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• Airport for model airplanes opens in Las Cruces

  23-04-2016 23:28
  
  LAS CRUCES, N.M. — Crowds headed to a landfill in Las Cruces this weekend not because of spring cleaning but instead to celebrate the opening of an airport for model airplanes. The Las Cruces Sun-News reports (http://bit.ly/1SBEOLG ) that the model airplane facility opened Friday at the Las Cruces Foothills Landfill, with dozens of hobbyists […]
  
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• 2 Santa Fe teens suspected of assaulting woman at gunpoint

  23-04-2016 22:58
  
  SANTA FE, N.M. — Santa Fe police arrested two teenage suspects in an early Saturday assault — and police say the duo could be tied to an armed robbery that took place a few hours earlier. A woman waved down an officer around 2 a.m. in the 3100 block of Cerillos Road, telling police that […]
  
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• Mentally ill languish in jails due to few beds at hospitals

  23-04-2016 21:38
  
  AUSTIN, Texas — Hundreds of people who should be housed in state mental health facilities because they’ve been declared incompetent for trial are instead being held in county jails, a problem that continues to vex state officials, according to a published report. More than 380 men and women are in county lockups, sometimes for months […]
  
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• 2 officers shot, suspect dead at Walmart in Phoenix suburb

  23-04-2016 20:20
  
  CHANDLER, Ariz. — Two officers are in stable condition, with one in surgery, and the suspect is dead following a shooting Saturday at a Walmart in suburban Phoenix, authorities said. Police were called around 6:30 a.m. about a trespasser at the store, Chandler police spokesman Seth Tyler said. The officers encountered the unidentified male suspect […]
  
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• CSU 3-D prints prosthetic hoof for miniature horse

  23-04-2016 20:17
  
  FORT COLLINS, Colo. — A 3-year-old miniature horse from Florence is back to prancing thanks to a 3-D printed prosthetic hoof created by Colorado State University. The Coloradoan reports (http://noconow.co/1MPnHqF ) that Shine, who stands just 30 inches tall and weighs only 150 pounds, had to have his hind leg partially amputated after a dog […]
  
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• Gov. Martinez headed to East Coast as part of annual goodwill trip

  23-04-2016 20:00
  
  As she has in previous years, Gov. Susana Martinez in joining the New Mexico Amigos, a group of civic leaders dedicated to promoting the state, on a multi-state trip.
  
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• Man who charged Texas officer with knives fatally shot

  23-04-2016 19:23
  
  AUSTIN, Texas — Texas authorities say a 29-year-old man who charged an officer with knives in his hands was shot and killed by police. Austin Police Chief Art Acevedo says the Friday night incident appears to be “suicide by cop.” Authorities say the male suspect was threatening people with knives in a parking lot. A […]
  
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• Families displaced by Houston flooding get temporary housing

  23-04-2016 19:00
  
  HOUSTON — Officials in Houston have closed the last of the city’s shelters and moved more than 150 families into temporary housing following the torrential rains that claimed eight lives and displaced thousands of people in the region. Mayor Sylvester Turner said in a statement Saturday that the remaining families have been placed in hotel […]
  
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• Navajo lawmakers set aside day to honor tribal leaders

  23-04-2016 17:39
  
  WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. — Navajo Nation lawmakers have set aside a day to honor all tribal leaders. The original proposal had called for a paid day off so that tribal employees could recognize current and former tribal presidents. The legislation was amended to make the day unpaid and in recognition of all leaders including young […]
  
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• Authorities investigating after body found in storage shed

  23-04-2016 17:28
  
  COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a possible murder after a body was found in a storage shed. Sheriff’s office spokeswoman Jacqueline Kirby says investigators are questioning a person of interest who was arrested on Friday at the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport while trying to board a flight to Hong […]
  
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• 3 people charged in deaths of 2 men in East Texas

  23-04-2016 16:37
  
  LONGVIEW, Texas — Authorities in East Texas say three people have been charged with capital murder in the deaths of two men whose bodies were found last month near railroad tracks. Longview police on Friday arrested 50-year-old Craig Davison and 19-year-old Patricia Baker. A third person, 36-year-old Dustin Bennett, was later taken into custody. Investigators […]
  
