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• Gov signs bills to curb drug overdoses, require youth with concussions to sit out longer

  04-03-2016 23:40
  
  Bills to make overdose reversal drugs more widely available and to curb overprescription of opioid drugs were signed into law Friday by Gov. Susana Martinez. She also signed legislation requiring student athletes to sit out longer after concussions. The governor has until Wednesday to sign or veto bills that were passed during the recent 30-day […]
  
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• Updated: Woman missing since last year found dead, police say

  04-03-2016 23:31
  
  A woman missing since September 2015 was found dead north of Edgewood this week, according to a spokesman for the Albuquerque Police Department. Officer Simon Drobik said police found the body in Golden, and the Office of the Medical Investigator determined it was Sara Sydow, 35. He said police are waiting for the results of […]
  
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• Breaking: I-25 reopened after crash injures 3

  04-03-2016 23:30
  
  Three people were injured and taken to the hospital after a crash on I-25 southbound near Isleta Friday afternoon. Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Office deputies shut down I-25 southbound near Isleta around 3 p.m. and it was reopened by 4:30 p.m. BCSO spokeswoman Felicia Romero said a car was stalled on the shoulder when another car […]
  
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• Breaking: Crash closes I-25 southbound at Isleta

  04-03-2016 23:30
  
  Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Office deputies shut down I-25 southbound near Isleta after a crash Friday afternoon. BCSO spokeswoman Felicia Romero said two vehicles and three people were involved in the crash. “Injuries are unknown at this time,” Romero said in an email. “Rescue is on scene.” Southbound traffic is being diverted off the interstate and […]
  
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• Forest deals huge blow to development outside Grand Canyon

  04-03-2016 22:18
  
  FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — The U.S. Forest Service has dealt a huge blow to a company that wants to build hundreds of homes, retail shops and hotels outside Grand Canyon National Park. The Kaibab (KEYE’-bab) National Forest on Friday denied an application for a road easement that would clear the way for the development in Tusayan […]
  
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• Driver gets 2 life prison terms in Paradise Valley killings

  04-03-2016 22:18
  
  PHOENIX — A man considered an accomplice in the deaths of a Paradise Valley couple during a 2012 burglary was sentenced to two life prison terms Friday. Barry Hassell, 32, was convicted last December on two counts of first-degree murder, burglary and conspiracy to commit burglary. A Maricopa County Superior Court judge ordered Hassell’s life […]
  
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• Mesa man armed with knives dies after being shot by police

  04-03-2016 21:33
  
  GILBERT, Ariz. — Authorities say a Mesa man who allegedly confronted police officers with large knifes before being shot has died at a hospital. Mesa police said Friday that 27-year-old Sergio Ochoa was pronounced dead at a hospital after Thursday night’s incident. They say Ochoa drove in a car from Mesa to Gilbert and wouldn’t […]
  
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• Glendale official charges taxpayers $25,000 for travel

  04-03-2016 21:33
  
  GLENDALE, Ariz. — A Glendale city council member took more than a dozen trips over three years at taxpayers’ expense, spending nearly $25,000. Councilman Sammy Chavira has taken 13 out-of-state trips on the taxpayer’s dime since taking office in January 2013, according to the Arizona Republic (http://bit.ly/1TwepC2). The paper reported that he racked up a […]
  
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• Grand Canyon University is denied switch to nonprofit status

  04-03-2016 21:14
  
  PHOENIX — Grand Canyon University officials say the Phoenix school has been denied a switch to nonprofit status. University President Brian Mueller told students and faculty Friday that the school’s accreditor shot down the school’s request in part because the university intended to outsource some of its services, such as marketing. Mueller says GCU officials […]
  
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• FBI: Device found outside Las Cruces church also was a bomb

  04-03-2016 21:13
  
  LAS CRUCES, N.M. — The FBI now says a suspicious device found on the grounds of a Las Cruces church two weeks after explosive devices detonated outside two other churches in the city also was a bomb. The FBI said in a podcast posted Friday on Twitter that the device found Aug. 14 outside the […]
  
