town notified the office about concerns with cash balances in various accounts. […]
  
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• After setting iPhone record, Apple forecasts rare sales drop

  26-01-2016 23:45
  
  SAN FRANCISCO — Apple is bracing for its first sales decline in 13 years, despite selling a record 74.8 million iPhones in the final three months of 2015. The giant tech company says revenue could fall at least 8.6 percent during the January-March quarter, compared with a year earlier. Analysts say the latest iPhone models […]
  
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• 2 BASE jumpers presumed dead after jumping from bridge

  26-01-2016 23:44
  
  BIG SUR, Calif. — A thrill-seeker who parachuted off a bridge overlooking the Pacific likely drowned, as did the man who jumped in to try to save her, authorities said. The Monterey County Herald reports (http://bit.ly/1NxJPin ) Tuesday that authorities first realized the two BASE jumpers were missing on Saturday, although the jump is thought […]
  
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• ABQ Chamber adds crime-fighting to legislative wish list

  26-01-2016 23:39
  
  Economic development and education measures have long topped the Greater Albuquerque Chamber of Commerce's legislative lobbying efforts, but fighting crime has emerged as an equal point of emphasis for the local business advocacy group.
  
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• Jury convicts ex-Chicago official in red-light camera case

  26-01-2016 23:38
  
  CHICAGO — A federal jury convicted a former Chicago transportation official on Tuesday for taking bribes to steer $100 million in red-light camera contracts to a Phoenix company. Jurors returned with guilty verdicts on all 20 counts against John Bills, the former second-in-command at Chicago’s Department of Transportation. Bills was accused of accepting envelopes stuffed […]
  
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• Colorado’s trial-like campaign finance system under fire

  26-01-2016 23:37
  
  DENVER — Colorado’s system of enforcing campaign finance rules is under fire from all sides. In many states, a campaign practices panel decides whether to prosecute spending violations. But Colorado’s constitution requires every complaint to be referred to an administrative law judge who can convene a trial-like process. Some critics say it allows anybody with […]
  
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• Body found on University of Arizona campus

  26-01-2016 22:56
  
  TUCSON — Authorities in Tucson are investigating the discovery of a body on the University of Arizona campus. University police say they received calls about 7 a.m. Tuesday about a body at the bottom of a stairwell outside the Koffler Building. The structure near Fourth Street and Highland Avenue is a classroom facility. A lab […]
  
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• Siblings testify in child labor case with ties to polygamy

  26-01-2016 22:32
  
  SALT LAKE CITY — A federal judge heard Tuesday from five children and teenagers who say they were pulled out of class to work long hours picking pecans at a Utah ranch while they were growing up in a polygamous group. The testimony in Salt Lake City came after labor lawyers asked a judge to […]
  
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• AZ Senate committee to debate photo-radar ban on state highways

  26-01-2016 22:32
  
  PHOENIX — A Senate committee is set to debate a ban on photo radar along state highways that would only affect two cities. The Legislature has failed in recent years to ban photo radar statewide, so Sen. Debbie Lesko of Peoria introduced a measure to ban the cameras along state highways. Her measure would only […]
  
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• Sheriff Joe Arpaio endorses Donald Trump for president

  26-01-2016 22:31
  
  PHOENIX — Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio has formally endorsed Republican businessman Donald Trump for president. Trump’s campaign announced the endorsement from the self-proclaimed “America’s toughest sheriff” on Tuesday. Arpaio appeared at two Trump rallies in metropolitan Phoenix last year, so the endorsement wasn’t a surprise. He introduced the GOP candidate to cheering crowds. Trump […]
  
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• Man to be executed for Texas game warden’s death in shootout

  26-01-2016 22:31
  
  HOUSTON — A man who led authorities on a chase followed by a shootout that left a Texas game warden dead is scheduled to be executed this week in the busy death penalty state. James Freeman was suspected of illegally hunting at night from his truck in Southeast Texas’ Wharton County when a game warden […]
  
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• Perry joins Cruz on the trail to rally Iowa conservatives

  26-01-2016 22:29
  
  OSCEOLA, Iowa — Ted Cruz worked to consolidate support from Iowa conservatives Tuesday with the help of former Texas Gov. Rick Perry, while rival Donald Trump claimed Cruz was “nervous” with less than a week until voting kicks off in Iowa. A day after nabbing the endorsement from his former primary rival, Cruz planned seven […]
  
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• New Mexico cult leader could be getting out of prison early

  26-01-2016 22:21
  
  TAOS — After hearing in court here today, it appears that religious sect leader Wayne Bent, 74, will soon be out of prison after seven years behind bars for his 2008 conviction on charges of second-degree criminal sexual contact with a minor and two counts of contributing to the delinquency of a minor. Lawyers for […]
  
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• Sandoval commissioner’s case headed to grand jury

  26-01-2016 22:11
  
  The case against a Sandoval County commissioner on multiple charges tied to a domestic dispute with...
  
