New Mexico news

• Third travel-related Zika case confirmed in NM

  03-06-2016 23:48
  
  A 41-year-old Chaves County man was confirmed to have New Mexico’s third travel-related case of Zika, state health officials said said Friday. The man acquired the viral illness while traveling to Central America, the New Mexico Department of Health said in a written statement. Zika is spread primarily through the bite of an infected mosquito. […]
  
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• Ex-Air Force colonel held hostage in Iran dies in Arizona

  03-06-2016 23:43
  
  SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — A former Air Force colonel who was one of 52 Americans held hostage in Iran for 444 days has died in Arizona. A family member said Friday that Thomas E. Schaefer died of congestive heart failure Tuesday at a hospice in Scottsdale at age 85. Schaefer was a military attache at the […]
  
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• 3rd ex-Texas Tech player charged with felony burglary

  03-06-2016 23:42
  
  LUBBOCK, Texas — A third Texas Tech football player who was kicked off the team last month has been charged with burglary in connection with the theft of at least seven guns, jail and court records showed. Records show 20-year-year Dakota Devon Allen was arrested late Thursday on a charge of burglary of a habitation, […]
  
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• The Latest: Suspect in killing of 3 sons led tumultuous life

  03-06-2016 21:45
  
  PHOENIX — The Latest on the killings of three young Phoenix boys (all times local): 12:40 p.m. An Arizona woman suspected of fatally stabbing her three young sons and badly wounding herself has led a tumultuous life over the past decade. She faced domestic disputes with family members, inquiries from child-welfare investigators, and she tried […]
  
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• MGM Resorts to renovate Monte Carlo casino-hotel in Vegas

  03-06-2016 21:36
  
  LAS VEGAS — MGM Resorts International announced a joint venture Friday with a New York-based hotelier to redesign the Monte Carlo Resort and Casino on the Las Vegas Strip, promising a more boutique taste for Sin City while setting its sights on building casino-less hotels like it in other parts of the country. The Strip’s […]
  
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• Rangers help evacuate military training on Colorado peak

  03-06-2016 21:06
  
  ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK, Colo. — Park rangers are helping evacuate military personnel in Colorado’s Rocky Mountain National Park after some had trouble climbing one of the state’s highest peaks. Park spokeswoman Kyle Patterson says 10 people from Fort Carson in Colorado Springs were involved in a climbing training Thursday on 14,259-foot Longs Peak, but […]
  
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• Texas judge orders ex-teacher to stay away from student

  03-06-2016 21:01
  
  HOUSTON — A judge has ordered a former Houston-area teacher to stay away from minors and have no contact with a boy with whom she maintained a sexual relationship that resulted in her pregnancy. Twenty-four-year-old Alexandria Vera appeared in court Friday to learn the conditions of her release from jail after earlier posting a $100,000 […]
  
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• 3 guilty of conspiracy to commit murder abroad in IS case

  03-06-2016 20:53
  
  MINNEAPOLIS — Three Minnesota men accused of plotting to go to Syria to join the Islamic State group were convicted Friday of conspiracy to commit murder overseas. The federal jury convicted 21-year-old Guled Ali Omar, 22-year-old Abdirahman Yasin Daud (Ahb-DEER’-ah-mahn YAH’-sin Dah-OOD’) and 22-year-old Mohamed Abdihamid Farah of the most serious charges they faced. Conspiracy […]
  
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• America Is Hitting the Road Again

  03-06-2016 19:00 via nytimes.com
  Gas is cheaper than it has been in over a decade, and a nation weary of cutting back is getting behind the wheel and spending to make road trip memories.
  
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• Updated: Fed member Brainard urges caution on raising rates

  03-06-2016 18:35
  
  WASHINGTON — An ally of Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen who has been a longtime skeptic of raising interest rates signaled Friday that the Fed should be in no hurry to act, especially after a bleak U.S. jobs report was released earlier in the day. Fed board member Lael Brainard said that other recent economic […]
  
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• Trump changes his tune, says he’s “always liked” Gov. Martinez

  03-06-2016 18:34
  
  Donald Trump apparently holds Gov. Susana Martinez in high regard after all. Just over a week after Trump blasted Martinez at an Albuquerque campaign rally attended by 8,000 people, the Republican presidential nominee told the Santa Fe New Mexican in a surprise Thursday phone call he’d liked to have the governor’s support. “I respect her. […]
  
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• Updated: Zfppub

  03-06-2016 17:20
  Zfppub Zone forecast product for colorado National weather service pueblo co 919 am mdt fri jun 3 2016 Coz084-032230- Northern el paso county/Monument ridge/Rampart range below 7500 ft- Including…Black forest 919 am mdt fri jun 3 2016 .Rest of today…Partly sunny. Highs 74 to 81. North winds 10 to 15 mph. .Tonight…Mostly cloudy. Lows […]
  
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• Updated: US services firms grew at slowest pace since February 2014

  03-06-2016 17:12
  
  WASHINGTON — U.S. services firms grew at the slowest pace in more than two years last month. The Institute for Supply Management said Friday that its services index fell to 52.9 last month from April’s 55.7. It was the lowest reading since February 2014. Anything above 50 signals growth. A measure of employment in services […]
  
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• Arch laying off workers at North Fork’s last coal mine

  03-06-2016 17:12
  
  SOMERSET, Colo. — The last operating coal mine in Colorado’s North Fork Valley is laying off about a quarter of its workers because of declining demand. Arch Coal, which filed for bankruptcy reorganization in January, announced Thursday that it was cutting 80 jobs at its West Elk Mine near Somerset. The news follows the permanent […]
  
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• Hiring dropped sharply, with 38,000 jobs added in May; unemployment rate falls to 4.7 percent

