New Mexico news

• Judiciary asks for more money amid state budget crunch

  18-09-2016 22:57
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — The state’s judicial branch is asking for more funding as New Mexico faces a budget shortfall. New Mexico Supreme Court Chief Justice Charles W. Daniels told a committee of legislators that “we’ve gotten to the point where there is not much more we can do without impairing our ability to deliver justice.” […]
  
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• Houston woman arrested in stabbing death of mother

  18-09-2016 22:12
  
  HOUSTON — Authorities say a 32-year-old woman was covered in blood when she was arrested in the apparent stabbing death of her mother. Police say 58-year-old Virginia Gonzales was found dead at a home Sunday morning. Her daughter, Veronica Gonzales, was booked into jail Sunday on a murder charge. Stephen Jimenez, a homicide investigator, says […]
  
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• Updated: In the Cards: Louisville surges to No. 3 in the AP Top 25

  18-09-2016 22:06
  
  Louisville surged to No. 3 in The Associated Press college football poll on Sunday, matching the best ranking in school history, and Ohio State moved up to No. 2 behind Alabama. The Crimson Tide received 50 first-place votes after coming from 21 points down to win 48-43 at Mississippi on Saturday. The Buckeyes moved up […]
  
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• APD: Motorcycle accident shuts down Coors Bypass at Ellison NW

  18-09-2016 21:43
  
  Coors Bypass at Ellison NW is temporarily shut down due to a motorcycle accident, according to an Albuquerque Police Department spokesman. The driver and the passenger of the motorcycle have been transported to a hospital, but their condition is currently unknown, officer Simon Drobik said. The accident also involved another car, Drobik said.
  
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• Updated: Woodhead leaves Chargers game with knee injury

  18-09-2016 21:13
  
  The Latest on Week 2 of the NFL season (all times Eastern): ___ 5:05 p.m. San Diego’s offense corps may have just taken another hit. Running back Danny Woodhead — one of the Chargers’ best pass-catchers — left in the first quarter of San Diego’s game against Jacksonville on Sunday with an apparent right knee […]
  
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• Updated: Roethlisberger has rare 3-TD outing vs. Bengals

  18-09-2016 21:13
  
  The Latest on Week 2 of the NFL season (all times local): ___ 3:55 p.m. For only the third time, Ben Roethlisberger is enjoying a three-touchdown day against the Cincinnati Bengals. Roethlisberger’s pass to a wide-open DeAngelo Williams midway through the fourth gave the Steelers a 24-9 lead. It was Roethlisberger’s third TD pass of […]
  
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• Forum for NM House, Senate candidates

  18-09-2016 20:23
  
  A New Mexico commercial real estate group will host a forum Monday for legislative candidates running in several high-profile Albuquerque-area races. The NAIOP forum will focus on business, real estate and construction-related issues. Candidates vying for three Senate seats and two House seats have been invited to participate. Control of both the Senate and the […]
  
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• New Mexico’s opioid fight not without campaign contributions

  18-09-2016 19:26
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — In a state with one of the highest drug overdose rates in the nation, there has been no shortage of campaign donations in New Mexico by the prescription drug industry and allied advocacy groups. An investigation by The Associated Press and the Center for Public Integrity found drugmakers that produce opioid painkillers […]
  
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• Fake gun, real crime: Police notice uptick in replicas

  18-09-2016 18:12
  
  As Ohio authorities investigate the fatal police shooting of a 13-year-old boy who officers said pulled a realistic-looking BB gun from his waistband, law enforcement agencies are grappling with suspects using fake guns to commit real crimes. The federal government doesn’t track criminals’ use of toy or replica guns. But some police departments say they’ve […]
  
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• Updated: Drugmakers fought state opioid limits amid crisis

  18-09-2016 16:16
  
  The makers of prescription painkillers have adopted a 50-state strategy that includes hundreds of lobbyists and millions in campaign contributions to help kill or weaken measures aimed at stemming the tide of prescription opioids, the drugs at the heart of a crisis that has cost 165,000 Americans their lives and pushed countless more to crippling […]
  
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• Updated: Drugmakers fought domino effect of Washington opioid limits

  18-09-2016 16:16
  
  When Washington state made one of the first major moves to place limits on opioid painkiller prescriptions, pharmaceutical companies fought back — using the Pain Care Forum, a national network of drug companies and opioid-friendly nonprofits, many of them funded by drugmakers. Alarm bells rang at the forum in 2007 after Washington state’s agency medical […]
  
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• Updated: Police: Man stabs 8 at Minnesota mall before cop kills him

  18-09-2016 16:10
  
  ST. CLOUD, Minn. — A man in a private security uniform stabbed eight people at a Minnesota shopping mall, reportedly mentioning Allah and asking at least one victim if they were Muslim before an off-duty police officer shot and killed him, authorities said. All eight victims were treated at a hospital for non-life threatening wounds, […]
  
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• Syndicato prison gang targets witnesses, FBI agents

  18-09-2016 08:05
  
  Affidavit says law enforcement responded with raids to send message to members
  
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• Port director ‘integral part’ of Santa Teresa’s growth

  18-09-2016 08:05
  
  'Business-friendly' border official 'gets stuff done'
  
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• NM legislative candidates get support from outside state

  18-09-2016 08:05
  
  National groups join fight for control of Roundhouse
  
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• Main figures in the Boyd trial

  18-09-2016 08:05
  
  JAMES BOYD A 38-year-old man with a history of mental illness, James Boyd had taken to living in the foothills since he was no longer welcome at many of the area’s homeless shelters because of his propensity for unprovoked violence. His criminal record included assaults, including those against correctional officers or law enforcement officers. In […]
  
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• Jurors will have their say in Boyd shooting

