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'Breaking Bad' script missing after car break-in
A man accused of breaking into "Breaking Bad" actor Bryan Cranston's car late last year and stealing a script for the popular television show set in ...
Horse shooting highlights slaughter debate
An Internet video that shows a meat company employee swearing at animal activists before shooting a horse in the head highlights the increasing ...
Upset of the day: Harvard ousts New Mexico
Some people may have heard of the school that's suddenly generating a bit of March Madness buzz. Harvard. Yep, Harvard —the school known for producing ...
Harvard upsets New Mexico 68-62 in NCAA tourney
Give those Harvard kids an A-plus in another subject: Bracketbusting 101. The school known for producing U.S. presidents, Supreme Court justices and ...
Evans leads Saint Louis past New Mexico St 64-44
Saint Louis is carrying on the memory of Rick Majerus the best way it knows how: by advancing in the NCAA tournament. Dwayne Evans had 24 points and ...
$1M pilot project aims to take out feral pigs
Using the cover of darkness, feral pigs have learned to outsmart even the most seasoned hunters as they set about on their nightly terrors, rooting ...
Tribes plan for worst with looming budget cuts
When it comes to the automatic spending cuts that began taking effect this month, federal lawmakers spared programs that serve the nation's most ...
Embattled Albuquerque, NM, police chief to retire
The head of Albuquerque's embattled police department says he's retiring after an eight-year tenure marred by a spike in fatal police shootings and ...
'Breaking Bad' brings tourists to Albuquerque
A fast-food burrito chain in Albuquerque has become an international tourist attraction as people come from all over the world to see the spot where ...
Police scrutinized over of adversary's death
Mary Han was a successful civil rights attorney who for decades battled over the rights of abused women, accused prostitutes and the homeless. In the ...
Appeal by photographer in gay bias case is heard
In a case that tests anti-discrimination protection for gays, a religious rights group told the New Mexico Supreme Court on Monday that a photographer ...
Manhattan Project agent Safferstein dies at 92
Nathan Safferstein was barely 21 when circumstances suddenly propelled him from his job as a supermarket manager into the stealth world of a ...
Feds look to ship Wash. radioactive waste to NM
Removing radioactive waste from underground tanks at the nation's most contaminated nuclear site has proven to be technologically vexing for years, ...
'Breaking Bad' actor to take NM school board seat
An actor from the TV show "Breaking Bad" is set to be sworn on Albuquerque's school board. Steven Michael Quezada plans to take his oath Wednesday ...
Underworld saint becoming more popular in US
A follower in New Orleans built a public shrine in her honor. An actor in Albuquerque credits her with helping him land a role on the TV show ...
New Mexico company: Feds may allow horse slaughter
Federal officials have indicated they might soon grant the inspection needed to start processing horse meat at a southeastern New Mexico ...
NM art teacher remembered in fatal stabbing case
Friends say Victoriano "Mo" Moises Byrne-Gonzales was an expectant father and art teacher who had just been promoted to assistant director at his ...
Defendant puts on scrubs, walks out of NM hospital
A man arrested in a drug case is back in custody after donning scrubs and then walking out of an Albuquerque hospital where a police officer had left ...
Recordings heard in fatal 'good Samaritan' NM case
A New Mexico man accused of killing a preschool teacher who was trying to stop him from beating his girlfriend later told his girlfriend that he made ...
'Breaking Bad' donates cast clothing to NM shelter
A Walt White robe. Baby Holly's pink hoodies. Sweaters worn by DEA agents trying to break up a drug smuggling ring. These are among the items the AMC ...
Williams scores 46 to lead New Mexico past CSU
With 9 minutes left, New Mexico guard Kendall Williams trudged to the bench with a career-high 28 points — and four fouls. While he caught his breath, ...
Domenici acknowledges having son outside marriage
For nearly 40 years, Sen. Pete Domenici's reputation was that of a well-respected — some might say staid — conservative Republican and honorable ...
NM board exonerates late-term abortion doctor
The New Mexico Medical Board on Thursday exonerated an Albuquerque doctor of gross negligence for her handling of a late-term abortion in a case that ...
'Breaking Bad' actor wins school board seat in NM
An actor from the TV show "Breaking Bad" has won a seat on Albuquerque's school board. Steven Michael Quezada plays federal drug agent Steven Gomez ...
Homeland Security secretary touts border safety
U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano called Republican lawmakers' insistence that the border be secured before there is immigration ...