December 20, 2015 VA hospitals fund solar panels while veterans wait for doctors Veterans Administration hospitals have spent at least $420 million on solar panels and windmills while vets wait months — or even lay dying — to see a doctor.
December 20, 2015 Judges in New Mexico get a pay raise … from other judges It was a complicated case but, in the end, a specially selected panel of the New Mexico Supreme Court gave judges a 5 percent pay raise.
December 20, 2015 Rolling to your town? Cops driving mine-resistant vehicles For years, they’ve been used as armored vehicles for U.S. troops in places like Afghanistan and Iraq.
December 20, 2015 Confused over confusing wording, NM voters turn down amendment Amendment No. 1, dealing with school elections, received 57.6 percent approval from voters across the state. But since the amendment concerned voting rights, it needed to be favored by at least 75 percent of the electorate.
December 20, 2015 Republicans take New Mexico House for first time since 1950s Before Tuesday night, 1952 marked the last time Republicans in New Mexico could celebrate on Election Night, knowing they had a majority in the state’s House of Representatives.
December 20, 2015 Democratic candidate for New Mexico Governor endorsed by Weather Underground member New Mexico Democratic gubernatorial candidate Alan Webber has a history of radical views, including ties to the Weather Underground and urging empathy for a child sex offender.
December 18, 2015 Dispatch recordings detail governor questioning noise complaint while at Santa Fe hotel Authorities have released dispatch tapes from a noise complaint that led police to New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez's hotel room, in which the governor can be heard telling dispatchers there was no need to send officers.
December 5, 2015 Feds temporarily restrict flights at Albuquerque airport as security cordons off Kirtland gate Officials at Albuquerque's international airport say planes are once again coming and going after federal aviation officials ordered a brief restriction on all flights.
December 1, 2015 Jewelry worth $1M taken from Santa Fe store during tree-lighting ceremony More than $1 million in jewelry was stolen from a store on a historic plaza in Santa Fe as crowds gathered for a holiday tree-lighting festival outside, police said Tuesday.
December 1, 2015 Police return pet tortoise stolen during Albuquerque home invasion A pet tortoise stolen during a home invasion got to ride shotgun when Albuquerque police returned the reptile to its owner.
