New Mexico news

• Updated: Caterpillar closing Santa Fe plant, costing 50 jobs

  29-01-2016 23:23
  
  Caterpillar says it plans to close five plants — including one in Santa Fe — causing a net reduction of about 670 jobs across several states, as part of a broader cost-cutting campaign announced last year by the mining and construction equipment company. About 50 jobs will be lost in Santa Fe, a news release […]
  
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• Breaking: Caterpillar closing Santa Fe plant, costing 50 jobs

  29-01-2016 23:23
  
  Caterpillar says it plans to close five plants — including one in Santa Fe — causing a net reduction of about 670 jobs across several states, as part of a broader cost-cutting campaign announced last year by the mining and construction equipment company. About 50 jobs will be lost in Santa Fe, a news release […]
  
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• Assisted living center planned for seniors, vets

  29-01-2016 22:27
  
  A proposed assisted living center for seniors and veterans in Albuquerque will include a “farm-to-table” approach in which residents will grow their own food. The New Beginnings Senior Living, LLC is asking Bernalillo County for $10 million in industrial revenue bonds to build the $11 million to $12 million center on four acres at 1331 […]
  
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• CNM accelerator class starts next week

  29-01-2016 22:26
  
  The next class of entrepreneurs at Central New Mexico Community College’s business accelerator begins Friday with 13 new startups. CNM’s IGNITE Community Accelerator is an intensive, 12-week program. It includes up to 30 hours of one-on-one business coaching, 48 hours of intense business training, support in developing and implementing a 100-day tactical plan and other […]
  
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• Probation for woman who crashed car at Phoenix airport gate

  29-01-2016 22:03
  
  PHOENIX — A woman who crashed her car through a Phoenix airport’s security gate and drove onto a runway with her infant son in the vehicle has been sentenced to five years of probation. Maricopa County Superior Court officials say 24-year-old Koko Nicole Anderson was sentenced Friday on one misdemeanor count of child abuse. She […]
  
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• Firms name new shareholders

  29-01-2016 22:03
  
  Stefan R. Chacón has been named a Shareholder at Montgomery & Andrews PA. Chacón’s practice concentrates on health law and civil litigation. He has a bachelor’s degree in economics from the University of La Verne and a law degree from George Washington University. Chacón is admitted to practice law in New Mexico and California. The […]
  
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• Updated: Authorities: 1 of 3 fugitive inmates arrested in California

  29-01-2016 21:33
  
  SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — Police captured one of three fugitive inmates on Friday after they escaped a week ago…
  
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• Updated: Authorities: 1 escaped inmate caught, 2 likely in San Jose

  29-01-2016 21:33
  
  SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — One of three violent inmates who broke out of a Southern California jail a week…
  
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• Appeals court orders EPA to issue rules on mining cleanups

  29-01-2016 21:31
  
  WASHINGTON — The Environmental Protection Agency has been ordered to issue long-overdue rules aimed at stopping mining companies from declaring bankruptcy to avoid pollution cleanups. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ruled Friday that EPA must begin the rulemaking process for the hard-rock mining industry before the end of this […]
  
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• Obama: More to do to close the pay gap for women, minorities

  29-01-2016 21:30
  
  WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama sought to showcase progress on his watch on closing the pay gap for women while keeping up the pressure on business, Congress and individuals to tackle an issue he said was still far from being solved. Marking the seventh anniversary of signing the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, Obama said […]
  
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• Judge rules murder trial for former APD officers will stay in Albuquerque

  29-01-2016 21:26
  
  A judge on Friday struck down a defense motion seeking to have the two Albuquerque police officers charged with murder stand trial in southern New Mexico. The ruling paves the way for an Albuquerque trial against former police officer Dominique Perez and retired detective Keith Sandy later this year. But District Court Judge Alisa Hadfield […]
  
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• Breaking: Judge rules murder trial for former APD officers will stay in Albuquerque

  29-01-2016 21:26
  
  A judge on Friday struck down a defense motion to have the two Albuquerque police officers charged with murder put on trial in southern New Mexico, paving the way for an Albuquerque trial later this year. But District Judge Alisa Hadfield said in her ruling that attorneys on both sides of the case will create […]
  
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• New: Ethics commission gets OK from House panel, but faces long road ahead

  29-01-2016 21:14
  
  In the wake two recent New Mexico scandals involving public officials, a renewed proposal to create a state ethics commission cleared its first legislative hurdle today on an 8-0 vote. Rep. Jim Dines, R-Albuquerque, the sponsor of House Joint Resolution 5, one of three different ethics commission proposals pending in the Legislature, said he believes lawmakers are warming up […]
  
