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• Updated: Justice Antonin Scalia dead at 79

  13-02-2016 23:33
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Antonin Scalia, the influential conservative and most provocative member of the Supreme Court, has died, leaving the…
  
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• Breaking: Justice Antonin Scalia dead at 79

  13-02-2016 23:33
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Antonin Scalia, the influential conservative and most provocative member of the Supreme Court, died Saturday. He was…
  
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• Updated: Moon/Indian School reopens after crash

  13-02-2016 23:03
  
  The intersection of Moon and Indian School NE has reopened following a crash involving an automobile and motorcycle, according to the Albuquerque Police Department. The motorcycle rider, who was taken a local hospital, is in stable condition, an APD spokesman said in an update issued around 5 p.m.
  
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• Crash shuts down Moon/Indian School

  13-02-2016 23:03
  
  A crash involving an automobile and motorcycle has shut down the intersection of Moon and Indian School NE, the Albuquerque Police Department reports. The motorcycle rider has been taken a local hospital. The person’s condition is unknown at this time, police said. Drivers are advised to seek an alternate route while the investigation takes place.
  
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• Updated: Senate OKs bill extending post-concussion rest period

  13-02-2016 22:41
  
  SANTA FE – The state Senate on Saturday passed and sent to the House a bill that extends the mandatory rest period for student athletes and other young people who get concussions. Senate Bill 137, sponsored by Senate Majority Leader Michael Sanchez, D-Belen, was approved on a vote of 35-4. The legislation extends the rest […]
  
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• Senate OKs bill extending post-concussion rest period

  13-02-2016 22:41
  
  The state Senate today passed and sent to the House a bill that extends the mandatory rest period for student athletes and other young people who get concussions. Senate Bill 137, sponsored by Senate Majority Leader Michael Sanchez, D-Belen, was approved on a vote of 35-4. The legislation extends the rest period currently in law […]
  
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• Earth fissures linked to sinking valley in southern Arizona

  13-02-2016 22:29
  
  ELOY, Ariz. — The valley surrounding a southern Arizona city is sinking. The Casa Grande Dispatch reports (http://bit.ly/1mz9qSf) geologists determined the valley around Eloy is 20 feet lower than it was 50 years ago, and earth fissures are likely to blame. Earth fissures are believed to be created by quickly depleting groundwater causing land to […]
  
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• Heinrich to host discussion on NM’s heroin problem

  13-02-2016 21:36
  
  OHKAY OWINGEH, N.M. — U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich is planning a community discussion in northern New Mexico to address the state’s growing heroin and prescription drug addiction epidemic. The New Mexico Democrat will tour treatment centers in the Espanola Valley before arriving at the pueblo of Ohkay Owingeh for the discussion Wednesday afternoon. Members of […]
  
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• Volunteers help with maintenance of Big Tree in Rockport

  13-02-2016 20:51
  
  ROCKPORT, Texas — A more than 1,000-year-old live oak in South Texas is getting some special care to protect the towering tree from lightning strikes. Maintenance being done through Saturday on the so-called Big Tree in Rockport includes repair and replacement of parts of the lightning arrester system. Certified arborists on Friday directed efforts including […]
  
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• Counselors on hand at Phoenix-area school day after shooting

  13-02-2016 19:44
  
  GLENDALE, Ariz. — Social workers are offering counsel to students at a suburban Phoenix high school a day after two classmates died in a murder-suicide shooting. Officials at Independence High School in Glendale say counseling was being made available Saturday morning. Glendale police say the bodies of two 15-year-old girls were discovered Friday just before […]
  
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• Alamosa County wants drones for firefighting, rescues

  13-02-2016 18:42
  
  ALAMOSA, Colo. — Alamosa County commissioners are applying to the Federal Aviation Administration to use two types of drones for search and rescue, firefighting and aerial agricultural inspections. The county needs federal approval under new laws for drones. The new laws require that the drones be flown where the operator can see them to avoid […]
  
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• Male injured after suspicious overnight activity

  13-02-2016 18:38
  
  A male was injured around 9 PM on Friday night near the 600 block of Cardenas SE, according to a police spokesman. Police have not named the victim, who was found near Cardenas and Bell SE. The male was taken to the hospital. Police spokesman Simon Drobik said detectives are trying to find out if […]
  
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• Police investigate suspicious death

  13-02-2016 18:22
  
  A person was found dead early Saturday morning, according to a police spokesman. Police were called out to High Range Road and Fence Rail Street SW around 12:30 AM. Officer Simon Drobik said, “APD is not looking for any person of interest and do not consider the public to be at risk.” -This is a […]
  
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• Updated: Police: Two women shot by same man

