Wednesday, February 22 2012 2:40 PM EST2012-02-22 19:40:11 GMT
Clovis, New Mexico - There will now be severe restrictions on open fires in Curry County. Commissioners voted to implement a fire danger emergency resolution.
Friday, February 17 2012 2:36 PM EST2012-02-17 19:36:11 GMT
CLOVIS, N.M. - The mayor of Clovis says the community needs more rental housing to accommodate Cannon Air Force Base while helping jump start the economy of eastern New Mexico.
Friday, February 17 2012 2:01 PM EST2012-02-17 19:01:49 GMT
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) - An Albuquerque woman who signed away her Chihuahua to be euthanized four months ago after it was viciously attacked by another dog has discovered that her dog is alive.
Thursday, February 16 2012 7:19 PM EST2012-02-17 00:19:01 GMT
Portales, New Mexico - The former Captain of the Portales Police Department was sentenced in court Thursday after pleading No Contest to 3 felony counts of Tampering with Evidence.
Monday, January 30 2012 12:09 PM EST2012-01-30 17:09:59 GMT
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - A New Mexico man that authorities say is HIV positive is behind bars after he allegedly bit a nurse-tech at Albuquerque's Lovelace Medical Center.
Friday, January 27 2012 1:05 PM EST2012-01-27 18:05:54 GMT
SANTA FE, N.M. - Republican Gov. Susana Martinez suffered a temporary political setback Thursday in a bid to stop New Mexico from granting driver's licenses to illegal immigrants.
Friday, January 13 2012 5:13 PM EST2012-01-13 22:13:47 GMT
A former New Mexico Motor Vehicle Division employee wasn't allowed to speak Spanish to non-English-speaking foreign nationals seeking to renew their driver's licenses and was fired when she complained about discrimination against Latino immigrants, according to a federal civil rights lawsuit filed Thursday.
Tuesday, January 10 2012 11:15 AM EST2012-01-10 16:15:52 GMT
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — A meteorite that landed in Russia in the 1940s and was recently stolen from the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque has been located.
Friday, January 6 2012 3:34 PM EST2012-01-06 20:34:20 GMT
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Police said boxing legend and 5-time world champion Johnny Tapia may have been driving under the influence when he crashed his car in Albuquerque.
Wednesday, December 28 2011 12:27 PM EST2011-12-28 17:27:44 GMT
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - A recently filed lawsuit accuses a former executive at a New Mexico hospital of bilking the care center out of more than $3 million by funneling the money through companies he owned in Arizona, Texas and New Mexico.
Tuesday, December 20 2011 5:01 PM EST2011-12-20 22:01:34 GMT
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - A day after blizzard conditions shut down much of northeastern New Mexico, state highway officials say they are mopping up and getting major thoroughfares reopened.
Sunday, December 18 2011 10:38 PM EST2011-12-19 03:38:30 GMT
Clovis, New Mexico - In hopes of preventing DUI deaths this holiday season, the Curry County Sheriff's Office is unveiling a new designated driver program.
Tuesday, December 13 2011 2:47 PM EST2011-12-13 19:47:05 GMT
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - The New Mexico Law Enforcement Academy is holding an emergency meeting over concerns that Attorney General Gary King's office isn't aggressively going after the certifications of disciplined police officers.
Friday, December 2 2011 7:44 PM EST2011-12-03 00:44:19 GMT
Portales, New Mexico - The Portales Deputy Police Chief is on paid administrative leave pending an investigation into his possible criminal misconduct.
Wednesday, November 30 2011 1:50 PM EST2011-11-30 18:50:06 GMT
LOS LUNAS, N.M. - The 160 inmates at New Mexico's Valencia County Detention Center were told to get in their cells and remain there. A lockdown order that began Monday wasn't over a gun, or a hostage situation or an escape.
Tuesday, November 29 2011 6:47 PM EST2011-11-29 23:47:51 GMT
SANTA FE, N.M. - Gov. Susana Martinez has announced that New Mexico has been awarded a $34.2 million grant to help the state carry out President Barack Obama's health care overhaul.
Wednesday, November 23 2011 5:18 PM EST2011-11-23 22:18:34 GMT
Lubbock, Texas - A Lubbock recruiter for the Army National Guard is indicted in federal court for allegedly attempting to engage in sexual conduct with an underage Clovis girl.
Monday, November 21 2011 4:32 PM EST2011-11-21 21:32:16 GMT
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - An Albuquerque police officer is in surgery after authorities say a driver under the influence of alcohol dragged the officer and ran over his right leg.
Friday, November 18 2011 2:55 PM EST2011-11-18 19:55:56 GMT
SANTA FE, N.M. - New Mexico Secretary of State Dianna Duran says her car was 1 of several that struck a man's body on a highway near Santa Fe after the pedestrian was hit and killed a short time earlier by another vehicle.
