New Mexico news

• Updated: Live blog: Lobos-Spartans

  01-10-2016 22:03
  
  Lobos 7, Spartans 0. A 61-yard Teriyon Gipson run, followed by a 14-yard Tyrone Owens run, gives UNM the lead with just 55 seconds gone in the game. We’re under way. Lobos get the ball first, open with a 61-yard run by Teriyon Gipson. Good afternoon from University Stadium, where the New Mexico Lobos (1-2) […]
  
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• Updated: Boy, 6, dies days after South Carolina school shooting

  01-10-2016 21:58
  
  COLUMBIA, S.C. — A 6-year-old boy who was critically wounded in a school shooting died Saturday, days after a 14-year-old boy opened fire on a school playground, authorities said. Jacob Hall had been fighting for his life at a hospital after a bullet struck him in a main artery in his leg, causing him a […]
  
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• Updated: House resumes special session, passes crime bill

  01-10-2016 20:04
  
  With the Democratic-led Senate adjourned and headed home, the Republican-majority House resumed meeting in a special legislative session today. It began by debating a crime bill that expands an existing child abuse law.
  
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• House resumes special session, debates crime bill

  01-10-2016 20:04
  
  With the Democratic-led Senate adjourned and headed home, the Republican-majority House resumed meeting in a special legislative session today. It began by debating a crime bill that expands an existing child abuse law.
  
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• Marijuana labs spawn lethal explosions across the country

  01-10-2016 19:47
  
  NEW YORK — An explosion that destroyed a New York City home and killed a firefighter has drawn attention to marijuana-making methods that are legal in many states — but can also be lethal. A New York fire battalion chief died responding to the blast Tuesday in a Bronx home that authorities say had been […]
  
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• BCSO: Man arrested after firing at officers

  01-10-2016 18:12
  
  A man was arrested early Saturday morning after firing multiple shots at Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Department officers, according to a BCSO spokeswoman. BCSO officers were at a county fuel station near 2nd Street and Alameda when they noticed a “suspicious person” near a ditch and decided to investigate, officer Felicia Romero said. Eric Pacheco, 38, […]
  
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• Historic power plant in Phoenix demolished

  01-10-2016 17:55
  
  PHOENIX — The last remnants of a historic power plant in Phoenix have been demolished. The Phoenix Power Plant off 43rd Avenue near Buckeye Road was imploded shortly after 7 a.m. Saturday. Emissions stacks of 200-feet and 135-feet and a water tower came down at the site of the plant that was originally built in […]
  
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• Updated: Pictures: 45th annual Balloon Fiesta kicks off

  01-10-2016 12:00
  
  The 45th annual Balloon Fiesta kicked off with great weather for a mass ascension Saturday.
  
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• Updated: Green flag for 45th annual Balloon Fiesta

  01-10-2016 12:00
  
  The 45th annual Balloon Fiesta kicked off with great weather for a mass ascension Saturday.
  
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• First day of 2016 Balloon Fiesta kicks off

  01-10-2016 12:00
  
    For the latest on conditions and updates from the Fiesta, download the Albuquerque Journal’s app here. Today’s Schedule Morning Session 6:00 a.m. – Dawn Patrol 6:00 a.m. – Laser Light Show 7:00 a.m. – Balloon Launch 8:00 a.m. – Chainsaw Carving Invitational until 11:30 am Evening Session 1:30 p.m. – Chainsaw Carving Invitational until […]
  
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• House panel OK’s death penalty reinstatement, other crime bills

  01-10-2016 09:18
  
  SANTA FE  — A bill to reinstate the death penalty that is sought by Gov. Susana Martinez squeaked through the House Judiciary Committee on a 7-6 vote late Friday, with Republicans voting in favor and Democrats opposed. The same committee also approved two other crime bills, voting 12-1 to expand an existing child abuse law, and 8-4 to […]
  
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• Senate calls it a special session after passing solvency package

  01-10-2016 09:05
  
  SANTA FE — The New Mexico Senate adjourned shortly after midnight this morning after passing nearly a dozen budget-balancing measures in a flurry of special section action. Senate Majority Leader Michael Sanchez, D-Belen, said the Senate acted responsibly on its primary focus, the state’s massive budget crunch. “We had a job to do,” Sanchez said […]
  
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• Breaking: Senate calls it a special session after passing solvency package

  01-10-2016 09:05
  
  SANTA FE — The New Mexico Senate adjourned shortly after midnight this morning after passing nearly a dozen budget-balancing measures in a flurry of special section action. Senate Majority Leader Michael Sanchez, D-Belen, said the Senate acted responsibly on its primary focus, the state’s massive budget crunch. “We had a job to do,” Sanchez said […]
  
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• Prep football roundup: Artesia romps, Oñate surprises Mayfield

  01-10-2016 08:13
  
  ARTESIA 39, LOS LUNAS 21: At Bulldog Bowl in Artesia, Taylor Null threw three touchdowns passes to Tyler Greenwood, two in a huge first half as the Bulldogs (5-1) routed the visiting Tigers (5-1). O’maury Samuels’ 96-yard kickoff return for a score late in the game was probably the lone highlight for Los Lunas, which […]
  
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• Utilities director leaving Rio Rancho after 15-year career

  01-10-2016 08:05
  
  River’s Edge water leak issue to be fixed
  
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• Running pair attacked twice in eight days

  01-10-2016 08:05
  
  Report loose animals, city urges
  
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• Recreational program to be open to all RRPS students

  01-10-2016 08:05
  
  Riding horses, skiingamong activities on tap
  
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• Bernalillo administrator wins lifetime achievement award

  01-10-2016 08:05
  
  Maria Rinaldi, interim administrator for the Town of Bernalillo, was recently recognized for her service to the region.
  
