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FILE - The Albuquerque Police Department headquarters is seen, Feb. 2, 2024, in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The Albuquerque Police Department is now in full compliance with reforms ordered by the U.S. Department of Justice and that paves the way for the end of nine years of court oversight, authorities said Monday, May 13. (AP Photo/Susan Montoya Bryan, File)

After nine years of court oversight, Albuquerque Police now in full compliance with reforms

Authorities say the Albuquerque Police Department is now in full compliance with reforms ordered by the U.S.
 
FILE -Albuquerque Police Chief Harold Medina answers questions about an ongoing investigation into possible corruption within the department's DWI unit during a news conference at police headquarters in Albuquerque, N.M. on Friday, Feb. 2, 2024. Several members of the Albuquerque police academy’s training staff who were dismissed from their duties last summer filed a lawsuit Wednesday, April 17, 2024 outlining allegations of nepotism and retaliation by leadership within the force. (AP Photo/Susan Montoya Bryan, File)

Whistleblowers outline allegations of nepotism and retaliation within Albuquerque’s police academy

 
Sheryl Williams Stapleton, a former state House majority leader and APS employee, right, walks with her attorney Ahmad Assed, left, to make her first appearance in U.S. District Court in Albuquerque, N.M., on Tuesday, April 9, 2024. (Chancey Bush/The Albuquerque Journal via AP)

Former high-ranking Democratic legislator in New Mexico pleads not guilty in federal fraud case

 
This photo taken from Albuquerque Police Department police video shows police making an arrest on March 20, 2024 after a chase with a horse-mounted police officer in Albuquerque, N.M. The shoplifter was detained outside a Walgreens. (Albuquerque Police Department via AP)

Shoplifter chased by police on horses in New Mexico, video shows

 
FILE - A sign markss he Waste Isolation Pilot Plant, March 6, 2014, near Carlsbad, N.M. Top officials gathered Tuesday, March 26, 2024, in southern New Mexico to mark the 25th anniversary of the nation’s only underground repository for radioactive waste resulting from decades of nuclear research and bomb making. (AP Photo/Susan Montoya Bryan, File)

New Mexico regulators worry about US plans to ship radioactive waste back from Texas

 

Shoplifter chased by police on horseback in New Mexico

A shoplifting suspect in New Mexico found himself surrounded by police officers on horseback.
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An Afghan refugee has been convicted of murder in a case that shocked Albuquerque’s Muslim community

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BALTIMORE ORIOLES — Sent RHP Kyle Bradish to Norfolk (IL) on a rehab assignment.
 

‘Forever chemicals’ are found in water sources around New Mexico, studies find

Studies have found that so-called forever chemicals have been detected in water sources across New Mexico. The U.S.
 

A fifth Albuquerque, New Mexico, police officer has resigned amid probe of unit

Authorities say a fifth Albuquerque police officer has resigned during an investigation into alleged wrongdoing by officers assigned to a unit charged with stopping impaired drivers.
 
Muhammed Syed, center, with his attorney Thomas Clark, is taken into custody after he was convicted of killing Aftab Hussien in 2022, in Bernalillo County Courthouse in Albuquerque, N.M., Monday, March 18, 2024. (Eddie Moore/The Albuquerque Journal via AP)

An Afghan refugee has been convicted of murder in a case that shocked Albuquerque’s Muslim community

An Afghan refugee has been found guilty of first-degree murder in one of three fatal shootings that shook Albuquerque’s Muslim community during the summer of 2022.
 

A fourth Albuquerque, New Mexico, police officer has resigned amid probe of unit

The police department in Albuquerque, New Mexico, says a fourth officer has resigned during an investigation into alleged wrongdoing by officers assigned to a unit charged with stopping impaired drivers.
 
Muhammad Syed enters the court room before opening statements at the Bernalillo County Courthouse in Downtown Albuquerque, N.M,, on Tuesday, March 12, 2024. Syed, an Afghan refugee, is accused in the slayings of three Muslim men in Albuquerque. (Chancey Bush/The Albuquerque Journal via AP, Pool)

Afghan refugee stands trial in first of 3 killings that shocked Albuquerque’s Muslim community

An Afghan refugee accused in the slayings of three Muslim men in Albuquerque, New Mexico, was in court as attorneys delivered opening statements in the first of three trials.
 
Renowned architect Antoine Predock kneels next to a model of the Canadian Museum for Human Rights in his studio in Albuquerque, N.M., April 30, 2018. Predock, whose list of credits includes award-winning buildings around the world, died Saturday, March 2, 2024, at his home in Albuquerque, according to longtime friends and colleagues. He was 87. (AP Photo/Susan Montoya Bryan)

Antoine Predock, internationally renowned architect and motorcycle aficionado, dies at 87

Internationally renowned architect and avid motorcyclist Antoine Predock has died at his home in Albuquerque, according to longtime friends. He was 87.
 

Albuquerque Police Department Chief crashes into vehicle while avoiding gunfire

The police chief in New Mexico’s most populous city crashed his car into another vehicle after attempting to avoid gunfire while on his way to a Saturday morning press conference.
 

