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July 22, 2020

Trump to expand DOJ's 'Operation Legend' to Chicago, Albuquerque amid unrest

President Trump is expected to announce Wednesday that he is expanding the Justice Department's "Operation Legend" program to Chicago and Albuquerque, days after threatening federal intervention to confront violence in American cities. 

July 17, 2020

New Mexico prosecutors upgrade charges to murder against cop who used chokehold on Latino man

Prosecutors upgraded the charges against a New Mexico cop from manslaughter to murder Thursday after a Latino man died in his custody from being put in a neck restraint.

July 15, 2020

Michigan jeweler, bored amid coronavirus, closes up shop, buries inventory and sells treasure hunts

A Michigan jeweler, frustrated with the coronavirus pandemic and looking for ways to support himself and keep busy, decided to shut down, pack up his inventory, and bury about $1 million of it around the state – in order to sell treasure hunts instead.

July 13, 2020

US Air Force F-16 at New Mexico base, pilot injured

July 8, 2020

DeVos, Education Dept. face 5-state lawsuit over coronavirus relief plan for schools

California, Michigan and three other states – plus the District of Columbia – are suing Education Secretary Betsy DeVos and her department, opposing what they say is a plan to take pandemic relief funds away from K-12 public schools and divert the money to private schools.

July 6, 2020

Coronavirus fears lead Mexican town to block road from US border

Fears of coronavirus outbreaks in the U.S. led the small Mexican town of Sonoyta across from Lukeville, Ariz., to briefly block the main road leading south from the U.S. border over the weekend.

July 3, 2020

Jeffrey Epstein 'statue' installed in front of Albuquerque’s City Hall

A piece of guerrilla artwork meant to represent pedophile Jeffery Epstein showed up in front of Albuquerque’s old City Hall in the middle of the night.

June 26, 2020

Coronavirus surge prompts New Mexico governor to hit pause on reopenings

The second phase of reopening in New Mexico is now on pause, the state’s Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham announced this week. 

June 16, 2020

New Mexico man charged after protest gunfire, as investigators say crowd 'appeared to maliciously pursue' him

Former Albuquerque city council candidate Steven Baca was charged on Tuesday with aggravated battery with a deadly weapon with a firearm enhancement, for his alleged involvement in a shooting that took place at a protest the day before. 

June 16, 2020

Albuquerque to send unarmed social workers, not police officers, to some 911 calls

Hours before Albuquerque police officers detained members of an armed civilian group when a protest erupted in gunfire Monday, the mayor of New Mexico’s capital city made an announcement that unarmed social workers – not officers – would now respond to certain 911 calls.