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• New plan for North 9 development finds favor

  23-04-2016 08:27
  
  145 homes would be built in 3 areas
  
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• Earth Day 2016: Planting the seeds of agricultural history in Corrales

  23-04-2016 08:27
  
  Fourth-graders get a hands-on lesson about farming in New Mexico
  
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• Sandoval sergeant accused of DWI

  23-04-2016 08:26
  
  A Sandoval County Sheriff's Office patrol sergeant was arrested over the weekend for allegedly driving while intoxicated, according to a sheriff's office spokesman.
  
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• Proposed 2017 Rio Rancho budget includes raises

  23-04-2016 08:26
  
  Expenditures would increase by 2 percent under spending plan
  
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• Intel donates $15,000 to food recovery program

  23-04-2016 08:25
  
  RRPS, Galloping Grace Youth Ranch are partners in the effort
  
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• APD: Woman possibly hit by car during domestic fight

  23-04-2016 03:55
  
  Officers are investigating after a woman was apparently hit by a vehicle at Espanola and Trumbull, according to a spokesman for the Albuquerque Police Department.  Officer Daren DeAguero said police had responded to a call about a domestic fight in the area and arrived to find a woman lying in the street. She was taken […]
  
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• Demons basketball coach Rodriguez out over apparent hazing on team bus

  23-04-2016 03:52
  
  SANTA FE — Santa Fe Public School officials said Friday that the head boys basketball coaching position at Santa Fe High is now open following an investigation into an apparent hazing incident on the Demons’ team bus. Now ex-coach David Rodriguez said Friday that he was handed termination papers and is banned from applying for […]
  
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• Updated: (w/ video) Former Lobo, La Cueva grad House joins hometown Isotopes

  23-04-2016 03:51
  
  Former UNM Lobo pitcher, and La Cueva High School graduate, Austin House on Friday returned home to Albuquerque to pitch for the Albuquerque Isotopes.
  
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• Updated: Recreation and parking fee hikes proposed in Santa Fe

  23-04-2016 03:40
  
  City faces $12M to $15M budget gap
  
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• City manager provides some details on budget cuts, higher fees for Santa Fe

  23-04-2016 03:40
  
    SANTA FE — Some new details of City Manager Brian Snyder’s proposed budget for the 2016-2017 fiscal year — one that aims to close what city officials have described as a $12 million to $15 million budget gap — were revealed late Friday when the city released the information packet for next week’s budget […]
  
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• Updated: Scott Owens pleads not guilty to latest DWI charge

  23-04-2016 03:22
  
  SANTA FE — Scott Owens, acquitted of killing four Santa Fe teenagers after a crash on Old Las Vegas Highway in 2009 despite admitting he was driving drunk, pleaded not guilty in Santa Fe District Court Friday to new aggravated DUI, stalking and other charges he picked up in February. Owens was arrested the night […]
  
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• New thinking: Not all fat is bad

  23-04-2016 02:56
  
  BAKERSFIELD, Calif. — Dark chocolate is in. So, too, is beef jerky. And full-fat ice cream? You bet.
  
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• Indoor football: First place in reach for Duke City Gladiators

  23-04-2016 02:45
  
  The Duke City Gladiators are putting their own twist on a centuries-old mantra as they prepare for a ...
  
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• Hall of Famer Henson endorses Weir to coach Aggies

  23-04-2016 02:20
  
  LAS CRUCES — There has been a groundswell of local support behind current New Mexico State associate head coach Paul Weir to replace Marvin Menzies as the head men’s basketball coach. You can now add a Hall of Fame coach to that list. While NMSU athletics director Mario Moccia conducts interviews over the next two […]
  
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• Cliff High’s Shelley will walk on for Lobo basketball

  23-04-2016 02:07
  
  In March, Holt Shelley told the Journal he had always dreamed of dunking in the Pit. The 6-foot-9 senior forward fulfilled that dream March 12 when he scored 19 points while leading Cliff to a 56-45 win over Springer in the Class 1A basketball championship game, Cliff’s 12th state title. Friday, Shelley fulfilled another dream, […]
  