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• FBI reveals details of $4.8M gold truck robbery

  04-03-2016 21:08
  
  MIAMI — The FBI has revealed how thieves made off with gold bars worth $4.8 million in a truck robbery on Interstate 95 last year, and it reads like a heist fit for Hollywood. Agents say the armed robbers painstakingly prepared for the job, using high-tech gizmos including a GPS tracker and a remote-controlled pepper-spray […]
  
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• Updated: Peanuts for babies? Studies back allergy-preventing strategy

  04-03-2016 21:07
  
  CHICAGO — Two new studies bolster evidence that feeding babies peanuts or other allergy-inducing foods is more likely to protect them than to cause problems. One study, a follow-up to landmark research published last year, suggests that the early prevention strategy leads to persistent, long-lasting results in children at risk for food allergies. It found […]
  
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• System may forecast tornadoes weeks away; Test it next week

  04-03-2016 21:06
  
  WASHINGTON — Researchers say they’ve come up with a way to predict the likelihood of tornadoes two or three weeks in advance — a step toward better warnings of storms that kill an average of 80 Americans each year. Victor Gensini, a meteorology professor at the College of DuPage outside Chicago, found a link between […]
  
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• Imprisoned kidnapper helping police search for girl’s body

  04-03-2016 20:14
  
  HOUSTON — A convicted kidnapper who may be linked to other violent crimes has been temporarily released from prison to help investigators digging outside Houston for the body of a teenager who disappeared in 1997. An attorney for William Reece told The Associated Press on Friday that Reece is helping authorities locate the body of […]
  
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• Breaking: McCleskey lawyer: Grand jury over; no charges

  04-03-2016 19:24
  
  A federal grand jury investigation into Gov. Susana Martinez’s political adviser Jay McCleskey ended late last month with no criminal charges being filed. McCleskey’s attorney, Paul Kennedy, said in a Journal interview this morning: “We have been informed that the investigation has been terminated and no charges will be forthcoming.” Gov. Susana Martinez said in […]
  
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• New: TV series ‘From Dusk Till Dawn’ to begin filming in Duke City

  04-03-2016 19:16
  
  New Mexico snagged another one. “From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series” will film its third season. The horror TV series is developed by Robert Rodriguez and is taken from his film of the same name. Based on the thrill-ride film, “From Dusk Till Dawn,” the is a supernatural crime saga centered around bank robber, Seth […]
  
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• Updated: Colorado House OKs bill on transgender birth certificates

  04-03-2016 19:03
  
  DENVER — Transgender Coloradans could change the gender listed on their birth certificates without having surgery or seeking a court order under legislation passed Friday by the state House. The bill would align Colorado law on birth certificates with federal policies for those changing their gender on Social Security cards, U.S. passports and other documents. […]
  
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• Updated: Dallas museum acquires rare Jackson Pollock sculpture

  04-03-2016 19:01
  
  DALLAS — The Dallas Museum of Art has acquired a sculpture by Jackson Pollock, one of only six still in existence. The museum announced the acquisition Friday, as its exhibition focusing on Pollock’s lesser-known “black paintings” enters its final weeks. The abstract sculpture is currently on display as part of the exhibit, titled “Jackson Pollock: […]
  
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• Updated: LAPD investigates knife purportedly found at OJ Simpson home

  04-03-2016 18:59
  
  LOS ANGELES — Detectives are investigating a knife purportedly found some time ago at the former home of O.J. Simpson, who was acquitted of murder charges in the 1994 stabbings of his ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ron Goldman, a police spokesman said Friday. A citizen supposedly found the knife, possibly during demolition […]
  
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• A herald of spring, and reminders of Christmas

  04-03-2016 18:46
  
    The first signs of spring have popped up in Santa Fe with the emergence of this blooming bulb called, appropriately, a snowdrop. But even though the high is forecast to reach 70 today (Friday) don’t get too used to the balmy breezes. Temperatures are supposed to take a tumble (at least according to the […]
  
