New Mexico

A spokeswoman for the Washington courts system apologized for a failure to recognize New Mexico as a state.

The Hatch chile has long been Goliath of peppers in the Southwest, but farmers in Colorado are trying to roast the competition by brazenly touting their lesser-known but mighty contender: the Pueblo.

The observatory suddenly closed, with little explanation, for 11 days in September, fueling rumors its shutdown was due to aliens, UFOs, or government surveillance.

A telescope in Sunspot, N.M., will have additional security for now, after "an unusual number of visitors" showed up at the site. Conspiracy theories had proliferated about its sudden closing.

In an hours-long arraignment hearing on Wednesday Magistrate Judge Kirtan Khalsa told the five defendants there was "clear and convincing evidence that you are a danger to the community."

Initial reports suggest the trailer was headed east on I-40 when one of its tires blew out, causing the driver to lose control and sending the truck careening across the median into oncoming traffic.

Officials said the decomposed body found in a raid on a rural property in Amalia, are those of missing 3-year-old, Abdul-Ghani Wahhaj. Prosecutors argue he died in a religious ceremony.

Eleven children found during a police raid in Taos County are in protective custody. A toddler's body was discovered on the premises. Prosecutors say the child was a compound member's disabled son.

Authorities are trying to determine if the remains belong to the Georgia boy they've been searching for since December. They noted Monday marked the abducted child's 4th birthday.

Taos County Sheriff Jerry Hogrefe described the children, ranging in age from 1 to 15, as hungry, thirsty and filthy. Two men at the compound were arrested and three women were briefly detained.