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Images of the 'Santa Muerte' (Holy Death), are seen at the shrine in honour of the goddess at the Iztapalapa shantytown in Mexico City (Photo credit: LUIS ACOSTA/AFP/Getty Images)

Experts: ‘La Santa Muerte’ to still grow in US

The skeleton folk saint known as La Santa Muerte will likely continue to grow in New Mexico and other U.S. states despite a Vatican official recently calling the saint a blasphemous symbol, according to experts.

2013/05/10

Judge Clears LCPD In Shooting

A federal judge has cleared the Las Cruces Police Department of liability in the 2010 death of a samurai sword-wielding man who shot and killed by a Las Cruces Police officer.

2013/05/03

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack addresses the White House Tribal Nations Conference at the Department of Interior on Dec. 5, 2012 in Washington, D.C. (credit: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Vilsack: New Mexico Horse Slaughter Plant Will Open Soon

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack says the southern New Mexico plant that has been fighting for more than a year for permission to slaughter horses will open soon, unless Congress reinstates a ban on the practice.

2013/04/30

File photo of a doctor wearing a stethoscope. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Nearly 200,000 In N.M. Eligible For Health Credits

A new report from a Washington advocacy groups says nearly 192,000 New Mexicans will be eligible for subsidies to help pay for health insurance next year.

2013/04/10

File photo of recovered treasure. (Photo by CARL COURT/AFP/Getty Images)

N.M. Warns Treasure Hunters: Finders Are Not Keepers

A collection of gold and jewels that a Santa Fe antiquities collector says he stashed in the mountains north of Santa Fe has generated so much interest from amateur treasure hunters that some have put their lives in jeopardy or been cited for illegally digging on public lands.

2013/04/04

New Mexico Promotes Neal To Replace Alford

ALBUQUERQUE, NM - New Mexico has hired assistant Craig Neal to replace Steve Alford as men’s basketball coach, sources told CBSSports.com. Alford left for UCLA this past week and the players made it no secret that […]

2013/04/03

British billionaire Richard Branson poses for photographs in the window of a replica of the Virgin Galactic, the world's first commercial spaceline, at the Farnborough International Airshow in Hampshire, southern England, on July 11, 2012. (Photo Credit: ADRIAN DENNIS / AFP / GettyImages)

NM Governor Signs Space Travel Liability Bill

Gov. Susana Martinez on Tuesday signed into law liability-waiving legislation aimed at saving the state’s nearly quarter-billion-dollar investment in a futuristic spaceport and retaining its anchor tenant, British billionaire Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic.

2013/04/02

Alford Leaves New Mexico For UCLA

Steve Alford was hired as UCLA basketball coach on Saturday, spurning New Mexico days after he agreed to a new 10-year deal with the Lobos for a chance to run what he called “the premier basketball program in the country.”

2013/04/01

File photo of grey wolves (Photo credit: JEAN-CHRISTOPHE VERHAEGEN/AFP/Getty Images)

Feds: Hybrid Wolf-Dog Spotted In Southwestern NM

Federal wildlife managers have been working to return the endangered Mexican gray wolf to the American Southwest for the past 15 years. Every now and then, there’s a genetic hiccup.

2013/03/26

Five Things: FGCU First 15 Seed In Sweet 16 And Pac 12 Exceeds Its Seeds

To measure the unpredictability of this year’s NCAA Tournament, consider two items that didn’t make this column: Gonzaga, a 32-win team on a 15-game win streak, didn’t survive the first weekend, and Harvard, a 14 seed, won its first ever Tournament game.

2013/03/25

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