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• Doña Ana County treasurer pleads not guilty to charges

  09-04-2016 23:32
  
  LAS CRUCES, N.M. — Doña Ana County Treasurer David Gutierrez is pleading not guilty to charges related to public corruption. The Las Cruces Sun-News reported that court records indicate that Gutierrez’s attorney filed a waiver of arraignment, allowing Gutierrez to formally plead not guilty. A grand jury indicted him last month, leaving him to face […]
  
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• Updated: Boxing: Grooming Griego

  09-04-2016 23:08
  
  The care and feeding of Matthew Griego continues. Griego, an undefeated (3-0, three knockouts), 19-year-old flyweight professional boxer from Albuquerque, is scheduled to face North Carolinian Jordan Simmons tonight (Saturday, April 9) in Springfield, Va. Griego’s a long way from home, but he said he’s comfortable anywhere — having fought as an amateur in California, […]
  
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• Proposal to slash Medicaid rates devised in secret

  09-04-2016 06:45
  
  A panel tasked with helping the state plug a Medicaid funding shortfall recommended provider rate cuts Friday amid protests for working in secret.
  
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• New Mexico Mission of Mercy draws hundreds for free dental work on first day

  09-04-2016 06:45
  
  Nearly 700 patients filed through the convention center for free dental services on the first day of a two-day event organized by the New Mexico Dental Association Foundation.
  
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• Skateboarder heads to hospital after crashing into city bus

  09-04-2016 05:02
  
  A skateboarder collided with city bus near the University of New Mexico this evening, sending him to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries, according to the Albuquerque Police Department. Officers are still investigating at the scene of the crash on Central at Cornell. Based on preliminary information, the skateboarder was in the street — in […]
  
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• Softball: New Mexico State sweeps Utah Valley

  09-04-2016 01:38
  
  OREM, Utah – Emma Adams went 4-for-7 on the day as the NMSU softball team defeated Utah Valley 9-0 in game one and 11-1 in game two of Friday’s double header to remain unbeaten in Western Athletic Conference play. Game One The Aggies (25-18, 5-0 WAC) scored nine runs and amassed eight RBIs on eight […]
  
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• Justice Dept. gives Congress documents on Fast and Furious

  09-04-2016 01:21
  
  WASHINGTON — The Justice Department said Friday that it had given to Congress additional documents related to the botched gun-smuggling operation known as Fast and Furious. The Obama administration had for the last four years refused to provide the records to House Republicans, invoking a claim of executive privilege. But a federal judge in January […]
  
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• Arizona man accused of heroin possession in New Mexico

  09-04-2016 01:21
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — An Arizona man has been arrested in New Mexico after authorities say he had more than 10 pounds of heroin concealed in his luggage. Federal prosecutors say 24-year-old Jose Andres Ramirez of Phoenix made his initial court appearance Friday in Albuquerque. It’s unclear if he has a lawyer yet. Ramirez is accused […]
  
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• Women’s tennis: Lobos top Boise State

  09-04-2016 01:15
  
  BOISE, Idaho —The No. 48 University of New Mexico women’s tennis team took on Boise State on Friday and continued their winning streak in conference play by defeating the Mustangs 5-2. In doubles play, Andrea Leblanc and Rachana Bhat teamed up at the number two position to shut out Ari Paules Aldrey and Bobbi Oshiro […]
  
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