Las Vegas News

Santa Fe was on track to offer local students better access to four-year degrees-until things got all political Santa Fe Community College was slated to build a 35,000-square-foot Higher Education Center until the state put the brakes on construction funding.

Sen. Jeff Bingaman is slated to tour the damage from the massive wildfire in southwestern New Mexico's Gila National Forest.

Higher education has been a hot topic both nationally and in New Mexico recently.

Stephen Skinner and his son Jonathon Breasher were not only Driving While Black when they were pulled over by State Police on Interstate-25 near Raton in 2010, they were also carrying nearly $17,000 in cash.

A black father and son who were never charged with a crime after authorities confiscated $17,000 in cash from them during a New Mexico traffic stop are getting back their money in a case that advocates are calling "profiling for profit." The American Civil Liberties Union of New Mexico announced Thursday it has reached a settlement with the U.S.

New Mexico Software, Inc., d/b/a Net Medical Xpress , announced today that Miners' Colfax Medical Center in Raton, New Mexico has enrolled in the clinical telemedicine services provided through its Net Medical Xpress Specialist Program.

Las Vegas, NM: Fort Union National Monument announces its monthly Glimpses of the Past presentation, "Freemasonry in the Southwest" to be held at the CCHP/Santa Fe Trail Interpretive Center, 116 Bridge Street, in Las Vegas, Thursday, May 17, 2012, at 7:00PM. In March 1862, as Union soldiers reveled in the victory against a Confederate invasion of ... (more)

Corinne Sidney, one of the few Las Vegans left from Frank Sinatra's inner circle, was on the telephone to offer some points of historical clarification.She had read a recent account about the Rat Pack being featured on The History Channel's series "10 Things You Don't Know About."No. 1 on the special episode's list: details about the blowup in 1962 ... (more)

There's no question it's dry in New Mexico. Many argue that's an understatement, including Gov.

Doug Hampton, the one-time top aide to former Sen. John Ensign who was charged in a lobbying scandal, has reached a deal with government prosecutors, according to sources and federal court documents.A hearing on a plea agreement for Hampton has been placed on the docket for June 7 in U.S. District Court in Washington, where the former Las Vegan had ... (more)

Jon Barela, secretary of the New Mexico Economic Development Department, said the funding was approved during the 2011 special legislative session.

Allen Hurley, accused of murdering Rachel Torrisi Sierra, will have a competency hearing to determine if he is competent to stand trial.

The number of oil and gas wells is steadily increasing in New Mexico, but there are still fewer than 100 state and federal inspectors to watch over them.

Former New Mexico Gov. Gary Johnson is campaigning to win the White House as a Libertarian after receiving scant attention in the Republican presidential race.

Former New Mexico Gov. Gary Johnson is campaigning to win the White House as a Libertarian after receiving scant attention in the Republican presidential race.

A substitute teacher at an Albuquerque middle school is under fire for allegedly telling stories about prostitutes and mistresses to 6th graders.

LAS VEGAS, N.M. - Fourth Judicial District Attorney Richard Flores cited several conflicts of interest in his office prosecuting the case against Mora County Sheriff Thomas Garza, who last month was caught on video fighting with his deputies.