March 11, 2013
Officers with the state Motor Transportation Police say a three-day crackdown on commercial traffic has spurred dozens of citations. The operation at the San Jon port of entry in eastern New Mexico earlier this week resulted in a total of …
February 27, 2013
The House has approved a proposal for establishing an independent state office regulating the insurance industry in New Mexico. The measure will implement a constitutional amendment approved by voters in November to remove insurance regulation from the Public Regulation Commission. …
February 25, 2013
The gate to the only Santa Fe, N.M., sanctioned motocross track is locked, and city leaders aren’t sure when they will open it. The problem, said city Risk Management Director Barbara Boltrek, is that the city lacks appropriate liability insurance …
February 19, 2013
New Mexico’s tax on car and truck purchases would increase to finance $300 million in highway improvements under legislation approved by a House panel. The motor vehicle excise tax would go from 3 percent to 4 percent until 2028 under …
February 15, 2013
A New Mexico television station sent out an official emergency alert this week warning people that dangerous zombies were attacking. KRQE-TV reports that the KENW in Portales was among several around the country whose emergency alert systems were hacked. As …
February 8, 2013
A national highway research group says a fifth of New Mexico’s roads need upgrading because they are in poor or mediocre condition. In a report issued Tuesday, the Washington, D.C-based group called TRIP said New Mexico’s economy would receive a …
January 25, 2013
Police say two Roswell men are suspected of sabotaging computer systems of 13 different Domino’s Pizza stores and causing around $100,000 worth of damage. Roswell police told the Roswell Daily Record that the suspects gained access to the Domino’s website …
January 24, 2013
New Mexico law will protect spacecraft part suppliers from damage lawsuits by passengers on space tourism flights launched from the state under a compromise proposal announced Tuesday by Democratic legislative leaders. House and Senate leaders said the agreement was vital …
January 17, 2013
Santa Fe, N.M., officials are considering a big increase in the city’s current penalty for jaywalking after backing off from an even stiffer penalty. The City Council’s public safety committee is endorsing a traffic code amendment that would increase the …
January 15, 2013
The Bernalillo County Fire and Rescue Department, in New Mexico, is buying three gurneys capable of handling as much as 1,600 pounds to care for obese patients. The Albuquerque Journal reports that county officials say these gurneys are the first …