  18-09-2016 08:05
  
  Murder trial for former APD officers begins Monday
  
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• Rhett Ashley: Affordable homes with 360° views

  18-09-2016 08:00
  
  The best place to build a new neighborhood is perched atop an escarpment with views to the west of the volcanoes, to the south of Albuquerque, to the east of the Sandias and to the north of the Sangre de Christos, says Rhett Waterman. His company, Rhett Ashley Homes, has just started Tiburon Estates, a […]
  
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• About the cover: September 18, 2016

  18-09-2016 08:00
  
  45 Servis Farm Rd Los Lunas, NM 87031 $419,000 3,252 sq. ft. 5 bedroom / 4 bath Melissa Morenus 505.620.5504 RE/MAX Alliance 505.298.9999 Welcome to 45 Servis Farm Road, a custom country home located at the end of a tree-lined lane in Los Lunas. The 2.2 acre property features an open living and kitchen area, […]
  
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• Drugmakers fight state opioid limits

  18-09-2016 07:45
  
  The mother of Cameron Weiss was no match for the industry’s high-powered lobbyists when she plunged into New Mexico’s Legislature, crusading for a measure she fervently believed would have saved her s
  
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• Breaking: Manhattan explosion leaves 29 hurt; 2nd device probed

  18-09-2016 07:15
  
  NEW YORK — An explosion in a crowded Manhattan neighborhood on Saturday night left 29 people injured, and authorities said a second nearby site was also being investigated. Mayor Bill de Blasio called the blast an “intentional act,” but said there was no terrorist connection. “Tonight, New York City experienced a very bad incident,” de […]
  
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• APD: Bicyclist in critical condition following vehicle collision

  18-09-2016 04:04
  
  The Albuquerque Police Department say a bicyclist is in critical condition following a collision with a vehicle on Saturday night. The collision occurred at Monroe and Phoenix NE, and the intersection is closed while police investigate. Emergency responders transported the bicyclist to the University of New Mexico Hospital. Police said information about the incident is […]
  
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• UFO? No, light in evening sky is NASA research balloon

  18-09-2016 03:47
  
  Albuquerque residents who look to the northwestern sky may spot a bright light where one normally doesn’t exist. It’s not an extra terrestrial invasion, but rather a NASA high-altitude research balloon, said Todd Shoemake, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service. Shoemake said the balloon launched from a NASA facility in Fort Sumner. As of […]
  
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• Speak Up! Unhappiness with Lobo football performance,

  18-09-2016 03:15
  
  ■ 1. NOT KICKING field goal in 1st qtr. 2. Punting to their best player multiple times, one resulting in a TD. 3. On side kick failed after cutting their lead to 3. 4. Not declining to much time penalty on Rutgers punt giving them 5 more yards to pin lobos inside the 5, which […]
  
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• Aggies lose shootout at Kentucky

  18-09-2016 03:12
  
    LEXINGTON, Ky. — Benjamin Snell Jr. ran for four touchdowns and Stephen Johnson added three TD passes to lead Kentucky to a 62-42 win over New Mexico State on Saturday. The victory didn’t come easily — it was 35-all at halftime — for Kentucky (1-2), which lost its first two games to open the […]
  
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• Prep football roundup: Las Cruces enjoying road trips to Albuquerque

  18-09-2016 02:55
  
  After enduring a 450-mile round trip three times in four weeks, Las Cruces’ football team is now viewing Albuquerque as a home away from home. “We look forward to this, believe or not,” said Las Cruces head coach Mark Lopez, who is in his first year as the Bulldawgs head coach after serving as an […]
  
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• James Yodice: Mayfield star’s absence remains mysterious

  18-09-2016 02:50
  
  One of New Mexico’s most electrifying football players finally made an appearance in Albuquerque on Friday night. Sadly, Isaac Vance remains in street clothes, and we’re all missing out on a special talent. I’ve been waiting to corner Mayfield’s Vance — who has verbally committed to Division I Kent State — for the past several […]
  
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• Prep football: Carlsbad tops Cibola, surpasses last year’s win total

  18-09-2016 02:45
  
  Seven days ahead of a district opener, this was precisely the recipe the Carlsbad Cavemen wanted to follow. The Cavemen’s 34-7 victory over winless Cibola at Nusenda Community Stadium on Saturday afternoon was largely a no-fuss, low-stress outing for Carlsbad, which plays at new district rival Mayfield next Saturday. “It’s a huge confidence builder for […]
  
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• ABQ Downs: Not My Note wins Poney Express Stakes

  18-09-2016 02:21
  
  – Glen Murphy rode Not My Note to a 1 1/2-length win in Saturday‘s $60,000 Casey Darnell Pony Express Stakes (R) for New Mexico-breds at Albuquerque Downs. Trained by Dan Dennison for owner Michael Weatherly, Not My Note covered 5 1/2 furlongs in 1:03.42 while scoring his first lifetime stakes win. The $30,000 winner’s share […]
  
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• Updated: After summer of attacking Trump, Clinton focuses on herself

  18-09-2016 00:23
  
  WASHINGTON — All summer long, Hillary Clinton delighted in snappy attack lines about Donald Trump. Electing the billionaire, she warned, would be a “historic mistake.” The Republican nominee perpetuates “outlandish Trumpian ideas.” Clinton reveled in imagining her rival “composing nasty tweets” as she derided him as “temperamentally unfit and totally unqualified” to be president. But […]
  
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• Updated: Trump says ‘open borders’ cost lives and ‘this will end’

  18-09-2016 00:19
  
  HOUSTON — Donald Trump, who has made a hardline stance on immigration a centerpiece of his presidential campaign, asserted Saturday that “not one more American life should be given up in the name of open borders.” “All across this country, dining room tables have an empty seat because the government abandoned its duty and has […]
  
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