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Police Arrest Suspect in Two Murders Mon, 23 Jun 2008 17:30:45 +0100
Robert Joseph Grado, who is accused of two Albuquerque area homicides, remains in the Metropolitan Detention Center this evening following...

Breaking: Police ID Dead Ice-Cream Man Mon, 23 Jun 2008 17:22:02 +0100
Police this afternoon identified the ice cream vendor shot and killed Saturday near Downtown Albuquerque.Police say Jose Rivera, 44, was...

Smoke from California Fires Headed Our Way Mon, 23 Jun 2008 17:12:31 +0100
Smoke from California wildfires is headed toward Albuquerque.

11:20am -- Just As You Suspected? Mon, 23 Jun 2008 11:34:49 +0100
Left-wing Media Matters sees a rightward tilt to N.M. papers' op-ed pages.

9:45am -- Belen Police Still Trying To ID Body Mon, 23 Jun 2008 09:46:01 +0100
Homeless Hispanic man in his 50s was found in a field on April 14.

8:35am -- Copper Wire Theft Nets 5 Years in Prison Mon, 23 Jun 2008 08:38:42 +0100
Portales man also ordered to pay restitution, serve a year of supervised probation.

7:20am -- 11-Year-Old Ruidoso Girl Missing Mon, 23 Jun 2008 07:19:01 +0100
Police say girl was last seen leaving a public swimming pool around 4 p.m. Sunday.

6:55am -- Suspected Killer Wants a New Church Mon, 23 Jun 2008 06:56:47 +0100
Man who confessed to killing Gallup teen wants to go to church attended by victim's relative.

6:15am -- High-Stakes Gamble Mon, 23 Jun 2008 06:15:10 +0100
Fort Sill Apaches hold poker tournament Sunday, hope to force gaming commission's hand.

5:50am -- It's Raining (But Not Exactly Pouring) Mon, 23 Jun 2008 05:48:04 +0100
Parts of ABQ getting wet right now; more isolated showers expected later today.

Issues in distributions to LLC members
Q: I'm a member of a limited liability company (LLC) that files its tax returns as a partnership.

Entrepreneurs honored
The recipients of the 9th annual WESST Corps PNM Entrepreneurial Awards are:

Soccer Cup gets help from Daniels Fund
Southwest Youth Services has received a $25,000 Daniels Fund grant to support its second annual Indigenous Soccer Cup (ISC) to be held July 20-26 at New Mexico State University in Las Cruces.

Opponents of tax gain momentum
SANTA FE The campaign against a proposed tax on high-end real estate transactions gained some steam last week, with the Santa Fe Association of Realtors sending a letter protesting the measure to the City Council.

NMSU collecting meteorological data from satellites
LAS CRUCES Farmers looking for the best time to irrigate can get help from weather satellites orbiting the earth on a regular basis. Those same satellites can also help firefighters battling forest fires and emergency workers trying to understand the scope of a major snowstorm.

N.M. Public Service Awards seeks nominations
The N.M. Distinguished Public Service Awards, honoring the state's best and brightest for almost 40 years, is looking for deserving individuals to honor later this year during a banquet.

Free green building seminar on Saturday
Extreme Green Design.com and Emerging Green Builders-NM are co-sponsoring Green Building Fundamentals: Insulated Concrete Forms, a free seminar followed by a hands-on workshop on Saturday beginning at the New Mexico Design Center, 4801 Alameda NE, Suite F. The free seminar will run 9-11 a.m. followed by the free hands-on workshop at a local job site, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Lunch will be provided at the job site. Please bring sunscreen, a hat and water. Space is limited. For reservations, call Hilary Noll at (505) 720-0030 or e-mail hen@smpcarch.com.>

Local leaders complete training
Leadership New Mexico is pleased to announce that 17 local leaders are among the 41 statewide leaders who recently graduated from the Leadership New Mexico Core Program.

Airport grants announced
U.S. Sen. Pete Domenici, R-N.M., has announced that the municipal airports in Lordsburg and Grant County have been awarded federal funding to make facility improvements.

Food safety class offered

Native niche

Bradbury Stamm wins Crownpoint contract

Colorado Golfer Survives
FARMINGTON A gaudy belt buckle, not a trophy, is given to each year's winner of the San Juan Open.

Premier Comes Up Short in Regional Final
All week, the breaks had been going the way of the NM Rush Nike Premier under-18 boys soccer team.

'Topes Lose Grasp of Game
There's something to be said about getting your hands on the ball. It's another thing altogether to hold on.

