New Mexico news

• NMSU campus to get 120-room hotel

  15-04-2016 23:58
  
  LAS CRUCES — A 120-room hotel will be built on the New Mexico State University campus, according to the Albuquerque development team behind the project. Tentative plans for the four-story property call for it to be branded as a Courtyard by Marriott, according to a news release. Estimated construction costs were not immediately available. The […]
  
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• Graduation rate in Santa Fe increases to 66.8 percent

  15-04-2016 23:54
  
  Graduation rates for Santa Fe Public Schools students continued their upward trend and closed the gap yet again on the statewide average, according to graduation data released Friday by the state Public Education Department. A  third of Santa Fe students still don’t graduate or don’t graduate on time. Santa Fe’s graduation rate for the 2015 […]
  
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• El Vado Motel project could break ground this summer

  15-04-2016 23:50
  
  A scaled-back redevelopment plan for the El Vado Motel near Old Town has advanced to the point that construction could begin this summer. The $16 million plan to convert the derelict El Vado motor lodge site and an adjacent parcel into an urban city hub on historic Route 66 recently got approval for a reduced […]
  
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• REDW names new managing principal

  15-04-2016 23:30
  
  REDW LLC, one of the Southwest’s 10 largest accounting and business consulting firms, has announced that Steve Cogan will succeed Ron Rivera as managing principal. Rivera has been managing principal for the past 15 years. REDW’s governance structure calls for the election of the managing principal every three years. Cogan was elected in late 2015 […]
  
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• APD looking for driver who ran over man in NE ABQ

  15-04-2016 22:57
  
  Albuquerque police are looking for a driver they say intentionally ran over anther man near Madeira and Anderson around 6 a.m. April 1. Officer Tanner Tixier said surveillance video recorded the incident and the victim was able to provide a little information about the offender. The video shows a black Mitsubishi Galant plow into the […]
  
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• NMSU high-tech industrial park poised for takeoff

  15-04-2016 22:56
  
  RIO Real Estate in Albuquerque to spearhead development
  
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• APS graduation rate dips to 61.7 percent in 2015

  15-04-2016 21:29
  
  Fewer Albuquerque high school students are earning diplomas in four years, according to new data released today by the New Mexico Public Education Department. Districtwide, 61.7 percent of the class of 2015 got caps and gowns, compared with 62.5 percent in 2014 and 68.7 percent in 2013. The APS statistics also highlight a large achievement […]
  
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• Market boycott due to LGBT law could hurt state’s economy

  15-04-2016 21:24
  
  HIGH POINT, N.C. — Furniture retailer Ron Werner usually spends $2 million a year at North Carolina’s gargantuan, semiannual furniture market, but he’s skipping this week’s event. Werner knows not attending the High Point Market will mean missing an early look at new trends that could get hot later on, translating to big sales for […]
  
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• AMC U-turns; texting in theaters now on ‘cutting room floor’

  15-04-2016 21:23
  
  LOS ANGELES — Oops. The idea lasted about as long as a Snapchat text: the head of AMC Theatres mulled openly about creating texting-friendly movie theaters to appeal to smartphone-addicted youngsters. Two days later, after a backlash on social media, the company says it’s leaving the idea on “the cutting room floor.” Adam Aron, who […]
  
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• Head of New Mexico oil and gas group to retire

  15-04-2016 21:22
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — The head of the New Mexico Oil and Gas Association will be retiring later this year and the industry group has launched a national search for his replacement. Steve Henke’s last day will be Sept. 1. He has served as president of the group for the past six years. He previously was […]
  
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• Hazmat material causes explosion in Espanola, 2 people treated for burns

  15-04-2016 21:08
  
  SANTA FE — State Police say a canister of an explosive substance ignited and caused an explosion in a Jeep carrying hazmat material in Española, sending two people to the hospital with burns. Authorities say the Jeep was traveling on Paseo de Oñate near the intersection of Los Alamos Highway around 11 a.m. when at least […]
  
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• Rock ramps at North Texas park help turtles exit the water

  15-04-2016 19:36
  
  BEDFORD, Texas — Some turtles having a tough time crawling out of an updated North Texas pond can now use special exit ramps. The Fort Worth Star-Telegram (http://bit.ly/1qM5G2q ) reported Thursday that the small lake at Boys Ranch Park in Bedford was lined with concrete and has steeper embankments. The reptiles were having a tough […]
  
