New Mexico news

• Updated: Trump challenges legitimacy of election

  15-10-2016 23:05
  
  PORTSMOUTH, N.H. — A beleaguered Donald Trump sought to undermine the legitimacy of the U.S. presidential election on Saturday, pressing unsubstantiated claims the contest is rigged against him, vowing anew to jail Hillary Clinton if he’s elected and throwing in a baseless insinuation his rival was on drugs in the last debate. Not even the […]
  
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• Updated: Teen brothers, woman, charged in drive-by shooting that killed young woman

  15-10-2016 21:43
  
  Two teenage brothers were arrested and charged with murder Friday after their mother told deputies the teens were involved a drive-by shooting that killed a young woman in Albuquerque’s South Valley earlier this year, according to a Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Office spokeswoman. The brothers, who have not been identified, were arrested at a home on […]
  
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• 2 women arrested for trying to smuggle drugs into Arizona

  15-10-2016 16:20
  
  TUCSON, Ariz. — Federal authorities in Douglas say they’ve arrested two women in separate incidents for trying to smuggle nearly $125,000 worth of marijuana across the border into Arizona in luxury cars. U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers working with a narcotics-detection dog at the Raul Hector Castro Port of Entry in Douglas found 216 […]
  
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• Prep football: West Mesa scores late to beat Atrisco

  15-10-2016 08:05
  
  A pair of touchdown passes from Domonic Fischer to Brandon Bouldin capped off a frantic final four m ...
  
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• Prep football: Eldorado gets first District 2-6A win

  15-10-2016 08:05
  
  The Eldorado Eagles showed no mercy to the battered Sandia Matadors, rolling to a 42-7 victory at Wi ...
  
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• Business leaders quiz candidates at forum

  15-10-2016 08:05
  
  Right-to-work, gross receipts tax on agenda
  
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• Ballot question on renewing hospital mill levy polarizes opinion

  15-10-2016 08:05
  
  Is 8 years of help enough or are funds still essential?
  
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• Prep football roundup: A memorable finish for Belen, not Los Lunas

  15-10-2016 07:48
  
  BELEN — The Belen Eagles scored a controversial touchdown with 1 second remaining, then conver ...
  
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• Suspected Sandia Crest arsonist sought by police

  15-10-2016 07:45
  
  Sheriff's deputies have issued an arrest warrant for a suspected arsonist who allegedly tried to set ...
  
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• College football: A shot at .500 is ‘huge’ to Aggies

  15-10-2016 07:45
  
  The idea of a significant game at the Kibbie Dome in Moscow, Idaho, may be hard for some college foo ...
  
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• Both sides in hard-hitting District 9 race dish the dirt

  15-10-2016 07:45
  
  Republican challenger seeks to unseat two-term Democratic incumbent
  
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• APS holds its first ‘Coffee With a Cop’

  15-10-2016 07:45
  
  Police officers sat down with parents, students and neighbors Friday morning for Albuquerque Public...
  
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• Aggie soccer falls 2-1 at home to Seattle U.

  15-10-2016 05:53
  
  LAS CRUCES – A resilient New Mexico State women’s soccer team had a late-goal in the 79th minute to narrow the score to 2-1 but fell short as time expired on Friday against Seattle U. at the Soccer Athletic Complex. Solid defensive play saw the Aggies (4-10-1) face 10 shots, but hold the defending WAC […]
  
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• MLB: Moriarty’s Moore had a wild ride in 2016

  15-10-2016 05:47
  
  Matt Moore began the 2016 season pitching one of the most historic games in baseball history in Cuba. He ended it with a masterful performance in one of the most memorable postseason games of all time. Just three days later, the 2007 Moriarty High School graduate was back home in St. Petersburg, Fla. “It was […]
  
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• BCSO: Deputy injured when pinned by vehicle during chase

  15-10-2016 05:40
  
  A deputy was injured when she was pinned in between two vehicles during a foot chase and attempted carjacking in a parking lot near the South Valley Friday night, according to a spokeswoman for the Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Office. Deputy Felicia Romero said around 9 p.m. deputies spotted a vehicle driving in reverse on Atrisco, and they made a […]
  
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• Brandt receives DOD certificate of appreciation

  15-10-2016 04:06
  
  State Sen. Craig Brandt has been recognized by the U.S. Department of Defense for his legislative work. Brandt, R-Rio Rancho, received a Department of Defense Certificate of Appreciation “for his leadership on public policy changes positively impacting the quality of life of service members and their families … during the 2016 Legislative Session,” reads a […]
  
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• Aggie cross country to run at Santa Clara

  15-10-2016 03:55
  
  LAS CRUCES – New Mexico State cross country will be in Santa Clara, Calif. on Saturday for the 2016 Bronco Invitational, hosted by Santa Clara University. This race will also serve as the final tuneup for the Western Athletic Conference Championships on Oct. 29 in Seattle, Wash. “The Bronco Invitational is a fast course with […]
  
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• As deadly superbugs rise, Big Pharma presses farm antibiotics

  15-10-2016 03:00
  
  The U.S. wants to fight superbugs by targeting one of the world’s biggest markets for antibiotics: farms.
  
