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Feds: $13.6M in phony sports goods confiscated
Investigators have confiscated more than $13.6 million worth of phony sports merchandise over the past five months and expect to seize more in New ...
Report: NM boy offered to stay with girl in cage
The son of a New Mexico woman accused of locking an 8-year-old girl with developmental disabilities in a wooden cage said he offered to stay with the ...
APNewsBreak: Virgin shuns binding spaceport lease
Virgin Galactic has agreed to start paying New Mexico rent on the nearly quarter-billion dollar spaceport the state built for British businessman ...
Fraud concerns linger over new Ill. license law
As Illinois becomes the fourth and most populous state to give illegal immigrants permission to drive, nagging concerns remain about whether there are ...
Once GOP stronghold, West veers into Dems' column
A political generation ago, the West signaled the nation's rightward swing, from the emergence of Ronald Reagan to the success of tax-limitation ...
More than 2,000 honor slain NM family
More than 2,000 people gathered at an Albuquerque church to remember five members of a New Mexico family gunned down in their home last weekend.
Slain NM family remembered during crowded service
The waves of emotion brought tears, laughs and prayerful reflection Friday as more than 2,000 people gathered to remember five members of a New Mexico ...
Defense attorney weighs in on case of slain family
The public defender who is representing a New Mexico teen accused of gunning down his parents and younger siblings said Thursday that it's too early ...
Authorities: NM teen planned more shootings
The New Mexico teenager accused of gunning down five family members over the weekend ambushed his father as he returned home from an overnight shift ...
NM shooting victims are chaplain, wife, 3 kids
A 15-year-old boy remained in custody Sunday night as detectives tried to piece together what led to the shooting of his parents and three of their ...
Army's largest solar array dedicated in New Mexico
The U.S. Army dedicated its largest solar energy-producing system on Wednesday at White Sands Missile Range in southern New Mexico. The $16.8 million ...
Tribal justice reform slow-going in Indian Country
In a desperate attempt to make it to the front door, Robin Sanchez crawled across the living room floor. Her ex-husband, fresh out of jail and ...
Acclaimed writer Evan S. Connell dies at 88
Evan S. Connell gained some attention via his better known books, but the acclaimed author was well-known and regarded fondly by students of ...
Deal restores severance pay for military gays
Dozens of gay and lesbian former military service members who were discharged due to their homosexuality will receive the rest of their severance pay ...
Spaceport wants protections from tourist lawsuits
Spaceport America officials are urging legislators to limit potential lawsuits from wealthy outer space tourists who take off from New Mexico, saying ...
Sandia Lab building solar test centers across US
One of the National Security Administration's three national laboratories is building regional testing centers around the country to field-test ...
Feds, shuttered NM peanut butter plant reach deal
A peanut butter plant shuttered by a widespread salmonella outbreak has been given the go ahead to start harvesting a bumper crop of prized eastern ...
Arizona overcomes Nevada 49-48 in New Mexico Bowl
Matt Scott watched helplessly as Nevada kicked a field goal to pad its lead. The Arizona quarterback had already thrown two interceptions, and now ...
A guide to college football's 35 bowls
The BCS has been criticized plenty for not getting it right over the years, from all those teams that believed they should have been playing for a ...
Documents: Prisoner plotted to kill Justin Bieber
An imprisoned man whose infatuation with Justin Bieber included a tattoo of the pop star on his leg has told investigators in New Mexico he hatched ...
Virgin Galactic future at Spaceport uncertain
The deal was sold to New Mexicans in classic Richard Branson fashion. If taxpayers would build the colorful British businessman a $209 million ...
Gun turns up in package of frozen ribs at NM store
New Mexico authorities say they're puzzled by what turned up in a package of meat at a Roswell grocery store. A worker at Albertsons opened a case of ...
Dog theft case ripples through New Mexico town
The cases were often heartbreaking: Families coming home to find their dogs had vanished from inside houses, behind locked fences and outdoor kennels ...