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• Updated: Gladys Knight sings ‘Happy Birthday’ during traffic stop

  04-03-2016 18:03
  
  SALT LAKE CITY — A Utah police officer who pulled over a car carrying iconic soul singer Gladys Knight was treated to an impromptu rendition of “Happy Birthday.” Knight was a passenger in the car stopped for speeding Wednesday night in the town about 40 miles south of Salt Lake City, Pleasant Grove Police Capt. […]
  
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• Univision channels go dark for AT&T U-verse customers

  04-03-2016 18:01
  
  NEW YORK — Univision, the biggest Spanish-language broadcaster in the U.S., has gone dark for 5.6 million AT&T U-verse customers because the companies are fighting over how much AT&T should pay Univision for its channels. These disputes have become common in recent years as channel prices rise. That means customers’ bills keep going up too. […]
  
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• 3 seniors charged with hazing freshman on ‘No Gay Thursday’

  04-03-2016 18:01
  
  BERWYN, Pa. — Three senior football players at a suburban Philadelphia high school are accused of sexually assaulting a freshman on what the team called “No Gay Thursday.” District Attorney Tom Hogan said Friday that three 17-year-old students at Conestoga High School held down a 14-year-old boy on Oct. 15 and sexually assaulted him with […]
  
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• Updated: Autopsy: Morphine, other drugs found in Bobbi Kristina

  04-03-2016 18:00
  
  ATLANTA — Bobbi Kristina Brown had morphine, cocaine, pot and prescription drugs in her body when she went underwater in a bathtub, causing brain damage that left her in a coma for six months, and an autopsy report released Friday said investigators could not determine if her death was intentional or accidental. The revelations come […]
  
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• Updated: Man arrested in sexual assault of mother out with baby

  04-03-2016 17:52
  
  TUCSON, Ariz. — Police say they have arrested a suspect after a gunman forced an Arizona mother to take her 2-month-old baby from a stroller and walk to a pathway where he sexually assaulted the woman. Tucson police did not immediately release the suspect’s name on Friday. The attack occurred on Wednesday as the woman […]
  
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• New: Truck slams into group of bicyclists in Tucson, killing 2 including Santa Fe woman

  04-03-2016 17:51
  
  TUCSON, Ariz. — A pickup truck slammed into a group of 10 bicyclists waiting at a red light in southern Arizona, killing two riders from two states and leading to the driver’s arrest, authorities said. Three other bicyclists were injured in the crash Thursday afternoon in Tucson, including one critically, the Pima County sheriff’s office […]
  
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• Las Cruces teacher gets jail time for sex with student

  04-03-2016 17:51
  
  LAS CRUCES, N.M. — A former Catholic school teacher has been sentenced to nearly a year in jail after pleading guilty to having a sexual relationship with a student. The Las Cruces Sun-News reports (http://bit.ly/24G5kK6 ) that prosecutors say 32-year-old Gary Vau Jr. had a relationship with a 17-year-old female student at Las Cruces Catholic […]
  
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• Updated: Texas unemployment starts year down, 4.5 percent in January

  04-03-2016 17:50
  
  AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas jobless rate started the year on a lower note with 4.5 percent unemployment during January, the Texas Workforce Commission reported Friday. Texas had a revised December statewide jobless rate of 4.6 percent, according to the Austin-based commission. Nationwide unemployment was 4.9 percent in January. Amarillo had the lowest unemployment rate […]
  
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• Updated: Texas fraternity’s gunfire leads to brief police standoff

  04-03-2016 17:50
  
  ALTON, Texas — About 50 fraternity brothers in South Texas face disciplinary action after they shot long guns during an off-campus outing and caused a late-night standoff with police. Police in Alton were called to a ranch after midnight Thursday after neighbors heard several shots. Officers then heard more gunshots, leading them to call for […]
  
