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Leading News
Stay informed with the latest news, insights, and in-depth analysis from the Albuquerque Journal. The Leading News delivers the stories that matter most to New Mexico, covering local events, politics, business, and culture. Join our trusted team of journalists as they bring you up-to-date reporting and expert commentary on the issues shaping our community.
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APS Officials Discuss Security, Air Conditioning, and ICE Ahead Of The New School Year, Judge Orders Alleged UNM Shooter Remain In Custody, and Gallup DA Hold Press Conference Amid Funding Crisis
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Alleged UNM Shooter's Mom Called 911, APS Hosts First-Of-Its-Kind Event For Teachers Ahead Of The First Day Of School, Triple Digit Temperatures Hit New Mexico, and Both of ABQ's JCPenny Store Sold
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UNM Investigating Why A 14-Year-Old Was On Campus, Alleged Bank Robber Busted After Ordering A Pizza, APS Cracking Down On Students Bringing Guns To School, and A Bleak Picture For Home Buyers In NM
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WNMU Board Of Regents Void Severance Agreement With Former University President, NM Congressional Representative Visits ICE Facility, and Former NM Congresswoman Tapped For USDA Position
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Governor Outlines Priorities For Upcoming Special Legislative Session, Legislative Panel Recommends Dismissing Complaint Against State Senator, and Federal Education Funding Restored
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Rio Rancho Community Holds Vigil For UNM Shooting Victim, APD Share Details On July 4th Police Shooting, Texas Democrats Visit NM Governor, and PED Partnering With Organizations On Remedial Plan
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Family of Slain 14-Year-Old Alleges UNM Police Responded Slowly To Mother's Report, New Law For ABQ's Safe Outdoor Spaces, and Ruidoso Flood Victims Navigate Recovery Without Flood Insurance,
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Deadly Shooting On UNM's Campus, NM's Last Bataan Survivor Dies, State Supreme Court To Consider Limits On Homeless Camps, UNM To Expand Medical School, and Challenges Ahead For Cottonwood Mall
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IAIA Gets A New President, Trump Executive Order Calls For Tougher Stance On Homeless Encampments and Public Drug Use, More Flooding In Ruidoso, and The ABQ BioPark Loses Two Animals
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Trump Issues Disaster Declaration For Rudioso Area, Flooding In Small Town Near Las Cruces, NM Lawmakers' Addresses Removed From Website, and Historic ABQ Dinner Recognized By Food Network
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Intel Layoffs At Rio Rancho Plant, Measles Case In Santa Fe County, NM Lawmakers Prepare For Upcoming Federal Cuts, Judge Sides With Bernalillo County Commission, and State Ranks Low In Business Poll
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ABQ Mayor Signs Executive Order To Protect Immigrants, Rio Grande Drying Up In Albuquerque, Cleanup Effort In The Bosque Starts Up, and State Awards Grant To Renewable Energy Company
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2nd Judicial Court Limiting Public Access, Protesters In Front Of West ABQ Walmart Over The Weekend, Misquote At WNMU Library, and Victims Of Fraud Scheme Will Soon Get Reparations
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General Managers of KUNM and KSFR Speak On How Federal Funding Cuts Will Affect Their Stations, Nearly 17,000 Residents Registered To Vote, and APS Students Meeting Math Proficiency Scores
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State Joins Lawsuit To Oppose Federal Education Funding Freeze, City and County Join To Invest In Substance Abuse Service Providers, and State Senator Joins Race For Lt. Governor
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McKinley County District Attorney Reaches Out For Financial Lifeline, A Full Agenda For APS Board Meeting, and ABQ Mayor Ignites Controversy Over Plan To Alert Public To ICE Actions
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How Proposed Tariffs Against Japan and South Korea Could Effect ABQ Business, First Republican Candidate Makes A Bid For Land Commissioner, and State Senator To Hold Job Fair This Week
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Officials Both Optimistic and Skeptical Of Governor's New Directive, Nonprofit Wipes Out NM Residents' Medical Debt, State's Downwinders Look Forward To Claims Process, and Miss USA NM Hosts Event
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Ruidoso Prepares For Weekend Storms, Second Attorney Pleas In DWI Enterprise Case, and Records Detail Another Suicide Of A Teen In NM's Foster Care System,
