Live blog coverage of the state basketball tournament
| The New Mexican
Stop in and join today's live blog coverage of the state semifinal and final rounds. Sports writers James Barron and Geoff Grammer will be live blogging from the tournament.Photographer Natalie Guillen has been working the basketball tournament this ...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

Secretary of State Herrera denies Salazar quit over ethics
Steve Terrell | The New Mexican
Secretary of State Mary Herrera pushed back Thursday against her former elections director's allegations of cronyism and violations of the state Governmental Conduct Act. Through her lawyer, Herrera claimed that A.J. Salazar didn't quit his job ...Story, »

New Mexico jobless rate hits 22-year high
| The New Mexican
New Mexico in January had the largest unemployment rate increase in the nation, according to the U.S. Labor Department. While the jobless rate statewide hit a 22-year high, statistics compiled by the New Mexico Department of Workforce Solutions ...Story, »

New book explores Spanish conquest brutality
Tom Sharpe | The New Mexican
The Spanish conquest of New Mexico was even more brutal than has been depicted in history, a Stanford University anthropologist says in a new book. "With heathens and infidels, it was illegal to shed their blood, so you had to figure out another ...Story, »

Concealed guns have restaurant workers worried about safety
Phaedra Haywood | The New Mexican
State Rep. John Heaton cited safety as one reason he sponsored a law to allow New Mexicans with concealed-carry permits to bring guns into restaurants that sell beer and wine. "It creates a zone of defenselessness when you have to leave your gu ...Story, »

Helping immigrants fill the farming gap

Sandra Baltazar Martinez | The New Mexican
Some local farmers want to help immigrants start their own farming or ranching businesses to meet the demand for local produce. Members of the National Immigrant Farming Initiative and Santa Cruz Farm in Española will hold a meeting at 2 p.m. Sa ...Story, »

Denish's latest public information officer takes party post
Steve Terrell | The New Mexican
Lt. Gov. Diane Denish has lost another public information officer — her eighth in less than eight years. But James Hallinan will still be making a living by singing the praises of Denish at least part of the time. He's become the new communicati ...Story, »

SFCC storytellers: Performers use dance, music, crafts to share their life experiences at Student Expo
Ana Maria Trujillo | The New Mexican
The Jemez Rooms at Santa Fe Community College felt like a performance hall Thursday. Colorful, helium-filled balloons dotted the ceiling, metallic stars glistened on the walls and spotlights focused on performers in the 11th annual SFCC Student Expo. ...Story, »

Big plans for Taos Ski Valley
Daniel Gibson | For The New Mexican
Change comes slowly to the eccentric Euro-flavored Taos Ski Valley, which is part of its charm. But in early February, the managers — now driven by the next generation of Blake family members overseeing this gem of the American ski scene — released p ...Story, »

UNM Lobos survives scare from Air Force
ARNIE STAPLETON | The Associated Press
LAS VEGAS — Darrington Hobson's 28 points helped eighth-ranked New Mexico stave off a scare from the scrappy Air Force Falcons 75-69 Thursday in the Mountain West Conference quarterfinals.Dairese Gary added 20 points for the Lobos (29-3), who set ...Story, »

Local news in brief March 12, 2010
| The New Mexican and wire services
City skips hazardous waste collection Due to budget restraints, the city of Santa Fe won't hold a household hazardous waste collection this spring as it has for the previous 10 years. The city announced that it also will delay opening a new perm ...Story, »