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Corpse a hostage in funeral dispute

Michael Herzenberg — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 06:50:41 GMT

The grieving relatives of Leona C. De Baca went shopping for a funeral and now say their grief is being compounded by a mortuary director who refuses to release the woman's body.

Tipsy volunteers boost police training

Alex Tomlin — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 06:31:57 GMT

It's easy spot that driver who's so plowed he's all over the road, but what about the driver who's walking the fine line between buzzed and drunk?

Trashed Tajique store back in business

Dave Bohman — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 06:23:27 GMT

Two young adults and a teen boy have been charged with the burglary that did so much damage to the only store in Tajique it nearly put the place out of business.

Decades of I-40 makeovers wrapping up

Crystal Gutierrez — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 02:36:39 GMT

The collective sigh of relief heard Friday in northeast Albuquerque came from drivers on Interstate 40 as lanes opened and barriers disappeared around the new San Mateo interchange.

KAFB said prepared for 'active shooter'

Kaitlin McCarthy — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 01:26:08 GMT

The Fort Hood massacre Thursday quickly prompted Albuquerque’s Kirtland Air Force Base into taking a hard look at its own safety procedures.

Celebrity waiters fight Cystic Fibrosis

Bill Diven — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:36:06 GMT

The annual Celebrity Waiters Night will be held Nov. 7 to help raise money for the fight against Cystic Fibrosis, a disease that strikes children and significantly shortens their lives.

Rescue dog fights for own life

Jeff Todd — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:17:31 GMT

A New Mexico border collie that helped find bodies at the Pentagon after the attacks on Sept.11, 2001 is now in a fighting for life against cancer..

Man sentenced for hired killing

Jessica Garate — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 23:59:18 GMT

Level of flu patients dips again

Bill Diven — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 23:56:44 GMT

The percentage of patients seeking treatment for flu-like illness continued to decline last week even as five more deaths were reported, according to the New Mexico Department of Health.

Funeral set for fallen Questa soldier

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:34:44 GMT

Mourners will gather in Questa on Friday to bid farewell to a New Mexico National Guard soldier who died in Iraq from cardiac arrest last month.

Santa Fe drivers may fix tickets

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:29:37 GMT

The warrants are ready in 1,600 traffic court cases in Santa Fe County. But first, drivers are being given the chance to settle their outstanding tickets before state police conduct a roundup.

Agency leader resigns after DWI arrest

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:24:27 GMT

One of Gov. Bill Richardson's cabinet secretaries who landed a federal job has resigned from state government after being arrested for drunken driving.

EPA, Energy Department recognize UNMH

Devon Armijo — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:17:38 GMT

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of Energy recognized University of New Mexico Hospital with the Energy Star Building Label on Friday.

I-40 construction nears end in ABQ

Devon Armijo — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:08:04 GMT

Commuters will have an easier drive to school and work come Monday morning, as crews will be finished with their year long construction project on San Mateo and Interstate 40.

Beer truck rolls on NM highway

Devon Armijo — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 19:38:07 GMT

A Bud Light truck rolled in Torrance County on Friday morning and there reports of injuries. Officials said that the truck was the only vehicle involved in the accident, which occurred on Highway 60 just East of Willard.

Feds: Drugs, booze cited in nun murder

Jim Winchester — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 19:30:25 GMT

The man charged with killing a nun on the Navajo reservation told investigators he broke into her convent residence to steal money for drugs and alcohol, according to a criminal complaint.

Man arrested in fatal drive-by shooting

Crystal Gutierrez — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 19:25:46 GMT

Deputies arrested the man that they say killed a 19-year-old father in a drive-by shooting last week.

Roller skating back in the duke city

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:45:12 GMT

The former Roller King building, off I-40 and Juan Tabo Blvd. NE, has been completely renovated into a high-tech facility.

Burglar Bobo busted in tobacco heist

Maria Medina — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 06:01:19 GMT

Bernalillo County sheriff's investigators connected an easily recognizable face with a serious addiction to cigarettes and came up with a burglary suspect Wednesday.

'Troubling' portrait emerges of gunman

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 05:59:24 GMT

There are many unknowns about Nidal Malik Hasan, the man authorities say is responsible for the worst mass killing on a U.S. military base. Most of all, his motive

Friends recall airman killed in Mexico

Jeff Todd — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 05:42:15 GMT

A welcoming mural calls Holloman Air Force Base 'The Friendliest Place on Earth,' but the mood beyond the gates Thursday reflected the loss of a popular airman gunned down in Mexico.

Suspect family shocked and saddened

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 05:33:45 GMT

Nader Hasan says the family is "filled with grief for the families" of the victims at Fort Hood. He says "Our family loves America" and is "proud of our country."

Sanchez moving on from murder charge

Dave Bohman — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 05:01:27 GMT

One day after being freed from a murder charge Luke Sanchez recalled the fatal shooting of a suspected burglar and said he remains convinced he did the right thing.

South Valley nears incorporation vote

Crystal Gutierrez — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 04:37:38 GMT

In two months South Valley residents will decide if they want their part of Bernalillo County to become its own town.

Boy missing after school found

Johnny Chandler — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 01:16:45 GMT

An 8-year-old boy who failed to meet his mother after school was located early this evening.

Deal on tax debt keeps Gardu�o's open

Kim Holland — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:53:33 GMT

The state has backed off threats to shut down Garduño's Restaurants over nearly $1 million in unpaid taxes and fines.

Ft. Hood shooter is licensed psych doc

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:35:51 GMT

The suspected shooter at Fort Hood was a psychiatrist at Walter Reed Army Medical Center for six years before being transferred to Texas.

In-depth: The history of Ft. Hood

Carla Casta�o — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:12:47 GMT

The largest Army post in the country has an honored place in the history of the U. S. Military. During the Iraq war, it was a Fort Hood unit that found the Iraqi leader hiding in a spider hole and captured him.

Leaders weigh in on Ft. Hood shooting

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 23:49:46 GMT

President Obama: My immediate thoughts and prayers are with the wounded and with the families of the fallen, and with those who live and serve at Fort Hood.

WIPP receives 8,000th waste shipment

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 21:50:44 GMT

The federal government's nuclear waste repository in southern New Mexico has received its 8,000th shipment of transuranic waste.