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Navajos contemplate second casino

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 19:22:16 GMT

The Navajo Nation is working toward opening a second tribal casino and last week published a request for proposals seeking architectural plans for a proposed casino in Upper Fruitland, located between Shiprock and Farmington.

Candidates filing for N.M. offices

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 19:13:47 GMT

Democratic gubernatorial hopeful Lt. Gov. Diane Denish, Republican Pete Domenici Jr. and other candidates for statewide offices are keeping the secretary of state busy.

Big rigs tangle on icy I-40

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 19:05:36 GMT

Authorities have reopened Interstate 40 at Santa Rosa after officials cleared a pileup that involved at least four tractor-trailers.

Senate wrangles over guns, booze

Sarah Warlick — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 15:56:59 GMT

New Mexicans with training and permits have been allowed to carry concealed weapons for nearly a decade now, but one senator has introduced legislation that would allow the guns to be carried into some places that serve alcohol.

Breakfast giveaway packs 'em in

David Romero — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 15:45:10 GMT

Here are two great words to hear early on a Tuesday morning: Free and breakfast.

Police sergeant arrested for DWI

Maria Medina — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 06:40:23 GMT

A 21-year veteran of the Albuquerque Police Department is off the streets after being charged with a DWI, a city spokesperson confirmed Monday.

Out of control driver hits two cars

Devon Armijo — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 06:26:12 GMT

Police think a driver that took out two cars in Rio Rancho on Monday evening may have been drinking.

Richardson's DWI agenda takes a hit

Devon Armijo — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 06:25:26 GMT

Gov. Bill Richardson's DWI agenda was hit with a big setback by the Senate Judiciary Committee.

Software predicts stalkers' behavior

Tim Maestas — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 06:24:39 GMT

A hi-tech tool is helping the Albuquerque Police Department to predict violent crimes and identify the city’s most dangerous suspects before they strike, according to officers with the department’s stalking unit.

Ellen Snyder claims ex was abusive

Alex Tomlin — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 06:20:50 GMT

As soon as Ellen Snyder was charged with the murder of her former husband Friday, allegations surfaced in the arrest warrant that her husband was abusive.

Man tangles with local TV photographer

Jim Winchester — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 06:19:26 GMT

A man locking up the site of a weekend rave party went on a tirade against a local photojournalist Monday morning.

Park cameras catch criminals

Jeff Todd — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 05:45:16 GMT

For only $500,000, the City of Hobbs is beginning to monitor its most dangerous parks using high-tech cameras.

27 arrested for DWI over Super Bowl

Ian Schwartz — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 03:07:27 GMT

Countless New Mexicans celebrated the Super Bowl XLIV, but some ended behind bars after drinking and driving.

Smith: Tax hike won't pass the Senate

Michael Herzenberg — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 02:26:19 GMT

The chair of the Senate's Finance Committee told News 13 Monday that the votes aren't there to pass a half-cent gross receipts tax hike.

Budget may doom domestic partnerships

Devon Armijo — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:49:25 GMT

The unsettled battle over the budget may mean doom for the Domestic Partnership Bill.

Navajo center to treat behavior issues

Amanda Goodman — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:48:49 GMT

Beginning Monday Feb. 15 the Navajo Nation will be accepting patients at their brand new Regional Behavioral Health Center in Shiprock.

Ads help APD nab crooks

Kaitlin McCarthy — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:28:20 GMT

Their faces are featured in the newspaper and are seen on billboards around town. Albuquerque police are honing in on crooks who commit property crimes and they said they’re getting results.

State DNA crime law could go national

David Romero — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 22:41:02 GMT

A New Mexico law born from the murder of a young woman would require the collection of DNA samples from felony suspects nationwide if an attempt to make it federal law is successful.

Senate OKs override of governor's veto

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 22:23:06 GMT

The Senate has voted to override a veto of legislation that would have required Gov. Bill Richardson to turn over confidential information to the Legislature.

Limit on killing problem wildlife fails

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 21:47:23 GMT

A proposal that would have reformed New Mexico's depredation law has been doomed by a House panel.

Blue Bell, T-Mobile adding jobs

Bill Diven — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 20:12:08 GMT

The Blue Bell Ice Cream is hiring local drivers to spread its products around northern New Mexico while T-Mobile is adding 40 technical positions to its Albuquerque center.

Virus fears slow murder investigation

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 18:23:36 GMT

A pile of deer-mice feces is holding up an investigation into the deaths of a man and woman whose bodies were found along the San Juan River in 1982.

San Juan Medical boss starting early

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 18:09:53 GMT

The new chief executive at San Juan Regional Medical Center will begin work one month earlier than planned.

Navajo Nation funding new jails, courts

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 18:03:37 GMT

The Navajo Nation tribal council has approved a $60 million loan that will fund public safety and judicial complexes across the sprawling reservation.

Big-time TV spots battle in the Ad Bowl

Crystal Gutierrez — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 06:47:24 GMT

One Albuquerque business gave people a chance to rate the highly-touted Super Bowl XLIV commercials Sunday from the comfort on their own homes.

Former superintendent to go to trial

Larry Barker — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 06:19:43 GMT

Nearly five year's ago, Larry Barker exposed a charter school accused of cooking the books and cheating taxpayers. The former superintendent's racketeering and fraud trail will start on Monday.

Team remembers coach killed in crash

Kaitlin McCarthy — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 06:02:18 GMT

Coach Johnny Arias was the kind of guy you wanted to be around.

Snows hit East Mountains again

Ian Schwartz — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 05:35:36 GMT

A fresh blanket of snow covered many areas of the East Mountains after a wintry blast hit on Sunday afternoon.

79 pounds of pot pulled from pickup

Devon Armijo — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 05:14:27 GMT

A license plate violation led to a major drug bust on Interstate 40 Saturday night.

Police: Man shot landlord nine times

Kaitlin McCarthy — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 05:08:36 GMT

The suspect in the latest Tijeras homicide appeared in Albuquerque Metropolitan Court Sunday after he recovered from a gunshot wound in the hospital.