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Researchers: Pretrial detention plans wouldn’t reduce crime

ALBUQUERQUE – Legislative proposals intended to make it easier to keep certain criminal defendants in jail while awaiting trial would have done little to reduce crime, according to a study b...

DATE: Aug 31, 2022 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

Judge temporarily blocks gun control regulations in Colorado

BOULDER – Boulder County is the second Colorado government to be hit with a temporary restraining order by a federal judge over its gun control measures. U.S. District Court Judge Charlotte ...

DATE: Aug 30, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico governor issues pardons to 6 people

SANTA FE – New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Monday pardoned six people for convictions ranging from fraud and larceny to burglary and drug trafficking. The pardons represent anothe...

DATE: Aug 29, 2022 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

Judge who pointed AR-15 style rifle at stepson suspended

A Colorado judge who pointed an AR-15 style rifle at his adult stepson during an argument was censured by the state’s Supreme Court on Monday and suspended without pay for 30 days. District ...

DATE: Aug 29, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Albuquerque woman accused of embezzling $175K from employer

SANTA FE – An Albuquerque woman is accused of embezzling more than $175,000 from her former employer over a six-year span, according to authorities. A criminal complaint filed earlier this m...

DATE: Aug 29, 2022 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

Man killed in Colorado mountains after ‘speed flying’ crash

BRECKENRIDGE – A man has been killed in the mountains of central Colorado after crashing while speed flying, which involves descending from heights using a specialized canopy that’s similar ...

DATE: Aug 29, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico governor tests positive for COVID-19

SANTA FE – Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham tested positive for COVID-19 on Thursday morning and was receiving an antiviral drug treatment. Lujan Grisham said in a statement that she was experien...

DATE: Aug 25, 2022 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

Woman dies after disappearing in Zion National Park flood

SALT LAKE CITY – An Arizona woman has died after she was swept away during flash flooding four days ago at Utah’s Zion National Park, officials said Tuesday. Jetal Agnihotri, 29, of Tucson,...

DATE: Aug 24, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

5 New Mexico jails less than half staffed; 1 moving inmates

ALBUQUERQUE – Five of New Mexico’s 26 county jails and detention centers are suffering from staff shortages that have pushed vacancy rates among correctional officers above 50%. At least one...

DATE: Aug 22, 2022 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

Gary Busey charged with sex offenses at Monster-Mania Con

CHERRY HILL, N.J. – Actor Gary Busey has been charged with sexual offenses at a New Jersey fan convention this month. Busey, 78, was charged Friday with two counts of fourth-degree criminal ...

DATE: Aug 20, 2022 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Employees at Santa Fe Starbucks store to pursue unionizing

SANTA FE – Workers at a Santa Fe Starbucks are taking steps to unionize. The Santa Fe New Mexican reports employees at the location on St. Michael’s Drive notified CEO Howard Schultz earl...

DATE: Aug 19, 2022 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

Oil, gas revenues to drive New Mexico’s next budget windfall

CHAMA, N.M. – Projected revenues for the next budget year are expected to deliver another windfall to New Mexico’s coffers. New estimates released Wednesday by legislative and executive eco...

DATE: Aug 18, 2022 | CATEGORY: New Mexico