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  • New Job for Governor? Wednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 8:02AMWe're seeking comment from Gov. Bill Richardson on media reports that he is among people being considered to become chief executive officer of the Motion Picture Association of America. KRQE-TV reported on the job question Tuesday night. That report followed an earlier story on February 2, attributed to unnamed sources, in the National Journal's online "Under the Influence" site. New Mexico ...
  • Lobos set sights on Mountain West title Wednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 8:01AMLobos set sights on Mountain West title
  • 8:40am -- 27 Apply for Clovis Superintendent Post Wednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 7:47AMSchool board plans to announce finalists by March 12, announce new supt. March 31. Twenty-seven people have applied to become superintendent of Clovis schools, and the school board plans to announce finalists and schedule interviews by March 12 and make its choice by March 31, . . .
  • 8:15am -- Taos County Hires New Manager Wednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 7:32AMFormer County Attorney Adam Baker given a yearlong contract for $110,000. Taos County has a new county manager today, after the county commission met in executive session Tuesday night and emerged to offer former County Attorney Adam Baker a yearlong contract for $110,000, . . .
  • Jacksonville ranks near top in nation for auto repair Wednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 7:20AMNo summary available
  • 'Sharing Miracles' Television Program to Feature Legendary College Football Coach Bobby Bowden Wednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 7:06AMWASHINGTON, March 3 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- College Football Hall of Fame coach Bobby Bowden will be featured on March's episode of Sharing Miracles – a 30-minute public affairs television program that tells the compelling and inspirational stories of real patients. Sharing Miracles airs on more than 300 television stations nationwide.
  • Telluride defibrillator program saves first life Wednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 7:01AMOn Dec. 9, one of Telluride’s ubiquitous red boxes saved the life of 51-year-old Richard Hannah of Albuquerque, N.M.
  • 7:25am -- Luna County Jail Foils Alleged Smuggling Plot Wednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 6:32AMInmate jailed on DWI, drug possession counts now facing additional counts. A Luna County Detention Center inmate is facing additional charges after jail personnel discovered an alleged attempt to smuggle contraband into the facility, the Deming . . .
  • AZ culture hidden away with park closure Wednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 6:19AMTake the interstate to Flagstaff, head east toward Albuquerque and drive until the snow disappears. A few miles east of Winslow, a road that once led to the ruins of an ancient Hopi civilization now dead-ends at a locked gate.
  • Miner track ranked No. 22 nationally Wednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 6:10AMWith the NCAA on the eve of the announcement of the field for next week's Division II Championships, Missouri S&T dropped to No. 22 this week in the latest rankings by the United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association. The Miners, who finished as the runner-up at the Great Lakes Valley Conference Indoor Championships over the weekend, are still ranked fourth in the Midwest ...
  • Mud torrent kills 40 on Portuguese tourist island Sunday, February 21, 2010 @ 9:36AMFUNCHAL, Portugal: Troops and rescuers dug through mud-filled houses and streets on the Portuguese tourist island of Madeira on Sunday after flash floods unleashed brown torrents which killed at least 40 people.
  • Rescuers en route to Madeira Sunday, February 21, 2010 @ 9:35AMTroops and rescuers dug through mud-filled houses and streets on the Portuguese tourist island of Madeira after flash floods unleashed brown torrents.
  • Gay Marriage Watch: Gay Marriage Events List 2/21/10 Sunday, February 21, 2010 @ 9:08AMGay Marriage Watch Events List: We now publish a weekly recap of all the upcoming gay marriage events we can find. Know about something that's not on this list?
  • Greer, Ariz., offers a verdant hideaway Sunday, February 21, 2010 @ 9:03AMGreer, Ariz., near the New Mexico border, has more in common with Colorado or Idaho than with much of the rest of the dry, sun-baked Grand Canyon State.
  • Storms claim seven lives on Portuguese island Sunday, February 21, 2010 @ 8:05AMLISBON - Violent rainstorms left at least seven people dead on the Portuguese Atlantic island of Madeira Saturday, media reported, quoting authorities in the capital Funchal.
  • At least 40 dead after mud deluge Sunday, February 21, 2010 @ 8:04AMTROOPS and rescuers are digging through mud-filled houses and streets on the Portuguese tourist island of Madeira after flash floods.
  • Mud torrent kills 40 on Portuguese tourist island Sunday, February 21, 2010 @ 7:48AMTroops and rescuers dug through mud-filled houses and streets on the Portuguese tourist island of Madeira on Sunday after flash floods unleashed brown torrents which killed at least 40 people.
  • Telluride defibrillator program saves first life Sunday, February 21, 2010 @ 7:16AMOn Dec. 9, one of Telluride’s ubiquitous red boxes saved the life of 51-year-old Richard Hannah of Albuquerque, N.M.