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• ABQ mayor urges local participation in Gathering of Nations

  15-04-2016 19:36
  
  About 90 percent of the ticket sales for Gathering of Nations — the largest event of its kind, supporters say — are from people outside New Mexico. Mayor Richard Berry on Friday urged local residents to turn out in greater numbers and also enjoy the food, dancing, music and other events that draw visitors from […]
  
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• Fishing fan George H. W. Bush gets giant replica lure

  15-04-2016 19:35
  
  COLLEGE STATION, Texas — Former President George H.W. Bush loves to fish and his well-known appreciation for angling landed him a giant replica of a lure. The 91-year-old Bush was honored Thursday night as part of efforts to get more children — especially Hispanics — interested in fishing. Bass Pro Shops founder Johnny Morris presented […]
  
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• Fans, friends to pay respects to slain former Saints player

  15-04-2016 19:24
  
  METAIRIE, La. — Fans of former New Orleans Saints defensive end Will Smith will pay their respects Friday to the fallen sports hero who was shot and killed last Saturday. The Saints organization and Smith’s family are hosting a visitation Friday afternoon at the team’s practice facility in a New Orleans suburb. Then a traditional […]
  
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• Report: More infections from dirty scopes than estimated

  15-04-2016 19:23
  
  WASHINGTON — At least 300 patients have been sickened by life-threatening infections linked to contaminated medical scopes — more than previously estimated by federal regulators, according to figures released Friday. Between 2010 and 2015 more than 41 hospitals worldwide, most in the U.S., reported bacterial infections linked to the scopes, affecting 300 to 350 patients, […]
  
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• Judge seals most files in court case over CIA sex case leaks

  15-04-2016 17:27
  WASHINGTON — A U.S. judge has ordered the most sensational court records to remain sealed in the now-abandoned lawsuit over leaks in the investigation that led to the resignation of former CIA director David Petraeus. The files include transcripts of sworn interviews with senior Obama administration officials about the sex scandal and its fallout. U.S. […]
  
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• CU Boulder anticipates uncharacteristically mellow 4/20 pot holiday

  15-04-2016 17:27
  BOULDER, Colo. — Campus officials say the school known for an annual raucous celebration of marijuana will be uncharacteristically mellow this April 20. The Daily Camera reports (http://bit.ly/1Sb3VT3) that the University of Colorado in Boulder’s Norlin Quad once drew 10,000 people for a 4:20 p.m. smoke-out. The celebration earned CU a top slot on Playboy’s […]
  
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• Boston marks 3rd anniversary of deadly marathon bombing

  15-04-2016 17:26
  BOSTON — Boston marked the third anniversary of the deadly 2013 marathon bombings with subdued remembrances. The governor and mayor joined victims’ families Friday morning for a brief and quiet ceremony at the finish line on Boylston Street. Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker and his wife, Lauren, bowed their heads in silence after helping the father […]
  
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• Breaking: German Air Force leaving Holloman AFB

  15-04-2016 17:14
  The German Air Force announced its intent Friday to cease operations of its Tactical Training Center ...
  
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• New Mexico to hit solar tax credit limit this summer

  15-04-2016 16:51
  SANTA FE, N.M. — New Mexico energy conservation officials have been hit with a flood of applications for the state’s solar tax credit and are on track to meet the $3 million cap way before the end of the year. The cap has been met each of the last four years, but officials say it’ll […]
  
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• In or out? UK’s EU referendum campaign officially kicks off

  15-04-2016 16:45
  LONDON — Britain’s European Union referendum campaign has officially begun — though Britons could be forgiven for thinking it has been going on for months. Friday marked the start of the official 10-week campaign ahead of a June 23 vote on whether Britain should leave the 28-nation bloc. The opposing sides — Britain Stronger in […]
  
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• US factory output fell again in March

  15-04-2016 16:38
  WASHINGTON — U.S. factory output dropped in March for the second straight month as manufacturers churned out fewer cars, metal parts and machinery. Factory production fell 0.3 percent, following a 0.1 percent drop in February, the Federal Reserve said Friday. The figures suggest that American manufacturers are still struggling with the triple whammy of weak […]
  