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• Doña Ana County settles sexual harassment lawsuit against treasurer

  29-01-2016 20:53
  
  LAS CRUCES, N.M. — Doña Ana County officials say they’ve settled a sexual harassment lawsuit filed against the county treasurer for $68,000. The Las Cruces Sun-News reports that the settlement will be paid to Treasurer David Gutierrez’ former employee, Luz Nunez. Nunez filed the lawsuit in December, saying Gutierrez harassed her at work and later […]
  
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• 3 dead in suspected murder-suicide in Coolidge

  29-01-2016 20:28
  
  COOLIDGE, Ariz. — Coolidge police say the shooting deaths of three people along a rural road appear to be a case of murder-suicide. Police said 75-year-old Francisco Renteria Valenzuela and married couple 45-year-old Reyna Idalia Renteria and 57-year-old Everardo Verduzco, were found dead on Wednesday. All suffered gunshot wounds and a handgun was found by […]
  
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• Updated: Texas top court sides with cheerleaders in Bible banner suit

  29-01-2016 19:35
  
  DALLAS — The Texas Supreme Court ruled Friday in favor of high school cheerleaders who had argued that their free speech was trampled by their school district when it ordered them not to display banners emblazoned with Bible verses at football games. The court acknowledged in its opinion that the Kountze school district, about 95 […]
  
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• Former Mesa doctor sentenced on sexual abuse convictions

  29-01-2016 19:15
  
  PHOENIX — A former Mesa doctor who pleaded guilty to sexual abuse after being accused of inappropriately touching two female patients during medical exams has been sentenced to 15 years on probation. Maricopa County Superior Court officials say Judge Alfred Fenzel on Friday also sentenced Manuel Abrante to 12 months deferred jail time under a […]
  
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• 2 drivers killed in fiery East Texas wreck on US 69

  29-01-2016 19:14
  
  ZAVALLA, Texas — A fiery East Texas traffic accident involving a tanker rig hauling crude oil and a smaller truck has left both drivers dead. The Texas Department of Public Safety says the accident happened shortly before dawn Friday on U.S. 69 just south of Zavalla (zuh-VAL’-uh). DPS Trooper David Hendry says preliminary information indicates […]
  
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• Board recommends county deny oil permit near Rio Rancho

  29-01-2016 18:36
  
  BERNALILLO, N.M. — An advisory board has recommended that Sandoval County deny permits for an Oklahoma company to explore for oil outside Rio Rancho. The County’s Planning and Zoning Commission on Thursday said that he County Commission should deny SandRidge Oil’s two requests to drill an exploratory well west of the city’s limits. The recommendation […]
  
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• Ryland Lynch is making is own mark in music

  29-01-2016 18:01
  
    Ryland Lynch has been having the time of his life. And he should be. Lynch has been opening with a DJ set before pop rock outfit R5’s current tour. “It’s been really amazing,” he says during a recent interview from California. “It’s everything that I’ve ever wanted to do.” On tour, Lynch is in […]
  
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• New: Satanists to do invocation at Phoenix City Council meeting

  29-01-2016 17:25
  
  PHOENIX — Members of a satanic group will give the opening prayer at an upcoming Phoenix City Council meeting. Some council members have objected, but city attorney Brad Holm says the government cannot exclude a religion from praying under such circumstances. Satanic Temple member Stu de Haan says the group doesn’t intend to do anything […]
  
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• Updated: Legal fight over plane highlights property seizure debate

  29-01-2016 17:24
  
  CHEYENNE, Wyo. — The single-engine Cessna aroused suspicion at the Yellowstone Regional Airport even before it landed. The pilot didn’t radio the tower before landing, prosecutors say. And, as the Cessna taxied to a hangar, they say the pilot and a passenger were lowering sunshades over the windows. That struck officials as odd, considering the […]
  
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• Updated: Storm to hit New Mexico with snow, wind, low temperatures

  29-01-2016 17:17
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Forecasters say northern and central New Mexican can expect a strong dose of winter weather over the weekend. The National Weather Service says a storm system will produce strong and gusty winds in the region between Saturday and Monday night, with snow accumulations in much of the north and west. Forecasters say […]
  
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• Ex-Houston officer, wife guilty in human smuggling case

  29-01-2016 17:17
  
  DEL RIO, Texas — A now-fired Houston police officer and his wife have pleaded guilty in a South Texas human smuggling case involving one of her relatives. Prosecutors say 51-year-old Juan Carrillo and 42-year-old Rosa Lidia Carrillo pleaded guilty Thursday in Del Rio to transporting undocumented immigrants. The husband and wife from Cypress remain free […]
  
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• Amarillo police investigate man, woman found dead in duplex

