New Mexico news

• Heights projects keeping home builders busy

  17-04-2017 23:42
  
  Several construction projects are surfacing in the Northeast Heights that will keep two home builders busy over the next couple of years. Stillbrooke Homes and Abrazo Homes plan to build 90 new homes on 30 acres in a community bordered by San Pedro on the west, Louisiana on the east, and sandwiched between Santa Monica […]
  
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• Updated: Archosaur fossils are forcing scientists to rethink evolution of dinosaurs

  17-04-2017 23:40
  
  Scientists have identified one of the earliest known dinosaur relatives — and it doesn’t look anything like they expected. Researchers had thought that the oldest dinosaur cousins would look rather like small, two-legged dinosaurs themselves. Instead, Teleocrater rhadinus actually stretched 7 to 10 feet long, boasted a long neck and tail, and walked on all […]
  
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• New: Police: Speeding driver crashes into APD squad car, flees

  17-04-2017 23:39
  
  Albuquerque police are searching for a person who was speeding and crashed into an Albuquerque police officer’s patrol car before running away in southeast Albuquerque Monday afternoon. The officer was not injured in the crash, which happened near Florida and Ross SE, according to spokesman Fred Duran. And it appears that the other driver was […]
  
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• Updated: Courts weighing whether Arkansas executions can happen

  17-04-2017 21:01
  
  LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Arkansas moved forward with its attempt to begin a series of double executions Monday night despite rulings in state and federal courts that the inmates were entitled to additional appeals. The state’s lawyers pressed the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to allow the executions to begin, saying that the inmates […]
  
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• Lawsuit: Army should factor PTSD in discharge decisions

  17-04-2017 20:40
  
  NEW HAVEN, Conn. — A federal lawsuit alleges the U.S. Army has issued less-than-honorable discharges for potentially thousands of service members without adequately considering the effects of post-traumatic stress disorder and other mental health conditions. Two Army veterans from Connecticut who served in Iraq and Afghanistan say in the lawsuit filed Monday in New Haven […]
  
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• Updated: France’s would-be presidents rally in Paris days before vote

  17-04-2017 20:35
  
  PARIS — As France’s unpredictable presidential campaign nears its finish with no clear front-runner, centrist candidate Emmanuel Macron and far-right leader Marine Le Pen hope to rally big crowds in Paris with their rival visions for Europe’s future. Meanwhile, far-left candidate Jean-Luc Melenchon, enjoying a late poll surge, is campaigning on a barge Monday floating […]
  
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• Former Tucson Fire captain sentenced in murder trial

  17-04-2017 20:25
  
  TUCSON, Ariz. — A former Tucson Fire Department captain convicted of killing his ex-wife and two others has been denied another trial and was sentenced to 66 years in prison on Monday. David Watson was found guilty in March of the separate killings of ex-wife Linda Watson, her mother and her mother’s friend. Watson was […]
  
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• Updated: Poll: Marijuana safer than opioids, but moms shouldn’t use

  17-04-2017 20:11
  
  DENVER — Americans think it’s safer to use marijuana than opioids to relieve pain, but they were less comfortable with children and pregnant women using pot to treat medical conditions, according to a new Yahoo/Marist poll released Monday. Two-thirds of the respondents in the telephone survey said opioid drugs such as Vicodin or OxyContin are […]
  
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• Rio Rancho, Hobbs among best for startups

  17-04-2017 17:46
  
  Rio Rancho and Hobbs  are among the 20 best small cities in the U.S. to start a business, according to the financial website WalletHub. Rio Rancho ranked eighth in the WalletHub report and Hobbs ranked 12th. WalletHub used data from the U.S. Census Bureau, Bureau of Labor Statistics, FDIC and other sources to rank 1,261 […]
  
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• Texas attorney general’s request for new judge rebuffed

  17-04-2017 17:45
  
  AUSTIN, Texas — A judge has rebuffed Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s request that he step aside before the Republican stands trial on criminal securities fraud charges in September. A spokeswoman for state District Judge George Gallagher confirmed Monday that he will stay on the case. Paxton had asked for a new judge after his […]
  
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• Updated: US stocks climb, led by tech and consumer companies

  17-04-2017 17:17
  
  NEW YORK — U.S. stocks are starting higher Monday as investors get back to trading after the Easter holiday weekend. Technology companies are making some of the largest gains and industrial and consumer-focused companies are also rising after the Chinese government said that country’s economy grew at a slightly faster pace in the first quarter. […]
  
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• Updated: INFLUENCE GAME: Telecom lobbying muscle kills privacy rules

  17-04-2017 17:16
  
  NEW YORK — The telecom industry’s lobbying muscle pushed a consumer privacy measure to a swift death in Congress. Republicans struck down Obama-era rules that would have imposed tight restrictions on what broadband companies such as Verizon, AT&T and Comcast could do with their customers’ personal data. Digital-rights and consumer-advocacy groups such as the Electronic […]
  
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• Updated: Federal tax bill hits hardest in District of Columbia

  17-04-2017 17:16
  
  WASHINGTON — As Tax Day approaches, show some love for the good people who live in the nation’s capital. Washington, that swampy den of iniquity that politicians love to scorn, sends the most tax dollars per person to the U.S. government. By a lot. Last year, the District of Columbia paid Uncle Sam $37,000 per […]
  