  13-02-2016 17:47
  
  A man who shot and killed a woman over a stolen backpack in late January killed another woman hours before because he was tired of her, police say. Albuquerque Police Department officer Fred Duran said 20-year-old Angel Celis killed Myisha Garcia and Abril Lozano in separate shootings. Garcia, 27, was found shot dead in a […]
  
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• Updated: Man shot two women found dead on same day, police say

  13-02-2016 17:47
  
  One man shot and killed two women who were found dead in Albuquerque on the same late-January day, police say. Albuquerque Police Department officer Fred Duran said Angel Celis, 20, killed Myisha Garcia, 27, and Abril Lozano, 30, in separate shootings in late January. Garcia was found shot dead in a North Valley backyard on […]
  
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• Updated: Man accused in fatal motel shooting also charged in North Valley slaying

  13-02-2016 17:47
  
  One man shot and killed two women who were found dead in Albuquerque on the same late-January day, police say. Albuquerque Police Department officer Fred Duran said Angel Celis, 20, killed Myisha Garcia, 27, and Abril Lozano, 30, in separate shootings in late January. Garcia was found shot dead in a North Valley backyard on […]
  
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• Updated: 94-year-old Navajo Code Talker’s home gets major facelift

  13-02-2016 17:16
  
  TUBA CITY, Ariz. — A Navajo Code Talker who was forced out of the home he built 60 years ago when it fell into disrepair is settling back in thanks to some extensive renovations done by volunteers. Dan Akee and his wife, Margaret, had been living in a trailer alongside the home in Tuba City […]
  
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• 94-year-old Navajo Code Talker’s home gets major facelift

  13-02-2016 17:16
  
  TUBA CITY, Ariz. — A Navajo Code Talker who was forced out of the home he built 60 years ago when it fell into disrepair has moved back in after volunteers did extensive renovations. Dan Akee and his wife had been living in a trailer alongside the home in Tuba City for the past few […]
  
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• Ex-inmate in Dallas Jail-based drug ring gets 30 years

  13-02-2016 16:37
  
  DALLAS — A former Dallas County jail inmate who had a romantic relationship with a probation official has been sentenced to 30 years in prison for running a drug ring from his cell. Patrick D. Lenard was sentenced Friday in Dallas. The 34-year-old Dallas man last year pleaded guilty to conspiracy to possess with intent […]
  
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• Mayor, councilors call signs ‘childish,’ ‘insulting’

  13-02-2016 08:13
  
  As City Councilor Lonnie Clayton made his way to City Hall on Wednesday, three pink signs caught his ...
  
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• is his resiliency’

  13-02-2016 08:13
  
  The tumor, it was determined, was growing before Raymond Chavez ever entered this world.
  
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• Feds to pay $2M to Rio Rancho

  13-02-2016 08:13
  
  The City of Rio Rancho expects to receive $2,135,000 from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in the co ...
  
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• RRPS may hire policy-writing help

  13-02-2016 08:12
  
  The Rio Rancho Public Schools Board of Education may contract with a local organization for help cra ...
  
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• NM needs a diverse economy featuring small businesses

  13-02-2016 08:12
  
  I am concerned about the proposed fracking site on private property by Oklahoma's SandRidge Energy....
  
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• Council candidates tackle hot topics at public forum

  13-02-2016 08:12
  
  Rio Rancho Governing Body hopefuls listed roads, economic development and utilities as top prioritie ...
  
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• Rio Rancho’s water too valuable a resource to allow fracking

  13-02-2016 08:11
  
  Sandoval County commissioners are considering a request by Oklahoma City-based SandRidge Energy to f ...
  
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• ‘No’ to SandRidge challenges us to find different way to live

  13-02-2016 08:11
  
  I am grateful for the recommendation made by the Sandoval County Zoning and Planning Commission to d ...
  
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• Rr royalty in mardi gras mood

  13-02-2016 08:10
  
  Dressed in their finest and most festive garb, members of the Native New Mexico Club danced and part ...
  
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• Buyer can influence home bidding war

  13-02-2016 08:10
  
  Q: There's a house I really like, but the seller already has two other offers on it. If I want the h ...
  
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• Are we really being invaded by lots of brown, ‘husk’-like bugs?

  13-02-2016 08:10
  
  Q: While enjoying the nice weather this week here at work, we noticed the sidewalk is speckled with...
  
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• Track & Field: Lobos post solid marks in opening day of Don Kirby Elite Invitational

  13-02-2016 08:05
  
  The University of New Mexico track & field team registered a number of solid marks against treme ...
  
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• Tie vote stops project funding reform

  13-02-2016 08:05
  
  Bipartisan effort probably over for this year's session
  
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• Prep basketball: Cougars get down early, but rally on the road

  13-02-2016 08:05
  
  RIO RANCHO–The Cibola Cougars' high-scoring offense was held in check much of Friday night ...
  
