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Utah Gov. Herbert rails against US Land management

Utah Gov. Gary Herbert told a congressional subcommittee on Tuesday his state does a better job than U.S. land managers and has a bigger stake than the bureaucrats in protecting the natural resources and rugged beauty that drives Utah's outdoor recreation and tourism industry. "No one understands state challenges and ...

New Mexico team goes to Okla. for tornado response

The University of New Mexico hospital is sending a 26-member team of medical, computer and security specialists to Moore, Okla., to help with the response to Monday's massive tornado hit. Medical personnel who are part of the Disaster Medical Assistance Team include doctors, nurses and medical managers. The deployment could ...

NM changing its plans for health exchange

New Mexico is switching gears on its plan for a health insurance exchange and initially will partner with the federal government for computer services needed for an online insurance marketplace. The state intends to have a New Mexico-run insurance exchange ready for small businesses to shop for coverage for their ...

Rabies confirmed in bat found in Albuquerque

New Mexico health officials are urging parents to tell children not to handle wild animals. The warning comes after a bat found in northeast Albuquerque tested positive for rabies. A number of children were reportedly near the bat and took photographs of it on the evening of May 11, but ...

Santa Fe marijuana dispensary robbed at gunpoint

Authorities are looking for three men who robbed a licensed medical marijuana distributor in Santa Fe on Friday. Lt. William Pacheco with the Santa Fe County Sheriff's Office says three men armed with handguns entered the New Mexico Top Organics dispensary around 10:45 a.m. and tied up the two employees ...

This undated photo provided by the Albuquerque police department shows David Hernandez, 31, who was arrested Thursday, May 16, 2013 on kidnapping charges. Police say a mother whose 4-year-old daughter was being abducted from an Albuquerque, N.M. apartment complex chased Hernandez on Wednesday and crashed her vehicle into his car, triggering a manhunt. The 4-year-old was found later, uninjured, police said.  (AP Photo/Courtesy Albuquerque Police Department)

NM mom: I followed instincts in chasing abductor

Melissa Torrez didn't even think when teenagers in her apartment complex said a man had just grabbed her 4-year-old girl and drove away. She jumped in her car and began chasing the brown Buick through traffic, zigzagging on Interstate 40 at high speeds and staying with the car even as ...

NM Mom Chases Down Child Abductor

NM Mom Chases Down Child Abductor

A mother whose 4-year-old was being abducted chased the suspect down and crashed her vehicle into his car, triggering a manhunt and the arrest of the suspect, Albuquerque police said Thursday. (May 17)

Albuquerque police officers search for a suspect who apparently kidnapped a five year old near Near Indian School Wednesday afternoon, May 15, 2013.  The mother of the kidnapped victim chased the kidnapper to Southeast Albuquerque where she struck his car near the corner of Kathryn and Ortiz.  The man had pushed the girl out of the car shortly after grabbing her. The girl was not injured.  (AP Photo/The Albuquerque Journal, Roberto Rosales)   Mandatory Credit

Mom in NM chases down child abductor; man arrested

A mother whose 4-year-old was being abducted chased the suspect down and crashed her vehicle into his car, triggering a manhunt and the arrest of the suspect, Albuquerque police said Thursday. The young girl was playing in her yard at St. Anthony's Plaza Apartments in Albuquerque's North Valley about 6:30 ...

House bill protects homeland security budget

A Republican-controlled House panel moved Thursday to protect the Department of Homeland Security from the big cuts facing other domestic agencies under the party's budget slashing plan. The move came as the Appropriations Committee leadership privately circulated plans to drastically reduce spending for labor, education and health programs, foreign and ...

Report: NM facing medical access difficulties

New Mexicans could have longer waits for a doctor or specialist as demand grows for medical services because of an aging population and expanded insurance coverage under a federal health care law, legislative auditors said Wednesday. A report released by the Legislative Finance Committee said state residents could encounter growing ...

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