2+ hour, 29+ min ago   (287+ words) Because it was Zion’s kindness and generosity that motivated me to write on this subject, I asked him to contribute to this column. Young Adult Court graduate, Zion Graham: Joel — a YAC graduate — became an important inspiration to me because,…...

8+ hour, 5+ min ago   (801+ words) Police say shooting happened within hours of fatal stabbing A homicide suspect used an SUV and gun stolen from the man he killed to shoot another person in Southeast Albuquerque, according to police. Collin Terrazas, 43, was charged Friday with aggravated…...

4+ hour, 41+ min ago   (652+ words) Attorney General Raúl Torrez’s office hand-delivered a letter to the president and CEO of Public Service Company of New Mexico’s parent company on Wednesday, asking the state’s largest utility to explain its billing practices. In recent months, with sweltering temperatures…...

6+ hour, 30+ min ago   (608+ words) A 66-year-old Albuquerque middle school campus is getting a long-awaited makeover. Staff at Harrison Middle School in Albuquerque’s South Valley on Thursday unveiled the first phase of what will eventually be a complete remodel of the school. The 54,480-square-foot new…...

17+ hour, 21+ min ago   (726+ words) The sound of boots thudding against the stairs reverberated through the Washington Federal Building on Friday morning as firefighters scaled the Downtown Albuquerque structure multiple times. Wearing their gear, more than 100 firefighters from across New Mexico filled the narrow staircase…...

2+ day, 10+ hour ago   (1574+ words) In the days after the terrorist attacks at the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001, Doug Gomez sat down in his 20th Street Manhattan apartment and started writing a poem to gather his thoughts. He envisioned the toxic dust still cloaking the…...

2+ day, 10+ hour ago   (867+ words) Sen. George Muñoz says he does not recall making phone call cited in state DOT records SANTA FE — An influential Democratic state senator is facing an ethics complaint over records that suggest he lobbied a New Mexico Department of Transportation…...

2+ day, 12+ hour ago   (1175+ words) LOVINGTON — Just after midnight on April 26, 2004, U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Aaron Austin recorded a message to his fiancée, Tiffany Hegstad. “Going on a mission tomorrow,” he said in part of the recording. “I don’t know what’s going to happen. … It’s…...

3+ day, 11+ hour ago   (234+ words) Firefighters are responding to a blaze that sparked in the Santa Fe Ski Basin area Wednesday afternoon. The fire is near the Saddleback and Chamisa Trails along N.M. 475, according to a social media post from the Santa Fe National Forest. There…...

3+ day, 13+ hour ago   (531+ words) A church groundskeeper is facing a criminal charge weeks after allegedly pepper-spraying a couple in a skirmish spurred by the pastor’s support of a North Valley mosque. Timothy Fresquez, 62, had his first hearing last week after being charged with battery,…...