New Mexico news

• BCSO searching for tips on March 11 shooting in South Valley

  28-03-2016 23:51
  
  Detectives are looking for a suspect and his purple Buick Enclave they say is connected to the non-fatal shooting of a man in the South Valley on March 11, according to a spokesman for the Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Office. “Vincent Trujillo met with the unidentified offender at 2720 Coors SW for a narcotics transaction,” said […]
  
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• Updated: Las Terrazas to bring 118 homes to Los Lunas

  28-03-2016 23:35
  
  Sivage Homes, the developer, announced Monday the company has broken ground on the first phase of 64 lots north of Los Lunas High School.
  
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• Las Terrazas to bring 118 homes to Los Lunas

  28-03-2016 23:35
  
  Sivage Homes, the developer, announced Monday the company has broken ground on the first phase of 64 lots north of Los Lunas High School.
  
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• Financial losses to mute Old-Time Music Fest in Santa Fe

  28-03-2016 23:21
  
  Banjos, fiddles and their stringed relatives will be a little quieter this year in the City Different. The Southwest Traditional and Bluegrass Music Festival looks like it won’t make it — at least not in its usual three-day weekend format — to the county fairgrounds this year. The association that has staged it for some […]
  
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• Suspected auto thief shot by security guard faces charges

  28-03-2016 23:12
  
  A suspected auto burglar who was shot by a security guard earlier this month is out of the hospital and in jail, according to court records. Police have charged Orlando Sedillo, 40, with aggravated assault and battery after they say he threatened a security guard, who then shot him. Officers were called to a shooting […]
  
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• Greece to set up loudspeakers at border camp

  28-03-2016 22:51
  
  ATHENS, Greece — The Greek government said Monday it will set up loudspeakers at the country’s border with Macedonia to try and persuade thousands of refugees and migrants to ignore false rumors that the Balkan route to central Europe will reopen. More than 15,000 people — nearly a third of the total stranded in Greece […]
  
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• Florida drops complaints against abortion clinics

  28-03-2016 22:50
  
  TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida health regulators are dropping their push to fine three clinics operated by Planned Parenthood. Court documents show the Agency for Health Care Administration last Friday asked an administrative judge to dismiss complaints first filed last year against clinics located in St. Petersburg, Naples and Fort Myers. The state alleged that the […]
  
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• AP Explains: Violence against Christians in Pakistan

  28-03-2016 22:50
  
  ISLAMABAD — The suicide bombing in the city of Lahore on Easter underscores how Pakistan’s Christian minority has become an easy target for the country’s Islamic militants, although Muslims also were among the victims. There are barely 2.5 million Christians in the mostly Muslim country of 180 million, and they say they worry about sending […]
  
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• MMA: Jon Jones cited for drag racing

  28-03-2016 22:37
  
  Albuquerque mixed martial arts fighter Jon Jones was cited for drag racing on Central on Thursday, the day after his court date for previous traffic citations. Jones, speaking on Monday with MMA journalist Ariel Helwani on mmafighting.com’s “MMA Hour,” denied he was drag racing. He went on to say he had gotten angry with the […]
  
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• WIPP ends ‘safety pause,’ resumes work in all areas

  28-03-2016 22:34
  
  A southeast New Mexico nuclear waste repository has resumed work in two areas of the mine after the...
  
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• Roswell teen, 17, arrested for flying saucer theft

  28-03-2016 22:27
  
  A Roswell teenager has been arrested for allegedly stealing a flying saucer sculpture from the local ...
  
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• Nationwide gang crackdown nets 35 arrests in NM

  28-03-2016 22:05
  
  A five-week law enforcement operation dubbed Project Shadowfire targeted transnational criminal gang ...
  
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• Breaking: Dorms, offices going up at InnovateABQ this summer

  28-03-2016 22:04
  
  Developers will break ground this summer on a six-story building at the Innovate ABQ research and development site Downtown, providing new, high-tech facilities for University of New Mexico programs plus five floors of student housing. It’s the first planned building for Innovate ABQ at Central Avenue and Broadway Boulevard, where UNM is working with the […]
  
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• Updated: Ebola meth? Police joke nets at least 1 drug arrest

  28-03-2016 21:43
  
  DALLAS — The joke has shown up on police department Facebook pages in at least two states: Anyone in possession of methamphetamine or other illegal drugs should stop by the police station for testing because the drugs might somehow contain Ebola. In Granite Shoals, Texas, one such post, labeled a “Breaking News Alert” in block […]
  
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• Police: Man killed by MARC train was suspect in slaying

