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Hispanics Key to 2012 Electoral Map

Matt Cantor — Mon, 07 May 2012 08:47:45 CDT

If he wants to win in November, Mitt Romney will need to make giant strides among Hispanics, and he knows it. A failure to do so "spells doom for us," he was caught saying at a fundraiser. President Obama already appears to have a large electoral-vote lead—247 to 191—...

In NM, Unpaid Tickets Could Get Your Utilities Shut Off

Evann Gastaldo — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 11:54:05 CDT

Thinking about skipping out on your red-light-camera ticket? You might want to reconsider, at least if you're a resident of Las Cruces, New Mexico, where delinquent violators could have their utilities shut off. Officials were apparently desperate to come up with a way to collect unpaid fines, which have amounted...

New Shrimp-y Species Found in NM Cave

Wed, 18 Apr 2012 14:20:05 CDT

Shrimp kebabs, shrimp creole, shrimp gumbo ... now add "blind, tiny, and almost translucent" shrimp to the list: Scientists have discovered a new shrimp-like species in a cave near Carlsbad Caverns in New Mexico. "You never know what you're going to find down there," says a senior cave specialist with the...

Legendary Ultrarunner Found Dead in Wilderness

Mark Russell — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 05:49:27 CDT

Friends and family of legendary ultrarunner Micah True have been left with only questions and memories after the body of the 58-year-old was found in the New Mexico wilderness on Saturday, reports ABC News . True disappeared while on a 12-mile run on Tuesday in New Mexico's Gila National Forest. "From...

Missing Woman, Cat Found After Month in Forest

Rob Quinn — Fri, 09 Mar 2012 04:32:00 CST

A woman who had been missing for nearly a month was found starving but still alive in New Mexico's Gila National Forest. Search crews say 41-year-old Margaret Page was stranded in the forest for weeks, surviving on creek water and the food she had brought with her, and lost close...

NM Town Elects Mayor Who's Barred From City Hall

Kevin Spak — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 12:39:08 CST

Sunland Park, New Mexico, elected 28-year-old Daniel Salinas as mayor yesterday, but Salinas is going to have a tough time doing the job; he's forbidden by law from stepping foot on city property or talking to city workers. Salinas, the town's current mayor pro tem, has been charged with extortion...

Gay Hair Stylist Won't Cut NM Governor's Hair

Evann Gastaldo — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 14:07:43 CST

Popular Santa Fe hair stylist Antonio Darden cut New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez's hair three times, but when her aides called for a fourth appointment, Darden refused. Darden, who runs Antonio's Hair Studio, is a gay man, and Martinez does not support gay marriage, he explains to KOB Eyewitness News...

Homeless Man Rescued After 3 Days Stuck in Mud

Rob Quinn — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 00:15:00 CST

A homeless man who spent three days stuck in deep mud near the Rio Grande river in New Mexico was rescued after high school students on a field trip heard him yelling for help. Fire crews found the man stuck on a reed island and used a pulley system to...

Witness Hogties Drunk Driver

Rob Quinn — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 23:34:13 CST

A man spotted driving erratically on a stretch of New Mexico highway notorious for drunk-driving deaths was hogtied by a witness until police arrived. The man, seen barely avoiding head-on collisions as he drove southbound in northbound lanes, was confronted by fellow motorists when he pulled over at a convenience...