ASSOCIATED PRESS WHITE SANDS NATIONAL PARK, N.M. (AP) — An F-16 fighter jet crashed west of Holloman Air Force Base in New Mexico on Tuesday and the pilot safely ejected, authorities say Base officials said the Fighting Falcon went down near White Sands National Park shortly before noon. The pilot was the only person aboard […]
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WHAT TO EXPECT: Despite budget cuts, APS board to discuss pay raise for employees
As Albuquerque Public Schools nears a budget deadline, district officials will discuss progress with the Board of Education at Wednesday’s meeting. One known line item is a 3% raise for APS employees. Chief budget architects Rennette Apodaca and Rosalinda Montoya will present the outlook for career-connected learning, curriculum and instruction and operational areas of the […]
Posted inFederal Government & Congress, Local Government
Library IT funds missing from mayor’s budget
The days of searching for a book using card catalogs and the Dewey Decimal System became obsolete at least a decade ago as libraries were computerized and digitized. This is one reason employees and supporters of the metro area’s 19 branches are concerned that the entire information technology (IT) budget — $400,000 — has been […]
Posted inStatewide News, Westside Albuquerque
15 hurt by SUV crashing into New Mexico thrift store
ASSOCIATED PRESS / LAS CRUCES, N.M. More than a dozen people were injured Tuesday after a sports utility vehicle crashed through the front glass wall of a thrift store in Las Cruces, authorities said. First responders said 10 of the 15 injured in Tuesday’s crash were taken to hospitals for treatment and one person had […]
Posted inStatewide News, Westside Albuquerque
US and Mexico will boost deportation flights and enforcement to crack down on illegal migration
By SEUNG MIN KIM / Associated Press President Joe Biden and Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador are moving swiftly on new steps to crack down on illegal migration that include tougher enforcement on railways, on buses and in airports as well as increased repatriation flights for migrants from both the U.S. and Mexico. The two […]
Posted inJobs, Workers & Economy, Statewide News
NMED reaches record-high million settlement in gas flaring case
This story is republished from NM Political Report, a nonprofit news outlet, as a part of our commitment to bringing you the best in independent news coverage that matters to Albuquerque. By Hannah Grover / NM Political Report A state agency reached a settlement agreement with an oil and gas company as New Mexico continues […]
Posted inCourts & Justice, Federal Government & Congress, Westside Albuquerque
Police detain UNM protesters, spray one with chemical agent on encampment’s ninth day
BY SHAUN GRISWOLD / Source NM The University of New Mexico Gaza Solidarity Encampment started its ninth day on Tuesday with part of the camp inside the main campus Student Union Building. By 4 a.m., police destroyed the five tents set up by the group demanding UNM divest from the state of Israel, and New Mexico […]
Posted inFederal Government & Congress, Westside Albuquerque
College protesters want ‘amnesty.’ At stake: Tuition, legal charges, grades and graduation
By JOCELYN GECKER / Associated Press Maryam Alwan figured the worst was over after New York City police in riot gear arrested her and other protesters on the Columbia University campus, loaded them onto buses and held them in custody for hours. But the next evening, the college junior received an email from the university. […]
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State warns New Mexico fentanyl supply ‘much more deadly’ than before after testing uncovers ‘tranq’
For the first time, the New Mexico Department of Health (NMHealth) has confirmed the presence of xylazine in three fentanyl samples tested through the state’s Adulterant Checking Program. Xylazine, also known as “tranq,” is a nonopioid, central nervous system depressant. It is most often used in veterinary medicine and is not approved for use in […]
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NM Supreme Court hears ‘bloody Indian’ lawsuit in front of high school students
A campus auditorium became a courtroom this morning, as the New Mexico Supreme Court convened in Albuquerque as part of an annual outreach program called The Rule of Law. At Central New Mexico Community College’s Smith Brasher Hall, the justices heard oral arguments in a case involving a student’s discrimination claim against Albuquerque Public Schools. […]
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