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Victims in Chaparral fire identified

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

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    Victims in Chaparral fire identified

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

    Plan to move racetrack clobbers Ruidoso

    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.
     

    NMSU names new president

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

    3 killed in Chaparral mobile home fire

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

    Doña Ana Co. hasn't seized DWI cars

    It's been on the books for two years, and so far, Doña Ana County officials have yet to seize any vehicles under an anti-DWI ordinance.

    Big blasts create tiny, tough diamonds

    It’s no longer just gold ‘in them thar hills' near Deming, N.M.; it's diamonds, too, left as the dust clears and the sound of detonations echoes away.

    CA homicide suspect waives extradition

    A man suspected of killing his wife and stepdaughter has waived extradition in Deming, N.M. and will be returned to southern California.

    Ruidoso Downs proposing track move

    Ruidoso Downs is asking a state regulator to allow the horse racing track to move to Las Cruces.

    Late rains provide lots of red chile

    Late season rains and cool temperatures caused green chile crops to ripen early this year, leading to a flood of red chile on the market.

    California homicide arrest made in N.M.

    A man accused of killing two of his family members yesterday in southern California was arrested Sunday in southern New Mexico.

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    Golden loot easily sold in Albuquerque

    Burglary victims often wonder forever what happened to precious items, and now …