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• Men’s soccer: Wehan scores twice, Lobos rout Florida International

  01-10-2016 06:54
  
  For a guy who had 10 goals a season ago, scoring once in the first eight games of the season constituted a major slump. Luckily for the New Mexico men’s soccer team, Chris Wehan found a slump buster this week. He scored twice in the first half Friday, propelling the Lobos (6-3, 1-1 Conference USA) […]
  
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• Prep volleyball: Efficient St. Pius handles La Cueva 3-0

  01-10-2016 06:51
  
  Something happened to the La Cueva High School volleyball team on Friday night that hasn’t happened in nearly two years. The Bears got swept in a match. St. Pius (11-1) overcame its one lull and dusted visiting La Cueva (7-2) in a high-profile nondistrict showdown. The scores were 25-11, 25-18, 25-18 in front of a […]
  
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• Prep football: Rio Rancho routs Sandia, sets up showdown

  01-10-2016 06:39
  
  If Rio Rancho was looking ahead to next week’s showdown with arch-rival Cleveland, it certainly didn’t show.  The Rams overwhelmed Sandia in all facets to cruise to a 49-0 prep football victory at Wilson Stadium on Friday night, giving Rio Rancho its first shutout in what has been a dominant season. The Rams (6-0) scored […]
  
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• Prep football: Cleveland routs Atrisco Heritage

  01-10-2016 06:33
  
  RIO RANCHO — The second-ranked Cleveland Storm remained perfect after six games with a 49-21 prep football victory on Friday over visiting Atrisco Heritage Academy. Cleveland hosts unbeaten Rio Rancho (6-0) next Friday. The winless Jaguars (0-4) stayed close, catching the Storm (6-0) at 7- and then 14-all. But Cleveland scored five unanswered touchdowns, two […]
  
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• New: Senate OK’s bill delaying corporate tax cut on 21-20 vote

  01-10-2016 06:23
  
  SANTA FE — The Senate narrowly approved a bill that delays a scheduled cut in the state’s corporate income tax rate, voting 21-20 in favor of the legislation. Two Democratic senators, John Sapien of Corrales and Clemente Sanchez of Grants, joined Senate Republicans in voting against the measure, which would keep the state’s corporate income […]
  
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• Zika illnesses are mild in U.S. teens, young children

  01-10-2016 02:42
  
  A report seems to confirm health officials’ belief that infections after birth in children are similar to infections in adults.
  
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• Special session solvency bills advance in Senate panel

  01-10-2016 02:27
  
  A key Senate panel was forging ahead tonight on a package of solvency measures to help bridge most — if not all — of a $589 million budget shortfall for the current and just-ended fiscal years. Solvency bills approved by the Senate Finance Committee included a proposal, Senate Bill 5, to delay a scheduled corporate income […]
  
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• Allegiant says it has met FAA’s safety-related concerns

  01-10-2016 01:13
  
  DALLAS — Federal aviation officials are satisfied that Allegiant Air is taking steps to address problems that inspectors found during a three-month review of the low-cost airline. Allegiant met a Friday deadline for telling the Federal Aviation Administration how it would comply with suggested improvements in training, maintenance and procedures. None of the shortcomings were […]
  
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• Breaking: APD: Former DWI officer charged with leaving scene of crash that killed woman in wheelchair

  01-10-2016 00:51
  
  Rodney Locke spent more than 30 years as a police officer with the Albuquerque Police Department. When officers showed up at his house late Thursday night, he knew they were there for him,according to court documents.
  
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• Updated: Videos of shooting of black man in California released

  01-10-2016 00:29
  
  EL CAJON, Calif. — The Latest on a police shooting of an unarmed black man in a San Diego suburb (all times local): 3 p.m. Police have released two videos showing the fatal shooting of an unarmed black man by an officer in a San Diego suburb. The videos show the officer almost immediately fired […]
  
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• Updated: Residents urged to stay home amid protests

  01-10-2016 00:29
  
  EL CAJON, Calif. — The Latest on a police shooting of an unarmed black man in a San Diego suburb (all times local): 4 p.m. Government and other leaders have urged residents and businesses in the city of El Cajon, California, to stay home and shut down after protests of the police shooting of an […]
  
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• Updated: Lawyer says officer provoked man before shooting

  01-10-2016 00:29
  
  EL CAJON, Calif. — The Latest on a police shooting of an unarmed black man in a San Diego suburb (all times local): 4:50 p.m. A lawyer for the family of an unarmed black man killed by police in California says video shows an officer provoked the man before opening fire. Attorney Dan Gilleon says […]
  
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• Updated: Feeling heat, Mickelson off to winning start at Ryder Cup

  01-10-2016 00:28
  
  CHASKA, Minn. — Phil Mickelson came to Minnesota this week at the center of the Ryder Cup storm, having been the most vocal of the American players in lobbying for change following three straight losses to Europe. His seat only got hotter after he criticized former Ryder Cup captain Hal Sutton for the way he […]
  
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