All the headlines from our New Mexico Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jan 3 2013 // Albuquerque, N.M. police say some motorists – including some planning to drive drunk – now use their smartphones to avoid sobriety checkpoints. Officer Robert Gibbs says smartphone applications, texting and social...
Dec 21 2012 // An Albuquerque, N.M. bicyclist has won a $2.1 million judgment for injuries he received in a crash with a delivery truck but will likely collect only half that amount because a jury said he was partly to blame. Bicyclist...
Dec 18 2012 // A mentally disabled man who was shot by an Albuquerque, N.M. police officer has filed a civil rights lawsuit against the city.The Albuquerque Journal reported that the lawsuit filed last week by Russell Tenorio alleges,...
Dec 17 2012 // The wife of a troubled Marine veteran who killed himself after being shot by a New Mexico state police officer near Santa Fe two years ago is suing and disputing the police version of the events. An officer stopped...
Dec 11 2012 // A woman injured in a crash is suing a northern New Mexico sheriff over claims he failed to hold a drunken driver accountable in her accident.The Las Vegas Optic reported that 28-year-old Mora County Josephine Torres in a...
Dec 11 2012 // New Mexico may have to pay as much as $120 million for an estimated 101 new medical malpractice claims that could be part of a potential class action lawsuit, according to a new study.The Albuquerque Journal reported that...
Dec 7 2012 // State officials in New Mexico are warning customers of Nationwide Insurance that their personal information may have been compromised by a computer hacking incident. Insurance officials say the accounts of more than 8,000...
Dec 3 2012 // The U.S. Department of Transportation is awarding New Mexico nearly $1 million to reduce deaths and injuries on the state’s highways. The annual grant funding was made available through the Safe, Accountable,...
Nov 28 2012 // New Mexico state police have been sued by the father of a Glorieta man who was shot and killed at his home by officers last year as they responded to a report of road rage on an area highway.The Santa Fe New Mexican...
Nov 27 2012 // A man who was beaten allegedly by several bouncers at a violent Farmington nightclub is suing the bar over claims that its bouncers have a pattern of assaulting American Indians.The Farmington Daily Times reported that...
Nov 26 2012 // As New Mexico prepares to enroll tens of thousands of people into health plans, the state is revamping the government regulator that oversees insurance prices and policies.Under a constitutional change approved by voters...
Nov 19 2012 // New Mexico is adding a feature on its driver’s licenses to indicate that someone is a veteran.State officials said Friday the designation will make it easier for veterans to provide proof they served in the military...
Nov 19 2012 // An Albuquerque, N.M. man has settled a suit he filed against the Archdiocese of Santa Fe and a Catholic ministry group that helps troubled priests over molestation he claims he suffered at the hands of a priest beginning...
Nov 2 2012 // New Mexico officials are considering an outright ban on the use of cell phones in state vehicles.The proposal is among nearly 50 changes that the General Services Department is considering implementing for state-owned...
Oct 26 2012 // A family can’t bring damage claims in New Mexico against an out-of-state funeral home that placed a relative’s brain in a casket with an embalmed body shipped to New Mexico, the state Court of Appeals ruled...
Oct 23 2012 // A Clovis, N.M.-based nonprofit organization dedicated to “enhancing the lives of people with disabilities” is facing a lawsuit from clients for neglect and exploitation. The Albuquerque Journal reported that a...
Oct 22 2012 // A former administrative assistant for Bernalillo County Sheriff Dan Houston has filed a lawsuit in New Mexico claiming the sheriff created a hostile workplace for women.Deborah Garcia provided a copy of her Aug. 28...
Oct 19 2012 // The eastern New Mexico town of Portales is preparing for its 39th annual peanut festival this weekend. But the festivities may be overshadowed by anxiety over the shuttering of a local plant at the heart of a national...
Oct 8 2012 // More than 2 million homes in California face “extreme wildfire hazards,” over 400,000 of which are in Los Angeles County, according to a study from an insurance industry group.A separate study shows at least...
Sep 27 2012 // A peanut processing plant in Portales, N.M. has been shut down since Saturday after an outbreak of salmonella was linked to peanut butter made at the facility.The Sunland Inc., plant is being scrubbed top to bottom and...