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• GM to recall over 1 million pickups to fix seat belt problem

  15-04-2016 16:37
  DETROIT — General Motors is recalling more than a million Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra pickup trucks worldwide because the seat belts may not hold the driver in a crash. The company, which announced the recall on Friday, says it covers certain 2014 and 2015 model 1500 pickups. A steel cable that connects the belts […]
  
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• US stocks slip as oil prices skid ahead of OPEC meeting

  15-04-2016 16:36
  NEW YORK — U.S. stocks are taking small losses Friday morning as energy companies are slipping with the price of oil. Citigroup became the latest bank to report weak but better-than-expected results for the first quarter. MORNING RUSH: The Dow Jones industrial average fell 28 points, or 0.2 percent, to 17,898 as of 10:10 a.m. […]
  
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• Judge considers bail requests in Slender Man stabbing cases

  15-04-2016 16:29
  WAUKESHA, Wis. — A judge will consider whether to reduce bail for two Wisconsin girls accused of trying to kill their friend as a sacrifice to the horror fiction character Slender Man. The girls have been in custody for nearly two years. A hearing is set for Friday on their requests that bond be reduced […]
  
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• New: Police investigating SE Albuquerque death

  15-04-2016 13:30
  Albuquerque Police were called to 1015 Cardenas SE early Friday morning to investigate a suspicious death. Officer Fred Duran said in an email that detectives are currently working in the area and talking with neighbors in an effort to determine the cause of death. No other information was released.
  
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• New: One injured in early morning shooting

  15-04-2016 13:23
  Albuquerque Police are investigating an overnight shooting located at 3901 Lafayette NE. According to APD Spokesman Fred Duran, one individual was transported to a local hospital for a gun shot wound to the arm and chest.  The victim is expected to survive these injuries. Detectives are conducting interviews at this time and no further information […]
  
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• Updated: New York delivers rowdy night of campaigning

  15-04-2016 08:38
  NEW YORK (AP) — Democrats brawled in Brooklyn while Republicans in black tie threw sharp elbows at a Manhattan gala…
  
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• New York primary brings campaign tension to a boil _ again

  15-04-2016 08:38
  NEW YORK — Democrats clashed on a Brooklyn debate stage while Republicans courted donors in Manhattan as “New York values” framed the 2016 race for the White House Thursday night, just days before the state’s high-stakes presidential primaries in both parties. As protests raged outside a state GOP gala, Republican front-runner Donald Trump delivered an […]
  
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• Updated: (Video) Ready to turn page, Lobos optimistic about season ahead

  15-04-2016 08:05
  They definitely weren't mourning the season that was, but it would be hard to describe the overall m ...
  
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• Updated: Ready to turn page, Lobos optimistic about season ahead

  15-04-2016 08:05
  They definitely weren't mourning the season that was, but it would be hard to describe the overall m ...
  
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• Updated: Dodson, Swanson preparing to write new chapters

  15-04-2016 08:05
  John Dodson and Cub Swanson, teammates at Albuquerque's Jackson-Wink MMA, will undertake new beginni ...
  
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• Spring has been a success for Lobos men’s soccer team

  15-04-2016 08:05
  Jeremy Fishbein scatters seeds in the spring.Fall, with another UNM men's soccer seaso ...
  
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• Promos, new food options for ‘Topes 14th season

  15-04-2016 08:05
  If you happen to have been awake predawn today, you may have seen a glow coming from the area of Ave ...
  
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• Hope senior Standley latest to throw a perfect game

  15-04-2016 08:05
  And Joe Standley makes four.Four, as in (at least) the number of perfect games thrown...
  
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• Updated: APD: Woman possibly thrown from vehicle in NE Albuquerque

  15-04-2016 06:16
  A woman suffered non-life threatening injuries after she was possibly thrown out of a vehicle on Wyoming NE near Grand Thursday night, according to a spokesman for the Albuquerque Police Department. Officer Daren DeAguero said it’s unclear exactly what happened, and police have shut down Grand between Wyoming and Wisconsin while they investigate. “The female […]
  
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• Cruz likely to block Trump on a second ballot at the GOP convention

  15-04-2016 06:05
  Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz is close to ensuring that Donald Trump cannot win the GOP nomination on a second ballot at the party’s July convention in Cleveland, scooping up scores of delegates who have pledged to vote for him instead of the front-runner if given the chance. The push by Cruz means that it […]
  
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• State police work to change Amber Alert system

  15-04-2016 05:00
  
  ALBUQUERQUE — The New Mexico State Police Department is working to change the way Amber Alerts are issued so officers have more control over what information is broadcast after a child is abducted.
  
