Dog 'hitches ride' in NM, meets owner in Louisiana

NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- The dogs in New Orleans' Carnival pet parade included a pooch that hitched a ride 1,200 miles from Taos, New Mexico, to the city where his 26-year-old master had hitchhiked weeks earlier. Stephan Soleas came to New Orleans for a few weeks of visits and music. He said his 6-year-old Labrador mix, Charlie, went missing days after he left.---...More

NM road crash turns into 238-pound pot bust

TUCUMCARI, N.M. (AP) -- Tracks in the snow leading from a crashed car to the nearby bridge overpass on New Mexico's I-40 just didn't look right to officers---...More

NM auto dealer tried to save business by gambling

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) -- A former Albuquerque auto dealer, faced with an ailing economy and difficulty getting credit for his dealership, says he turned to gambling last year in a bid to salvage the business---...More