By ANDREW DALTON Nearly three years after cinematographer Halyna Hutchins was shot and killed on the New Mexico set of the film “Rust,” Alec Baldwin’s trial over her death is about to begin. The […]
New Mexico Statewide News
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Review of prescribed fires finds gaps in key areas as US Forest Service looks to improve safety
By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Two years after the U.S. Forest Service sparked what would become the largest and most destructive wildfire in New Mexico’s recorded history, independent investigators […]
Posted inCourts, Justice & Safety, New Mexico Statewide News, Syndicated
Judge rules Alec Baldwin’s role as co-producer not relevant to trial over fatal set shooting
By MORGAN LEE A New Mexico judge decided Monday that actor Alec Baldwin ‘s role as co-producer isn’t relevant to the involuntary manslaughter trial over a fatal shooting on the set of […]
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Lightning strike blamed for wildfire that killed 2 people in New Mexico, damaged 1,400 structures
RUIDOSO, N.M. (AP) — A lightning strike caused the larger of two wildfires that has killed at least two people and destroyed or damaged more than 1,400 structures in New […]
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Blazing hot surfaces are a danger for catastrophic burn injuries in the urban desert Southwest
By ANITA SNOW Ron Falk lost his right leg, had extensive skin grafting on the left one and is still recovering a year after collapsing on the searing asphalt outside […]
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Fewer beds and smaller earnings will hurt New Mexico hospitals as new state law goes into effect
By LEAH ROMERO Smaller New Mexico hospitals will soon start missing out on government funding due to their fewer number of beds and smaller financial performance. Senate Bill 17 signed into law […]
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Photos: Donkeys, goats and the red, white and blue of the Corrales 4th of July Parade
Thousands of revelers wearing red, white and blue lined the sides of the main road through Corrales Thursday morning for the town’s annual 4th of July Parade. There were tractors, […]
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It’s a fine line as the summer rainy season brings relief, and flooding, to the southwestern US
By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN MONUMENT VALLEY, Ariz. (AP) — It’s as if the sky opened up and dropped everything it had in a matter of minutes. Giant raindrops combined with […]
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Bright Idea!
The Placitas Community Library has recently completed the installation of a new solar array, complementing the smaller array located in the parking lot. The new addition enables the library to […]
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Law Offices of the Public Defender hit with cybersecurity attack
The Law Offices of the Public Defender — whose attorneys represent between 85% and 95% of the defendants in the state — was the victim of a cybersecurity attack last […]