Reehahlio Carroll is accused of killing Sister Marguerite Bartz at her home in Navajo A U.S. Attorney's Office spokesman says an 18-year-old man accused of murdering a nun on the Navajo reservation pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder and burglary charges. Norm . . . Full Story »
Department reports one death due to swine flu over the last week brings total number of N.M. deaths to 43 The state Department of Health reports that 67 percent of the 43 laboratory confirmed swine flu deaths in New Mexico have been among people at high risk for complications due to influenza based . . . Full Story »
All six state monuments around New Mexico also will be closed on Christmas Eve, Christmas Day The four state museums in Santa Fe and the six state monuments around New Mexico will be closed on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. The state Museum Resources Division said in a news . . . Full Story »
State Transportation Police found the marijuana, boxed and bundled, in a truck stopped at the Lordsburg port of entry The truck was supposed to be loaded with furniture and engine parts. The furniture was there. The engine parts, well not even close. The state Department of Safety said that instead . . . Full Story »
Sex Offender Allegedly Steals Rent Checks Robert Houston Hayes, 49, was arrested Tuesday for keeping the money for himself, according to a criminal complaint. He had been indicted by a Bernalillo County grand jury in June on embezzlement and eight counts of fraud. An arrest warrant was later issued for his arrest. Hayes previously worked as a maintenance manager at an apartment complex in the ... Full Story »
The trial for the mother accused of killing and burying her young son at a Northeast Albuquerque park may not happen until next fall. Full Story »
A few students came face-to-face with a "live" dinosaur on Thursday at a special preview of a performance at the Santa Ana Star Center in March. Full Story »
The mother of a missing woman believes the only unidentified body found buried on Albuquerque's West Mesa is her daughter. Full Story »
The Obama administration has agreed to delay enforcement of the Real ID Act that would have made New Mexico drivers licenses invalid for clearing airport security checkpoints. Full Story »
About 9,000 Native American veterans in New Mexico could be getting a check they never expected. Full Story »
Get FREE Daily Headlines by email! New Mexico residents without passports will be able to get on domestic airline flights after Dec. 31 without a problem, members of the state's Congressional delegation have been told. Full Story »
Get FREE Daily Headlines by email! Rep. Sandra Jeff, D-Crownpoint, on Wednesday denied a statement by Rep. Patty Lundstrom, D-Gallup, that Jeff assaulted her at the Capitol last week. Full Story »
Get FREE Daily Headlines by email! A former state Cabinet secretary who was arrested for drunken driving three days after being named to a post in the Obama administration will assume the federal job in the next few weeks, according to a news release. Full Story »
Get FREE Daily Headlines by email! After Luke, 58, and Dara, 50, lost their teenage daughter to cancer, the couple moved to Santa Fe to get a new start. Relocation was costly, and Luke had to take out a few loans to help with the expense. Full Story »
Get FREE Daily Headlines by email! As lawmakers continue the debate on whether to establish an independent ethics commission to investigate possible bad behavior, one can only hope that the state doesn't use an existing state ethics panel as a model. Full Story »
Albuquerque Public School officials are ready to lay down the law on students with cell phones. Full Story »
Alicia Hicks has been sentenced for drunken driving in an incident that seriously injured a teenage boy. Full Story »
A U.S. Attorney's Office spokesman says an 18-year-old man accused of murdering a nun on the Navajo reservation pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder and burglary charges. Full Story »
U.S. Sens. Jeff Bingaman and Tom Udall and Rep. Ben Ray Luján said they received assurances Thursday from the Department of Homeland Security that New Mexico travelers planning to use a state-issued identification to travel after Dec. 31 will not encounter problems. Full Story »
The University of New Mexico will use one-time economic stimulus funds and surplus tuition to fill an $8 million hole caused by state funding cuts. Full Story »
Residents of Valencia County are joining forces with the sheriff's department to stop the rash of robberies in the county. Full Story »
New Mexico's elected officials want to develop a strategic plan to make the state a leader in the biofuels industry. Full Story »
A state District Court jury in Albuquerque has awarded $54 million to a developmentally disabled Roswell man whose family claimed he was raped by an employee at a group home. Full Story »
The University of New Mexico will use one-time economic stimulus funds and surplus tuition to fill an $8 million hole caused by state funding cuts. Full Story »
The parents of a Santa Fe teenager injured during a snowboarding accident last Sunday want a mandatory helmet law for young snowboarders. Full Story »
Visit Morehart Murphy Regional Auto Center to see this vehicle! Full Story »