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Gov. Issues New CYFD Directive, ABQ Bus Driver Arrested In Fatal Stabbing, Ruidoso Recovers After Deadly Flooding, NM NWS Forecast Offices Short Staffed, and Longtime UNM Spokeswoman To Leave
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Flash Flooding In Ruidoso, Former AFR Firefighters Acquitted In Rape Trial, High Speed Internet Projects Finished In New Mexico, and Doña Ana County Deputy Dies In Crash
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Experts Weigh In On If NM Could Face Catastrophic Flooding, Judge Dismisses Lawsuit Against NM United Stadium, and Former AFR Firefighter Sees Charges In Rape Trail Tossed Out By Judge, and
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Injunction Shields NM From Birthright Citizenship Executive Order, Commercial Property Taxes Rises In Bernalillo County, West Side ABQ Road Project Set To Begin, and State Oil Spills Have Decreased
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NM Congressional Delegation Speaks On The Effects The "One Big Beautiful Bill" Will Have On The State, NM Supreme Court Rejects Gallup DA's Attempt To Stop Defunding, and Home Explodes In Albuquerque
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Tour Bus Vandalized In ABQ, Nob Hill Restaurant Facing Federal Lawsuit, NM Supreme Court Issues Ruling, and New Mexico Tech President Resigns
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New Mexico Joins A Multi-State Lawsuit Over Slashed Mental Health Funding and How The Passage of The "One Big Beautiful Bill" Will Affect the State
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Former WNMU President Facing Lawsuit, NM Still Ranks Above National Average For Resident and Child Food Insecurity, State To Enforce New Cannabis Law, and NN Solar Industry Faces Uncertainty
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ABQ Mayoral Candidate Claims Out-Of-State Tax Break, New NMDOH Prescription Cost Tool, Wildfire Burns On The Navajo Nation, and The Public Regulation Commission Meets In Las Cruces
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Sandia National Labs To Conduct Layoffs, Los Lunas Fires Allegedly Started By Tossed Cigarette, and Former Teacher Accused Of Sexual Abuse Arrested
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Western NM University Selects An Interim-President, Suspect Charged With Arson In Los Lunas Fire, NM Officials Unsure If Intel Layoffs Will Affect The State, and Students Name New Little Of Wolf Pups
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APS Asks For $350 Million In GO Bonds, ABQ City Official Warns Of Increased Fire Dangers Ahead Of July 4th Holiday, Federal Land Sale Scratched From Budget Bill, and State Files Lawsuit Against USAF
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Trump Cabinet Members At Western Governors Association Meeting, Protests At "Her Game, Her Legacy" Bus Tour Stop, APD Sgt. Plead Guilty, and The State Gets A New Broadband Director
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How Medicaid Cuts Could Harm NM's Hospitals, Jon Jones Retires From UFC, Suspect Arrested In Connection To A Fire In The Bosque, and Smith's and Albertson's Workers Authorize A Strike
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Convictions On NM Border Crossing Cases, NM AG To Investigate Gallup District Attorney, Fires In The Bosque, State Launches Medical Psilocybin Program, and 2nd Hawaiian BBQ Restaurant Opens
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Gallup DA Files Supreme Court Challenge Over The Defunding Of Her Office, Isotopes Shooting Suspects Sentenced, City Council Pushes Back On The Mayor's Budget Vetos, and AREA CEO Steps Down
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ABQ Ride Drivers Voice Concerns About Safety, Radiation Exposure Compensation Act Added To Senate Budget Bill, LCPD To Delete Body Camera Footage, and Mayor Keller Says ABQ Is On The Comeback
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Las Cruces Police Address Policing During Protests, State Ethics Commission Sues Nonprofit Group, Federal Bill To Crack Down On Fentanyl Passes House, and Fuel Trucks Crashes In Albuquerque
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Protests Across NM, ABQ Based Company Aids In Deportation Flights, Worker Heat Protection Hearing Pushed To Next Year, Road Improvements For Pedestrians, and County Looks To Fund Legal Services
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Mora County Says Missing Recovery Fund Are Full Accounted For, NM Federal Public Land Might Be For Sale, State Sues Trump Admin Over Clean Car Rules, and New Geothermal Site To Be Build,
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ABQ City Council Votes Down RENT Ordinance, Gallup DA's Office Losing Funding, NM Ranks Last In KIDS Count, Family Of Slain Man File Wrongful Death Lawsuit, and Clinic To Help In Bernalillo
