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New Mexico team goes to Okla. for tornado response
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) -- The University of New Mexico hospital is sending a 26-member team of medical, computer and security specialists to Moore, Okla., to help with the response to Monday's massive tornado ...
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Help offered to El Dentista victims
SANTA FE (KRQE) - The State Health Department is offering help to victims of "El Dentista," the illegal dentist who police say was working on patients out of his ...
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Video shows teens vandalizing memorial
The video shows the duo prying stones from the rotunda at Luis Garcia Park in Tijeras earlier this month. It also shows them throwing rocks, busting up bricks and smashing a ...
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Woman seriously injured in NE ABQ crash
ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) - Police have closed northbound Washington at Cutler after a crash has left a woman in critical condition. The crash occurred at Washington and Prospect a little before 10 a.m. Tuesday. Police say an Explorer SUV and a van wear involved in the crash. They say it appears that the Explorer SUV drove up onto the van. Officials say the woman was found with serious injuries after ...
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Ordinance would boot johns cars
The ordinance would target those arrested on charges of soliciting prostitution, a law the Albuquerque Police Vice Unit unit has been pushing for since last year. A john's car would be booted for 30 days upon arrest. An administrative hearing would then be held to remove it, which could include an $850 fine. It wouldn't stop johns and prostitutes from going to a hotel but it would ...
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US Marshals net more than $200K from NM auction
The agency said the auction over the weekend netted $212,175 for law enforcement and victims of crime groups. Among the items auctioned were a 1980 Chevrolet Corvette that sold for $3,800 and a 2005 Chevrolet Corvette that sold for $20,500. Officials say the items auctioned once belonged to individuals and companies involved in criminal activity. Proceeds from the auction also will be shared ...
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NM judge poised to uphold law on private schools
District Judge Sarah Singleton concluded a hearing Monday by saying nothing in the New Mexico Constitutoin bars the state from paying for private schools' instructional ...
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Police NM man used fake name of wanted man
http://bit.ly/13I4hu8 ) that the arrest came after Carlsbad police responded to a call last week about loud music. Officers identified a shed where the music was coming from, and a man came out identifying himself as Shaun Paul. Carlsbad officers were told by dispatchers that Shaun Paul had a warrant out for his arrest through the Eddy County Sheriff's ...
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NM Red Cross to send members to OK
ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) - New Mexico Red Cross officials say 26 emergency response vehicles have been requested by the Red Cross organization in Oklahoma to help deal with efforts in ...
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Medical examiner 24 dead in Oklahoma twister
A resident surveys the damage after the tornado hit the area near 149th and Drexel on Monday, May 20, 2013 in Oklahoma City, Okla. (AP Photo/ The Oklahoman, Chris ...
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Okla. tornado death toll revised down to at least 24
A massive, howling tornado pulverized a vast swath of the Oklahoma City suburbs Monday, chewing up homes and businesses, and severely damaging a hospital and two elementary ...
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Crews battling brush fires in southern New Mexico
SUNLAND PARK, N.M. (AP) -- Fire crews are making reportedly progress in battling brush fires that have burned several structures in extreme southern New Mexico along the Texas state ...
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Albuquerque police oversight system reformed eyed
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) -- New Mexico's largest city under a federal investigation over police excessive force cases will hold town hall meetings on overhauling its police oversight ...
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WHOA Wild horses at risk for slaughter
PLACITAS, N.M. (KRQE) - Horse advocates fear New Mexico's wild horses could end up in New Mexico's new horse slaughterhouse. The Valley Meat Company near ...
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City wants messy bus stop fixed
ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) - Sitting on Bridge Boulevard just west of the river could be the worst bus stop in the metro area. There's no bench, no shade but that's far from the biggest problem. A metal pipe juts out over the sidewalk, sticking out from a scattered pile of building parts from the neighboring apartment complex. Take a wrong step near the sign and you risk sliding down a small ...
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City grants De La Vegas small brewers liquor license
LAS CRUCES - Cheers. The market for De La Vega's Pecan Grill and Brewery just got bigger.In particular, the specialty beer for the Las Cruces restaurant just got wider distribution as the Las Cruces City Council unanimously approved the issuance of a small brewer's liquor license at Monday's council meeting, at City Hall."We're pretty excited," said Ashley Springer, ...