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• Updated: Homemade, cardboard license plate lands NY woman in jail

  04-03-2016 17:49
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. — Authorities say putting a homemade, cardboard New York state license plate on a car has landed a woman in jail. The Erie County sheriff’s office says a deputy pulled over a car Wednesday after noticing it didn’t have a front license plate. Police say the vehicle’s rear plate was actually a piece […]
  
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• Driver of wrong-way crash in Kyle that killed 4 in custody

  04-03-2016 17:49
  
  KYLE, Texas — A Texas State University student charged in the deaths of four people in a wrong-way crash on a highway near Kyle has been booked into jail. Twenty-two-year-old Wilson Molinares is charged with four counts of manslaughter in the crash that killed 31-year-old Heinrich Martens, 27-year-old Margaretha Wall Hildebrandt, 30-year-old Gerhard Hiebert Peters […]
  
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• 2 Texans get prison for smuggling drugs in laundry products

  04-03-2016 17:49
  
  BROWNSVILLE, Texas — Two South Texas women who pretended to run a laundry business are going to prison for trying to smuggle more than 250 pounds of methamphetamine in soap and softener containers. Prosecutors say 25-year-old Crystal Yvette Martinez and 24-year-old Tina Marie Trevino were sentenced Thursday in Brownsville. Both women from Brownsville were convicted […]
  
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• 2 dead in Houston-area house fire, 2 sheriff’s deputies hurt

  04-03-2016 17:49
  
  HOUSTON — Authorities say two people have died in a Houston-area house fire that also left two responding law enforcement officers hurt. Officials are trying to determine what started the fire before dawn Friday at a house in north Harris County. Emergency responders located two bodies in the home. Ponderosa Fire Department Chief Fred Windisch […]
  
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• Dallas man is charged in sale of slain neighbor’s home

  04-03-2016 17:48
  
  DALLAS — A Dallas man accused of posing as his slain neighbor to sell the dead man’s home has been charged with money laundering and other counts. Dallas Police Maj. Max Geron tells KXAS-TV (http://bit.ly/1nkAGUK ) that 43-year-old Christopher Brian Colbert was arrested in Los Angeles on Thursday. Police say the death of Colbert’s neighbor, […]
  
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• 2-year-old girl calls 911 for wardrobe emergency, police say

  04-03-2016 17:48
  
  GREENVILLE, S.C. — To a 2-year-old girl in South Carolina, struggling to get dressed is an emergency. The Greenville County Sheriff’s Office says the child called 911, asking for help getting dressed. Her parents didn’t know she had made the call. Deputy Martha Lohnes was in the vicinity of the home and met the girl […]
  
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• Amazon confirms encryption change

  04-03-2016 17:32
  
  NEW YORK — Amazon has removed the ability to encrypt locally stored data on its Fire tablets, saying that customers weren’t using the service. The change comes as Apple squares off against the FBI over access to an encrypted iPhone. Apple says giving the government access would make all other iPhones more vulnerable to hacks. […]
  
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• Updated: US stocks rise after jobs report; energy and metals surge

  04-03-2016 17:00
  
  NEW YORK — Stocks are rising Friday after the U.S. government said employers added more jobs than expected in February, the latest sign of strength for the economy. Energy companies are rising as the price of oil jumps 4 percent and mining companies are rising along with metals prices. KEEPING SCORE: The Dow Jones industrial […]
  
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• New Mexico court ruling revives lawsuit against oil company

  04-03-2016 16:34
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — A ruling by the New Mexico Supreme Court has revived a lawsuit by residents of a southeastern New Mexico neighborhood who claimed operations by an oil company resulted in contamination that caused health problems. The justices say a lower court erred by preventing the residents from introducing scientific evidence and expert testimony […]
  
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• US investigates 420,000 Ford F-150s for brake failure

