By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press / ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) A federal judge on Tuesday rejected a request by Native American tribes and environmentalists to stop work on a $10 […]
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Family summer plans get more expensive under mayor’s budget
Summer plans are about to get more expensive with Mayor Tim Keller’s proposed budget seeking more money from golfers, swimmers and animal lovers. The mayor’s proposed budget is $23.7 million […]
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Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza detected at Eastern NM poultry facility
The New Mexico Livestock Board (NMLB), in conjunction with the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Veterinary Services Laboratories (NVSL), has confirmed the presence of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) […]
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Councilors hear pleas for ceasefire
City Councilors made some changes to how the city will handle the administrative side of all the grants that it processes. But it was pleas for a resolution calling for […]
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Suspect arrested after allegedly killing a man at a northern New Mexico rest stop, stealing cars
RATON, N.M. (AP) — A suspect has been arrested after allegedly killing a man at a northern New Mexico rest area, stealing a vehicle at knifepoint and leading state police […]
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City plans to install 50 pallet homes at former MVD site
In a close vote, the Albuquerque City Council agreed to allocate about a fifth of the opioid settlement funds the city has received so far toward developing a transitional recovery […]
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Former New Mexico football player convicted of robbing a postal carrier
ASSOCIATED PRESS / ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) A former University of New Mexico football player has been convicted of robbing a U.S. postal carrier and is facing up to 10 years […]
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How to tackle crime in Indian Country? Empower tribal justice, ex-Justice Department official says
LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press / WASHINGTON (AP) A quarter-century ago, the Justice Department had few meaningful relationships with Native American tribes. While the federal government worked with state and local […]
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Lengthy to-do list before NMFA begins approving $125 million in new housing loans
Patrick Lohmann/Source New Mexico The head of the state’s finance authority tasked with doling out a windfall of housing loans said the authority is on track to OK loans in […]
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Gun supervisor for ‘Rust’ movie to be sentenced for fatal shooting by Alec Baldwin on set
By MORGAN LEE Associated Press | SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A movie weapons supervisor is facing up to 18 months in prison for the fatal shooting of a cinematographer […]