  28-03-2016 21:43
  
  LANHAM, Md. — Police say a man who was a suspect in a fatal shooting apparently killed himself by putting himself on the tracks of a commuter train in a Washington suburb. Prince George’s County Police spokesman Cpl. Harry Bond says the man was killed by the train about 7 a.m. Monday on the Amtrak/MARC […]
  
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• New NASA launch control software late, millions over budget

  28-03-2016 21:43
  
  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Launch control software under development for NASA’s deep-space exploration program is more than a year behind schedule and tens of millions of dollars over budget. That’s the word from NASA’s own inspector general, who conducted the audit at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The results were released Monday. The audit found […]
  
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• Sensors help agents foil pot-smuggling attempt using horses

  28-03-2016 21:42
  
  TUCSON, Ariz. — Federal authorities say U.S. Border Patrol agents in southern Arizona used modern-day technology to foil a drug-smuggling attempt involving an age-old means of transportation. Customs and Border Protection says Border Patrol agents using surveillance technology saw two people riding marijuana-laden horses enter the United States illegally near Sasabe (SAS’-uh-bee) Sunday evening. The […]
  
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• Feds: Risk of 2016 quake increases, especially in Oklahoma

  28-03-2016 21:42
  
  WASHINGTON — Federal scientists say the chance of damaging earthquakes hitting east of the Rockies has increased significantly, much of it a man-made byproduct of drilling for energy. Oklahoma now has a 1 in 8 chance of damaging quakes in 2016, surpassing California as the state with the highest probability. In a first-of-its-kind effort, U.S. […]
  
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• State-by-state strategy wielded to defund Planned Parenthood

  28-03-2016 21:41
  
  NEW YORK — Though congressional Republicans’ bid to defund Planned Parenthood was vetoed by President Barack Obama, anti-abortion activists and politicians are achieving a growing portion of their goal with an aggressive state-by-state strategy. Over the past year, more than a dozen states have sought to halt or reduce public funding for Planned Parenthood. The […]
  
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• Updated: Sunday standoff that closed Menaul was case of miscommunication, police say

  28-03-2016 20:29
  
  An incident that police believed was a commercial burglary turned out to be a miscommunication between the store’s owners and some people who were helping them move, according to police. No charges will be filed in connection with the incident, according to Albuquerque police spokesman Tanner Tixier. Tixier said one of the owners of Backyard […]
  
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• I-40 eastbound off-ramp at Louisiana to close at midnight

  28-03-2016 20:19
  
    Drivers on eastbound Interstate 40 will need to use alternate exits, such as San Mateo or Wyoming, to get to ABQ Uptown and Coronado Center. Bernadette Bell, a spokeswoman for the state Department of Transportation, said the eastbound offramp at Louisiana is expected to remain closed for about 30 days. The good news for […]
  
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• Gov. Susana Martinez headed to California to woo business executives

  28-03-2016 19:55
  
  Gov. Susana Martinez is traveling to southern California today for an economic fishing trip of sorts. The two-term Republican governor, who is leading a delegation of New Mexico business and state government leaders, plans to meet with corporate executives and economic development experts during her three-day trip. She will specifically tout recent policy changes aimed […]
  
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• New Mexico governor heads to California to woo businesses

  28-03-2016 19:52
  
  SANTA FE, N.M. — New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez and other officials are headed to Southern California to woo business leaders. Martinez, state Economic Development Secretary Jon Barela and officials from Albuquerque and Rio Rancho will be in California through Wednesday. The governor’s office says they’ll be meeting with business executives and site selectors to […]
  
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• Georgia Gov. explains his veto of religion bill

  28-03-2016 19:33
  
  Republican Gov. Nathan Deal of Georgia provided a history lesson as he explained his decision to veto a “religious freedom” bill enumerating actions that “people of faith” would not have to perform for others. Here is an excerpt from his remarks: “My actions today in no way disparage the motivations of those who support this […]
  
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• Syrian experts shocked by damage inside Palmyra’s museum

  28-03-2016 19:29
  
  DAMASCUS, Syria — Syrian antiquities experts expressed shock Monday at the destruction the Islamic State group wrought inside Palmyra’s museum, where scores of artifacts were smashed before troops drove the extremists out of the historic town. Syria’s head of antiquities and museums, Maamoun Abdul-Karim, told The Associated Press that a team from his department will […]
  
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• NMSP seeks Romeroville gas station robbery suspect

  28-03-2016 19:29
  
  SANTA FE — New Mexico State Police is asking for the public’s help in identifying a man who allegtedly robbed the Giant gas station in Romeroville, near Las Vegas, on Saturday. The suspect is described as a Hispanic male who is approximately 6-feet and 200 pounds and may be between 25 and 35 years old. […]
  