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• College golf: Aggie women in 3rd at WACs; WNMU men earn regional bid

  23-04-2016 01:53
  
  In Blaine, Wash., New Mexico State posted a 17-over-par 305 first round Friday, and is in third place among seven teams competing at the Western Athletic Conference Women’s Championships. “We are definitely a better team than our score today,” said NM State head coach Jackie Booth. “I know that we will see better scores from […]
  
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• Updated: Police release video of 10 officers shooting at suspect

  23-04-2016 01:45
  
  Last summer, 10 officers shot at a man fleeing from them in a truck after the officers thought the suspect had run into their lieutenant, who was actually knocked down by a fence, according to police video and reports released Friday. There hasn’t been another Albuquerque police shooting in recent memory in which that many […]
  
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• Updated: APD releases video of 10 officers shooting at fleeing suspect

  23-04-2016 01:45
  
  Last summer, 10 officers shot at a man fleeing from them in a truck after the officers thought the suspect had run into their lieutenant, who was actually knocked down by a fence, according to police video and reports released Friday. There hasn’t been another Albuquerque police shooting in recent memory in which that many […]
  
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• Mom charged with trying to smuggle Suboxone to son in jail, joins him behind bars

  23-04-2016 01:39
  
  SANTA FE – An Albuquerque woman has been charged with trying to smuggle Suboxone, used to treat opiate addictions but often abused itself, to her son at the Santa Fe County jail. Now both mother and son are behind bars. Patricia Davis, 66, was arrested Thursday and charged with bringing contraband into a place of […]
  
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• Fort Sill Apache Industries opens ABQ office

  23-04-2016 01:19
  
  Fort Sill Apache Industries on Friday opened an office in Downtown Albuquerque to house one its subsidiaries, Apache Homelands, which is looking to the government contracting market — as well as the private sector — to provide employment for its tribal members. The business development effort aims to provide clients with a range of business […]
  
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• Excel Staffing to expand, share space with sister company

  23-04-2016 00:21
  
  Big changes are happening for an Albuquerque staffing company, which is expanding its footprint. Excel Staffing and Entereza, Inc. have moved into a new office space, a long-time goal of owner Ginny Buckmelter. The new office allows Excel and Entereza to share resources and be a one-stop-shop for helping Albuquerque and New Mexico’s workforce and […]
  
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• Breaking: Silver City police captain shoots and kills girlfriend, then himself

  23-04-2016 00:19
  
  An off-duty police captain from Silver City shot and killed his girlfriend and then killed himself Thursday, according to New Mexico State Police. State Police Sgt. Elizabeth Armijo said Silver City police Capt. Marcello Contreras, 41, was separating from his girlfriend, 31-year-old Nikki Bascom. Contreras went to a home where Bascom was and threatened a […]
  
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• Real-life ‘Bernie’ murder case back in court

  23-04-2016 00:13
  
  DALLAS — A funeral director in small-town East Texas befriends a widow 40 years his senior at her husband’s funeral, spends her money freely, then in 1996 shoots her and hides her body in a freezer for nine months. Bernie Tiede’s case could have been written for Hollywood. And when a movie did get made […]
  
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• Sheriff: Officers didn’t stand by and watch teens drown

  23-04-2016 00:12
  
  ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Police on Florida’s Gulf Coast are denying accusations that officers didn’t do enough to rescue three teenagers who stole a car, crashed it into a cemetery pond and then drowned. Bloggers have been commenting on dashcam video posted online of the March 30 crash in Pinellas County, saying police stood by […]
  
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• Las Cruces man indicted on murder now accused of beating son

  23-04-2016 00:12
  
  LAS CRUCES, N.M. — A Las Cruces man out on bond for murder is accused of beating his 3-year-old son over broken video games. Las Cruces police spokesman Danny Trujillo said Friday that 20-year-old Lawrence “Josh” Lucero has been charged with one count of intentional child abuse. According to investigators, Lucero was watching the boy […]
  
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