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• State hopes primary care doctors can aid suicide prevention efforts

  15-04-2016 03:00
  
  With suicide rates in New Mexico at a 19-year high, state officials are turning to doctors to screen patients for mental health issues.
  
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• Highlands University regents OK tuition hike

  15-04-2016 03:00
  
  LAS VEGAS, N.M. — Regents for New Mexico Highlands University have voted for steep double-digit tuition hikes.
  
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• Updated: Libertarian presidential hopeful Gary Johnson speaks at UNM

  15-04-2016 02:35
  The last time Libertarian presidential hopeful Gary Johnson came stumping at the University of New Mexico he was welcomed by a few hundred folks in the final months of his 2012 campaign in which he garnered about 1 percent of national votes. At tonight’s trip to UNM, in just the first few months of his […]
  
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• APD: Crash shuts down Montgomery near Eubank

  15-04-2016 02:34
  Officers have shut down Montgomery near Eubank NE while they investigate a crash between a vehicle and a motorcycle, according to a spokesman for the Albuquerque Police Department. Officer Daren DeAguero said the motorcyclist was taken to the University of New Mexico Hospital in critical condition. He said speed may have lead to the crash, […]
  
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• About that mountain coaster…

  15-04-2016 02:11
  Adventure seekers may soon have another way to zip down Sandia Peak, one that does not require skis or a mountain bike. The Sandia Peak Ski Co. plans to propose a new “mountain coaster” that will carry passengers at speeds approaching 30 miles per hour, an attraction President Benny Abruzzo said could operate year round, […]
  
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• UT slaying suspect said family made him leave

  15-04-2016 01:44
  AUSTIN, Texas — Court records show that a 17-year-old runaway accused in the campus killing of a University of Texas student claimed he left home because his grandmother’s religious beliefs demanded that teenagers his age go “make their own way in the world.” Records obtained by The Associated Press show that Meechaiel Criner told police […]
  
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• Police: Man killed by officers took video at shooting scene

  15-04-2016 01:43
  LAS VEGAS — Two Las Vegas police officers unloaded 34 shots at an Arizona man who had fired nine times at them as he ran from the scene of a shooting that left another man critically wounded outside a downtown fast-food restaurant, police said Thursday. The man who was killed, Efren Trujillo-Soriano, 22, returned to […]
  
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• Delta drops fee for tickets bought on phone and at airports

  15-04-2016 00:46
  You know all those fees that airlines have added over the last several years? Delta is taking one away. Delta will drop the fee for U.S. consumers who buy tickets over the phone or at a ticket counter to make things simpler for customers, said incoming Delta Air Lines Inc. President Glen Hauenstein on Thursday. […]
  
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• Maricopa, AZ police: 10-year-old student wrote a ‘hit list’

  15-04-2016 00:30
  MARICOPA, Ariz. — Three families whose children were on a “hit list” found at a Maricopa school want charges to be filed against the 10-year-old student who wrote the note. Maricopa police say the boy listed the names of eight students on it. The note was found March 31 at Legacy Traditional School. Police say […]
  
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• Romo fantasy event that was nixed in Vegas now set for LA

  15-04-2016 00:06
  DALLAS — Tony Romo is ready for another attempt at a fantasy football event that the NFL nixed last year because of plans to hold the fan-centric activities in Las Vegas. A company partly owned by the Dallas quarterback announced plans Thursday to hold the National Fantasy Football Convention in the Los Angeles area in […]
  
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• High copper or lead levels seen in 19 Detroit schools’ water

  15-04-2016 00:06
  DETROIT — Detroit’s hard-pressed school system has found elevated levels of lead and copper in nearly a third of its elementary schools, contamination that one expert says could be found nationwide, wherever school authorities spend the time and money to look. The news gave parents in the 46,000-student district yet another reason to worry, and […]
  
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