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Private investigator first to admit guilt in offering bribes to get intoxicated drivers off the hook
A private investigator was the first to plead guilty to a host of federal charges that include racketeering and bribery in a corruption scandal that roiled New Mexico’s law enforcement community for over a decade,
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New Mexico governor delivers 2025 State of the State address
New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham gave her annual State of the State address after lawmakers convened for the state's 60-day legislative session.
Bitter cold overnight and morning in New Mexico
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City of Albuquerque prepares for cold front moving into New Mexico
As temperatures drop, city workers are trying to make sure everyone has a warm place to go or at least some warm clothes.
Dangerous cold with sub-zero wind chills across New Mexico
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South Carolina man pleads guilty to the carjacking and killing of a New Mexico police officer
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A South Carolina man pleaded guilty Friday to charges that he gunned down a New Mexico state police officer who had stopped to help him, marking a turning point in a case that had been set for trial later this year. Jaremy Smith ...
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New Mexico governor sets priorities for lawmakers. Public safety and child wellbeing top the list
As the nation’s No. 2 oil-producing state, New Mexico is flush with cash from petroleum production that will help to foot some of the bill. The governor held town halls in Alamogordo ...
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New Mexico Legislature will tackle public safety and more starting Tuesday
New Mexico lawmakers will convene at noon on Tuesday, Jan. 21 with a hefty 60-day agenda and a healthy budget to help fund existing and new initiatives across a spectrum
Keeping neighborhoods and roadways safe
KOAT was set to ride along with Power Friday, but he got busy making several arrests within two hours — a testament to his commitment in keeping the public safe. In 2024, Power led NMSP with the most arrests, at 213. Of that, 112 were felonies, with 73 of them being drug-related.
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'American Oasis' author argues the Southwest holds lessons for the future
Albuquerque, El Paso, Las Vegas, Phoenix and Tucson – and why the lessons learned in this region are relevant for the rest of the country in the era of mass migration and climate change.
Book Review: Kyle Paoletta’s ‘American Oasis’ offers lessons for a hotter, drier world
Kyle Paoletta takes readers on a virtual road trip around his native region, transporting us across hundreds of years and thousands of miles in his new book “American Oasis: Finding the Future in
Interior Department Says Gulf of Mexico Is Now ‘Gulf of America’
Trump also renamed Denali, North America’s tallest peak, as Mount McKinley, despite objections from Alaska’s senators.