New Mexico news

• Silent Falcon helps NASA test drone traffic management

  27-04-2016 23:45
  
  Albuquerque drone maker Silent Falcon UAS Technologies is helping NASA develop a nationwide traffic management system for unmanned aircraft. The company’s solar-powered drone, designed and manufactured in New Mexico, will be used in flight testing later this year to help NASA gather information needed so new traffic management software can be used for low-altitude flights, […]
  
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• Investor’s cash will help low-income housing

  27-04-2016 23:43
  
  The Community Development Trust, a national investor in affordable housing, is one of the new owners of affordable housing for low-income families, seniors and people with special needs in New Mexico. The New York City-based real estate investment trust on Wednesday said it has partnered with YES Housing Inc. to refinance existing loans and make […]
  
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• Facebook reports stronger-than-expected 1Q results

  27-04-2016 23:19
  
  MENLO PARK, Calif. — Facebook is reporting stronger-than-expected results for its first quarter, helped by a growing number of users and higher advertising revenue. Facebook on Wednesday reported earnings of $1.51 billion, or 52 cents per share, up from $512 million, or 18 cents per share, in the same period a year earlier. Adjusted earnings […]
  
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• Bank of the West opens `wealth management center’

  27-04-2016 23:05
  
  Bank of the West is opening a “wealth management center”  in downtown Albuquerque to serve “high-net-worth individuals, affluent families and business owners in one of the bank’s expanding wealth markets,” according to a news release. The new branch will be at 500 Marquette NW, Suite 100, where the bank has an existing outlet. The new […]
  
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• Planned stadium development could double in size

  27-04-2016 23:03
  
  Forget the previously released renderings of University of New Mexico’s new sports entertainment district — it turns out the project is about to double in size. The group selected by UNM to build the sports entertainment district in part of the parking lot adjacent to the stadium recently completed a study that indicated their original […]
  
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• Breaking: BCSO identifies woman shot and killed by U.S. Marshals task force

  27-04-2016 22:57
  
  Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Department has identified the woman shot and killed by a U.S. Marshals task force Tuesday as 24-year-old Jaquelyn Burke. “Burke was wanted for felony warrants to include absconding from probation for battery on a peace officer,” said deputy Johann Jareno, a spokesman for the department. He said a stolen loaded handgun was […]
  
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• Colo. man charged with running down golfer with golf cart

  27-04-2016 22:40
  
  DENVER — Denver District Attorney Mitch Morrissey has filed assault charges against a 57-year-old man accused of running down a golfer with a golf cart. Richard Ponds is accused of second-degree assault. There was no attorney listed for Ponds in court files. Ponds is accused of running down the unidentified man on April 3 at […]
  
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• Austin police chief punished for comments about officers

  27-04-2016 22:39
  
  AUSTIN, Texas — Austin Police Chief Art Acevedo has been stripped of five days’ pay and warned he could lose his job after his boss says he didn’t follow orders to stop discussing the police shooting of an unarmed teen. City Manager Marc Ott says Acevedo had been insubordinate, according to documents obtained by the […]
  
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• Former House speaker sentenced to more than a year in prison

  27-04-2016 22:38
  
  CHICAGO — Dennis Hastert, the Republican who for eight years presided over the House and was second in the line of succession to the presidency, was sentenced Wednesday to more than a year in prison in the hush-money case that revealed accusations he sexually abused teenagers while coaching high school wrestling. The case makes the […]
  
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• Unfair labor practices complaint filed against Volkswagen

  27-04-2016 22:12
  
  NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The National Labor Relations Board on Wednesday filed an unfair labor relations complaint against Volkswagen for the German automaker’s refusal to bargain with the United Auto Workers union at its lone U.S. assembly plant in Tennessee. The UAW was elected to represent workers specializing in the maintenance and repair of robots and […]
  
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• Advocates hold NYC protest over price of pneumonia vaccine

  27-04-2016 22:01
  
  NEW YORK — Doctors Without Borders protested the price of pneumonia vaccines Wednesday by leading a march through midtown Manhattan and delivering a crib filled with flowers to a pharmaceutical company. About 70 people walked silently and in single file to Pfizer’s headquarters, where they placed 2,500 flowers in a crib as though laying tribute […]
  
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• Appeal rejected in off-road vehicles case on forest use