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Railroad track maintenance leads to road closures
Burlington Northern Santa Fe workers begin maintenance repairs Monday on the railroad tracks at Picacho Avenue between Alameda and Valley Drive. The closure at that location is expected to last through Thursday. Detours will be stationed on North Main, Alameda and Valley Drive alerting motorists to seek an alternate route, according to the New Mexico Department of ...
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Council approves campaign practices for municipal elections
LAS CRUCES - After months of back-and-forth discussion among City Council members, on Monday they finally adopted an ordinance aimed at strengthening policies and practices relating to candidates running for municipal offices.Council discussions to revise the ordinance began in late February. That carried over into March and the council found little to agree on, defeating a preliminary version ...
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Fire in Anthony N.M. apartments results in water damage
ANTHONY, N.M. - A fire Sunday afternoon at an apartment complex in Anthony, N.M., resulted in water damage to the building.The sprinkler system in the Franklin Vista Apartments doused the blaze before volunteer firefighters arrived, according to a witness.A fire alarm evacuated the building after a heat sensor was tripped in one of the apartments, likely due to a stove fire. No one was ...
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Convicted murderer says four-year wait for trial violated his rights
SANTA FE - A Las Cruces man whose murder trial was postponed 12 times is asking the New Mexico Supreme Court to overturn his conviction.Moises Menchaca says his right to a speedy trial was violated by the state, and that the constant delays ultimately deprived him of an important defense witness. Menchaca, 29, is serving a sentence of life in prison plus 19 years.He wants the Supreme Court to ...
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Ferri trial begins First responder crime scene expert testify on first day
Special prosecutor Amy Orlando, center, speaks with defense attorney Gary Mitchell, left, and prosecutor Scot Key before the jury is brought into District Judge Fernando Macias' courtroom Monday. Orlando and Key are prosecuting Mitchell's client, Eugene Gino Ferri, who has been charged with three counts of first-degree murder and four other felonies related to the 2010 killings of a ...
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Mulligans fore Mutts event June 8 in Las Cruces
LAS CRUCES - Action Program for Animals and Doña Ana Pets Alive are teaming up with Red Hawk Golf Course for a June 8 golf tournament. The tournament will feature an after-play lunch and several contests on the course during play. Openings remain for players, sponsors and registration. For more information, call ...
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LCHS to hold last look reception before renovations
LAS CRUCES - Former Las Cruces High School graduates and curious community residents are invited to a public reception at LCHS before the walls of the school come tumbling down. A multiyear renovation project to the city's oldest high school will begin soon after school ends Friday. A community reception will be held from 4:30-6 p.m. Wednesday in the school's main lobby, 1750 El ...
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Okla. Medical examiner expecting more bodies
The vicious tornado that tore across central Oklahoma on Monday has killed at least 51 people -- with about 40 more bodies expected to arrive at the Oklahoma Medical Examiner's office, Amy Elliott of the coroner's office said. The official death toll will gradually rise as the bodies are ...
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Big jump in HIV among Navajo in New Mexico
A Navajo reservation near Gallup, N.M., had a 20 percent increase in HIV diagnoses in 2012 from 2011, a doctor says. Dr. Jonathan Iralu, an infectious disease specialist who runs an HIV clinic in Gallup, said he compiled the report for the federal Indian Health Service because he used to treat a small number of Navajo men with human immunodeficiency virus each year. However, the 47 new cases ...
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New Mexico's ancient feud between Billy the Kid and Pat Garret continues
Billy the Kid is one of the most notorious gangsters of all time and a legend for those who lament the abuse of authority and corruption that was prevalent in the frontier lands of American during the time, while others dismiss him as nothing more than a glorified gangster. Governor Richardson’s consideration of a pardon then, is highly contentious.
With Governor Richardson giving serious consideration to pardoning Billy the Kid, arguably the most notorious of all outlaws, we thought it would be helpful to provide some context to the story of Billy the Kid, who even now continues to capture New Mexico news headlines. Read more
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