Albuquerque News

Hot air balloon pilots are mourning the death of one of their own a day after he was killed and another pilot was critically injured in a fiery crash at the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta.

A Houston-based company that applied for permits last winter to drill in the Galisteo Basin has listed its mineral leases with a divestiture firm that serves the oil and gas industry.

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Investigators say a worker suffered burns and a broken leg after a rocket motor ignited prematurely during a test at a federal laboratory in New Mexico.

One man is dead, and another has been critically hurt, after a balloon slammed into power lines during the annual hot air balloon fiesta today in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

France: Russia only partly met Georgia obligations Russia has only partially met its obligations under an EU-negotiated cease-fire, French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner declared Friday as he toured damaged ...

Two people - a pilot and a passenger - were aboard the Wings of Wind balloon when it crashed north of Albuquerque, said Kathie Leyendecker, a spokeswoman for the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta, held ...

Normally when we see 'Gonzo journalism' - putting yourself in the story - it's because that person is interesting - doing something interesting - in an interesting way.

The Swedish Academy says French novelist Jean-Marie Gustave Le Clezio has won the 2008 Nobel Prize in literature.

For those Americans a ' and there may not be many a ' seeking great foreign authors who have yet to be discovered in English, the Nobel Prize judges present a fresh candidate: Jean-Marie Gustave Le Clezio, this ...

An 82nd Airborne Division paratrooper from New Mexico is receiving a high honor for heroism in battle against the Taliban in Afghanistan.

Police now believe a man being held in connection with the slaying of a newlywed in June may be connected to as many as six killings over the past four years, according to a report in the Albuquerque Journal.

A young Albuquerque man was in court Tuesday charged with attempted murder after allegedly shooting his girlfriend in the face.

The Albuquerque Bernalillo County Water Utility Authority is asking its customers whether they want to contribute to a fund aimed at conserving the Rio Grande ecosystem.

It was only midmorning on the first day of absentee voting, but 200 people had already shown up to cast their ballots at the clerk's office in Bernalillo County, New Mexico's most populous.

Young Democrats are criticizing health care proposals of GOP presidential candidate John McCain, in advance of his visit to Albuquerque.

Albuquerque is trying to prevent pets from being abandoned by families and senior citizens who are having a tough time making ends meet and can no longer feed their dog or cat.

Set sprinklers to water the lawn or garden only - not the street or sidewalk. Use the microwave to cook small meals.

That statistical dead heat in the 1st Congressional District race is bad news for Martin Heinrich : The 1st Congressional District race is a close one, with Republican Darren White and Democrat Martin Heinrich ...

With less than a month to go, the U.S. presidential race is growingly negative as both candidates questioned the other's character Monday.

A MONTH UNTIL THE ELECTION REPUBLICAN PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE JOHN MCCAIN MAKES HIS WAY BACK TO THE SWING STATE OF NEW MEXICO TODAY.