RECA compensation for New Mexico Downwinders rejected by US House

166 Views   Sen. Ben Ray Luján, a Democrat, has introduced radiation exposure compensation bills in every Congress since he was first elected to the U.S. House in 2008 All members of New Mexico’s congressional delegation expressed outrage with the U.S. House leadership’s move to block compensation for people sickened by exposure to radiation during nuclear […]

Cannabis Control Division ramping up enforcement

222 Views   ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Target 7 was the first to tell you about how some cannabis dispensaries were not following the rules and were selling marijuana coming from outside New Mexico. In some cases, it was unregulated.

National leaders, gun safety advocates discuss gun legislation

196 Views   “Our youth, we can tell you from first-hand experience they are frightened, confused and deeply stressed,” Miranda Viscoli with New Mexicans to prevent gun violence said WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich held a news conference to discuss his newly introduced legislation to help tackle gun violence nationwide on Tuesday, Dec. 5.

4 women file lawsuit against NMSU, allege sexual assault

215 Views   ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — A 16-page civil complaint is targeting New Mexico State University and a man named Adrian Gutierrez from San Miguel County New Mexico. Attorneys representing four Jane Doe’s claim Gutierrez was a New Mexico Department of Transportation employee for 24 years conducting Commercial Driver’s License examinations before he was contracted through the […]

Virgin Galactic shares plunge after finance announcement

212 Views   Shares of Virgin Galactic, the space tourism venture founded by Richard Branson, are plunging after the British billionaire said he has no plans to invest more money in the company as he says it has “sufficient funds” already.

Holiday season could increase domestic violence

198 Views   An expert said a big cause is financial issues The holiday season is something most people look forward to, but for some, it can be the scariest time of the year. Trith Hoffman, the founder of Women Against Crime, is a survivor herself.