Albuquerque Police Department opens internal investigation into embattled DWI unit

The Albuquerque Police Department has opened a new internal investigation related to a federal probe into allegations of possible corruption in the department’s DWI unit.
 
Republican political contenders including Nella Domenici, right, filed petitions Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2024, in Santa Fe, N.M., to appear on New Mexico's primary ballot in hopes of challenging incumbent Democratic U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich. Republicans also hope to reclaiming a congressional swing seat along the U.S. border with Mexico held by Democratic U.S. Rep. Gabe Vasquez. (AP Photo/Morgan Lee)

New Mexico Republicans vie to challenge incumbent senator and reclaim House swing district

Republican contenders are filing petitions to appear on New Mexico’s June 4 primary ballot. They hope to challenge incumbent Democratic U.S. Sen.
 

Gabriella Durán Blakey chosen as new superintendent for New Mexico’s largest school district

The Albuquerque Public Schools board has named the district’s current chief operations officer as its new superintendent.
 

2nd defendant pleads guilty in drive-by shootings on homes of Democratic lawmakers

Federal officials say a second defendant has pleaded guilty to federal charges in connection with a series of drive-by shootings at the homes of state and local lawmakers in Albuquerque after the 2022 election.
 
Albuquerque Police Chief Harold Medina addresses an ongoing investigation into possible corruption within the department's DWI unit during a news conference at police headquarters in Albuquerque, New Mexico, on Friday, Feb. 2, 2024. Medina said he couldn't provide specifics because he didn't want to compromise the internal inquiry or a separate investigation being conducted by federal authorities. (AP Photo/Susan Montoya Bryan)

‘No stone unturned:' Albuquerque police chief vows thorough investigation of corruption allegations

The police chief in New Mexico’s largest city vows that the Albuquerque Police Department will “leave no stone unturned” as it moves ahead with an internal investigation into allegations of possible corruption within the Driving While Intoxicated unit.
 
New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham delivers her State of the State speech for the start of the 56th Legislature at the Capitol, Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2024, in Santa Fe, N.M. (AP Photo/Roberto E. Rosales)

Latest federal court order favors right to carry guns in some New Mexico public parks

A U.S. District Court judge is standing by her decision to block portions of a public health order from New Mexico’s governor that would suspend the right to carry firearms in many public parks in the Albuquerque area.
 

More than 150 DWI cases dismissed as part of federal public corruption probe in New Mexico

Authorities say more than 150 cases alleging that motorists drove while intoxicated have been dismissed as part of a federal public corruption investigation.
 

3 teens face charges in Christmas Day youth facility disturbance, Albuquerque sheriff says

Three teens are facing charges including assault following what sheriff’s officials termed a “major disturbance” on Christmas Day at a youth detention center in Albuquerque.
 
FILE - Solomon Peña, center, a Republican candidate for New Mexico House District 14, is taken into custody by Albuquerque, New Mexico, Police officers, Jan. 16, 2023, in southwest Albuquerque. Peña has been indicted on federal charges including interference with the electoral process in connection with a series of drive-by shootings at the homes of state and local lawmakers in Albuquerque, according to a grand jury indictment that was unsealed Wednesday, May 31. (Roberto E. Rosales/The Albuquerque Journal via AP, File)

New Mexico man pleads guilty in drive-by shootings on homes of Democratic lawmakers

One of three defendants has pleaded guilty to federal charges in connection with a series of drive-by shootings at the homes of state and local lawmakers in Albuquerque after the 2022 election.
 
FILE - Attorney Gail Evans, of the Center for Biological Diversity's Climate Law Institute, speaks about pollution from oil and natural gas development and frustration with state oversight of the industry outside the state First District Court in Santa Fe, N.M., on Wednesday, May 10, 2023. A bill to ban oil and gas production within a mile (1.6 kilometers) of schools and daycare centers across New Mexico is among the first published proposals as the state legislature prepares for a 30-day session that could bring an overhaul to fundamental oil and gas regulations, Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2024. (AP Photo/Morgan Lee, File)

New Mexico considers setback requirements for oil wells near schools and day care centers

A bill to ban oil and gas production within a mile (1.6 kilometers) of schools and day care centers across New Mexico is among the first published proposals as the state Legislature prepares for a 30-day session that could bring an overhaul to fundamental oil and gas regulations.
 

SUV plows into Albuquerque garage, killing homeowner

Police in Albuquerque say a man was killed when a driver of an SUV drove through a stop sign, plowed into the homeowner’s garage and pushed an unoccupied vehicle deep into his home.
 
FILE - New Mexico economists and budget officials, including Legislative Finance Committee Chief Economist Jon Clark, at right, brief lawmakers about declines in state revenue, Dec. 5, 2016, in Santa Fe, N.M. Clark, a state cabinet secretary and former economist to the Legislature, was selected Wednesday, Dec. 27, 2023, to oversee New Mexico's $49 billion nest egg of savings and trust accounts at the State Investment Council. (AP Photo/Morgan Lee, File)

New Mexico native will oversee the state’s $49B savings portfolio amid windfall from petroleum

A state cabinet secretary and former economist to the Legislature has been selected to oversee New Mexico’s $49 billion nest egg of savings and trust accounts at the State Investment Council.
 