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• Police: TX suspect shot by SC cops also shot self in head

  26-01-2016 22:01
  
  COLUMBIA, S.C. — A Texas murder suspect who was shot by police in South Carolina actually died from a self-inflicted gunshot, according to a determination by the coroner. In a news release sent out Tuesday, Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott said that the death of Damon Jonard James had been officially ruled a suicide by […]
  
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• Updated: Lizard found in kindergartner’s salad becomes new class pet

  26-01-2016 22:00
  
  PRINCETON, N.J. — A New Jersey elementary school science class has a new pet after a lizard was discovered in a student’s salad after being refrigerated for days. Riverside Elementary School science teacher Mark Eastburn told NJ.com (http://bit.ly/1nMqTYC ) the 3-inch green anole lizard was found in a bundle of tatsoi greens last week by […]
  
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• New Mexico AG investigating the MLK State Commission

  26-01-2016 21:44
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — The New Mexico Attorney General’s Office has launched an investigation into the Martin Luther King, Jr. State Commission. Agents conducted a search warrant at the African American Performing Arts Center in Albuquerque on Tuesday but officials declined say what agents sought. New Mexico Attorney General’s Office spokesman James Hallinan confirmed that the […]
  
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• Updated: Former CNM employee files whistleblower suit against college

  26-01-2016 21:41
  
  The former human resources director for the Central New Mexico Community College says top administrative officials ousted her after she raised complaints about racial diversity in hiring and $80,000 of improper payments to employees. Denise Montoya worked for CNM from July 2013 to January 2016, where she made about $135,000 a year. Her attorney J. Edward […]
  
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• Santa Fe unemployment registers near national average

  26-01-2016 21:08
  
  While the New Mexico unemployment rate is the worst in the nation under the latest labor statistics, Santa Fe hovers near the national average. The Santa Fe metropolitan area registered 5.1 percent unemployment for the month of December, down from 5.4 percent in November, but up from the 4.5 percent reported in December 2014. Numbers […]
  
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• Santa Fe faces pop up on gallery walls

  26-01-2016 20:46
  
  A lot of Santa Feans’ faces are showing up on walls these days — and we’re not talking about the FBI’s “wanted” posters at the Post Office. Two galleries currently are hosting collections by artists who expand them by painting portraits of locals in the towns where their exhibitions are displayed. As a matter of […]
  
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• Sect leader Wayne Bent slated for release from prison

  26-01-2016 20:07
  
  TAOS — After hearing in court here today, it appears that religious sect leader Wayne Bent, 74, will soon be out of prison after seven years behind bars for his 2008 conviction on charges of second-degree criminal sexual contact with a minor and two counts of contributing to the delinquency of a minor. Lawyers for […]
  
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• Updated: Chase planning rollout of card-free ATMs

  26-01-2016 19:52
  
  NEW YORK — Soon, losing your ATM card won’t be the financial life-stopping event it used to be. Just don’t also lose your phone. JPMorgan Chase customers will soon be able to withdraw cash or initiate other transactions using their cellphone at Chase ATMs being upgraded later this year. The move will include new cash […]
  
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• Public prayer reviewed; 1st case since Supreme Court ruling

  26-01-2016 19:17
  
  RALEIGH, N.C. — A federal appeals court will consider whether county commissioners in North Carolina violated the Constitution by delivering Christian prayers at their meetings and inviting audience members to join. A three-judge panel of the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals is scheduled on Wednesday to hear Rowan County’s effort to overturn a federal judge’s […]
  
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• The Latest: Colombia raises number of suspected Zika cases

  26-01-2016 19:15
  
  RIO DE JANEIRO — The latest on the fight against the Zika virus that health officials suspect is linked to a wave of birth defects in Brazil. (All times local): 4:00 p.m. Colombian officials are raising the number of suspected cases of the Zika virus in their country. They say 16,490 people now apparently have […]
  
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• Task force urges doctors to screen all adults for depression

  26-01-2016 18:55
  
  WASHINGTON — All adults, including pregnant women and new mothers, should be screened for depression as a routine part of health care, a government advisory group recommended Tuesday. Depression is a common public health problem, and screening simply involves health workers asking about certain symptoms even if patients don’t mention them. The second part of […]
  
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• Task force recommends how to cut US prisoner count by 60,000

  26-01-2016 18:52
  
  WASHINGTON — The Justice Department should limit the types of cases it brings and more nonviolent criminals should be steered toward probation and away from prison, according to task force recommendations designed to cut the federal inmate count and save more than $5 billion. The recommendations provide concrete steps prosecutors, judges, prison officials and policy […]
  