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• Wounded bomb-sniffing Army dog named Rocky back in Texas

  28-03-2016 19:12
  
  FORT HOOD, Texas — A bomb-sniffing military dog named Rocky wounded in an explosion in Afghanistan has returned to Texas for evaluation on whether he’s fit for duty. The Killeen Daily Herald (http://bit.ly/1pUO18D) reports Rocky arrived Sunday for examination by veterinarians at Fort Hood. The 5-year-old Belgian Malinois (MAL’-in-wah) and his handler, Spc. Andrew Brown, […]
  
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• CBS anchor Scott Pelley to receive Walter Cronkite Award

  28-03-2016 19:11
  
  PHOENIX — “CBS Evening News” anchor and managing editor Scott Pelley will receive the 2016 Walter Cronkite Award for Excellence in Journalism from Arizona State University’s Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication. The university announced Monday that Pelley will receive the award during a Nov. 21 luncheon in Phoenix. The newscast will be […]
  
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• North Korean nuclear threats spotlight US missile defense

  28-03-2016 18:58
  
  WASHINGTON — As North Korea rattles its nuclear saber, threatening to bomb the U.S. at “any moment,” a nerve-jangling question hangs in the air: If Pyongyang did launch a nuclear-armed missile at an American city, could the Pentagon’s missile defenses overcome their spotty test record and shoot it down beyond U.S. shores? America has never […]
  
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• New Mexico judge takes high-profile Griego case after 7 recusals

  28-03-2016 18:58
  
  SANTA FE, N.M. — A district court judge for New Mexico is agreeing to hear criminal fraud charges against a former state senator after seven other judges recused themselves. Santa Fe District Court documents on Monday show that Sen. Phil Griego is scheduled for a first appearance next week on charges including fraud, bribery, perjury […]
  
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• The Latest: 11 hurt, including 2 babies, in Denver fire

  28-03-2016 18:35
  
  DENVER — The Latest on a Denver apartment fire (all times local): 10:10 a.m. Authorities say a fire in a Denver apartment building forced some residents to jump from the second and third stories after being blocked by heavy smoke in the hallways. Eleven people from the 26-unit building, including two infants, went to the […]
  
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• Fake CEO scammer is ‘seduction machine,’ director says

  28-03-2016 18:35
  
  PARIS — The man who nearly stole over 70 million euros from France’s business and banking elite is a serial manipulator who sees fraud not as a crime but as a way of life, according to those behind a new film based on the con artist’s exploits. “Je Compte sur Vous” — released in English […]
  
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• Blood test for concussions? Researchers report some progress

  28-03-2016 18:35
  
  CHICAGO — New research bolsters evidence that a simple blood test may someday be used to detect concussions. It suggests that a protein linked with head trauma may be present in blood up to a week after injury, which could help diagnose patients who delay seeking treatment. The study involved patients at one hospital in […]
  
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• AP Investigation: How con man used China to launder millions

  28-03-2016 18:34
  
  ASHDOD, Israel — Gilbert Chikli was rolling in money, stolen from some of the world’s biggest corporations. His targets: Accenture. Disney. American Express. In less than two years, he made off with at least 6.1 million euros from France alone. But he had a problem. He couldn’t spend the money. A tangle of banking rules […]
  
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• WIPP ends safety pause stemming from air quality issues

  28-03-2016 18:18
  
  A southeast New Mexico nuclear waste repository has resumed work in two areas of the mine after the contractor declared a “safety pause” due to poor air quality underground. The Waste Isolation Pilot Plant outside Carlsbad — where the federal government has for nearly two decades disposed of certain types of nuclear waste in a […]
  
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• Kohl’s targets bargain hunters at new Off/Aisle stores

  28-03-2016 17:46
  
  WAUWATOSA, Wis. — Kohl’s Corp.’s new Off/Aisle store has a polished concrete floor, sleek lighting fixtures and a way of pricing merchandise that is very different from the Menomonee Falls retailer’s traditional department stores. No coupons or special discounts here. At Off/Aisle, everything has a “spot” price. Items with an orange circle on the tag […]
  
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• Marijuana businesses still can’t get bank accounts

  28-03-2016 17:39
  
  DENVER — Tim Cullen’s marijuana business brought in millions of dollars last year, but he’s had a hard time finding a bank to take the money. He’s cycled through 14 checking accounts in six years. Recently, he said, a bank closed all his personal accounts, including college savings for his 3-year-old daughter. Federal law prohibits […]
  
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• Barbara Friedberg: Oil stocks will be the year’s best investment

