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Louis Ponce, brother-in-law of Bobbi Salinas-Norman, walks through the apartment on May 10, 2013, where Salinas-Norman was found dead.   Ponce discovered  The remains of Salinas-Norman, a Chicana activist, teacher and author, last week and authorities say she may have been dead for more than a year.    (AP Photo/The Santa Fe New Mexican,Luis Sanchez Saturno)

Mummified body of Chicana author found in NM home

A 70-year-old woman whose mummified body was recently found in her Santa Fe apartment was identified as a Chicana activist, teacher and author. Santa Fe police said the decomposed remains of Barbara Salinas-Norman were discovered last week and authorities say she may have been dead for more than a year. ...

Cibola Forest imposes additional fire restrictions

Parts of the Cibola National Forest are imposing additional fire restrictions due to drying conditions. KOB (http://bit.ly/15FpAA5) reports that the additional restrictions imposed in the forest's Sandia Ranger district include prohibitions on campfires, except in recreation sites. Also, smoking isn't permitted except in vehicles and in recreation areas in places ...

Nev. Indian Commission boss pushes native tourism

A Native American leader from Nevada recently appointed to the U.S. Commerce Department's national tourism advisory board says tribes need to learn more about how to tap into the interest travelers have shown in American Indian heritage and the culture and history of the West. "There's a segment of the ...

Tourism official with NM group on national board

A tourism official with an Albuquerque-based group has been named to the Commerce Department's national travel advisory board. Sherry Rupert, who is vice president of the American Indian Alaska Native Tourism Association in Albuquerque, was one of six new members appointed Thursday to the Travel and Tourism Advisory Board. The ...

Clinics eligible for federal aid to help uninsured

A federal agency is offering about $2 million to health clinics in New Mexico to help uninsured residents obtain medical coverage. The Health and Human Services Department said Thursday that said 15 community health centers were eligible to apply for the funding (http://1.usa.gov/10l9e6P). The clinics are in communities ranging from ...

In this May 8, 2013 photo, artwork is shown at Masks y Mas, an Albuquerque shop that sells 'Day of the Dead' art year round. Disney announced Tuesday that it was a withdrawing a "Dia de los Muertos" trademark request it made to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office amid uproar on social media from Latino activists, writer and artists. Disney had sought to secure naming right for an upcoming animated movie inspired by the holiday. Critics said the move to trademark a cultural holiday was insensitive.  (AP Photo/Russell Contreras)

Social media raises concern about Disney trademark

When Lalo Alcaraz learned this week that Disney was seeking to trademark "Dia de los Muertos," the name of the traditional "Day of the Dead" celebrated by millions in Mexico and the U.S., the cartoonist had an idea. The trademark was for an animated movie by Disney and Pixar Animation ...

New Mexico exchange subject to sunshine laws

New Mexico's open government laws will apply to a state-run health insurance exchange that will serve as a marketplace for the uninsured to buy medical coverage. Legislation enacted this year makes clear the exchange and its 13-member governing board must comply with New Mexico's Open Meetings Act and the Inspection ...

FILE - In this Wednesday, May 8, 2013 photo, California Assembly Speaker John Perez, D-Los Angeles, speaks before the Sacramento Press Club in Sacramento, Calif. A California law that created an agency to oversee national health care reforms granted it sweeping authority to conceal spending on the contractors that will perform most of its functions, creating a barrier from public disclosure that stands out nationwide. Statements issued to the AP by his office said the bill met the constitutional test and "contains the relevant findings," while striking a practical balance between the need for confidential rate negotiations with medical plans and a board that meets in public and is covered by open-meetings law. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)

AP Exclusive: Calif. exchange granted secrecy

A California law that created an agency to oversee national health care reforms granted it broad authority to conceal spending on the contractors that will perform most of its functions, potentially shielding the public from seeing how hundreds of millions of dollars are spent. The degree of secrecy afforded Covered ...

FILE - This March 12, 2013 file photo shows the air traffic control tower at Chicago's Midway International Airport. Seventy-two 72 airport towers and other air traffic control facilities that were slated to close at night, including at Midway, due to budget cuts will get to stay open, the Federal Aviation Administration said Wednesday, May 8, 2013. The FAA had announced earlier this year that it would eliminate midnight shifts of air traffic controllers at 69 airport towers and two regional approach control facilities in order to meet across-the-board, automatic spending cuts required by Congress. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green, File)

FAA to staff 72 airport control towers at night

Seventy-two airport towers and other air traffic control facilities that were slated to close at night due to budget cuts will get to stay open, the Federal Aviation Administration said Wednesday. The FAA had announced earlier this year that it would eliminate midnight shifts of air traffic controllers at 69 ...

Gila Regional Medical Center downgrades staffers

Gila Regional Medical Center has downgraded 70 full-time hospital employees to part-time status as part of new cost cutting measures. The Silver City Sun-News reports (http://bit.ly/13ugHEQ) that the hospital says the measures were needed after it saw an increase in the numbers of uninsured and underinsured patients. The hospital also ...

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