  29-01-2016 17:17
  
  AMARILLO, Texas — Amarillo police are investigating the deaths of a man and a woman whose bodies were found by some acquaintances when they dropped by the home. Lt. Erick Bohannon says autopsies were scheduled Friday. Bohannon says 45-year-old Tyrone Titus and 42-year-old Dana Atkins were discovered dead Thursday in the duplex they shared. Bohannon […]
  
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• Air Force design computer weapon systems

  29-01-2016 17:17
  
  COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Air Force leaders say the military branch’s first cyber weapons system is fully operation. The declaration comes just in time for a conference of computer warfare experts in Colorado Springs. The Colorado Springs Gazette reports (http://bit.ly/1nCN5V8 ) that the weapon is essentially a large firewall meant to protect the Air Force’s […]
  
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• Tucson’s annual gem and mineral shows are getting underway

  29-01-2016 17:16
  
  TUCSON, Ariz. — Tucson’s annual gem and mineral shows are getting underway. The shows that comprise the Tucson Gem, Mineral and Fossil Showcase are held over two weeks in late January and early February. They draw visitors from around the world and feature displays of gems and rare geological finds. Some shows are in tents […]
  
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• Jury in Louisiana convicts Mexican of trying to bribe judge

  29-01-2016 17:16
  
  AUSTIN, Texas — A Louisiana jury has convicted of Mexican businessman of trying to bribe a judge in Texas to get a lesser sentence in a drug case. Francisco Colorado Cessa was convicted Thursday of bribery and conspiracy to bribe a public official in a federal retrial in Shreveport, Louisiana. Colorado faces up to 40 […]
  
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• Groups sue Kaibab forest over plan for big game retrieval

  29-01-2016 17:16
  
  FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — Environmental groups are suing the U.S. Forest Service over a plan that lets hunters drive off designated roads to retrieve elk and bison. Each of the ranger districts in the Kaibab National Forest allow hunters to venture a mile off the road in their vehicles to pick up big game during hunting […]
  
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• Court rules for parents on issue of nonparent visitations

  29-01-2016 17:16
  
  PHOENIX — An Arizona court ruling says a parent opposing visitation of a child by a nonparent such as a former boyfriend or girlfriend normally shouldn’t have to justify his or her position. The state Court of Appeals ruling issued Thursday guides judges on how to interpret a 2013 state law requiring that courts give […]
  
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• County settles sexual harassment lawsuit against treasurer

  29-01-2016 17:16
  
  LAS CRUCES – Doña Ana County officials confirmed Thursday that they’ve settled a sexual harassment lawsuit for $68,000 against Doña Ana County Treasurer David Gutierrez. The settlement will be paid to Luz Nunez, a former employee of Gutierrez’s. Gutierrez had admitted during a personnel investigation to offering the employee $1,000 if she’d spend time in […]
  
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• Defense in fetus cutting case want Dr. Phil show excluded

  29-01-2016 17:15
  
  LONGMONT, Colo. — Attorneys for a woman accused of cutting an unborn baby from another woman’s womb are asking that comments the mother’s appearance on the Dr. Phil show be excluded from evidence. The Daily Times-Call reports (http://bit.ly/1PXZQQA ) attorneys for 35-year-old Dynel Lane have cited 18 specific things 27-year-old Michelle Wilkins said on the […]
  
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• Google parent Alphabet may soon top Apple’s market value

  29-01-2016 16:41
  
  SAN FRANCISCO — As the digital advertising market booms and demand for smartphones wanes, Alphabet Inc. could soon dethrone Apple as the world’s most valuable company. If it happens, Alphabet will move to the head of the class just five months after Google reorganized itself under the holding company. The Silicon Valley rivals could trade […]
  
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• US paychecks show little sign of accelerating in 4th quarter

  29-01-2016 16:39
  
  WASHINGTON — U.S. paychecks increased moderately in the final three months of last year, yet the gain was little changed from the sluggish post-recession trend. The employment cost index, which tracks wages and benefits, rose 0.6 percent in the October-December quarter, the Labor Department said. That’s the same as the previous three months. In the […]
  
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• US economy slowed to scant 0.7 pct. growth rate last quarter

  29-01-2016 16:39
  
  WASHINGTON — The U.S. economy’s growth slowed sharply in the final three months of 2015 to a 0.7 percent annual rate. Consumers reduced spending, businesses cut back on investment and global problems trimmed exports. The slowdown could renew doubts about the durability of the 6½-year-old economic expansion, though most economists expect growth to rebound in […]
  
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• Xerox separating into 2 independent publicly traded cos.

