An officer from the Santa Fe Police Department’s Property Crimes Unit holds crack cocaine taken from a burglary suspect in Santa Fe. Police officials say a lot of property crimes are linked to substance abuse. - Luis Sánchez Saturno/The New Mexican
Irene Pfeffer, 89, was asleep when someone smashed through her glass sliding door.
The burglar was in her wallet and out the door before Pfeffer, who is hard of hearing, woke up to find glass speckled across the floor.
It was around 3 p.m. Jan. 1 ...
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House approves $5B state budget proposal Updated: 3:05 PM The House on Wednesday gave bipartisan support to a proposed budget that will spend $5.6 billion on public education and other government programs nex ...
Online ad led to arrest in child-sex sting Court documents say one of the four men arrested last week on charges of soliciting a minor had drawn the attention of Santa Fe police when he ran a p ...
House sends immigrant driver's license bill to Senate Updated: 6:56 PM
Once again the state House of Representatives on Wednesday voted to pass a political-hot-potato bill that would repeal the state law allowing the sta ...
Senate confirms governor's nominee for energy post Updated: 7:05 PM The Senate has confirmed John Bemis as secretary of the state Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Department.
Bemis, an attorney with experience ...
Lady Braves avenge loss, earn first win over Lady Broncos In coachspeak, it was a throwaway game.
To the players, it was all about revenge.
After dropping an 11-point decision in a hostile road environment two weeks ago at Kirtland Central, Santa Fe Indian School got a little redemption with a 76-71 nondistrict win over those same Lady Broncos on Tuesday night in the Pueblo Pavilion Wellness Center.
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Editorial: Religious war? Not really Freedom of -- and from -- religion is perhaps the most precious liberty for citizens of the United States. It is one of our singular contributions to the world, the notion that each human is free to practice his faith without impediment yet also without being able to force those beliefs on another. That is why a recent decision by the Obama adminis ...