The Brazilian president has been facing increased international pressure to contain record numbers of fires in the forest.
He and his brother became best known for building a political network dubbed the “Kochtopus” for its far-reaching support of conservative causes.
Football coach Pat Mares said he did not have details regarding the extent of the damage Friday morning, but added, “It’s pretty bad.”
The defendant charged in the beating death of a Nambé teen faces seven new charges before a grand jury.
ALBUQUERQUE — Police said multiple officers have fatally shot a man at a bus stop in Albuquerque.
The state seized property from his Rinconada salvage yard in the name of public safety. He says he’s being unfairly targeted by N.M., federal agencies.
Stephanie Maez, executive director of Progress Now New Mexico, says the group recently obtained a cache of documents that were “deeply disappointing.”
Doctors from the New Mexico Behavioral Health Institute say they have been “making progress” with 23-year-old Damian Herrera, but they need more time to ensure he can stand trial.
An Idaho woman is accused of rerouting the direct deposit paychecks of Santa Fe’s public works director; other top leaders might have been targeted as well.
Lawyer Jennifer Burrill who was present for some of the audit, said in an interview said that while fingernail clippings and hair were collected into evidence, there is no documentation of what became of the items.
Jullian Medelez, 45, is facing a charge of second-degree murder in the fatal shooting of 32-year-old George Albert Lewis II.
Police are investigating a report of a sexual assault on a student Monday at Santa Fe High School.
Ringside Seat
Parking case rides a runaway legal train
Stanford Weinstein said he was innocent and filed a protest. Then he accused city bureaucracy of being tone-deaf, sustaining the ticket even though it had no evidence against him.
Asheley Coriz, alleges she was harassed by a supervisor and that the hospital failed to give her accommodations, such as an American Sign Language translator, and then fired her in retaliation for her complaints.
The closure will remain in place until “levels no longer pose an increased threat to humans and animals,” Elizabeth Lockyear, a spokeswoman for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Albuquerque District.
New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs Secretary Debra Griego y Garcia said the State Historic Preservation Office will have 30 business days to review and respond to the proposal.
Roundhouse Roundup
Uneasy on the Plaza
I’ve known Roque Garcia since several years before he started cooking his carnitas on the Plaza in the mid-1980s. He’s a good-hearted, good-na…
Roundhouse Roundup
A nation that lacks a consoler-in-chief
Presidents Ronald Reagan, George W. Bush and Barack Obama knew that an important, if unwritten, part of the job is being comforter-in-chief in times of national distress. Events in the past week show the current president does not.
Roundhouse Roundup
Reality shows about cops fall short
Dropping Live PD probably won’t have a major effect on law enforcement in Santa Fe.
Roundhouse Roundup
In New Mexico, the scandals never stop
The names of the corrupt New Mexico officials who help fuel the effort to establish a state ethics commission — a roll call that includes Mich…
Roundhouse Roundup
Zorro Ranch: Where cattle actually roamed
In the spring of 2006, politically connected convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein was under investigation by the state of New Mexico for cer…
Ringside Seat
Parking case rides a runaway legal train
Stanford Weinstein said he was innocent and filed a protest. Then he accused city bureaucracy of being tone-deaf, sustaining the ticket even though it had no evidence against him.
Ringside Seat
In this election scrum, the cream might not rise
So many candidates are entering the race for Congress in New Mexico’s 3rd District that they’re deadening public interest.
Notes from the North
St. Michael’s soccer players lend hand at New Mexico United game
The St. Michael’s boys and girls teams were ball shaggers, and Horsemen head boys coach Mike Feldewert played a role in getting the teams on the field.
One surefire way exists to determine if a New Mexico legislator is in hiding: Check his or her requests for travel expenses.
Sports commentary
Lobos walk-on, a former St. Michael’s football standout, takes new path
On Saturday morning, Xavier Vigil had seen enough. He told friends and family that he was walking away from the Lobos on the eve of what would have been his redshirt sophomore season.