  28-03-2016 17:39
  
  Predicting the stock market is no easy task. “Buy low” is great advice, but how do you know if a low stock won’t go lower? Nevertheless, for investors looking to buy low, oil stocks are beckoning, with prices at their lowest since the 1990s. “Just like real estate was a good buy for the right […]
  
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• Susan Tompor: Tax tips for young, first-time filers

  28-03-2016 17:38
  
  Getting the keys to the car is way more fun as one of those coming-of-age moments than, say, cranking out that first tax return. But the first steps to living on your own invariably take you on the road to a 1040. This tax season, more than 5 million people will file individual returnd for […]
  
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• Your retirement may be in jeopardy from saving too little

  28-03-2016 17:37
  
  Only 21 percent of Americans are “very confident” they ever will have enough money for retirement, and many are worse off than they think, according to a new study. With scant savings, Americans say their solution will be to work long past age 65. But while that’s a nice idea that could work if they […]
  
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• Debt Adviser: How to correct a credit report

  28-03-2016 17:37
  
  Dear Debt Adviser, After losing my job and suffering a reduction in income, I did not pay my real estate taxes because I could not afford to. I made every attempt to try and pay, but in the end I was told that I owe more in mortgages than what my house is worth. My […]
  
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• An online tech shopping service called Enjoy set to expand

  28-03-2016 17:28
  
  NEW YORK — Enjoy, an online concierge service for gadgets, is expanding beyond San Francisco and New York City nearly a year after it was launched. The startup, founded by former J.C. Penney CEO and Apple executive Ron Johnson, will be adding certain neighborhoods of Los Angeles this week and then Chicago in May. The […]
  
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• ABQ Rapid Transit construction pushed back to July

  28-03-2016 17:28
  
  Construction on the Albuquerque Rapid Transit project will be pushed back two months until late July. Joanie Griffin, a spokeswoman for the project, said the goal is still to finish construction by fall next year. Crews plan to consolidate construction into a 14-month period, she said, rather than 16 months. The delayed start time will […]
  
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• No charges in shooting during Tombstone gunfight skit

  28-03-2016 17:09
  
  TOMBSTONE, Ariz. — The Cochise County Attorney’s Office has decided not to prosecute an actor who shot another performer during a mock gunfight in Tombstone. The Sierra Vista Herald reports (http://bit.ly/1URmhhm ) that a report from the County Attorney’s office says evidence shows the shooting was an accident rather than a crime and that performers […]
  
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• Hungry for US assets, China’s Anbang bids $15B for Starwood

  28-03-2016 16:55
  
  NEW YORK — The price for Starwood Hotels continues to rocket higher, with the latest bid from China’s Anbang and its partners crossing the $15 billion mark. Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc., whose properties include the St. Regis New York, said Monday that the offer from the Anbang group is “reasonably likely” to be […]
  
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• Kayenta solar project begins April 23

  28-03-2016 16:52
  
  FARMINGTON — Tribal utility and government officials will break ground on a large-scale solar project in Kayenta Chapter on April 23, according to Navajo Tribal Utility Authority spokeswoman Deenise Becenti. “We are ready to break ground,” Becenti said in a phone interview earlier this month. “The work on the project has continued to progress toward […]
  
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• Insider Q&A: EIG’s John Lettieri on the uneven US recovery

  28-03-2016 16:49
  
  WASHINGTON — Steady economic growth can fuel gains in the financial markets. But what if that growth isn’t widely shared? That may become a key question for investors. New research finds that the U.S. economic recovery since 2010 has been sharply uneven: The bulk of job growth and new-business creation has gone to the wealthiest […]
  
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• New Mexico regulators consider horse racing schedules

  28-03-2016 16:48
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — New Mexico regulators have scheduled a special meeting to consider changes in horse racing schedules at Sunland Park and the disbursement of some $3 million in purse money in the wake of a horse herpes outbreak. The outbreak forced the cancellation of live racing for weeks at the track near the New […]
  
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• Massachusetts man arrested after entering Santa Fe home

  28-03-2016 16:48
  
  SANTA FE, N.M. — A Massachusetts college student who was arrested for drunkenly entering a home in Santa Fe simply made an unfortunate mistake, his attorney said Sunday. Stephen Aarons is disputing allegations that 22-year-old Garrett Curran started a physical fight when confronted by the homeowner. Curran, of Bolton, remained in jail, but Aarons expected […]
  
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• Survey: Economists more pessimistic on growth this year

  28-03-2016 16:47
  
  NEW YORK — Business economists are more pessimistic, predicting weaker growth in corporate profit and the economy than they were late last year, a survey found. The median estimate from economists surveyed by the National Association for Business Economics said business profits would rise 2 percent in 2016, down from the 5 percent growth forecast […]
  
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