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• Endangered hawks back nesting on NMSU campus

  20-08-2016 23:46
  
  LAS CRUCES, N.M. — A hawk species under federal protection is nesting at New Mexico State University for a fourth year in a row, reigniting concern about safety for the public and the birds. The Las Cruces Sun-News reports (http://bit.ly/2bvMIcn) that Swainson’s hawks have returned as students begin a new semester this week. NMSU business […]
  
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• Navajo Nation wants Mormon Church lawsuit in tribal court

  20-08-2016 23:45
  
  SALT LAKE CITY — The Navajo Nation wants a lawsuit against the Mormon Church over the alleged sexual abuse of four Navajo children heard in tribal court. The Salt Lake Tribune reports (http://bit.ly/2b8AX7U) that the tribe’s attorneys filed a motion Friday asking a federal judge in Salt Lake City to dismiss the suit until after […]
  
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• Judge finds convictions in 1992 slayings should be reversed

  20-08-2016 23:11
  
  WACO, Texas — A Central Texas man serving a life prison sentence for a double slaying in 1992 is innocent, as are three co-defendants no longer in prison, a state judge has found. Retired District Judge George Allen ruled Friday that Richard Bryan Kussmaul, 45, should be free. His three co-defendants each received 20-year sentences […]
  
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• Guns, ammo, armor, cash seized at Houston-area bingo hall

  20-08-2016 23:10
  
  HOUSTON — Harris County authorities found more than bingo cards when they raided a Houston-area bingo hall. Police and deputies say they made a dozen arrests and seized 100 guns, ammunition, body armor and about $87,000 in an underground bunker at the Paradise Day and Night Bingo Hall. Those arrested are charged with engaging in […]
  
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• Updated: Prairie dogs to move to Petrified Forest National Park

  20-08-2016 20:01
  
  FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — Dozens of prairie dogs in northern Arizona are being relocated to make way for a 10,000-square-foot shooting range. Elise and Rob Wilson plan to build a giant indoor range on their property in Timberline just west of U.S. Highway 89. Elise Wilson, a self-professed animal lover, that she wanted to avoid killing […]
  
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• Pedestrian fatally hit by car in Albuquerque

  20-08-2016 17:09
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — A pedestrian was struck and killed by a vehicle in Albuquerque and police say the driver will likely not face charges. Police spokesman Fred Duran says the incident occurred shortly before 11 p.m. Friday in the area of Central Avenue and Unser Boulevard. According to Duran, the victim suffered fatal injuries. Investigators […]
  
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• Updated: Most limits on US-Mexico flights are about to be lifted

  20-08-2016 16:18
  
  DALLAS — Most restrictions on flights between the U.S. and Mexico will lift on Sunday, a change expected to bring more options and possibly lower prices for travelers. American, Delta and Southwest have already announced that they will offer new flights across the border later this year. United is watching the demand for flights and […]
  
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• Brixens to fill Cafe Bien vacancy in Downtown

  20-08-2016 15:06
  
  New restaurant-bar taking over SW corner of 4th/Central intersection
  
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• Updated: The wait is over; Means ready for return at UFC 202

  20-08-2016 08:07
  
  Tim Means is a patient man. He didn't become one by choice. But, nevertheless, the Alb ...
  
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• Updated: Lobo single-game tickets set to go on sale

  20-08-2016 08:07
  
  The University of New Mexico announced that single-game tickets for UNM's 2016 football season were...
  
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• Rio Rancho Public School Board turns away First Nations

  20-08-2016 08:05
  
  Proposed Native American charter school to seek approval from state
  
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• PARCC results mixed for Rio Rancho Public Schools

  20-08-2016 08:05
  
  Scores drop in 3rd, 4th grade reading
  
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• Child shooting probe wrapped up

  20-08-2016 08:05
  
  Boy wounded 5-year-old brother; DA gets report
  
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• Students push back on La Cueva drug check

  20-08-2016 08:02
  
  18 pulled from graduation rehearsal, sent to nurse's office
  
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• Police Oversight Board will review Hawkes shooting

  20-08-2016 08:02
  
  District Attorney's Office has not determined if officer will face charges in fatal shooting
  
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• Editorial: Poor communication over test mars school year start

  20-08-2016 08:02
  
  It should have been a hero moment for the New Mexico Public Education Department.
  
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• Editorial: NASA study adds fuel to rules on methane leaks

  20-08-2016 08:02
  
  A new NASA-led study has found 25 primary sources of a 2,500-square-mile cloud of methane half the size of Delaware that hangs over the Four Corners and can be seen from space.
  
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• ‘Black Olives Matter’ debate

  20-08-2016 08:02
  
  Are local restaurateur's T-shirts clever or insensitive?
  
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• Small Towns, Big Change: AA alternative provides path to recovery

  20-08-2016 07:00
  
  A growing contingent of substance abusers who are turning to alternatives to the 81-year-old stalwart peer support program Alcoholics Anonymous.
  