  03-06-2016 15:34
  
  (c) 2016, The Washington Post. WASHINGTON – The U.S. labor market stumbled in May, according to government data released Friday, adding just 38,000 jobs despite other signs that the economy has recovered from the global unrest earlier this year. The Labor Department’s monthly tally of net job creation was the weakest reading in six years, […]
  
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• Updated: US trade deficit increases 5.3 percent to $37.4 billion

  03-06-2016 14:59
  
  WASHINGTON — The U.S. trade deficit, after falling to the lowest point in more than two years, increased in April as a surge in imported goods outpaced a rebound in exports. The Commerce Department said Friday that the deficit increased 5.3 percent in April to $37.4 billion, up from an imbalance of $35.5 billion in […]
  
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• Fears of ‘Brexit’ stark along Ireland’s EU-blurred border

  03-06-2016 14:21
  
  BLACKLION, Ireland — Only a gentle stream separates the border villages of Blacklion and Belcoo, where Irish cows graze along one bank, British sheep on the other. Long gone are the armored police checkpoints, the concrete-block barricades on illegal side roads, the customs officers on the prowl for smugglers. But Ireland’s soft border could become […]
  
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• Updated: Stocks, dollar slide after weak US jobs report

  03-06-2016 14:11
  
  LONDON — Stocks and the dollar turned lower on Friday after the U.S. jobs report showed hiring slowed sharply in May, a sign of economic weakness that could dissuade the Federal Reserve from raising interest rates this month. KEEPING SCORE: France’s CAC 40 lost its gains to trade flat at 4,466, while Germany’s DAX fell […]
  
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• Is Wal-Mart’s multi-front fight enough? Shareholders meet

  03-06-2016 14:11
  
  FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Wal-Mart’s sway with customers and efforts by the world’s largest retailer to grow more nimble in a fast-changing consumer environment will take center stage during its annual shareholders’ meeting Friday. Wal-Mart finds itself at a crossroads. Its long-held dominance in pricing has been chipped away both by Amazon.com and by dollar stores. […]
  
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• Lockheed Martin planning Sandia bid

  03-06-2016 08:05
  
  Current manager announces effort to retain position at national labs
  
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• Helping nature take its course … all for the ‘fishheads’

  03-06-2016 08:05
  
  State stocks Pecos ‘strain’ of cutthroat
  
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• Four arrested in bludgeoning death of woman in Albuquerque

  03-06-2016 08:05
  
  Group was angry she accused their friend of rape, criminal complaint says
  
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• Argument may have preceded fatal shooting of deputy

  03-06-2016 08:05
  
  SF County deputies were fighting over double homicide case, witnesses say
  
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• A bridge to the future of beer and music: Santa Fe Brewing Co.’s expansion links two venues

  03-06-2016 08:05
  
  Santa Fe Brewing Company owner Brian Lock has a vision for the future.
  
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• Deaths of Despair: Overdoses, drinking, suicides hit whites

  03-06-2016 07:55
  
  NEW YORK — Rising drug and alcohol overdoses, suicides, and disease from chronic alcoholism — labeled “deaths of despair” by one expert — are cutting the lives of white Americans short by nearly a half a year on average. Increases in these types of deaths among whites means that life expectancy for whites is not […]
  
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• New Mexico is No. 1 in pedestrian deaths

  03-06-2016 07:45
  
  State's rate is twice the national average; alcohol is often involved
  
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• Needle stealing highlights issue tracking health workers

  03-06-2016 07:02
  
  Authorities say an HIV-positive surgical tech stole syringes with fentanyl and endangered patients at a suburban Denver hospital
  
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• NCAA Lubbock Regional baseball capsules/schedule

  03-06-2016 06:32
  
  A quick look at four teams competing in the Lubbock Regional this weekend...
  
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• Updated: Protesters punch, throw eggs at Trump supporters in San Jose

  03-06-2016 06:31
  
  SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — A group of protesters attacked Donald Trump supporters who were leaving the presidential candidate's rally…
  
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• Tour “terrific” gardens in Corrales on Sunday

  03-06-2016 04:36
  
  Expect lush greenery and koi ponds, colorful desertscapes and mountain views at this year’s Corrales Garden Tour, which happens Sunday. Nancy Renner, promotions chairwoman, said the popular tour offers visitors a look at six local gardens. “They’re absolutely terrific,” she said, noting that it seems that the gardens seem to get better every year. Corrales’ […]
  
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• May 24, 1934: The death of Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow

  03-06-2016 04:06
  
  This May 23, 1934, article reports the deaths of Bonnie Parker and Clyde Chestnut Barrow. Bonnie Parker's aunt, of… Posted by Albuquerque Journal on Thursday, June 2, 2016
  
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• Updated: Thunderbirds grounded, but rest of Kirtland AFB show to go on

  03-06-2016 02:26
  
  The Thunderbirds can’t make it to Albuquerque after all. An F-16 that’s part of the elite flying team crashed in Colorado on Thursday after the pilot ejected safely. But the team must participate in a safety investigation and can’t perform at the Kirtland Air Force Base air show this weekend, base spokesman Jim Fisher said. […]
  
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• Anasazi lands tenant for street-level space

  03-06-2016 01:53
  
  The Anasazi Downtown’s long and occasionally tumultuous evolution continued this week with a leasing deal that will fill all of its street-level commercial space. A startup charter school, Siembra Leadership High School, has signed a four-year lease for 7,500 square feet in the mixed-used building, said Glenn Wright, Anasazi’s commercial real-estate broker. He said the […]
  
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• Updated: 4 sought in transgender man’s beating death at homeless camp

  03-06-2016 01:19
  
  Suspects were last known to be in Roswell, New Mexico
  
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