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• Murder-suicide touches off panic

  13-02-2016 08:05
  
  High school locked down after two killed
  
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• Gov. taps longtime federal prosecutor for judgeship

  13-02-2016 08:05
  
  Winning candidate is UNM law alum
  
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• Former Lobo Royce Olney returns to watch nephew’s team

  13-02-2016 08:05
  
  RIO RANCHO–If Olney.Who knows? Maybe he could have made the difference.
  
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• Candidates battle over South Carolina

  13-02-2016 08:05
  
  Trump attacked; Clinton slams rival
  
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• Bloodbath highlights lawlessness common in Mexican prisons

  13-02-2016 08:05
  
  Violence blamed on rival factions of drug cartel fighting for control
  
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• 56-year-old murder case tough to prosecute

  13-02-2016 08:05
  
  Ex-priest indicted for 1960 slaying
  
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• Preps: Friday, Feb. 12 results/Saturday, Feb. 13 schedule

  13-02-2016 06:50
  
  PREP BASKETBALL Friday’s Results BOYS cibola 48, rio rancho 47 CIBOLA (19-3, 5-1 in 1-6A) Carlos Barela 12, Desmond Carpenter 2, Zach Baca 4, Cameron Dixon 12, Isaac Brito 4, Ricardo Zambrano 1, Isaac Maldonado 13. Totals 16-FG 14-18-FT 48. RIO RANCHO (15-10, 3-4) Juan Hurt 15, Clay Patterson 7, Jeremy Snider 12, Derrick Reyes […]
  
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• Disparity in life spans of rich, poor is growing

  13-02-2016 05:00
  
  Experts have long known that rich people generally live longer than poor people. But a growing body of data shows a more disturbing pattern: Despite big advances in medicine, technology and education,
  
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• Speak Up! Readers sound off on threats toward Cullen Neal

  13-02-2016 04:11
  
  ■ TRUE LOBO FANS, we have been silent too long. We have allowed a minority of people to vocalize their displeasure with Coach and Cullen, resulting in negativity and cynicism all season long. It certainly must affect the basketball program as a whole. Let’s “speak up” and lend support to our beloved Lobos, let them […]
  
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• Updated: Driver's license deal at hand

  13-02-2016 03:57
  
  Compromise would resolve long-simmering Real ID fight
  
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• Driver’s license deal at hand

  13-02-2016 03:57
  
  Compromise would resolve long-simmering Real ID fight
  
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• Compromise on Real ID heads to Senate

  13-02-2016 03:57
  
  SANTA FE — A compromise bill bringing New Mexico driver’s licenses into compliance with the federal Real ID law passed a Senate committee tonight and headed to the Senate floor for a vote. Gov. Susana Martinez praised it as a “hard-fought compromise” and said she supported the legislation. Its approval by the Senate and the House […]
  
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• New: Bill adding officers to NM Hate Crimes Act stalls in Senate panel

  13-02-2016 03:22
  
  A measure aimed at adding New Mexico law enforcement officers to the state’s hate crimes law was derailed tonight at the Capitol, with critics questioning whether it was really needed. But backers of the bill — which cleared the House last week on a 58-4 vote — said two recent killings of police officers in […]
  
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• APD: One dead, one injured after being stabbed for ‘no reason at all’

  13-02-2016 02:11
  
  One guest is dead and another was injured after a man walked into the lobby of a Motel 6 Wednesday evening and stabbed them for “no reason at all,” according to a spokesman for the Albuquerque Police Department. Officers caught up with 36-year-old Johnny Romero who had fled from the motel at 1701 University NE […]
  
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• Updated: A doggone shame: Thieves kidnap bronze dog from city museum

  13-02-2016 01:30
  
  For more than a decade, a bronze dog nicknamed “Sparky” proved he could sit and stay in the Albuquerque Museum of Art and History sculpture garden. But, on Wednesday afternoon, a museum employee discovered that Sparky had left his owner’s side. The metallic canine weighs close to 100 pounds and accompanied a man sitting on […]
  
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• Bronze dog sculpture reported stolen from Albuquerque Museum

  13-02-2016 01:30
  
  For 12 years a dog nicknamed “Sparky” proved he could sit and stay in the Albuquerque Museum of Art and History sculpture garden. But Wednesday afternoon, a museum employee discovered the bronze dog was no longer at his owner’s side near 19th and Mountain NW. The dog weighs close to 100 pounds and accompanied a […]
  
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• Tennis: NMSU women blank Pima CC

  13-02-2016 01:14
  
  TUCSON  – The NM State women’s tennis team shined in the Arizona sun Friday afternoon as the Aggies swept Pima Community College 7-0 at the LaNelle Robson Tennis Center. New Mexico State dominated the Aztecs in doubles play, giving up just two games combined as the Aggies made quick work of Pima CC. Playing in […]
  
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