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Now branded with an asterisk, the ball Barry Bonds launched for his record 756th home run nearly a year ago landed Tuesday night in the Hall of Fame.

Lorenzo Gutierrez of Salinas, 45. June 18 Phil Bennett of Salinas, 65. Cassandra Marie Carrasco of Gonzales, 20.

Lavi0011 4 hours ago Pakistani troops Wednesday violated a 2003 ceasefire agreement and fired at Indian positions near the Line of Control that divides Jammu and Kashmir between the two countries, a military ... via Ground Report

Photo: A female, left, and male horseshoe crab mate Thursday on the shore of Pine Island Beach in Hilton Head Plantation. via Island Packet

Five men were killed in a drug-related shooting in the small Mexican town of Palomas. via KVIA

“We have to say thank you to the Mexican Army and the federal troops”

A bloodletting in Palomas left five men dead Sunday morning, one of many recent attacks in the border area related to a turf war among drug cartels . via Las Cruces Sun-News

“We view our primary mission as one that promotes informed and active participation in the political process and government”

More Headlines Bear Camp registration draws 3 a.m. crowd Determined parents, some equipped with lawn chairs, braved the 3 a.m. darkness and cold air Friday to secure their children's place in this summer's Bear ... via Los Alamos Monitor

“There are a lot of people up here, we just can't monitor everything up here, so we get a lot of brush fires”

This photo, submitted to YouNews by 7winner11yo , shows firefighters near Socorro battling a blaze Wednesday People in central New Mexico are on standby this weekend as the Trigo Fire continues to threaten ... via KOB-TV

“An important part of what I do is take public comment and funnel that into our work with the government.”

Michelle Otero has been on a whirlwind tour of the world since graduating Deming High in 1990 and earning a degree at Harvard University. via Deming Headlight

“She always made people feel good about themselves, regardless of her day. She just knew how to light up a room”

An IPFW student found dead in her campus apartment Friday was stabbed and bled to death, the Allen County coroner's office said. via WHAS-TV Louisville

Teresa Baca is a senior at St. Michael's High School and has served on New Mexico's Gay-Straight Alliance Youth Council for two years; she also has started a social justice group at St. via Santa Fe Reporter

The New Mexico Supreme Court has upheld a decision to toss a state Senate candidate off the June 3 Democratic primary election ballot. via Las Cruces Sun-News

European scientists say they have, for the first time, triggered electrical activity in a thunderstorm by aiming high-power laser light into the clouds. via The Post Chronicle

This is a colorized version of a photograph of Lovington, N.M., in the early 1900s. via Silver City Sun-News

“We're the eyes and the ears of the Border Patrol”

New Mexico Army National Guard Col. Paul Pea, left, and Command Sgt. Maj. Hershell Humble transfer the Joint Task Force Zia colors Monday during the Change of Command Ceremony at the Forwarding Operating Base ... via Deming Headlight

“It's really never been this late but this year I have my own business and we just wanted to make sure we were ready”

Spending hours with a tax prepayer isn't the Saturday James and Kelly Mares dreamed of. via KBSL 10

“We intend to drill shallow oil wells”

A proposed oil and gas drilling halt in Rio Arriba County may not sound like that big of a deal to people here in San Juan County. via Farmington Daily Times

“In my senior year, 1993, we performed one of my compositions called 'The Journey.' And I did a piece for Maypole there, too, in 1993”

When B.J. Brooks was a little boy in Portales, he often spent weekends side by side with his grandmother Lucille, who loved to play the piano. via Portales News-Tribune

A New Mexico Senate candidate has been tossed off the June 3 Democratic primary election ballot. via Las Cruces Sun-News

For now, plans for a proposed UFO-themed amusement park in Roswell have been sucked into a black hole. via Carlsbad Current-Argus