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Panel: US can extend life of old nukes

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:24:20 GMT

An independent panel says the United States can extend the life of aging nuclear weapons for decades with existing programs, a finding that activists contend means there's no need for the nation to design replacements for the nuclear arsenal.

Gov. approves cuts to 2 Navajo projects

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:59:13 GMT

Gov. Bill Richardson has cut state contributions to two Navajo Nation projects in San Juan County to help close New Mexico's $650 million budget shortfall.

Capitol packed with King's mourners

Crystal Gutierrez — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:45:20 GMT

Thousands made their way to the state capitol Friday for a chance to say goodbye to New Mexico's longest serving governor—Bruce King.

Found DNA leads to murder arrest

Devon Armijo — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:45:07 GMT

Bernalillo County Deputies said that DNA evidence helped them make an arrest in a nine-month-old murder case.

Ski Santa Fe postpones opening

Devon Armijo — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:45:00 GMT

Ski Santa Fe will postpone the start of the 2009 ski season until after the Thanksgiving holiday.

'New Moon' dawns on theaters

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:44:47 GMT

The second installment of the Twilight saga, New Moon, was a big hit with New Mexico audiences at its midnight debut.

Rain may put pumpkin pie in peril

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:25:36 GMT

Nestlé — which sells nearly all the canned pumpkin in the U.S. — says poor weather hurt its harvest, creating a potential shortage of its Libby's pumpkin pie products through the holidays.

Victims in Chaparral fire identified

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:16:06 GMT

Medical investigators have identified a toddler and two other people who died in a mobile home fire in southern New Mexico.

Alamogordo air service to continue

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:53:31 GMT

The U.S. Department of Transportation is renewing New Mexico Airlines' contract to provide commercial air service to Alamogordo.

Los Alamos boy hit by truck dies

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:43:19 GMT

A 12-year-old Los Alamos boy has died from injuries he received after he was hit by a truck Wednesday.

Feds: Investment figure ran Ponzi scam

Michael Herzenberg — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:53:37 GMT

Federal prosecutors accuse investment banker Hassan Nemazee of being a miniature version of swindler Bernard Madoff, but in political circles Nemazee was a giant.

Companion dog killed; reward offered

Jim Winchester — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:40:39 GMT

A stray dog named Sioux who had a knack for winning people over and was about to serve as a companion dog for a Vietnam vet was killed Friday for no apparent reason.

Plan to move racetrack clobbers Ruidoso

Jeff Todd — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 02:30:51 GMT

Ruidoso could become a ghost town if the Ruidoso Downs racetrack is allowed to pack up and move to Las Cruces, the town attorney said Thursday.

Shoppers not likely to save city budget

Crystal Gutierrez — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 02:10:51 GMT

Unless the economy turns around and fast the city of Albuquerque could have a budget shortfall almost double the projection of just a few weeks ago.

Rail Runner available for Lobo Football

Paulette Mastio — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:45:13 GMT

The New Mexico Rail Runner Express will offer rides to the Lobo/Colorado State football game Saturday.

Holiday blitz targets DWI statewide

Bill Diven — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:24:11 GMT

More than a hundred people have been killed in alcohol related crashes in New Mexico so far this year, and the state doesn't want there to be anymore.

Girl dies after Farmington fire

Todd Dukart — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:24:05 GMT

A young girl who was hospitalized in critical condition following a house fire Tuesday died Wednesday afternoon, according to Farmington police spokesperson Sgt. Dale Goodwin.

NMSU names new president

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:14:35 GMT

The New Mexico State University Board of Regents has named a University of Nebraska chancellor the new president of NMSU.

AG recalls governor-father's service

Dave Bohman — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:11:55 GMT

As the services for New Mexico's longest-serving governor near his son is remembering Bruce King's advice and his passion for helping the people of the state.

State police excused from furlough

Todd Dukart — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:38:27 GMT

Gov. Bill Richardson on Thursday announced that state police and state dispatchers will be exempted from the five furlough days Richardson ordered for employees in executive agencies.

3 killed in Chaparral mobile home fire

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:23:57 GMT

A toddler and two other people are dead following a fire inside a mobile home in southern New Mexico.

State breaks ground on treatment center

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:13:27 GMT

Officials on Wednesday broke ground on what they say will be a state-of-the-art substance abuse treatment and training center for New Mexico.

Domenici cmte. pays 700k in legal bills

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:01:05 GMT

Campaign contributions to retired U.S. Sen. Pete Domenici paid for more than $700,000 in lawyers' bills arising from an ethics investigation into his role in the 2007 firing of former U.S. Attorney David Iglesias.

Chicken-costumed person visits meeting

Todd Dukart — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:20:33 GMT

A giant chicken — or at least a person in a chicken costume — paid a visit to Tuesday's Durango City Council meeting as councilors considered the wording of a recently passed backyard chicken ordinance.

Aztec reviews departments' efficiency

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:49:24 GMT

Aztec is spending $25,000 on a performance review of its police department in hopes of saving money in the future.

NM ticket wins Hot Lotto jackpot

Todd Dukart — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:11:29 GMT

A ticket sold in New Mexico for the multi-state Hot Lotto drawing won the $1.1 million jackpot for Wednesday's drawing.

Health Dept. licenses 5 marijuana farms

Alex Tomlin — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 07:04:08 GMT

The New Mexico Department of Health now has licensed five growers of medical marijuana although one of them says he was surprised the state didn't set more rules for his mini-farm.

Tax fights brewing over budget showdown

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 06:15:41 GMT

Gov. Bill Richardson and many of the Democrats in charge of state government say there's no way to get out of the state's budget mess without raising taxes.

Father seeks new probe into son's death

Tim Maestas — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 06:12:57 GMT

A grieving father insists Ruidoso police botched the initial investigation they were forced to reopen into how his son died from a gunshot to the head while riding in a car with friends.

Child called too young for murder trial

Ian Schwartz — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 05:03:28 GMT

A lawyer for an 11-year-old boy police say shot and killed his father was in a Valencia County Court Wednesday arguing the child shouldn't stand trial for murder.