  • Janney, Moreno To Guest Star On USA Network's 'In Plain Sight' Sunday, February 21, 2010 @ 6:33AMUSA Network series In Plain Sight has boosted its roster of guest stars for its upcoming third season. The show, starring Mary McCormack as Mary Shannon, a U.S. Marshal working for the witness protection program, will be joined by Rita Moreno and Allison Janey.
  • There when it matters Sunday, February 21, 2010 @ 6:33AMIt wasn’t John Wall’s best game, but Kentucky will take it any time. 
  • Pitt latest to fall to UConn Sunday, January 31, 2010 @ 8:35AMThe incredible numbers keep adding up for No. 1 Connecticut, yet the Huskies only have one single goal in mind - raising the national championship trophy at the end of the season.
  • Telluride defibrillator program saves first life Sunday, January 31, 2010 @ 6:52AMOn Dec. 9, one of Telluride’s ubiquitous red boxes saved the life of 51-year-old Richard Hannah of Albuquerque, N.M.
  • TRAFFIC: I-40, I-25 Lane Closures This Week Sunday, January 31, 2010 @ 6:07AMUtility work is forcing the traffic lane drops that will happen in various areas through Friday. According to the state Department of Transportation's weekly traffic report: --- Continuing today and Monday, between 8:45 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., the westbound Paseo Del Norte . . .
  • Rail Runner fares up for Albuquerque-Santa Fe trip Sunday, January 31, 2010 @ 5:02AMSANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Weekend riders on the Rail Runner Express commuter train from Albuquerque to Santa Fe will pay $2 more on the weekends to make up for a $750,000 budget shortfall.
  • Education secretary denies 2 charter schools Sunday, January 31, 2010 @ 4:30AMAssociated Press - January 31, 2010 7:25 AM ET SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) - Education Secretary Veronica Garcia has upheld a Public Education Commission decision to deny the applications of 2...
  • Rail Runner fares up for Albuquerque-Santa Fe trip Sunday, January 31, 2010 @ 4:28AMAssociated Press - January 31, 2010 7:15 AM ET SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) - Weekend riders on the Rail Runner Express commuter train from Albuquerque to Santa Fe will pay $2 more on the weekends to...
  • 'Local labs' for public financing? Sunday, January 31, 2010 @ 4:05AMAfter numerous failed attempts to push through public financing for all state elections, a new bill making its way through the Capitol would turn willing local governments into “local laboratories” for taxpayer-funded elections.
  • Russell, Zemlja reach Honolulu tennis final Sunday, January 31, 2010 @ 4:04AMTop-seeded Michael Russell of Texas will play unseeded Grega Zemlja of Slovenia today in the final of the inaugural Honolulu Challenger, a $50,000 USTA Pro Circuit event being held at the Pasty T. Mink Central O'ahu Regional Park.
  • Thursday's Sports In Brief Sunday, January 31, 2010 @ 3:56AMHere's a look at Thursday's sports in brief around the country.
  • Film recalls bowling alley killings Sunday, January 31, 2010 @ 3:10AMTwenty years ago, several people died in a bowling alley in Las Cruces. Two men walked in and shot seven people, including four children during a "robbery in progress.
  • Agency proposes $20M unemployment tax increase Monday, January 25, 2010 @ 9:14PMBy Barry Massey Associated Press Writer SANTA FE — Businesses could pay $20 million in higher taxes under a proposal by Gov.
  • Boxing schedule Monday, January 25, 2010 @ 9:12PMAt Las Vegas (FSN), Gabriel Campillo vs. Beibut Shumenov, 12, for Campillo’s WBA light heavyweight title; Erislandy Lara vs. Grady Brewer, 10, junior middleweights. At Reno, Nev. (ESPN2), Jesse Brinkley vs. Curtis Stevens, 12, IBF super middleweight eliminator. Saturday At Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas (HBO), Glen Johnson vs. Yusaf Mack, 12, IBF light heavyweight eliminator. Feb. 5At Fort Lauderdale ...
  • Kidnapping trial opens with Okla. officer's testimony Monday, January 25, 2010 @ 9:12PMEVANSVILLE —Lt. Tammie Reeder of the Oklahoma City (Okla.) Police Department testified Monday that moments before she was dispatched to a local television station for a man with a gun in the city, she gave directions to a man who turned out to be the suspect."At about 6:25 a.m., he had flagged me down in regards to where the newspaper place was," she said during the first day of Matthew Koch's ...
  • Haitian Tot Gets A New Start With A Local Family Monday, January 25, 2010 @ 9:10PMA Haitian toddler arrives to her adopted parents three years early.