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• Updated: Column: Dodgers-Nats shows baseball at its best and worst

  15-10-2016 02:33
  
  It was one of the most compelling postseason games in baseball history. Too bad much of the nation had surely dozed off by the time it ended. Simply put, the Los Angeles Dodgers beating the Washington Nationals in the decisive contest of the NL Division Series epitomized everything that’s great about the playoffs — and […]
  
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• Tim Solano gets maximum prison time for his 6th DWI

  15-10-2016 01:48
  
  SANTA FE — A state District Court judge on Friday gave Tim Solano the maximum amount of new prison time for his latest DWI arrest, which came just a little over two months after he’d been released after serving 10 years for killing a Santa Fe woman while driving drunk. Judge Mary Marlow Sommer rejected […]
  
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• APD: Man died after being shot near east Central last month

  15-10-2016 01:24
  
  A man who was shot near east Central last month died a couple of days after the shooting, according to a court document recently obtained by the Journal. According to the documents, on Sept. 21 around 9:30 p.m. police found Nam Vu lying on his back on Tennessee NE just north of Central. He was […]
  
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• U.S. snuffs out restrictions on Cuban cigars

  15-10-2016 01:22
  
  American travel to Cuba has been on the rise in recent years, and now there are two more reasons for U.S. travelers to head to the island nation: rum and cigars. The Obama administration on Friday lifted restrictions on how many cigars and bottles of rum Americans can bring back from Cuba, part of continuing […]
  
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• Updated: Mike Brown joins Warriors after surviving May kitchen fire

  15-10-2016 01:21
  
  OAKLAND, Calif. — A foot-long dark burn scar going from Mike Brown’s right quadriceps down his lower leg reminds him each day of his good fortune. There are also the dozen or so round burn blotches on his right arm, and a tiny spot on his lip that would go unnoticed except that the new […]
  
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• Corrupt NCIS agent who was besotted with ‘Fat Leonard’ gets 12 years in federal prison

  15-10-2016 01:21
  
  A federal judge sentenced a former Naval Criminal Investigative Service agent to 12 years in prison Friday for leaking confidential law-enforcement files to an Asian defense contractor who seduced him with cash bribes, booze and prostitutes. John Beliveau, Jr., a one-time NCIS agent of the year, received the most severe punishment imposed so far in […]
  
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• Russia: Syria meeting aims to isolate Nusra extremists

  15-10-2016 00:58
  
  UNITED NATIONS — A key aim of this weekend’s high-level meeting on Syria is to get countries that support moderate opposition groups to use their influence to work for a new cease-fire, Russia’s U.N. ambassador said Friday. Vitaly Churkin said Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry will be joined […]
  
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• Indian Americans vote solidly Democratic, but some hope Trump can change that

  15-10-2016 00:51
  
  On Saturday at a convention center in Edison, N.J., GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump is scheduled to give an address unlike any he has given before – in front of a crowd of fervent supporters who will be mostly nonwhite. The address, hosted by the Trump campaign and the Republican Hindu Coalition, is part of […]
  
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• GOP groups spend $10 million to protect 15 House seats

  15-10-2016 00:51
  
  WASHINGTON — Two major political groups that work to elect House Republicans said Friday they’re pumping a fresh $10 million into 15 congressional races — all of it to defend GOP-held seats. The planned expenditures come as Republicans have expressed concerns that GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump’s faltering presidential campaign could hurt congressional candidates. While […]
  
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• Updated: Brother: Syrian suspected in bomb plot ‘excited about life’

  15-10-2016 00:50
  
  BERLIN — A 22-year-old Syrian man suspected by German authorities of planning to carry out a bomb attack was looking forward to life in Germany the last time they spoke, his brother said Friday. Jaber Albakr was found dead in a cell at Leipzig prison Wednesday, two days after being arrested on suspicion of plotting […]
  
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• How a lie takes flight on Fox News’s ‘Hannity’

  15-10-2016 00:50
  
  Sean Hannity protests that he’s not a “journalist.” Last night, he proved it once again. As Donald Trump faces down more and more allegations that he sexually assaulted women, Hannity chatted with three Bill Clinton accusers. Paula Jones, Juanita Broaddrick and Kathleen Willey each told their disturbing stories to the “Hannity” host. That part of […]
  
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