Dave Bliss: 'So Ambitious
DENVER None of you would do something as stupid as what I did, Dave Bliss recalled telling a room full of 500 coaches and their wives at the Final Four in San Antonio in April. But I didn't think I would, either.

Survey: New Mexicans Favorable to Adoption
A survey of New Mexican opinion, commissioned by The AML Foundation from Research & Polling, Inc., shows adult residents of the state feel very positive about adoption.

Group Encourages More Adoptions
At the time Michelle Madrid-Branch's American family brought their little half-English, half-Spanish daughter home in the 1970s, adoption wasn't talked about very much. If it was discussed, it was done quietly, almost as if it were something slightly shameful. However, Michelle's parents, Lee and Rose Boles, were different.

Recent Freeze Harmed Many Northern N.M. Crops
With recent temperatures boiling into the 90s, it's hard to imagine that crops were freezing in northern New Mexico little more than a week ago.

Radio Protegé Gets Big Opportunity
Dolna Smithback is 4'10" and 85 pounds and she attacks life the same way she approaches the trapeze: head forward, upside down and inside out.

Be Sure to Pay the Fee
ORALE SANTA FE: Every once in a while, someone will ask me the exact location of my favorite private place in Santa Fe or even the whole of the state of New Mexico.

Scalia's fear factor on habeas corpus Fri, 20 Jun 2008 19:26:54 MDT
Justice Antonin Scalia has been a controversial voice of fidelity to the text of the Constitution and a forceful advocate for conservatism throughout his 22 years on the U.

Will gay rights trample religious freedom? Fri, 20 Jun 2008 19:26:29 MDT
Early Tuesday morning, gay and lesbian couples lined up at county clerk's offices across California to exercise their new right to marry, bestowed on them last month by the state Supreme Court.

DEA boss: 'Hit list' not yet substantiated (10:54 a.m.) Mon, 23 Jun 2008 11:21:08 MDT
LAS CRUCES — The head of the Drug Enforcement Administration for the El Paso sector — which includes New Mexico — said Monday a purported drug cartel hit list that may name

NMSU to house elite forensic lab (6:15 a.m.) Mon, 23 Jun 2008 06:18:53 MDT
LAS CRUCES — A quiet corner of New Mexico State University could soon become a hub for scientific criminal investigation.

Crowd shows up for Las Cruces gay pride parade Sat, 21 Jun 2008 23:47:05 MDT
LAS CRUCES — When the Las Cruces City Council recently approved the installation of a bus shelter honoring the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender community, one of the things noted was the

Religious Americans: My faith isn't the only way Mon, 23 Jun 2008 12:38:20 MDT
America remains a nation of believers, but a new survey finds most Americans don't feel their religion is the only way to eternal life—even if their faith tradition teaches otherwise.

FIRE WATCH: Rocky Fire near Carlsbad grows to 43,000 acres (6:31 Mon, 23 Jun 2008 06:32:38 MDT
Firefighters made a stand Sunday along a forest road as they battled a 43,000-acre wildfire in southern New Mexico that was destroying grazing allotments, a U.

Border Patrol agent broke new ground (6:27 a.m.) Mon, 23 Jun 2008 06:32:23 MDT
ALAMOGORDO —The first U.S. Border Patrol agent from Alamogordo to participate in a DEA task force targeting drug smugglers in the area has announced his retirement.

Army says Fort Bliss "best' in serving wounded soldiers (6:18 a.m.) Mon, 23 Jun 2008 06:22:59 MDT
FORT BLISS — When it was revealed in 2007 that wounded soldiers at Walter Reed Army Medical Center were being neglected and living in dilapidated quarters, Lt.

New restaurant to open at Garduños old location Fri, 20 Jun 2008 18:35:57 MDT
LAS CRUCES — Some of you have probably already seen the sign on the building at 500 S. Telshor Blvd.

Drowned toddler was from Las Cruces (1:36 a.m.) Mon, 23 Jun 2008 13:37:39 MDT
EL PASO — The El Paso Police Department has released the name of the toddler who drowned in a West Side swimming pool Sunday afternoon.

Akela casino forcing government's hand with poker tournament Sun, 22 Jun 2008 22:56:22 MDT
AKELA — The Fort Sill Apache Tribe of Oklahoma hosted a poker tournament with a $10,000 prize at its casino here on Sunday, in an attempt to force a question about whether gaming can occur at

Hamilton, Volquez swap could be All-Star deal all-around Sun, 22 Jun 2008 22:03:36 MDT
CINCINNATI — Another last-place season had just ended. The Texas Rangers were taking stock of what they needed in the offseason to end their run of misery.

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