  27-04-2016 21:47
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — A federal appeals court has rejected an appeal by a motorized off-road vehicles users group that challenged a Forest Service decision reducing the routes available for use in the Santa Fe National Forest in northern New Mexico A trial judge had upheld the agency’s action, but the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of […]
  
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• 5 educators arrested in El Paso schools fraud scheme

  27-04-2016 21:47
  
  EL PASO, Texas — Five veteran educators with the El Paso Independent School District have been arrested by the FBI on federal charges stemming from alleged conspiracy to defraud the state and federal accountability programs. The El Paso Times (http://bit.ly/1YUb7Hl ) reports that the five were arrested Wednesday. Only one of the defendants currently works […]
  
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• Tiger captured in Conroe, TX to be sent to animal sanctuary

  27-04-2016 21:46
  
  CONROE, Texas — A tiger captured after being spotted roaming a residential neighborhood in a Southeast Texas city is being sent to an animal sanctuary. A municipal court judge in Conroe on Tuesday awarded the city temporary custody of the young, female tiger captured April 21 by animal control officers. The judge issued the order […]
  
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• Sanders’ bid reaches turning point after Northeast losses

  27-04-2016 21:45
  
  WASHINGTON — Bernie Sanders’ movement for a political revolution is reaching a crossroads even as he promises to campaign against Hillary Clinton through the June primaries and into the Philadelphia convention. The Vermont senator said in an interview with The Associated Press after losses to Clinton in Tuesday’s primaries in Pennsylvania, Maryland, Delaware and Connecticut […]
  
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• Prince’s estate to be temporarily managed by trust company

  27-04-2016 21:45
  
  MINNEAPOLIS — A Minnesota judge appointed a corporate trust company on Wednesday to temporarily oversee Prince’s multimillion-dollar estate, saying the emergency appointment was necessary because the superstar musician doesn’t appear to have a will and immediate decisions must be made about his business interests. Judge Kevin Eide granted a request from Prince’s sister to appoint […]
  
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• Santa Fe Opera 2017 season to include three operas not staged here before

  27-04-2016 20:39
  
    The Santa Fe Opera’s 2017 season will include operas spanning 300 years, including three premieres for the company, one of them a world premiere, according to general manager Charles MacKay. As previously announced, the world premiere is “The (R)evolution of Steve Jobs,” by composer Mason Bates and librettist Mark Campbell. Commissioned by the Santa […]
  
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• Breaking: AP Source: Cruz taps Fiorina to serve as running mate

  27-04-2016 20:27
  
  INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Republican presidential contender Ted Cruz has tapped former technology executive Carly Fiorina to serve as his running…
  
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• Cleveland High’s Smith leaves for coaching job in California

  27-04-2016 20:15
  
  When Brian Smith was hired as the boys basketball coach at Cleveland, he was close to starting from scratch. His new job will be an even larger construction project than the one he’s leaving. Smith, 43, on Wednesday morning resigned from the Storm to become the first-ever head coach at Portola, the newest high school in […]
  
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• APNewsBreak: Search resumes for missing treasure hunter

  27-04-2016 19:15
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Authorities have resumed the search for a Colorado man who disappeared while hunting for a $2 million cache of gold, jewels and artifacts in a rugged part of New Mexico. Officials at Bandelier National Monument confirmed Wednesday that a search-and-rescue mission was underway in an area of the monument off-limits to the […]
  
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• South Korea reveals Zika-proof clothing for Rio

  27-04-2016 19:14
  
  SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea’s Olympic committee on Wednesday unveiled Zika-proof long-sleeved shirts and pants it says will help protect the country’s Olympic athletes from the mosquito-borne virus at this year’s games in Rio de Janeiro. The sets of clothing will be impregnated with mosquito-repellent chemicals and will be worn by athletes during ceremonies, […]
  
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• Green Jeans introducing ‘Co-op Fitness’ studio

  27-04-2016 19:11
  
  Studio equipped for yoga, spinning, kettle bell training and more
  
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• Rio gets Olympic flame 100 days before games

  27-04-2016 18:51
  
  ATHENS, Greece — The Olympic flame was handed to organizers of the Rio de Janeiro Games in Athens on Wednesday, 100 days before the opening ceremony in Brazil. Dressed as a high priestess, actress Katerina Lehou led the brief ceremony at the Panathenian Stadium, a horseshoe-shaped marble venue where the first modern Olympics were held […]
  