A wall of monitors behind a glass wall is pictured on Dec. 15, 2023, at the city's Real Time Crime Center in Albuquerque, N.M. Officials are seeking more funding from the New Mexico Legislature to add cameras and expand access to neighboring communities. (AP Photo/Susan Montoya Bryan)

Leaders seek to expand crime-fighting net of cameras and sensors beyond New Mexico’s largest city

New Mexico’s largest city is blanketed with a network of cameras, license plate readers and special listening devices that hone in on the sound of gunfire.
 

Albuquerque police cadet and husband are dead in suspected domestic violence incident, police say

Albuquerque police say the husband of one of their cadets shot and killed her before taking his own life.
 
This photo posted on the Custer County Sheriff's Office Facebook page shows Hanme K. Clark as he's taken into custody by personnel from the New Mexico State Police and the U.S. Marshals Service, near Albuquerque, N.M., Tuesday, Nov. 21, 2023. Clark was captured after 25 hours on the run after police say he fatally shot three people and critically wounded a fourth in his latest property dispute with neighbors in rural Colorado, authorities said. (Courtesy of Custer County Sheriff's Office via AP)

Authorities capture man accused of killing 3 in simmering Colorado property dispute

Authorities say they have captured the man accused of shooting three people dead in his latest property dispute with neighbors in rural Colorado.
 
FILE - The Torrance County Detention Facility is seen, Sept. 29, 2022, in Estancia, N.M. A lawsuit on behalf of four migrants accuses U.S. immigration authorities of disregarded indications of unsanitary and unsafe conditions at the immigrant detention center in New Mexico to ensure the facility would remain open, in violation of federal standards. A coalition on advocates for migrant rights on Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2023, announced the lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Albuquerque, N.M., regarding oversight of the Torrance County Detention Facility. (AP Photo/Andres Leighton, File)

Class-action lawsuit alleges unsafe conditions at migrant detention facility in New Mexico

A lawsuit on behalf of four migrants accuses U.S. immigration authorities of disregarded indications of unsanitary and unsafe conditions at an immigrant detention center in New Mexico to ensure the facility would remain open, in violation of federal standards.
 

Albuquerque’s annual hot air balloon fiesta continues to grow after its modest start 51 years ago

The Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta began modestly in 1972 with 13 hot air balloons. More than a half-century later, the nine-day event held every October is one of the most photographed events in the world and continues to draw pilots and spectators from across the globe to New Mexico’s hi
 

Man who, in his teens, shot and killed Albuquerque mail carrier sentenced to 22 years

An Albuquerque man convicted in the 2019 shooting death of a U.S. Postal Service mail carrier has been sentenced to 22 years in prison. The U.S.
 
FILE - Demonstrators carry their assault rifles to a Second Amendment rally in response to Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham's recent public health order suspending the conceal and open carry of guns in and around Albuquerque for 30-days, Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2023, in Albuquerque, N.M. Restrictions on carrying guns in public that are tied to an emergency public health order are going under the legal microscope Tuesday, Oct. 3, in New Mexico, where the Democratic governor is testing the boundaries of her authority and constitutional law in response to violent crime in the state’s largest metro area. (AP Photo/Roberto E. Rosales, File)

New Mexico governor defends approach to attempted gun restrictions, emergency order on gun violence

New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham is defending her decision to treat gun violence as a public health epidemic by presenting statistics on recent firearms seizures, reduced reports of gunfire in the Albuquerque metro area and an uptick in jail bookings.
 
FILE - Demonstrators carry their assault rifles to a Second Amendment rally in response to Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham's recent public health order suspending the conceal and open carry of guns in and around Albuquerque for 30-days, Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2023, in Albuquerque, N.M. Restrictions on carrying guns in public that are tied to an emergency public health order are going under the legal microscope Tuesday, Oct. 3, in New Mexico, where the Democratic governor is testing the boundaries of her authority and constitutional law in response to violent crime in the state’s largest metro area. (AP Photo/Roberto E. Rosales, File)

Court reviews gun-carry restrictions under health order in New Mexico, as states explore options

Restrictions on carrying guns in public that are tied to an emergency public health order are going under the legal microscope in U.S. District Court in New Mexico.
 

New Mexico’s governor tests positive for COVID-19, reportedly for the 3rd time in 13 months

New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham has tested positive for COVID-19 again, reportedly for the third time in 13 months.
 
FILE - A ramshackle compound is seen in the desert area of Amalia, N.M., on Aug. 10, 2018. Two firearms charges were dismissed Thursday, Sept. 21, 2023, amid preparations for trial against an extended family arrested in a 2018 law enforcement raid on the compound in northern New Mexico and the discovery of a young boy's decomposed body. (AP Photo/Brian Skoloff, File)

Jury selection opens in terrorism trial of extended family members dating to 2018 New Mexico raid

Jury selection has begun in the trial of several members of an extended family who face trial on kidnapping and terrorism charges linked to a law enforcement raid on their squalid New Mexico encampment in 2018.
 
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