WASHINGTON - The economic recovery is likely to draw strength from exports such as farm products, autos, aircraft and industrial machinery — all of which helped lower the nation's trade deficit in October. Full Story »
OSLO - President Barack Obama entered the pantheon of Nobel Peace Prize winners Thursday with humble words, acknowledging his own few accomplishments while delivering a robust defense of war and promising to use the prestigious award to "reach for the world that ought to be." Full Story »
COLORADO SPRINGS - A Colorado Springs municipal court jury has acquitted anti-tax activist Douglas Bruce of trespassing at a Costco store in August. The jury acquitted Bruce and fellow anti-tax activist Doug Stinehagen on Tuesday. Full Story »
The Durango Police Department on Wednesday released an image of the man suspected of robbing First National Bank of Durango. The suspect is described as a white man in his mid-20s. Full Story »
People in Alamogordo should be commended for coming through in a pinch. Full Story »
Using funds made available through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, the Forest Service will be able to complete stabilization of the Mexican Canyon Trestle, build a highway overlook at the trestle, plan for interpretation and education in the area, and build additional trail connections. Full Story »
The village of Cloudcroft declared a weather emergency Tuesday because wind gusts of up to 60 mph downed multiple power lines and trees. Full Story »
Gov. Bill Richardson has declared Otero County a disaster area because of Tuesday's 60 mph wind gusts in Cloudcroft. Richardson's executive order makes emergency money available for Otero County for clean-up efforts. Full Story »
Alamogordo Daily News Editor's note: Police logs are provided to the Daily News by the Alamogordo Department of Public Safety. Leslie Escalante, 23, of Mescalero, was served with a Municipal Court warrant for alleged failure to pay fines while jailed at the Otero County Detention Center. Full Story »
CARLSBAD — New Mexico Lieutenant Governor candidate Lawrence Rael visited Carlsbad Wednesday to talk to residents over a pizza lunch. Full Story »
CARLSBAD — New Mexico Department of Transportation officials said they are seeing the "light at the end of the tunnel. Full Story »
CARLSBAD The Flying 'J' Wranglers of Ruidoso will perform in Carlsbad Friday in a special Christmas concert to benefit health occupations students from Carlsbad and Loving high schools. Full Story »
CARLSBAD — After deliberation, the city council unanimously voted to reward a request for proposal to Robert Young of Till it Shines LLC for the future management of the Walter Gerrells Performing Arts Centre. Full Story »
CARLSBAD — A man with a history of firearms violations is dead and a police officer injured after a high-speed chase and shooting Monday in Carlsbad. Full Story »
SILVER CITY -- Hopes were raised Wednesday when a black Labrador-mix was found in the Mimbres and brought to the High Desert Humane Society by a FOX news television crew. Full Story »
RESERVE - A federal program that began as a safety net for Pacific Northwest logging communities hard-hit by battles over the spotted owl in the 1990s has morphed into a sprawling entitlement - one that ships vast amounts of money to states with little or no historic connection to timber, an analysis by The Associated Press shows. Full Story »
SILVER CITY -- Farmers and ranchers in Grant and Luna counties have been declared eligible for disaster assistance due to drought and high winds in January, U.S. Sen. Jeff Bingaman s office announced Monday. Full Story »
New Mexico s Most Enchanting Cowboy, Mike Moutoux, entertains attendees at the Silver City Chamber of Commerce s last luncheon of the year Wednesday, where the chamber also honored its volunteers for their service and dedication. Full Story »
SILVER CITY — With a young basketball team, routine is always the best thing to keep the kids focused and on a steady and consistent schedule. But, Tuesday night's basketball game against Cobre High was anything but routine for Silver High School. Full Story »
City says booting cars makes drivers pay off their parking tickets faster. So when actions have consequences, people tend to react? Who knew… Full Story »
Springer: It’s a little half-horse town up the 25 in the northeast highlands. I joined the military to get the hell out. After I turned 17, I came down to Albuquerque and enlisted. I went in in 1981. Regular Army. I was in the Gulf War in ’91. Our first firing was on 14 February. Full Story »
By now you know the drill: Spending your money at local businesses keeps more of it in the community, pays for public services and supports independent stores. SFR is a big supporter of the shop local movement for all of these reasons—and for one other: Shopping locally is way more fun. Full Story »
Like so much Hollywood product these days, Brother s is a remake—in this case, of a Danish melodrama that was released in the US in 2005. In preparation for the new version, I looked up some reviews of the original—which I hadn’t seen—and discovered I had in fact seen it. Full Story »
One of the most invigorating scenes in today’s music world is an electronic music superstar standing still behind a huge table full of buttons and wires. Um, just kidding. Full Story »
A tree is reflected in a rain puddle in the German city of Stuttgart. AFP/DDP/Sascha Schuermann
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