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• UNM ready to sell single-game football tickets

  20-08-2016 04:30
  
  With the 2016 football season less than two weeks away, UNM Athletics has offered a variety of plans for season tickets, from the new Chama River Brewing Company Craft Corner, to the Albertsons/Sadie’s/Domino’s Family Plans which can get a family of four season tickets that come out to $5.21 per person per game.  But maybe […]
  
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• Imperial Eagle is fastest in All American Futurity qualifying

  20-08-2016 04:26
  
    RUIDOSO DOWNS  – Charles Robinson’s Imperial Eagle did not get to race until the15th and final trial, but he made the most of his final act opportunity by racing to the fastest-qualifying mark to the Grade 1, $3-million All American Futurity during the first of two days of trials on Friday at Ruidoso Downs. […]
  
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• FBI: Unshaven man takes undisclosed amount of cash in ABQ bank robbery

  20-08-2016 04:22
  
  A man with bristles, a ball cap and long-sleeved T-shirt with the words “Just Net,” made off with an undisclosed amount of cash from a northeast Albuquerque bank during a Friday afternoon robbery, according to the FBI. The robbery occurred at the Bank of the West branch at 2101 Eubank NE around 4:40 p.m., when […]
  
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• APD: Two teenagers arrested after one shoots gun in SW Albuquerque

  20-08-2016 03:51
  
  Police took two teenagers into custody after one of them shot a gun near the Alamosa Community Center in southwest Albuquerque Friday evening, according to a spokesman for the Albuquerque Police Department. Officer Daren DeAguero said no one was hurt in the shooting, which occurred near Coors south of west Central. “Once the juveniles saw […]
  
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• Body cameras finally coming to Santa Fe PD

  20-08-2016 02:59
  
  The Santa Fe Police Department, about a year later than initially expected, will begin issuing body cameras to many officers by the end of August, the SFPD said in a news release late Friday. The cameras will be distributed to patrol, traffic, bicycle, DWI and animal services officers. “The recording equipment will be a valuable […]
  
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• State Police officer charged with DWI after crashing in detox center’s parking lot

  20-08-2016 02:55
  
  A drunk off-duty New Mexico State Police officer who tried to get help at Bernalillo County’s alcohol and drug detox center is facing a DWI charge after he crashed in the parking lot trying to leave the center last week, according to Albuquerque police. Officer Morgan Ortiz, 32, tried to admit himself to the Metropolitan […]
  
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• Hopi carver’s delicate piece wins Indian Market’s Best of Show

  20-08-2016 02:49
  
  SANTA FE — Adrian Nasafotie had Santa Fe Indian Market in mind when he started working on a sculpture he calls “Purification” months ago. Although the Hopi artist’s elaborate cottonwood root carving is delicate, he wasn’t going to make anything that he couldn’t transport from his home in northern Arizona to Santa Fe. “I wouldn’t […]
  
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• Medical pot patients to get extensions while waiting for ID cards

  20-08-2016 02:45
  
  SANTA FE — The state Department of Health, under fire for a backlog in processing applications, announced today that some current medical marijuana patients will get extensions of up to 60 days when their identification cards expire. That will allow them to continue buying medical marijuana from licensed producers while their renewal applications are pending. […]
  
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• Breaking: Lawsuit threat: La Cueva students forced to undergo drug, alcohol screening during graduation practice

  20-08-2016 01:50
  
  Several La Cueva High School graduates say they were humiliated when — without explanation — they were pulled from graduation practices last May to undergo screening for being under the influence of narcotics or alcohol.
  
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• 10th Circuit lifts order that halted work on ABQ Rapid Transit

  20-08-2016 01:09
  
  Mayor Richard Berry’s administration is free to proceed with construction of the Albuquerque Rapid Transit project, following a ruling by the U.S. 10th Circuit Court of Appeals on Friday. The 10th Circuit lifted an injunction that had barred the city or its contractors from tearing up the roadway and beginning construction work. The timing of […]
  
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• NMSP: Armed man fatally shot by Ruidoso Police Department

  20-08-2016 00:54
  
  At least one officer with the Ruidoso Police Department shot and killed an armed man after responding to a domestic violence call on Carrizo Canyon Road Thursday night, according to a spokeswoman for the New Mexico State Police. Sgt. Elizabeth Armijo said witness told police David Klassen, 29, had been intoxicated and violent and was […]
  
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• Water on US 550 caused driver in double fatal crash to lose control, police say

  20-08-2016 00:34
  
  A fiery crash that left two people dead on U.S. 550 Thursday afternoon started when the driver of a red Toyota Tacoma drove through water on the road and lost control, swerving into oncoming traffic in the southbound lane, according to a spokesman for the Sandoval County Sheriff’s Office. Lt. Keith Elder said around 2:20 […]
  
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