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Union Officials Raise Alarms Over Working Conditions At ABQ Office, Advocates Working To Extend Radiation Exposure Compensation, and IT Disruptions At National Food Distributor Affects NM Stores
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NM Senior Senator Calls For State ICE Detention Facility To Close, ABQ City Council To Consider Renter Focused Ordinance, Possible Double Tax On Remittances, and NM Colleges Set To Embrace NIL Change
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Lt. Gov. Decides Not To Run For Governor, Rallies At NM National Monuments, Autopsy Released For Slain Kirtland Airman, JobCorps Pause And Its Affects On New Mexico, and ABQ Uptown Market Opens
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APS Board Decides Not To Renew A Nearly $50,000 Contract, Police Say Man Killed Last Week Did Not Fire His Weapon, Second ABQ Starbucks To Unionize, and A Ban On Hemp Products Above Legal Limit
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Endangered Wolf Gives Birth, Santa Fe Arts College In Danger Of Losing Majority Of Federal Funding, Deb Haaland Makes Commitment To NM Veterans, and Conflict Between Mayor And City Council
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Former APS Teacher Arrested For Alleged Sexual Relationships With Students, Presbyterian Health Services Ordered To Pay Over $40 Million By Jury, and Wildfire Suppression Legislation Passes Congress
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DHS Removes Sanctuary List, City Budget Navigates Inflation, NM Supreme Court Rules On Civil Rights Act Case, and Popular Chicken Restaurant Chain Eyeing Expansion To New Mexico
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Navajo Nation Family Searches For Loved One, Deadly Insect Threatens NM's Livestock Industry, Another Inmate Dies At MDC, Possible Clean Fuel Standards, and ABQ Petition To Implement Downtown Plan
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APD Mourns The Loss Of K-9 Dog, State Lawmakers Assist With State Education, Legal Battle Over NM Military Border Zone, Groups Looking To Halt Sale Of NM Gas Company, and Joe's Pasta House To ABQ
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Democratic Party Of New Mexico Official Resigns, NM Department Of Environment Sues Utility In Southern NM, and New Study Reveals Higher Unhoused Figures Than Previously Thought
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Former Las Cruces Mayor Announces Campaign For NM Governor, Sen. Luján Holds Roundtable In Southern NM, and ABQ Restaurant Chain Eyeing Possible Expansion
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Kirtland Airman Found Dead At NM Lake, APD Investigating One-Year-Old's Death, Wildfire Sparks In Lincoln County, Indoor Pickleball Business Coming To ABQ, and NM Flag Football Team To Championship
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Kirtland Airman Missing At Elephant Butte Lake, Several Dogs Die In ABQ House Fire, Reimagining The Valles Caldera Eruption, and UNM Golf Season Ends
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More Measles Cases In Sandoval County, Two Stolen Art Pieces Returned To Taos Art Museum, U.S. House Passes "One Big Beautiful Bill", and Conflict Between Former UNM MBB Players Take A New Turn
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UNM Regents Approve Student Fee Rise To Help Fund Athletics, Fundraising For NM Governor's Race Heats Up, Las Cruces Public Art To Come Down, and Sandia National Labs Saves DOE Millions
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City Council Approves $1.5 Billion Budget, State Auditor To Launch Special Audit On Northern NM County, Gateway Sobering Center Gets A New Operator, and Lea County Prison To Close
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700 Arrests In Three Months During "Operation Route 66", New Rules For Fiber Internet Companies In ABQ, PNM's Parent Company To Be Sold, and Heated Moments During Tesuque Wastewater Hearing
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Judge Rules That Featured 2023 Farmington Police Shooting Was Constitutional, Bernalillo County To Pay 80K To Settle Lawsuit, NM To See Slower Tourism Season, and Communities Gather For NMNG Sendoff
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Judge Dismisses Border Trespassing Charges, Measles Cases Reported In Sandoval County, Gov Approves More Funding For National Guard In ABQ, Sheriff Cause Of Death Revealed, and APS Career Academies
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How Possible Medicaid Funding Cuts Could Affect New Mexicans, New ABQ Law Cracks Down On Motels, PNM CEO Steps Down Admin Acquisition Talks, and Las Cruces Airports Under Investigation By FAA
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