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• Toby Keith reflects on Merle Haggard ahead of tribute

  27-04-2016 18:50
  
  NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Country star Toby Keith said it was always a thrill to perform with Merle Haggard, whether it was playing together for fun or helping Haggard finish one of his last shows before his death at age 79. The “Beer for My Horses” singer-songwriter will perform a tribute to the late country music […]
  
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• Jon Jones will fight Cormier at UFC 200

  27-04-2016 17:27
  
  NEW YORK — UFC is replacing its canceled Conor McGregor fight for another rematch, Jon Jones vs. Daniel Cormier for the light heavyweight title at UFC 200. UFC officials announced the replacement main event on Wednesday, several days after Jones beat Ovince Saint Preux by decision in his first fight since he had his title […]
  
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• School project’s graffiti sparks fears Zodiac Killer is back

  27-04-2016 17:23
  
  TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — A Florida State University class project about drug cartels and serial killers took a turn when students scrawled a message on a sidewalk associated with the infamous Zodiac Killer. The Tallahassee Democrat (http://on.tdo.com/242If6G ) reported Wednesday that police started investigating after finding the message that included the cipher associated with the serial […]
  
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• Man dead after officer shooting in Colorado

  27-04-2016 17:23
  
  LAKEWOOD, Colo. — Police in Colorado say a man has been killed in a shooting that involved officers. The Denver post reports (http://dpo.st/26u9kyf ) that Lakewood police spokesman Detective Ty Countryman says officers had been monitoring a suspicious vehicle in a Motel 6 parking lot on Tuesday. Countryman says a man approached the car and […]
  
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• Fitness app Strava faces an uproar over an elite cycling user linked to doping

  27-04-2016 16:56
  
  LOS ANGELES — Among the spandex-clad cyclists raised in the app generation, there’s no smartphone notification as foreboding as one from Strava. The fitness tracking service bestows a virtual crown to the fastest riders completing specific routes — and it alerts them whenever someone has bested their times. For cyclists in Los Angeles, someone using […]
  
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• Tech review: LG smartphone goes to pieces … on purpose

  27-04-2016 16:54
  
  Let’s face it — LG makes fine smartphones, but they are not as popular as handsets from Apple or Samsung. When you’re chasing the leaders, you’re much more likely to make some bold decisions, and LG has created some buzz with its new flagship handset, the LG G5. LG designed the G5 as a modular […]
  
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• Woman dies after hitting tree at Breckenridge Ski Resort

  27-04-2016 16:43
  
  FRISCO, Colo. — Authorities say a Denver woman was killed when she hit a tree during closing weekend at Breckenridge Ski Resort. The Summit Daily reports (http://goo.gl/udhNc5 ) 20-year-old Catherine Abeyta crashed on the intermediate Monte Cristo run on Peak 7 on Sunday. County Coroner Regan Wood says the woman, who was wearing a helmet, […]
  
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• Trump, Clinton press closer to general election showdown

  27-04-2016 16:43
  
  WASHINGTON — Bolstering his grip on the Republican primaries, Donald Trump prepared Wednesday for a general election showdown with Hillary Clinton, accusing the Democratic front-runner of “playing the woman card” in her presidential campaign. Trump swept five states in Tuesday’s Northeast primaries, bringing him tantalizingly close to securing the Republican nomination against Texas Sen. Ted […]
  
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• Math scores slip, reading flat for nation’s 12th-graders

  27-04-2016 16:43
  
  WASHINGTON — It’s not a promising picture for the nation’s high school seniors — they are slipping in math, not making strides in reading and only about one-third are prepared for the academic challenges of entry-level college courses. Scores released Wednesday from the so-called Nation’s Report Card show one-quarter of 12th-graders taking the test performed […]
  
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• Trump: Hillary Clinton playing woman card ‘left and right’

  27-04-2016 16:42
  
  WASHINGTON — Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, buoyed by his clean sweep of Northeast primaries, is pushing forward with his charge that Democrat Hillary Clinton is “playing the woman card.” Trump tells CNN’s “New Day” in a telephone interview Wednesday that “she does have the woman card” but said that “a lot of women don’t […]
  
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• For Trump, speech a test of foreign policy and style

  27-04-2016 16:42
  
  NEW YORK — Donald Trump’s highly anticipated foreign policy speech Wednesday will test whether the Republican presidential front-runner known for his raucous rallies and eyebrow-raising statements can present a more presidential persona as he works to coalesce a still-weary Republican establishment around his candidacy. Trump’s speech will focus on “several critical foreign policy issues” such […]
  
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• Prep baseball: Sartans, Ravens come back to win

  27-04-2016 08:05
  
  On the most important day of their baseball seasons, the Albuquerque Academy Chargers led their game ...
  
