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RED RIVER, N.M. — The Latest on New Mexico’s state budget crisis (all times local): 9:10 a.m. Economists for the state of New Mexico say the flow of revenues to the state’s general fund declined by more than 8 percent during the fiscal year ending in June as a slump in oil markets held back […]

LAS CRUCES — The man accused of fatally shooting Hatch police officer Jose Chavez pleaded not guilty to federal firearms and carjacking charges on Wednesday. Jesse Hanes, 38, has been charged with five counts including being a felon in possession of a firearm; carjacking resulting in serious bodily injury; and discharging a firearm during a crime […]

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LONDON — The developer of the world’s largest aircraft says the blimp-shaped airship sustained damage after it made a bumpy landing Wednesday on its second test flight in eastern England. Hybrid Air Vehicles said it is trying to figure out what caused the rough landing of the 302-foot (92-meter) Airlander 10 during its 100 minute […]

AMATRICE, Italy — A strong earthquake in central Italy reduced three towns to rubble as people slept early Wednesday, killing at least 73 people and injuring hundreds more as rescue crews raced to dig out survivors with bulldozers and their bare hands. The toll was likely to rise as crews reached homes in more remote […]

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Qatar’s sovereign wealth fund has made an iconic purchase in America — a stake in the company that owns New York’s Empire State Building. The $622-million purchase by the Qatar Investment Authority comes as the Doha fund increases its investments in the U.S. as the small country on the Arabian […]

WASHINGTON — The National Association of Realtors reports on July sales of existing homes Wednesday at 10 a.m. Eastern. SALES DIP: Economists expect that sales fell 1.3 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 5.51 million, according to a survey by the data firm FactSet. That would be a pullback from June’s 1.1 gain […]

Detectives with Albuquerque Police Department’s Violent Crimes unit are investigating after an early morning fight at an apartment complex near Golf Course and Irving NW Wednesday morning, according to a department spokesman. Officer Fred Duran said officers were called to a disturbance at the complex at 4701 Irving NW around 4:30 a.m. “Officers arrived and […]

Albuquerque teachers have more power to shape their curriculum thanks to a new union contract approv ...

SANTA FE – The New Mexico Supreme Court has issued a ruling in a case involving former Secre ...