Power supplier to electric co-ops in 4 Western states signs wind farm dealDENVER — A company that supplies power to rural electric cooperatives in four Western states announced Monday that it will buy electricity from a new wind farm on Colorado’s Eastern Plains. Dad faces charge after putting his 5-year-old daughter behind wheel of speeding pickup truckALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Police charged the father of a 5-year-old girl with child abuse after the girl was spotted behind the wheel of a speeding pickup truck. KRQE-TV reported the father was arrested Thurday when police saw his truck speeding and swerving on the city’s west side. Police said the father told them he was trying to teach his daughter how to drive by having her sit in his lap. Mother, daughter plead guilty in Native American artifact theft, trafficking caseSALT LAKE CITY — A mother and daughter pleaded guilty Monday to several felony charges stemming from a sweeping federal investigation into the theft and illegal trafficking of American Indian artifacts. Pecan growers look beyond nutshell to space for help perfecting million-dollar nut cropALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Space is preparing to go a little nuts. International trade corridor through small-town western America seen as economic boonLIMON, Colo. — For Joe Kiely, the drone of thousands of trucks passing his Colorado plains town signals economic prosperity. Feds rescue surviving Mexican gray wolf pups in New Mexico, 3 pups found deadALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Wildlife agents rescued two Mexican gray wolf pups found abandoned in a New Mexico forest, but three others from the same litter were found dead, officials said Thursday. 911 system fixed after problem sent Santa Fe hiker’s calls misrouted to wrong numberSANTA FE, N.M. — Authorities say a programming error on cell phone towers misrouted 911 calls from a lost hiker who died in a rescue helicopter crash last month, but the problem has been corrected. Cross-country US Airways flight diverted to Albuquerque after passenger undresses in his seatALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — A passenger stripped naked during a US Airways flight and resisted a flight attendant’s efforts to cover him with a blanket before two off-duty law enforcement officers on board subdued and handcuffed him, authorities said Wednesday. US Airways flight diverted to Albuquerque after male passenger undresses in seatALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — A passenger stripped naked during a US Airways flight and resisted a flight attendant’s efforts to cover him with a blanket before two off-duty law enforcement officers on board subdued and handcuffed him, authorities said Wednesday. NM law enforcement busy keeping eye on Rainbow Family gathering in Santa Fe National ForestCUBA, N.M. — Authorities have recorded more than 370 incidents, including 120 violation notices, in the past week as people flock to the Santa Fe National Forest for the Rainbow Family of Living Light’s annual gathering. Albuquerque police ID victim, 2 suspects in fatal shooting during robbery of packed restaurantALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Police were searching Monday for at least two more men suspected of carrying out a weekend robbery at a crowded Denny’s restaurant that left one woman dead. For sale: historic hotel in New Mexico, where bullet holes and a ghost add to Old West feelSANTA FE, N.M. — For sale: A bit of the Old West. The historic Eklund Hotel — complete with refurbished guest rooms, a saloon with bullet holes in the tin ceiling and a resident ghost — has closed its doors. NM police looking for remaining suspects in Denny’s robbery, killing; 2 men in custodyALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Police on Sunday were searching for at least two more suspects they believe killed a teenage worker during a robbery at a packed Denny’s and committed 10 more armed robberies in Albuquerque this past year. 2 suspects in custody after shooting kills employee at Denny’s Restaurant in Albuquerque, NMALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Two suspects have been jailed on suspicion of murder after a restaurant employee was fatally shot during a robbery at a packed Denny’s Restaurant, police said. 1 dead after gunmen open fire at Denny’s Restaurant in Albuquerque, NMALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Police in Albuquerque say a restaurant employee has been killed after several armed suspects attempted a takeover-style robbery at a packed Denny’s Restaurant. NM ranchers say new border barriers don’t stop sick cows from crossing into US from MexicoALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Longtime New Mexico cattle rancher Judy Keeler is keenly aware of how tough it is to raise livestock in the dusty desert near the U.S.-Mexico border. Radio recordings from rescue helicopter reveal last seconds before crash in NM mountainsSANTA FE, N.M. — Moments before a helicopter crashed during a mountain rescue attempt, the pilot radioed to his wife — a state police dispatcher — and told her he was “going down.” New Mexico spaceport breaks ground on terminal and hangar facilityUPHAM, N.M. — A multimillion-dollar spaceport is moving toward construction in the New Mexico desert, a big step for commercial space development and tourists who will suit up for $200,000 suborbital flights. NM police find remains of 4 in car pulled from lake; vehicle belonged to dad who abducted kidsALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — The remains of an adult and three children discovered in a car submerged in a central New Mexico lake may be linked to the 2001 case of a man accused of abducting his three sons, authorities said Friday. NM shelter cancels plan to euthanize 50 strays to make room for court-held pit bullsLAS CRUCES, N.M. — Officials of a New Mexico animal shelter say they have canceled plans to euthanize more than 50 dogs to make room for court-held pit bulls. New Mexico shelter to kill more than 50 stray dogs to make room for ‘aggressive’ pit bullsLAS CRUCES, N.M. — Officials at a New Mexico animal shelter say they’ll euthanize more than 50 dogs and puppies this week to make room for 12 pit bulls from an unresolved dog fighting case. Environmentalists call to end funding for federal agency that controls wildlife, crop pestsALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — The number of animals poisoned, shot or snared by the U.S. Department of Agriculture more than doubled last year, and environmentalists who are critical of the killings are renewing their effort to cut the program’s funding. ACLU sues operator of private NM prison alleging violation of 7 inmates’ rightsSANTA FE, N.M. — The American Civil Liberties Union is suing the operator of New Mexico’s newest private prison on behalf of seven inmates who claim they were taunted by guards and videotaped while locked for hours in a shower room. Japanese hiker lost in New Mexico dialed 911 repeatedly for help, but calls were misroutedALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — A lost hiker who was killed in a helicopter crash after her rescue last week called 911 repeatedly, but was initially routed to non-emergency lines lacking the technology to help locate her, authorities said. Japanese hiker lost in New Mexico dialed 911 repeatedly for help, failed to reach dispatchersSANTA FE, N.M. — A Japanese hiker who became lost in the northern New Mexico mountains and later died in a crash of the helicopter that rescued her called 911 seven times before being connected to an emergency dispatcher. NM medical examiner says pilot of crashed rescue helicopter died of cold exposure, injuriesSANTA FE, N.M. — A New Mexico state police helicopter pilot died of hypothermia complicated by injuries he received in a crash during a mountain rescue mission, the state medical examiner’s office said Tuesday. NM medical investigator says pilot in rescue mission crash died of cold exposure, injuriesSANTA FE, N.M. — New Mexico’s medical examiner says a state police pilot whose helicopter crashed in the mountains near Santa Fe during a rescue mission died from exposure to the cold and injuries from the wreck. Workers to break ground on New Mexico spaceport where private citizens can buy trips to spaceUPHAM, N.M. — The wide-open desert of southern New Mexico has long been a key passageway: Spanish conquistadors used it to settle North America, and wagon trains and railroads rattled through on their way to California. Hundreds mourn NM state police officer killed in helicopter crash during rescueSANTA FE, N.M. — More than 1,000 people attended a memorial service to honor a 36-year-old New Mexico state police helicopter pilot killed in a mountain rescue attempt. Albuquerque police chief talks of ’sadness’ in city after 2 crimes bring national attentionALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Albuquerque Police Chief Ray Schultz remembers the moment at a news conference when his voice choked up and his eyes filled with tears. |
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