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• New Flint water probe draws critics; NAACP to outline plan

  26-01-2016 18:52
  
  LANSING, Mich. — The Michigan attorney general’s investigation into the process that left Flint’s drinking water tainted with lead is drawing bipartisan criticism, with a Republican leader saying it duplicates the work of a state task force and Democrats questioning whether the special counsel will be impartial. Attorney General Bill Schuette said Monday that Todd […]
  
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• Updated: The Latest: Navy finds no sign of shooting at med center

  26-01-2016 18:47
  
  SAN DIEGO — The latest on possible gunfire Tuesday at the Naval Medical Center San Diego (all times local): 10:35 a.m. The Navy says an initial inspection at Naval Medical Center San Diego found no sign of a gunman or a shooting. Navy spokesman N. Scott Sutherland said Tuesday that military police had checked Building […]
  
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• The Latest: Navy says gunshot report came from 1 person

  26-01-2016 18:47
  
  SAN DIEGO — The latest on possible gunfire Tuesday at the Naval Medical Center San Diego (all times local): 9:45 a.m. A Navy spokesman says a report of three gunshots heard at Naval Medical Center San Diego came from a single witness. Navy Region Southwest spokesman Scott Sutherland says the shots were reportedly heard in […]
  
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• Health care fines press millenials as sign-up deadline nears

  26-01-2016 18:25
  
  WASHINGTON — Millions of young adults healthy enough to think they don’t need insurance face painful choices this year as the sign-up deadline approaches for President Barack Obama’s health care law. Fines for being uninsured rise sharply in 2016 — averaging nearly $1,000 per household, according to an independent estimate. It’s forcing those in their […]
  
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• Updated: Gov. Martinez eyes bill aimed at ending Uber, Lyft stalemate

  26-01-2016 18:15
  
  SANTA FE, N.M. — New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez asked lawmakers on Tuesday to consider a bill aimed at welcoming and regulating ride-booking companies like Uber and Lyft. The Republican governor put the legislation on her official agenda and urged lawmakers to pass it to show the state is open to innovation. “New Mexico should […]
  
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• Gov. Martinez eyes bill aimed at ending Uber, Lyft stalemate

  26-01-2016 18:15
  
  SANTA FE, N.M. — New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez is asking lawmakers to consider a bill aimed at regulating ride-booking companies like Uber and Lyft. The Republican governor put legislation on her official call Tuesday and asked lawmakers to pass a bill to show that such companies are welcome in New Mexico. The legal status […]
  
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• Police arrest 4 protesting incoming UNC president Spellings

  26-01-2016 18:13
  
  CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — Four people are facing charges after protesting the hiring of former U.S. Education Secretary Margaret Spellings to head the 17-campus University of North Carolina system. UNC-Chapel Hill Police Chief Jeff McCracken says four people were arrested Tuesday on charges of disrupting an official meeting and resisting an officer. Shouting demonstrators forced […]
  
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• Afghan official: Policeman kills 10 other police in south

  26-01-2016 18:13
  
  KANDAHAR, Afghanistan — An Afghan policeman turned his weapon on fellow officers as they were sleeping in their quarters near a checkpoint in the country’s south, killing 10, a provincial spokesman said Tuesday. The Taliban quickly claimed responsibility for the killings, the latest in so-called “insider attacks” involving a fellow soldier or a policeman who […]
  
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• Police search California communities where inmates have ties

  26-01-2016 18:09
  
  SANTA ANA, Calif. — Unlike similar escapes where dangerous inmates fled into rural areas, the three men who broke out of a Southern California lockup escaped into densely populated suburban communities where they have close ties. Hundreds of officers are focusing on neighborhoods where the trio charged with violent crimes could be hiding among friends, […]
  
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• Glenn Miller to be inducted into Colorado Music Hall of Fame

  26-01-2016 18:09
  
  BOULDER, Colo. — Glenn Miller, the American big band leader and musician best known for his songs “Chattanooga Choo Choo” and “Moonlight Serenade,” will be inducted into the Colorado Music Hall of Fame. The Daily Camera reports (http://bit.ly/1RKSHsO ) that an induction ceremony is planned for April 16 at the University of Colorado Boulder’s Glenn […]
  
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• Anti-abortion activists accused of using fake licenses

  26-01-2016 18:08
  
  AUSTIN, Texas — Two anti-abortion activists who made undercover videos about Planned Parenthood are accused of using fake driver’s licenses to infiltrate the group, indictments made public Tuesday show. David Daleiden and Sandra Merritt allegedly used California driver’s licenses they knew were false “with the intent to defraud and harm another,” the documents indicate. The […]
  
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• Updated: Sound of gunshots reported at San Diego Navy medical center

