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Economist: Eddy County a 'bright spot' in New Mexico economy - Carlsbad Current Argus
Economist: Eddy County a 'bright spot' in New Mexico economy
Carlsbad Current Argus
However, with the growth Eddy County and the rest of southeastern New Mexico experienced in 2012, Peach said the area could experience more big business firms coming in, bringing with them more diversification. But even after hearing about all the good ...
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New Mexico fire shuts road, forces evacuation - El Paso Times
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New Mexico fire shuts road, forces evacuation
El Paso Times
In the Jemez Mountains of northern New Mexico, crews attacked the southeastern side of the Thompson Ridge Fire overnight and stopped its forward progress, allowing State Route 4 to reopen Monday. The road was closed over the weekend from the ...
NM highway reopened as firefighters block wildfireBeaumont Enterprise
Silver Fire in Gila threatens KingstonABQ Journal
Silver Fire now 11500 acres and growing, still zero percent containedLas Cruces Sun-News
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FMCSA orders New Mexico truck driver off the road - Fleet Owner
FMCSA orders New Mexico truck driver off the road
Fleet Owner
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has declared New Mexico-licensed truck driver Bobby C. Cleveland to be an imminent hazard to public safety and has ordered him not to operate any commercial motor vehicle in interstate commerce.
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13 beautiful natural swimming holes around the U.S.
It's almost summer, and we'll bet you want to go swimming. Lucky you, we found natural spots—gentle waterfalls, deep swimming holes, lazy rivers—where you can relax with a dip.
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Plant Faces New Hurdle on Horse Meat - New York Times
Plant Faces New Hurdle on Horse Meat
New York Times
New Mexico's attorney general ruled on Monday that veterinary drugs commonly administered to horses would render their meat adulterated under state law, meaning it would not be fit for human consumption. The ruling created another headache for the ...
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New Mexicans aren't great savers - Albuquerque Business First (blog)
New Mexicans aren't great savers
Albuquerque Business First (blog)
The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority' Investor Education Foundation found that 63 percent of New Mexicans said they have no money set aside for emergencies. That compared to 56 percent of the residents nationwide. Gary Gerew: Assistant Editor- ...
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Gordmans sets opening date for first New Mexico store - Albuquerque Business First
Gordmans sets opening date for first New Mexico store
Albuquerque Business First
The 50,000-square-foot Gordmans store will be located at Albuquerque's Cottonwood Commons at 3550 Highway 528 NW. Staffing of the new store is expected to create about 100 jobs, representatives said. In September, the retailer will open a second store ...
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New Mexico State athletics in good shape as APR released Tuesday - Las Cruces Sun-News
New Mexico State athletics in good shape as APR released Tuesday
Las Cruces Sun-News
New Mexico State has shown considerable improvement in its APR scores since it was introduced in 2004-05. For the third straight year, no teams are under scholarship or practice time penalties and all but one sport either meets or exceeds the current ...
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US faces Panama in World Cup qualifying
Ask FIFA and the organization says it sees no problem with playing on a quality artificial field.
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New Mexico Ranks Highest For Childhood Hunger - Fronteras: The Changing America Desk
New Mexico Ranks Highest For Childhood Hunger
Fronteras: The Changing America Desk
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — The Southwest has some of the highest rates of childhood hunger in the country. That's according to a new study that says New Mexico is the most food insecure state in the nation. The report, authored by Feeding America, ranked ...
Study: NM number one for child hungerKRQE
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NM AG King says slaughter of some horses illegal - San Francisco Chronicle
NM AG King says slaughter of some horses illegal
San Francisco Chronicle
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico Attorney General Gary King, who has been a vocal opponent of plans by a southeastern New Mexico company to resume domestic horse slaughter, says state law could prohibit the operation. In an opinion issued ...
N.M. moves to halt first U.S. horse slaughterhouseWashington Times
New Mexico company hits another snag with horse slaughter plantFarms.com
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Large New Mexico Wildfire Continues to Grow - The Weather Channel
San Francisco Chronicle
Large New Mexico Wildfire Continues to Grow
The Weather Channel
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — A wildfire in northern New Mexico prompted a section of state highway to be closed after embers crossed a protection line and caused the blaze to grow. The growth in the Thompson Ridge fire burning in the Valle Caldera National ...
Farmington officials prepare for NM wildfire seasonFarmington Daily Times
New Mexico Fire Defies Containment EffortsHispanicBusiness.com
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New Mexico high court OKs search warrants by telephone - Santa Fe New Mexican.com
New Mexico high court OKs search warrants by telephone
Santa Fe New Mexican.com
Police in New Mexico can obtain search warrants over the telephone from a judge, the state Supreme Court ruled Monday. Judges don't have to see in writing the sworn statement from authorities that provides the probable cause for issuing a search ...
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FedEx Raising Freight Shipping Rates Roughly 4.5%
FBN’s Jo Ling Kent on FedEx’s decision to raise freight shipping rates.
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The number of people on disability in NM jumped 58.7% in nine years - New Mexico Watchdog
The number of people on disability in NM jumped 58.7% in nine years
New Mexico Watchdog
A review of figures from the Social Security Administration by New Mexico Watchdog shows that between 2003 and 2011 (the most recent year available for states), 22,488 more people in New Mexico are receiving work disability — a figure large enough to ...
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NM Supreme Court says judges can approve search warrants by telephone - Las Cruces Sun-News
NM Supreme Court says judges can approve search warrants by telephone
Las Cruces Sun-News
SANTA FE — Judges can authorize search warrants over the telephone without actually seeing written requests, the New Mexico Supreme Court ruled Monday. The justices' 5-0 decision reversed the New Mexico Court of Appeals, which found that a warrant ...
NM high court OKs search warrants by telephoneCarlsbad Current Argus
New Mexico Supreme Court rules police can obtain search warrants from judges ...The Republic
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New Mexico rewrite of oil and gas 'pit rule' gets cheers and jeers - Platts
New Mexico rewrite of oil and gas 'pit rule' gets cheers and jeers
Platts
Oil and gas producers in New Mexico generally cheered changes regulators made last week to relax a rule governing the storage and disposal of drilling waste water and cuttings, while environmental groups said the revisions were unnecessary and likely ...
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Multi-disciplinary teams: New Mexico governor's call to action - taosnews
Multi-disciplinary teams: New Mexico governor's call to action
taosnews
Taos County was well represented at the recent New Mexico Crime Victims Reparations Commission's annual “Advocacy in Action” Conference, where Gov. Susana Martinez renewed her call for every New Mexico county to establish a multidisciplinary team ...
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NM highway reopened as firefighters block wildfire - Alamogordo Daily News
San Francisco Chronicle
NM highway reopened as firefighters block wildfire
Alamogordo Daily News
JEMEZ SPRINGS, N.M.—Firefighters battling a 32-square-mile wildfire in northern New Mexico stopped progress on its most active flank on Monday, allowing a closed highway to be reopened. Meanwhile, a highway remained closed in southwestern New ...
New Mexico Fire Defies Containment EffortsHispanicBusiness.com
NM National Guard troops support firefightersKRQE
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American Red Cross in Southwestern New Mexico meets Wednesday - Las Cruces Sun-News
American Red Cross in Southwestern New Mexico meets Wednesday
Las Cruces Sun-News
LAS CRUCES - The Annual Meeting of The American Red Cross in Southwestern New Mexico will be held at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, 1301 E. Griggs. The meeting is open to the public. Rahim Balsara, Regional CEO of The American Red Cross in New Mexico ...
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