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N.M. high court: Some defendants must be released pending appeal

SANTA FE – New Mexico’s Supreme Court ruled Monday that some criminal defendants – including those convicted of child abuse charges – are entitled to release pending appeal if certain legal ...

Warm, windy conditions elevate fire danger in New Mexico

ALBUQUERQUE – Weather forecasters and land managers are warning that warm, windy and dry conditions are combining to boost fire danger around New Mexico as authorities called for evacuations...

Bernalillo County jail health care provider ends contract

ALBUQUERQUE – The medical care provider for Bernalillo County’s jail is walking away more than a year before its contract is up. The Albuquerque Journal reported Monday that Centu...

Archdiocese of Santa Fe to sell properties for settlements

SANTA FE – The Archdiocese of Santa Fe is expected to sell off hundreds of properties by this summer in order to pay for settlements of sex abuse lawsuits. The archdiocese, whic...

Employee of defense contractor faces charges in Capitol riot

ALBUQUERQUE – A Santa Fe man who works for a defense contractor faces criminal charges for his acknowledged presence inside the U.S. Capitol during the Jan. 6 riot. Authorities sa...

New Mexico expands child-wellness campus in Albuquerque

ALBUQUERQUE – The state of New Mexico is expecting multimillion-dollar annual savings on lease costs with the relocation of 160 child-wellness officials to a newly renovated campus in southe...

Colorado man charged in connection with Capitol riot

DENVER – Another Colorado man charged in connection with the storming of the U.S. Capitol was released from custody Thursday after making his first appearance in federal court. Ac...

Colo. clean energy industry recovers from pandemic losses

DENVER – Colorado’s clean energy industry lost over 4,000 jobs in 2020 but rebounded, along with the rest of the country, after a low point earlier in the year. The U.S. had repor...

U.S. sets aside habitat critical for survival of rare songbird

ALBUQUERQUE – U.S. wildlife managers have set aside vast areas across several states as habitat critical to the survival of a rare songbird that migrates each year from Central and South Ame...

Court denies former priest’s appeal in New Mexico abuse case

ALBUQUERQUE – A federal appeals court on Wednesday upheld a former Roman Catholic priest’s convictions and 30-year prison sentence in a New Mexico case centered on sexual abuse of an altar b...

Judge rules for news organizations in public records lawsuit

ALBUQUERQUE – A judge has ordered the Albuquerque school district to pay more than $400,000 to the District Judge Nancy Franchini also ruled Monday that the two news organizations are enti...

First lady Jill Biden to visit Albuquerque health clinic

ALBUQUERQUE – First lady Jill Biden plans to visit an Albuquerque health care facility as part of a three-day, two-state visit to the Southwest this week. The White House announce...