WWII veteran whose body went unclaimed to be buried in Santa Fe today
Posted: 11/20/2009, 1:00 AM Mountain time
Updated: John Q. Lott was buried this afternoon at Santa Fe National Cememtery. A World War II veteran who died at the Veterans Affairs Hospital in Albuquerque and had no kin in the area to claim his ...

New pizza place employs gas-sipping Smart Car
Posted: 11/19/2009, 11:00 PM Mountain time
The newest Domino's Pizza in town opened Monday near DeVargas Mall in Santa Fe with a smart idea — a gas-sipping Smart Car for deliveries. The little car is painted in the cheery blue, white and ...

40 arrested in Taos courtroom disruption to be arraigned Monday
Posted: 11/19/2009, 10:00 PM Mountain time
The office of Eighth Judicial District Court Judge Sam Sánchez released the list of names of the 32 people charged with contempt of court after an outburst during a hearing Thursday evening (Nov. 19 ...

Immigrant advocates heed congressmen's call to join nationwide reform effort
Posted: 11/19/2009, 11:00 PM Mountain time
Somos un Pueblo Unido, the immigrant-rights advocacy group, hosted one of 900 house parties that were held around the country this week to hear Rep. Luis Gutiérrez, D-Ill., speak about his proposed im ...

State mulls reducing Medicaid coverage
Posted: 11/19/2009, 8:07 PM Mountain time
Gov. Bill Richardson's administration is proposing to overhaul Medicaid and scale back health care services to some lower-income New Mexicans to cope with a projected budget shortfall of $300 million ...

Audit: Suspect spending in school districts
Posted: 11/19/2009, 11:00 PM Mountain time
Three sport utility vehicles purchased for school administrators from an out-of-state dealer. A $91,000 tow truck. Thousands of dollars for iPods for students. Paying athletes and cheerleaders to pull ...

Sportsmen protesting White Peak land swap
Posted: 11/19/2009, 11:00 PM Mountain time
Anyone with a few million dollars can bid on 7,000 acres of mountainous state trust land in northeast New Mexico around a popular hunting spot called White Peak. If no one else bids by 5 p.m. Tue ...

Campaign funds pay Domenici's legal fees
Posted: 11/19/2009, 9:00 PM Mountain time
ALBUQUERQUE — Campaign contributions to retired U.S. Sen. Pete Domenici paid for more than $700,000 in lawyers' bills arising from an ethics investigation into his role in the 2007 firing of former U. ...

Santa Fe Community Foundation awards $410,000 in grants
Posted: 11/19/2009, 9:00 PM Mountain time
The Santa Fe Community Foundation has awarded 40 grants totaling $410,000 to nonprofits in Santa Fe, Los Alamos, Mora, San Miguel, Taos and Rio Arriba counties. Despite the economy, the total was just ...