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NM students could win prizes for reading books
New Mexico children could win a trip to Disney's Animal Kingdom or ride in a hot air balloon with Gov. Susana Martinez under a program that state officials hope will encourage students to read when they aren't in school. The governor announced several contests on Wednesday that offer prizes to ...
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)
Documentary TV series to film in NM
A new version of Carl Sagan's 1980 Public Broadcasting Service series "Cosmos" will be filming in Santa Fe through early June. State film officials say the production of "Cosmos: A Space Time Odyssey" will mean jobs for at least 80 New Mexico crewmembers, principal actors and background talent. Writer, director ...
Sci-Fi thriller to be filmed in NM
A sci-fi thriller about three college freshmen who disappear while tracking a computer hacker through the Southwest will film in New Mexico. The New Mexico Film Office says "The Signal," starring Academy Award nominee Laurence Fishburne and others, will film mid-May through the end of June in and around Albuquerque, ...
Mummified body of Chicana author found in NM home
A 70-year-old woman whose mummified body was recently found in her Santa Fe apartment was identified as a Chicana activist, teacher and author. Santa Fe police said the decomposed remains of Barbara Salinas-Norman were discovered last week and authorities say she may have been dead for more than a year. ...
'Breaking Bad' actor to address NM LULAC
"Breaking Bad" actor Steven Michael Quezada and Michelle Lujan Grisham, the state's first Latina congresswoman, are scheduled to address a League of United Latin American Citizens New Mexico convention aimed at tackling education reform. Around 800 activists from around New Mexico are expected to take part of the three-day state ...
Social media raises concern about Disney trademark
When Lalo Alcaraz learned this week that Disney was seeking to trademark "Dia de los Muertos," the name of the traditional "Day of the Dead" celebrated by millions in Mexico and the U.S., the cartoonist had an idea. The trademark was for an animated movie by Disney and Pixar Animation ...
FAA to staff 72 airport control towers at night
Seventy-two airport towers and other air traffic control facilities that were slated to close at night due to budget cuts will get to stay open, the Federal Aviation Administration said Wednesday. The FAA had announced earlier this year that it would eliminate midnight shifts of air traffic controllers at 69 ...
Correction: Film Resurgence story
In a story May 2 about the film industry in New Mexico, The Associated Press reported erroneously that direct spending by the industry in New Mexico for the first two quarters of fiscal 2013 was $236 million. That was the estimated financial impact of the industry. Direct spending was $78.7 ...
Feds add bigger, faster planes to wildfire fleet
As the wildfire season ramps up across the West, the U.S. Forest Service is adding bigger, faster planes to its fleet to fight the fires. The forest service announced Monday that it has selected contractors to provide seven air tankers that fly faster and drop a larger payload of fire ...
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