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Health insurance increases loom for state workers
More than 30,000 state and local government workers face a 15 percent increase for their health care insurance starting next month, but it could be only the beginning of higher costs as New Mexico's self-insurance program digs out of a financial hole. There have been no premium increases for workers ...
Not guilty plea for Martinez ex-campaign staffer
A former campaign manager for New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez pleaded not guilty Monday to federal charges that he hacked into her campaign's email system and hijacked correspondence by the governor, her staff and supporters. Jamie Estrada, 40, of Los Lunas entered his plea Monday in U.S. District Court in ...
Chavez murder trial stalls over evidence fight
The trial of a former Albuquerque police officer accused of killing his wife stalled Monday over a defense attorney's complaint that key evidence and documents have been withheld. State District Judge George P. Eichwald told jurors to go home without hearing any new testimony as attorneys argued over the evidence ...
Police: NM woman unmasks robber, finds grandson
Police say a New Mexico woman who confronted a masked intruder in her home stumbled upon a shocking discovery when she ripped off his disguise — the robber was her grandson. KRQE-TV reports (http://bit.ly/12yFaLy) that 22-year-old Thomas Clark is facing robbery charges after police say he stole his grandmother's purse ...
Fracking fuels water fights in nation's dry spots
The latest domestic energy boom is sweeping through some of the nation's driest pockets, drawing millions of gallons of water to unlock oil and gas reserves from beneath the Earth's surface. Hydraulic fracturing, or the drilling technique commonly known as fracking, has been used for decades to blast huge volumes ...
Men wrongly convicted or arrested on bite evidence
At least 24 men convicted or arrested based largely on murky bite-mark evidence have been exonerated by DNA testing, had charges dropped or otherwise been proved not guilty. Many spent more than a decade in prison, and one man was behind bars for more than 23 years before he was ...
AP IMPACT: Bites derided as unreliable in court
At least 24 men convicted or charged with murder or rape based on bite marks on the flesh of victims have been exonerated since 2000, many after spending more than a decade in prison. Now a judge's ruling later this month in New York could help end the practice for ...
No Jackpot Winner
None of the tickets sold for the Powerball game Saturday evening matched all six numbers drawn, which were: 28-36-40-48-55 Powerball: 1 (twenty-eight, thirty-six, forty, forty-eight, fifty-five; Powerball: one) Players matching all five numbers and the Powerball would have won or shared the $85 million jackpot. The prize goes to an ...
Firefighters advance containment on Colo. wildfire
Crews gained the upper hand on the most destructive wildfire in Colorado history Saturday and had more than half the blaze contained as officials prepared to lift mandatory evacuation orders for hundreds of residents. Incident commander Rich Harvey said at an evening news conference that containment of the Black Forest ...
NM concerned about Valles Caldera legislation
The head of the New Mexico Game and Fish Department and members of the state Game Commission don't like the idea of turning over management of the Valles Caldera National Preserve to the National Park Service. They met with representatives from U.S. Sen. Tom Udall's office on Friday to discuss ...
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