NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – From behind bars, a woman serving a 27-year prison sentence is set to get hundreds of thousands of dollars from the state. Story continues below A woman who made headlines back in ...

Four more federal inmates in New Mexico have tested positive for measles, the New Mexico Department of Health said Friday, bringing the number of cases in the state to five this year. “These new ...

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The numbers are few, but measles is very contagious, so even a few cases may mean that more are on the way. All five cases of measles in New Mexico so far this year have occurred at detention centers.