Wednesday, November 16 2011 4:23 PM EST2011-11-16 21:23:43 GMT
VSANTA FE, N.M. - New Mexico Supreme Court Justices heard arguments in an animal cruelty case against a Texas horse trainer accused of beating a colt to death.
Tuesday, November 15 2011 5:11 PM EST2011-11-15 22:11:41 GMT
Clovis, N.M. — At least one Curry County jail employee is on paid administrative leave and county officials say more than one appears to have violated county policy in connection with Sunday's jail escape.
Wednesday, November 2 2011 3:45 PM EDT2011-11-02 19:45:56 GMT
SANTA FE, N.M. - A new report says New Mexico state lawmakers should raise income tax rates for high-income residents to offset a decrease in educational funding.
Monday, October 17 2011 5:49 PM EDT2011-10-17 21:49:50 GMT
UPHAM, N.M. - With his usual flare, British billionaire Richard Branson rappelled from a balcony, shook up a bottle of champagne and took a swig while christening the world's first built-from-scratch commercial spaceport.
Monday, October 17 2011 12:48 PM EDT2011-10-17 16:48:36 GMT
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - An Albuquerque woman is facing charges after police said she allowed her daughter and her daughter's friend to drink and smoke pot.
Friday, October 14 2011 7:28 PM EDT2011-10-14 23:28:57 GMT
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - An Albuquerque third-grade teacher has been placed on paid administrative leave after school police said she duct-taped the mouths of 2 students to keep them quiet.
Monday, October 10 2011 3:15 PM EDT2011-10-10 19:15:18 GMT
LAS CRUCES, N.M. - 8 of the about 850 detainees at the Dona Ana County Detention Center reportedly have been diagnosed with a highly contagious, drug-resistant bacterial infection.
Thursday, October 6 2011 4:17 PM EDT2011-10-06 20:17:14 GMT
CARLSBAD, N.M. - A Texas man is facing battery charges after police said he hit his estranged New Mexico wife and pulled her hair over her lack of a response to his Facebook status update.
Thursday, October 6 2011 2:56 PM EDT2011-10-06 18:56:59 GMT
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - A New Mexico grocery store worker has pleaded guilty to charges that he handed out a semen-tainted yogurt sample at an Albuquerque market.
Tuesday, September 27 2011 4:54 PM EDT2011-09-27 20:54:42 GMT
SANTA FE, N.M. - New Mexico's redistricting battle has moved to the courts, but the state Supreme Court may have to determine which judge will handle the assignment of drawing new boundaries of districts for elected offices.
Monday, September 26 2011 2:43 PM EDT2011-09-26 18:43:05 GMT
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - An Albuquerque man has been ordered held on $25,000 cash bail after police said he called women and minors pretending to be a detective and asked them to perform adult acts over the phone.
Wednesday, September 21 2011 3:05 PM EDT2011-09-21 19:05:35 GMT
DEMING, N.M. - A Mexican national is facing multiple immigration violations after authorities say he hitched a ride from the U.S. port of entry on a New Mexico public school bus.
Monday, September 5 2011 4:28 PM EDT2011-09-05 20:28:49 GMT
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Immigrant advocates are preparing a string of events and rallies this week aimed at convincing New Mexico state lawmaker not to change the state's law allowing suspected illegal immigrants to obtain driver's licenses.
Wednesday, August 31 2011 2:30 PM EDT2011-08-31 18:30:03 GMT
NM - Allowing undocumented immigrants to obtain driver's licenses or requiring lawful residency identification is said to have an insignificant impact on the percentage of uninsured drivers in New Mexico.
Tuesday, August 30 2011 3:40 PM EDT2011-08-30 19:40:01 GMT
Clovis, NM- A ribbon cutting will be held in Clovis today to unveil a new walking trail. Goodwin Lake Trail is located on a popular area of land that many people have been unable to visit. The 32 acre
Tuesday, August 9 2011 2:52 PM EDT2011-08-09 18:52:10 GMT
The US Department of Agriculture is trying to help area ranchers affected by the current drought by allowing extended grazing on land set aside for conservation.
Friday, August 5 2011 4:02 PM EDT2011-08-05 20:02:23 GMT
LAS CRUCES, N.M. - The border town mayor and congressional candidate who admitted he was drunk when he signed contracts committing the city to $1 million in work has also been accused of requesting donations from the company when it came calling for payment.
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) - Gov. Susana Martinez traveled to the nation's largest American Indian reservation Thursday to sign a bill that aims to tackle a problem that has plagued many communities across Indian Country.
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