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New Mexico says jet fuel spill could be larger
A decades-old jet fuel spill threatening Albuquerque's water supply could be as large as 24 million gallons, or twice the size of the oil spill from the Exxon Valdez, New Mexico environment officials acknowledged Tuesday. Officials previously estimated the spill from Kirtland Air Force Base to be about 8 million ...
Winning numbers drawn in 'Mega Millions' game
The winning numbers in Tuesday evening's drawing of the "Mega Millions" game were: 10-14-35-43-52, Mega Ball: 16 (ten, fourteen, thirty-five, forty-three, fifty-two; Mega Ball: sixteen) Estimated jackpot: $16 million
Winning numbers drawn in 'Megaplier' game
The winning numbers in Tuesday evening's drawing of the "Megaplier" game were: 2 (two)
Las Cruces man arrested in child pornography case
A Las Cruces man has been arrested in a child pornography case. Federal authorities say 32-year-old Erik Khan was taken into custody Tuesday on a criminal complaint charging him with distribution, receipt and possession of child pornography. Khan has been employed as a basketball coach at a Las Cruces middle ...
NM wildfire prompts precautionary evacuations
Authorities have issued a precautionary evacuation for a small summer community in southwestern New Mexico as a 1,100-acre wildfire continues to grow in the Gila Wilderness. Fire information officer Alex Torres says there are about 10 homes in the Willow Creek area. He says authorities were taking precautions Tuesday given ...
NM prisons may get crime stoppers, crisis hotlines
The state's corrections secretary said he wants all New Mexico prisons to have access to crime stoppers and rape crisis hotlines so inmates can feel free to report sexual assaults. Gregg Marcantel told The Associated Press on Monday that the consideration is part of a larger push to emphasize whistle-blower ...
Comanche tribe makes Johnny Depp honorary member
Johnny Depp has been made an honorary member of the Comanche tribe. Depp is in New Mexico, shooting the film adaptation of "The Lone Ranger." He plays "Ranger" sidekick Tonto in the film. Comanche Nation tribal member LaDonna Harris said Tuesday that the tribal chairman presented Depp with a proclamation ...
Tuition deal between Colo., NM renewed
Colorado and New Mexico renewed a deal allowing students from each state to attend college at resident rates at participating institutions. The reciprocity agreement will be extended for three years beginning July 1. The cap for the number of eligible students will also be increased from 400 to 500 students. ...
$3.4 billion Indian land royalty settlement upheld
A panel of appellate judges on Tuesday upheld a $3.4 billion settlement between the U.S. government and hundreds of thousands of Native American plaintiffs whose land trust royalties were mismanaged by the Interior Department. The ruling means that settlement checks could be mailed to members of the class-action lawsuit within ...
Ariz. officials say demand a key issue in drug war
Federal and state law enforcement officials say the fight against border drug trafficking must address reducing demand. The Arizona Republic (http://bit.ly/MDz8kb) reports several officials told a congressional panel Monday in Phoenix there needs to be a coordinated effort to decrease the appetite for drugs in the U.S. Immigration and Customs ...
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