“Show me your hands, get on the ground now!” Chaves County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Ricardo Delagado yelled from the back of a pickup as he pointed a gun at Oscar Najera in June 2021. Moments later, Delgado and fellow deputy Raul Ramos shot Najera to death. This image from Chaves County Sheriff’s Deputy Ricardo Delgado’s […]
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It’s a New Era for Funding on Both Sides of Abortion Debate
By GLENN GAMBOA AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The Supreme Court’s overturning of Roe v. Wade has ushered in a new era of funding on both sides of the abortion debate. With the legality of abortion now up to individual states to determine, an issue long debated by legislators and philanthropists — when […]
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Uneasy US Tries to Fete a July 4 Marred by Parade Shooting
By BOBBY CAINA CALVAN and KATHLEEN FOODY Associated Press A shooting that left at least six people dead at an Independence Day parade in a Chicago suburb rattled Monday’s celebrations across the U.S. and further rocked a country already awash in turmoil over high court rulings on abortion and guns as well as hearings on […]
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NM Customers to Save Monthly With PNM Coal Plant Closure
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The largest electric provider in New Mexico on Friday outlined the savings that customers will see from the closure of a coal-fired power plant as part of a filing mandated by state utility regulators. The document was required to be submitted by July 1 as part of a financing order related […]
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We Have a Culture Clash Over Water Rights
Three main cultures compete for the Land of Enchantment’s scarce water in northern New Mexico. Each culture has distinct water allocation traditions and has brought a different perspective of relationship to water and its use. The clash of these cultures makes northern New Mexico unusual and creates allocation tensions that don’t exist in other states. […]
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Tell Your Teen: Apply for FBI Day
High school sophomores, juniors and seniors interested in spending a day with the FBI in Albuquerque are encouraged to apply for the agency’s Teen Academy, which will be held Tuesday, July 26. The deadline to apply is July 7. The FBI Teen Academy allows rising 10th, 11th and 12th graders for the 2022-23 school year […]
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Community Opposition Forces Santolina Hearing to Reschedule
There is a lot at stake for community members in opposition to the Santolina development and they want to be sure that, when they raise their voices in disapproval, they are heard. The Bernalillo County Commissioners (BCC) Santolina hearing (Zoning Meeting) scheduled for June 28 was originally an in-person meeting only. Community members and their […]
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Meet ABQ’s Newest Poet Laureate
By Bill Nevins Anna C. Martinez is Albuquerque’s sixth Poet Laureate, appointed June 29 at a gala Albuquerque Museum ceremony, to serve a two- year term starting July 1 by the city’s Poet Laureate Program with Mayor Keller’s approval. Martinez, a mother and grandmother who was born in Los Angeles and grew up in Española […]
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Supreme Court: Biden Can End Trump-Era Asylum Policy
By JESSICA GRESKO and ELLIOT SPAGAT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court said Thursday the Biden administration can scrap a Trump-era immigration policy to make asylum-seekers wait in Mexico for hearings in U.S. immigration courts, a victory for a White House that still must address the growing number of people seeking refuge at […]
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Lawyer Who Advised Trump Says Federal Agents Seized Phone
By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A conservative lawyer who aided former President Donald Trump’s efforts to undo the 2020 election results and who has been repeatedly referenced in House hearings on the Jan. 6, 2021 assault on the Capitol said in a court filing Monday that federal agents seized his cell phone […]
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Suit Calls for Investigation and Sanctions Against Trump’s New Mexico Lawyers for Trying to Overturn 2020 Election Results
As the country is watching mounting evidence of misconduct against former President Donald Trump and his advisors in the Jan. 6 Congressional hearings, a group of New Mexico attorneys have filed a request for an investigation and sanctions into the conduct of two former Trump attorneys with the New Mexico Supreme Court for their role […]