  26-01-2016 17:57
  
  SAN DIEGO — Military authorities responded Tuesday to a report of gunshots at a building on the campus Naval Medical Center San Diego. The hospital posted on its Facebook page: “An active shooter has just been reported in building #26 at Naval Medical Center San Diego. All occupants are advised to run, hide or fight.” […]
  
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• Updated: Navy says gunshot report at med center came from 1 person

  26-01-2016 17:57
  
  SAN DIEGO — The Navy said Tuesday that a report of three gunshots heard in the basement of a building at Naval Medical Center San Diego came from a single witness. The Navy hospital previously said on its Facebook page that an active shooter was reported and people were told to run, hide or fight. […]
  
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• Marvin Minsky, pioneer of artificial intelligence, dies

  26-01-2016 17:56
  
  CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — A pioneer in the field of artificial intelligence at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology who saw parallels in the functioning of the human brain and computers has died. Marvin Minsky was 88. The university says Minsky died Sunday at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston of a cerebral hemorrhage. Minsky viewed the […]
  
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• American consumers showing more confidence in economy

  26-01-2016 17:15
  
  WASHINGTON — A strong job market and low gasoline prices helped boost U.S. consumer confidence again this month. The Conference Board on Tuesday said that its consumer confidence index rose to 98.1 in January from 96.3 in December, the second straight monthly gain. The business research group said Americans were more confident about the future, […]
  
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• NM has highest unemployment rate for second month

  26-01-2016 17:09
  
  However, the state's unemployment rate dropped slightly in December compared to the month before.
  
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• Sunland Park racing suspended because of equine virus

  26-01-2016 16:58
  
  EL PASO, Texas — A horse racing track near the border of New Mexico and Texas has been shut down for at least two weeks to prevent the spread of a disease. The El Paso Times reports (http://bit.ly/1nMY0LG ) that live racing at the Sunland Park Racetrack & Casino in Sunland Park, New Mexico, was […]
  
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• British principal tells parents: No pajamas on school run

  26-01-2016 16:57
  
  LONDON — The principal of a primary school in northern England wants to impose a dress code — not on students, but on their parents. That’s because she’s tired of them wearing pajamas and slippers when they drop off their offspring at the school gates each morning. Kate Chisholm of Skerne Park Academy in Darlington, […]
  
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• Brazil is ‘losing battle’ against mosquito

  26-01-2016 16:57
  
  RIO DE JANEIRO — Brazil’s health minister says the country will mobilize some 220,000 troops to battle the mosquito blamed for spreading a virus suspected of causing birth defects, but he also was quoted Tuesday as saying the battle already is being lost. Marcelo Castro said that nearly 220,000 members of Brazil’s Armed Forces would […]
  
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• In snowed-under cities, many struggle to return to work

  26-01-2016 16:55
  
  WASHINGTON — After more than three days with life at a virtual standstill in the nation’s capital and elsewhere up and down the East Coast, the cities hit hard by a massive snowstorm were getting closer to their normal routines. In the Washington area, the Metro subway system was closer to fully operational Tuesday, although […]
  
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• Audit of Navajo tribe shows mismanagement cost $10.8 million

  26-01-2016 16:54
  
  GALLUP, N.M. — An audit of 23 of the Navajo Nation’s 110 chapters has found that mismanagement cost the tribe $10.8 million in lost revenue related to internal controls and compliance with Navajo, state and federal laws. The Gallup Independent reports (http://bit.ly/1hoDjlp ) that according to the audit presented by the Navajo Nation Office of […]
  
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• Winter storm warning in effect for parts of New Mexico

  26-01-2016 16:53
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — A winter storm warning is in effect for parts of New Mexico until noon Tuesday due to snow accumulations near Albuquerque and Las Vegas. The National Weather Service says snow accumulations ranging from 7 to 18 inches are possible, mainly on higher eastern slopes. The highest amounts are expected west and north […]
  
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• New Mexico considers opening primaries to all voters

  26-01-2016 16:52
  
  SANTA FE, N.M. — Democratic state lawmakers have introduced a proposed constitutional amendment to open Democratic and Republican primary elections in New Mexico to all voters amid a surge in independent voter registration. Currently, only Republicans and Democrats can vote in their respective primary elections in New Mexico. Critics say the system effectively disenfranchises independent […]
  
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• Albuquerque man gets prison for shooting his ex-girlfriend

  26-01-2016 16:52
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — An Albuquerque man who pleaded no contest to shooting his ex-girlfriend in the head last year has been sentenced to more than 12 years in prison. A Bernalillo County District Court judge sentenced Matthew Gonzales on Monday. He pleaded no contest earlier this month to second-degree kidnapping, aggravated battery against a household […]
  
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