May 25, 2019 WWII Navajo Code Talker John Pinto dies at 94 John Pinto, a Navajo Code Talker in World War II and a long-serving New Mexico state senator, died Friday at age 94.
May 17, 2019 College Board president pushing 'adversity score' is same man behind controversial Common Core program The College Board president behind the recent decision to assign applicants an "adversity score" is the same man who peddled Common Core, one of the colossal failures of the U.S. educational system.
May 11, 2019 Suspect arrested in killing of University of New Mexico baseball player Albuquerque police arrested a man on Friday, accusing him of killing a University of New Mexico (UNM) baseball player at a popular restaurant last weekend.
May 9, 2019 Former CIA operative Valerie Plame announces bid for Congress in New Mexico Former CIA operative-turned-activist Valerie Plame announced Thursday she will be running for Congress in New Mexico's 3rd District.
April 30, 2019 Border Patrol apprehends 'largest group' of illegal immigrants near US border yet U.S. Border Patrol on Tuesday morning apprehended its largest group of illegal immigrants caught at once, Customs and Border Protection (CBP) reported.
April 30, 2019 2 clients at New Mexico spa offering 'vampire facial' diagnosed with HIV, others urged to get tested Two clients at a New Mexico spa that offered “vampire facials” were diagnosed with HIV after receiving treatments, prompting health officials to urge more former patients of the now-shuttered business to get tested for the virus.
April 25, 2019 Suspect, 17, arrested in shooting death of US Postal Service letter carrier, an Army vet A 17-year-old suspect was arrested Wednesday night in connection with Monday’s shooting death of a letter carrier for the U.S. Postal Service, according to authorities in New Mexico.
April 21, 2019 Armed border militia member accused of detaining migrants arrested in New Mexico A New Mexico man belonging to a militia group accused of detaining migrants along the U.S.-Mexico border at gunpoint was arrested Saturday on charges of firearms possession by a felon, authorities said.
April 19, 2019 New Mexico militia detains migrants at gunpoint until Border Patrol arrives: report An armed right-wing militia group operating along the U.S.-Mexico border posted several videos to social media this week, including one in which they held about 200 asylum-seeking migrants at gunpoint near Sunland Park, NM until U.S. Border Patrol agents arrived, according to a report.
April 18, 2019 Woman steals ambulance from New Mexico hospital 'to get heroin,' police say A New Mexico woman was arrested Saturday after allegedly stealing an ambulance and driving it around in circles to look for heroin before crashing it, police said.