  • Scoreboard 1-26 Monday, January 25, 2010 @ 8:48PMPRO?FOOTBALL National Football League Playoffs Wild-card Playoffs Saturday, Jan. 9 N.Y. Jets 24, Cincinnati 14 Dallas 34, Philadelphia 14 Sunday, Jan. 10 Baltimore 33, New England 14 Arizona 51, Green Bay 45 (OT) Divisional Playoffs Saturday, Jan. 16 New Orleans 45, Arizona 14 Indianapolis 20, Baltimore 3 Sunday, Jan. 17 Minnesota 34, Cowboys 3 N.Y. Jets 17, San Diego 14 Conference Championships ...
  • Local news in brief Jan. 26, 2010 Monday, January 25, 2010 @ 8:38PMGet FREE Daily Headlines by email! Absentee voting for the March 2 municipal election begins today. City residents registered to vote may mark absentee ballots in person by coming to the City Clerk's Office, Room 215 of City Hall, 200 Lincoln Ave., during regular business hours.
  • DWS proposes $20m unemployment tax hike Monday, January 25, 2010 @ 8:30PMBusinesses could pay $20 million in higher taxes under a proposal by Gov. Bill Richardson's administration to shore up the program that provides unemployment benefits to jobless New Mexicans.
  • Charter Bank quietly reopens under new ownership Monday, January 25, 2010 @ 8:23PMGet FREE Daily Headlines by email! It was a quiet Monday at the offices of the former Charter Bank of Santa Fe, which at the end of last week was purchased by Plano, Texas-based Beal Financial Corp. from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.
  • Education Budget Battle Begins In Legislature Monday, January 25, 2010 @ 7:55PMThe budget battle continues in Santa Fe on Monday as lawmakers walk a line between program cuts and tax hikes. There was a warning that if the state doesn't step in with some big money the people who teach children could be in big trouble.
  • Bank Customers Worried After Government Shut Down Monday, January 25, 2010 @ 7:10PMA government shut down of Charter Bank's branches worries thousands of customers.
  • Lobos' 16-1 run rough on Rams Sunday, January 24, 2010 @ 12:32AMColorado State freshmen Greg Smith and Dorian Green each scored 13 points Saturday but the Rams were unable to overcome a scoring drought late in the first half.
  • Travel Q&A: Solo travelers no longer have to go it alone Sunday, January 24, 2010 @ 12:20AMOrganizations, companies and clubs offer tours designed for single or solo travelers who want to travel in groups. Some cater specifically to women.
  • St. Helena's Morisoli brings flight crew to Napa Valley Sunday, January 24, 2010 @ 12:18AMWay at the end of Whitehall Lane, high atop the Mayacamas, overlooking St. Helena, Ted and Laddie Hall hosted something unique last Wednesday — a party for 26 soldiers specializing in medical evacuations of injured service men and women in Iraq.
  • Last-second layup sinks Stampede Sunday, January 24, 2010 @ 12:08AMALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Antoine Agudio's layup with 5 seconds left sealed a 109-108 win for the Albuquerque Thunderbirds over the Idaho Stampede on Saturday night. Coby Karl hit two free throws to put Idaho up 108-107 with 12 seconds left before Agudio won it for the T-birds.
  • Producers turn to Four Corners for casting call Saturday, January 23, 2010 @ 11:35PMSHIPROCK — Hollywood is coming to the Four Corners to retell a story that nearly tore a community apart and that remains deeply rooted within the minds and hearts of people who bore witness.
  • Boy next door has part in 'The Spy Next Door' Saturday, January 23, 2010 @ 11:27PMMaybe it’s just as well that Dominick Morales didn’t get a speaking part in the new movie, “The Spy Next Door.”
  • For the Record Friday, January 22, 2010 @ 4:14AMDuane Thomas of the Dallas Cowboys in 1970 and Ickey Woods of the Cincinnati Bengals in 1988. Source: nfl.com
  • Elderly man pleads guilty in 2008 shooting Friday, January 22, 2010 @ 4:11AMAssociated Press - January 22, 2010 7:05 AM ET ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) - An 85-year-old man has pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and attempted murder after killing a man and seriously...
  • Smoking creates neighborly rift Friday, January 22, 2010 @ 3:40AMALBUQUERQUE, Jan. 22 (UPI) -- A dispute over smoking has neighbors in Albuquerque involved in a lawsuit and counterclaim, authorities said.
  • Dem group advocates NM tax increase on wealthy Friday, January 22, 2010 @ 3:02AMSANTA FE - A group of House and Senate Democrats advocates raising taxes by more than $300 million to balance the state s budget and avoid deep cuts in health care services and education.