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• Updated: Multi-state search targets suspect in Facebook video murder

  17-04-2017 12:19
  
  CLEVELAND — The search for a suspected killer who posted gruesome Facebook video of a fatal Cleveland shooting put authorities in surrounding states on the lookout Monday after police said the man might have left Ohio. Cleveland police allege 37-year-old Steve Stephens, a case manager at a behavioral health agency, shot a 74-year-old passer-by on […]
  
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• Updated: Kids prefer the TV for their viewing, but love other devices

  17-04-2017 08:27
  
  NEW YORK — Grace Ellis has never known a time when you needed a TV to watch TV. The North Attleboro, Massachusetts, fifth-grader watches shows like “Liv and Maddie,” “Jessie” and “The Lodge” on her laptop, iPad and phone. “Sometimes I watch TV in the car,” she says. “I have ballet every day, so I […]
  
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• Updated: Pence warns NKorea ‘era of strategic patience is over’

  17-04-2017 08:21
  
  PANMUNJOM, South Korea — Viewing his adversaries in the distance, U.S. Vice President Mike Pence traveled to the tense zone dividing North and South Korea and warned Pyongyang that after years of testing the U.S. and South Korea with its nuclear ambitions, “the era of strategic patience is over.” Pence made an unannounced visit to […]
  
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• PED sued over penalty for sick leave

  17-04-2017 08:02
  
  Class-action suit says state can't take away teacher benefits allowed in contract
  
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• Man stops in NM in quest to visit all 417 national park sites

  17-04-2017 08:02
  
  Intolerance, tragedy inspired his epic journey
  
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• Kirtland school marks milestone

  17-04-2017 08:02
  
  'Kremlin' instructors teach radiation safety
  
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• BernCo seeks volunteers for Saturday’s Great American Clean Up

  17-04-2017 08:02
  
  T-shirts and other items will be handed out while supplies last
  
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• Program eases access to hepatitis C treatment for those hit hardest

  17-04-2017 05:15
  
  It is estimated that at least 1 in 3 patients who come into the Cerrillos Drive Health Care for the Homeless clinic have hepatitis C.
  
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• In Alaska, anxiety grows as debate over health care rages

  17-04-2017 04:15
  
  For reasons that have a lot to do with its sheer size, sparse population and harsh environment, Alaska has some of the highest health care costs in the nation.
  
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• Secrets to staying strong and healthy at 90

  17-04-2017 03:00
  
  Every morning between 7:30 and 8, Jane Josephs pulls her bright orange Fiat into the parking lot of the Bethesda-Chevy Chase YMCA in Bethesda, Md. Once inside, she spends 20 minutes on the weight mach
  
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• Drop of blood may one day predict how long you’ll live

  17-04-2017 03:00
  
  Blood has many roles in the metaphorical life of the human body. It’s the organ of kinship (“blood ties”), the seat of emotion (“blood lust”) and a vehicle for identity (“travel is in his blood”). But
  
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• Aging women find strength in rowing

  17-04-2017 03:00
  
  As they launched their rowing shell onto Boston’s Charles River one sunny October morning, four Alexandria, Va., women prepared to live a rower’s dream: competing in the three-mile Head of the Charles
  
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• Updated: Lawmakers across US move to include young people in voting

  17-04-2017 02:32
  
  SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Donald Trump’s characterization of Mexican immigrants as criminals and rapists during his presidential campaign angered Heidi Sainz, whose family is from Mexico and who has close friends who are immigrants. She was also upset that she couldn’t do anything about it at the ballot box because she was a year shy of […]
  
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• ‘Topes Today: Monday, April 17

  17-04-2017 02:19
  
  At Tacoma 12:35 p.m.   Probable starters: Isotopes RHP Zach Jemiola (1-0, 7.94) vs. Rainiers RHP Christian Bergman (1-0, 0.00)   Radio: 610 AM   Sunday: Catcher Steve Baron’s two-run single in the bottom of the second inning held up for Tacoma’s 3-1 win over visiting Albuqerque. Starter Jeff Hoffman (0-1) worked four innings and […]
  
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• Updated: Mass transit advocates hope for boost from highway collapse

  17-04-2017 02:11
  
  ATLANTA — The collapse of an interstate in the heart of Atlanta has more than 2 million metro residents sitting in even more traffic in the already congested city, and mass transit advocates hope the headaches will spur new interest in expanding rail and bus routes. Many commuters come from surrounding counties that have long […]
  
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• Tennis: Aggie men rout UTPB, improve to 16-5

  17-04-2017 00:20
  
    LAS CRUCES– The New Mexico State men’s tennis team concluded an incredible regular-season in 2016-17 with a dominating performance against UT Permian Basin 7-0 on Easter Sunday at the NM State Tennis Center. The Sunday match was just the third contest the men’s team has played at home during the dual season. NMSU had […]
  
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• Tennis: Lobo women get first road win of season

  17-04-2017 00:07
  
  FORT COLLINS, Colo. — Head coach Stephanie Wooten-Quijada wasn’t after with the New Mexico women’s doubles play Sunday at Colorado State. She politely informed her team to step it up in singles and win the match. Done, and done. Down 1-0 after doubles, UNM once against dominated the bottom of the lineup and got a […]
  
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