  04-03-2016 16:31
  
  DETROIT — The U.S. government is investigating complaints that the brakes can fail on Ford’s F-150 pickup truck, one of the most popular vehicles in the nation. Ford’s F-Series pickup is the top-selling vehicle in the U.S., and the F-150 accounts for two-thirds of those sales. The probe covers about 420,000 pickups with 3.5-Liter, six-cylinder […]
  
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• Updated: US investigates 420,000 Ford F-150s for brake failure

  04-03-2016 16:31
  
  DETROIT — The U.S. government is investigating complaints that the brakes can fail on Ford’s F-150 pickup truck, one of the most popular vehicles in the nation. Ford’s F-Series pickup is the top-selling vehicle in the U.S., and the F-150 accounts for two-thirds of those sales. The probe covers about 420,000 pickups with 3.5-Liter, six-cylinder […]
  
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• Why your hotel room might come without a closet or a desk

  04-03-2016 16:13
  
  LOS ANGELES — Hotels are going for a new minimalist look to attract younger guests, but the move has left some experienced travelers angry, wondering how they’re expected to get work done without a desk. Younger travelers, hotels note, just want a clean and efficient space to stay. They spend less time in rooms and […]
  
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• US adds a strong 242,000 jobs; rate holds at low 4.9 pct.

  04-03-2016 16:13
  
  WASHINGTON — U.S. employers added a robust 242,000 workers in February as retailers, restaurants and health care providers drove another solid month for the resilient American job market. The unemployment rate held steady at a low 4.9 percent. The Labor Department on Friday also revised up its estimates of job growth in December and January […]
  
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• Rupert Murdoch and Jerry Hall wed in London

  04-03-2016 16:13
  
  LONDON — Media mogul Rupert Murdoch and model-actress Jerry Hall have married in London. They were photographed emerging with smiles Friday from Spencer House, an 18th-century aristocratic palace in central London. Murdoch’s News U.K. confirmed Murdoch and Hall, who announced their engagement in January, had married. It is the fourth marriage for 84-year-old Murdoch, executive […]
  
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• Updated: U.S. added 242,000 jobs in February, new data shows

  04-03-2016 16:11
  
  (c) 2016, The Washington Post. WASHINGTON – The U.S. added a strong 242,000 jobs in February, new government data showed Friday morning, a sign of the nation’s economic durability during a tumultuous global slowdown. The unemployment rate held at 4.9 percent, the lowest mark during the seven-year recovery from the Great Recession. The gains extend […]
  
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• Updated: Economy adds surprisingly strong 242,000 jobs in February; unemployment rate holds at 4.9 percent

  04-03-2016 16:11
  
  WASHINGTON — The U.S. economy’s job engine revved up again last month, producing a surprisingly strong 242,000 net new positions, while the unemployment rate held steady at an eight-year low of 4.9 percent, the Labor Department said Friday. Job growth was up sharply from January’s upwardly revised figure of 172,000 — far exceeding analysts’ expectations […]
  
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• Rare Death Valley ‘super bloom’ carpets desert with color

  04-03-2016 08:40
  
  DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK, Calif. — A rare “super bloom” of wildflowers in Death Valley National Park has covered the hottest and driest place in North America with a carpet of gold, attracting tourists from all over the world and enchanting visitors with a stunning display from nature’s paint brush. Here are some things to […]
  
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• Volcano Vista’s Battle is one of the top guards in New Mexico

  04-03-2016 08:05
  
  There are taller guards out there, to be sure. Guards who are more athletic. Players with more name...
  
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• Video released in latest DWI arrest for Scott Owens

  04-03-2016 08:05
  
  Suspect was acquitted in 2009 crash that killed 4 teens
  
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• Updated: Secretary of Health dies after car crash

  04-03-2016 08:05
  
  Medical incident apparently led to car crash in Santa Fe
  
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• Updated: Gov. signs bills extending protection for rape victims

  04-03-2016 08:05
  
  ‘Right-to-farm law’ against nuisance suits by neighbors also signed
  
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