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QB Veltkamp accounts for 4TDs in Western Kentucky's 41-28 win over New Mexico State
LAS CRUCES, N.M. (AP) — Caden Veltkamp threw for 246 yards and two touchdowns while running for two more and Western Kentucky never trailed in its 41-28 win over New Mexico State on Saturday. The opening drive was a sign of things to come when Veltkamp threw a 54-yard touchdown to...
Retired research chimps to be moved from New Mexico to a Louisiana sanctuary
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The National Institutes of Health decided to relocate nearly two dozen retired research chimpanzees from a facility in New Mexico to a sanctuary in Louisiana, a move celebrated Friday by animal advocates who have been fighting for years to get the animals moved. ...
Eli Sanders, Devon Dampier lead New Mexico to 21-16 victory over San Diego State
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Eli Sanders had two long touchdown runs in the first quarter and Devon Dampier had a go-ahead touchdown pass in the fourth to lead New Mexico to a 21-16 victory over San Diego State on Friday night. Sanders scored on a 51-yard run to cap a four-play 99-yard drive...
Nelly Junior Joseph gets 45th career double-double and New Mexico beats No. 22 UCLA 72-64
HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) — Donovan Dent had 17 points and eight assists, Nelly Junior Joseph added 16 points and 12 rebounds for his 45th career double-double, and New Mexico beat No. 22 UCLA 72-64 on Friday night in the Las Vegas Hoopfest. It was New Mexico's first win against a...
Women win majority of seats in New Mexico Legislature in showcase of determination and joy
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Women have won 60 seats in the New Mexico Legislature to secure the largest female legislative majority in U.S. history, stirring expressions of vindication and joy among candidates who knocked on doors and found voters were ready. New Mexico voters are...
The story of how Trump went from diminished ex-president to a victor once again
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — As he bid farewell to Washington in January 2021, deeply unpopular and diminished, Donald Trump was already hinting at a comeback. “Goodbye. We love you. We will be back in some form,” Trump told supporters at Joint Base Andrews, where he'd arranged...
No. 22 UCLA Bruins take on the New Mexico Lobos
New Mexico Lobos (1-0) vs. UCLA Bruins (1-0) Henderson, Nevada; Friday, 11 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Bruins -6; over/under is 150.5 BOTTOM LINE: No. 22 UCLA faces New Mexico in Henderson, Nevada. UCLA finished 16-17 overall with a...
Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument in New Mexico is set to reopen
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument in New Mexico, which closed in March 2020 amid the COVID-19 pandemic, is reopening later this month. The U.S. Bureau of Land Management and Cochiti Pueblo announced Thursday the monument will reopen Nov. 21....
New Mexico governor declares emergency as western winter storm leaves thousands without power
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico’s governor declared an emergency Thursday after a powerful winter storm left tens of thousands of people without power as heavy snow, fierce winds and freezing temperatures marched across the northern two-thirds of the state and into Colorado. ...
No. 22 UCLA faces New Mexico in Henderson, Nevada
New Mexico Lobos (1-0) vs. UCLA Bruins (1-0) Henderson, Nevada; Friday, 11 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: No. 22 UCLA will play New Mexico at Lee's Family Forum in Henderson, Nevada. UCLA went 16-17 overall with a 13-11 record against non-conference opponents...