  29-01-2016 16:38
  
  NEW YORK — Xerox is separating into two independent publicly traded companies. The planned breakup follows pressure from activist investor Carl Icahn. Shares of the Norwalk, Connecticut-based company edged up in Friday premarket trading. Xerox announced in October that it planned to conduct a review of its operations in the hopes of boosting shareholder value. […]
  
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• Nissan to recall Altimas for third time to fix hood latches

  29-01-2016 16:38
  
  DETROIT — Nissan is recalling nearly 930,000 Altima midsize cars worldwide — some for a third time — to fix a latch problem that could let the hood fly open while the cars are moving. The new recall covers cars from the 2013 to 2015 model years including 846,000 in the U.S. that were made […]
  
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• Updated: US stocks rise on Japan stimulus, earnings and energy prices

  29-01-2016 16:37
  
  NEW YORK — U.S. stocks are rising Friday morning, led by gains in technology companies after Microsoft reported healthy growth in its cloud computing business. Visa and MasterCard also rose sharply after reporting strong earnings. European markets also rose, and Asian indexes climbed after Japan’s central bank announced more aggressive moves to stimulate that country’s […]
  
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• Survey: US consumer confidence slips in January

  29-01-2016 16:37
  
  WASHINGTON — American consumers lost some confidence this month after the stock market tumbled and the economy showed signs of weakness, the University of Michigan says. The university’s index of consumer sentiment slipped to 92 in January from 92.6 last month. A year ago, the index stood at 98.1. Richard Curtin, chief economist for Michigan’s […]
  
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• Woman who worked at California jail arrested for allegedly helping inmates escape

  29-01-2016 08:36
  
  LOS ANGELES — A 44-year-old woman who allegedly aided three inmates who made a daring escape from Orange County’s largest jail was arrested Thursday, officials said. The arrest confirms what many had already suspected, that fugitives Hossein Nayeri, Jonathan Tieu and Bac Duong received outside help when they broke out of the Men’s Central Jail […]
  
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• ‘Affluenza’ teen facing 1st court hearing since deportation

  29-01-2016 08:33
  
  FORT WORTH, Texas — The Texas teenager who used an “affluenza” defense in a fatal drunken-driving wreck is expected to learn Friday whether he’ll be moved to an adult jail as he awaits a judge’s ruling on transferring his case to the adult court system. Ethan Couch, 18, was booked into a juvenile detention facility […]
  
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• Paul Kantner of Jefferson Airplane dies at 74

  29-01-2016 08:32
  
  Paul Kantner, the Jefferson Airplane guitarist, songwriter and fixture of the San Francisco ’60s rock scene, died Thursday of septic shock and organ failure, according to his publicist, who confirmed the news with the San Francisco Chronicle. He was 74. “Paul was a key architect in the development of what became known as the San […]
  
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• AP FACT CHECK: GOP claims on carpet bombs, Kurds and economy

  29-01-2016 08:27
  
  WASHINGTON — Republican presidential contenders let fly with some inaccuracies when they badmouthed the Obama administration on health care, military readiness and pay for construction workers in their latest debate. And from his own event a few miles away in Des Moines Iowa, debate no-show Donald Trump greatly exaggerated the U.S. trade deficit with China. […]
  
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• ‘The Producers’ gets it amazingly right

  29-01-2016 08:25
  
    There’s a reason Mel Brooks’ “The Producers” has lasted nearly 50 years. It’s simply entertaining. And the touring production by Big League Productions of the Tony Award-winning musical hit all the right notes on opening night at Popejoy Hall on Thursday. If you’re a fan of theater, you know that this is one of […]
  
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• These Mustangs are certainly for real

  29-01-2016 08:05
  
  Thursday began with Atrisco Heritage running along the inside track in District 5-6A girls basketbal ...
  
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• Skandera, PED called ‘the Death Star’

  29-01-2016 08:05
  
  Secretary's actions upset Cruces school board members, union rep
  
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• Netflix streaming first season of ‘Better Call Saul’ starting Monday

  29-01-2016 08:05
  
  Getting ready for the start of the second season of "Better Call Saul" on Feb. 15?Netf ...
  
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• Mayor, APD chief talk city issues with interfaith group

  29-01-2016 08:05
  
  Albuquerque Mayor Richard Berry and Police Chief Gorden Eden on Thursday showed their spiritual side ...
  
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• $90K worth of teaching materials full of errors

  29-01-2016 08:05
  
  CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – The Corpus Christi school district has spent about $90,000 on teaching materials that turned out to be peppered with misspelled words or were stamped with another school district's logo.
  
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• WNMU wide receiver Ayers is feted with honors

  29-01-2016 08:02
  
  Western New Mexico wide receiver Xavier Ayers of Albuquerque was perhaps the most decorated college...
  
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