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• Langford ‘pleasantly surprised’ to attract NFL’s interest in advance of draft

  27-04-2016 08:05
  
  If a workout warrior was all he was, Ryan Langford's chances for a career in the National Football L ...
  
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• College baseball: Aggie errors help Lobos beat their Rio Grande rivals

  27-04-2016 08:05
  
  James Harrington has basically been a poster boy for the Rio Grande Rivalry this baseball season....
  
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• Tea fit for a queen on Mother’s Day

  27-04-2016 08:04
  
  The Ivy Tea Room, 7015 Fourth NW, in Los Ranchos de A
  
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• State to cut Medicaid payments to medical providers

  27-04-2016 07:45
  
  HSD plan to save up to $33.5 million spares behavioral health providers
  
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• Millions in finder’s fees to Correra weren’t ‘bribes’

  27-04-2016 07:45
  
  Marc Correra was paid $5 million to help land NM investments
  
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• Lawyer wants Boyd’s past included in murder trial

  27-04-2016 07:45
  
  Man shot by two cops had had run-ins with the law
  
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• Concern over special education funding

  27-04-2016 07:45
  
  State education department says reports of job and budget cuts are untrue
  
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• New Mexico outlines cuts to Medicaid provider rates

  27-04-2016 07:00
  The New Mexico Human Services Department has released an outline of proposed cuts to reimbursement rates for Medicaid health care providers aimed at trimming up to $160 million in annual state and federal spending.
  
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• UN office ‘concerned’ over Mexico missing students case

  27-04-2016 06:44
  
  MEXICO CITY — A U.N. human rights office said on Tuesday that it is troubled by a group of international experts’ complaints of obstacles to their investigation into the disappearance of 43 students in Mexico. Rupert Colville, spokesman for the U.N. Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, said in a statement that the […]
  
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• Bernalillo County to reduce employee pay as part of budget cuts

  27-04-2016 06:44
  
  Bernalillo County commissioners unanimously agreed late Tuesday to close a $19 million hole in next year’s operating budget by cutting county travel, imposing 1 percent cuts on the sheriff’s office and similar departments, and forcing some employees to take unpaid days off. The budget also reduces general-fund spending on social service programs and requires negotiations […]
  
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• No Fed rate hike expected Wednesday, but what about in June?

  27-04-2016 06:37
  
  WASHINGTON — On this, pretty much every economist agrees: The Federal Reserve will keep interest rates unchanged when it ends its latest policy meeting Wednesday. What’s unclear is whether it will hint about the likelihood of a rate hike at its next meeting in June. With the U.S. job market healthy and the stock market […]
  
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• It’s official: Millennials have surpassed baby boomers to become America’s largest living generation

  27-04-2016 06:02
  
  The term “millennial” comes with many different connotations. They like socialism. They don’t eat breakfast cereal. They save more money than previous generations. They enjoy a work-life balance, and they often don’t think they’re millennials. Now, they’re the largest living generation in the United States. Pew Research Center broke down population estimates released earlier this […]
  
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• Judge dismisses challenge to Arizona presidential primary

  27-04-2016 05:13
  
  PHOENIX — A judge on Tuesday threw out a challenge to the results of Arizona’s problematic presidential primary despite evidence that there were glitches in the election. Maricopa County Superior Court Judge David Gass ruled that a Tucson man challenging the results hadn’t proven fraud and hadn’t shown long lines in Maricopa County or registration […]
  
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• Drug prices keep rising despite criticism

  27-04-2016 01:53
  From the campaign trail to the halls of Congress, drugmakers have spent much of the last year enduring withering criticism over the rising cost of drugs.
  
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• 76-year-old arrested in fatal hit and run

  27-04-2016 01:43
  
  A 76-year-old driver was arrested Monday after police say he hit and killed a man who had fallen down in traffic on 2nd Street NW Monday. John Russell was arrested at his home in Northeast Albuquerque and charged with leaving the scene of an accident involving death after the crash. Police say a woman who […]
  
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