Young lives in limbo
Julie Ann Grimm | The New Mexican
Doctors didn't think the Santa Fe baby would survive. If she did, they said, she would never recover from so severe a brain injury. When Baby L. arrived at the hospital, her small bones were broken in 26 places, she did not respond to voices or ...Story, »

• Fragile infant brains susceptible to trauma
• By the numbers

Live blog basketball coverage: Espanola Valley comes up short in state final 63-60
| The New Mexican
Stop in and join today's live blog coverage of the state round. Sports writers James Barron and Geoff Grammer will be live blogging from the tournament.Photographer Natalie Guillen has been working the basketball tournament this week capturing incred ...Story, »

• Class AAA state: St. Michael's comes out on top of physical quarterfinal
• Class AAAA state: Española Valley hangs on to advance to semifinals
• Class AAA state: Pojoaque Valley's strategy falls flat as Sundevils advance to semis
• Class AAA state: 'Clark Kent thing,' defense help Braves take down Robertson in quarterfinals
• Class AA state: Tularosa trounces Mesa Vista in quarterfinals
• Class AAAA state: Jaguars handed painful loss
• Class AAAA state: Chargers deny Kirk, Hilltoppers
• Class AA state: Son Blazers rout Mora in quarterfinals
• Class AA state: Bobcats claw way into semifinals
• Española Valley boys get chance at title at last
• Lady Dons: West Las Vegas makes history with win over St. Michael's
• SFIS overcomes 15-point deficit to reach championship
• Class AAAA girls: Española's solid run ends
• Girls Class AA: Peñasco can't quite keep up with Texico

Doña Ana County DA Martinez wins first test of GOP gubernatorial primary
Barry Massey | The Associated Press
ALBUQUERQUE — Doña Ana County District Attorney Susana Martinez received strong support among Republican Party activists Saturday in winning the top position on the GOP primary election ballot for governor. Martinez outdistanced four other candi ...Story, »

• Democrats rally behind Denish at preprimary convention

'Dine and dash' part of restaurant reality
Veronica Cruz | The New Mexican
Whether a teenage rite of passage or an intoxicated person's inadvertent mistake, having customers who leave without paying is just another part of the restaurant business. But restaurant owners and managers say dining and dashing, the act of or ...Story, »

Santa Fe soprano takes talent to the Met
Veronica Cruz | The New Mexican
A Santa Fe soprano has taken her career to the biggest stage in the business, the Metropolitan Opera in New York. Rena Harms, 25, is one of nine young vocalists to make it to the finals of the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions. Each ...Story, »

Villa Alegre: Work on new units could start in spring
Tom Sharpe | The New Mexican
The last 10 units of the old Villa Alegre public-housing complex were razed last month, leaving the area looking like it's been cleared for a new park. "That was one of our concerns if we knocked the place down too soon," said Santa Fe Civic Hou ...Story, »

Local news in brief March 14, 2010
| The New Mexican and wire services
County Dems to hold forum for sheriff candidates The Democratic Party of Santa Fe County will host a forum for sheriff candidates 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at the NEA Building, 2007 Botulph Road. Four men are expected to seek the office and have ...Story, »