New Mexico launches food drive for wildfire victims
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico on Wednesday launched a campaign to replenish meat supplies for residents who lost their homes or were forced to…
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Mountain West Commissioner Thompson stepping down
By PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer Craig Thompson, the only commissioner the Mountain West Conference has known, is stepping down after nearly 24 years…
Continue Reading Moth outbreak stresses trees in New Mexico forests
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — An insect outbreak is believed to be causing conifer stands in some central New Mexico forests to lose their needles,…
Continue Reading Increasing pressures on Colorado River water in New Mexico
By THERESA DAVIS Albuquerque Journal ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Colorado River tributaries in New Mexico bring water to the alfalfa fields in the…
Continue Reading New Mexico governor embraces US law on climate, health care
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — The governor of New Mexico is using a visit to Washington to celebrate Democrats’ flagship U.S. climate and health care…
Continue Reading Inspections of chile imports heat up at New Mexico border
By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico’s green chile season is in full swing as the aroma of fresh roasted…
Continue Reading Wisconsin’s remedy after loss: More passion, fewer penalties
By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin faces a balancing act as it tries to bounce back from its first loss of the…
Continue Reading 100 years after compact, Colorado River nearing crisis point
By CHRIS OUTCALT and BRITTANY PETERSON The Colorado Sun and The Associated Press DENVER (AP) — The intensifying crisis facing the Colorado River…
Continue Reading Police: 5 wounded after shooting at Santa Fe birthday party
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Five people have been injured after a shooting at a birthday party in Santa Fe, police said Sunday. They said the shooting…
Continue Reading Hatch woman, son facing fraud charges over fake parking fees
HATCH, N.M. (AP) — A woman and her son are facing fraud charges for an alleged parking scheme outside the annual Hatch Chile Festival earlier this…
Continue Reading GOP hopefuls for election posts see enemies within own party
By CHRISTINA A. CASSIDY Associated Press WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Four Republicans who have promoted false claims about the 2020 presidential…
Continue Reading Found: Alligator, drugs, guns, money. But where’s the tiger?
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — An alligator, drugs, guns and money were seized during a raid at two homes in Albuquerque last month, but New Mexico…
Continue Reading Bachmeier leads Boise State to 31-14 victory over New Mexico
By GLEN ROSALES Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Hank Bachmeier bounced back after he was benched a week earlier, throwing three touchdown…
Continue Reading US to award $35M in grants to tribes for 988 crisis line
By FELICIA FONSECA Associated Press FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — Most people in Santa Clara Pueblo in northern New Mexico know each other. So when a…
Continue Reading GOP focuses on Hispanic voters with new Las Cruces center
LAS CRUCES, N.M. (AP) — The New Mexico Republican Party is bolstering efforts to reach Hispanic voters before the midterm elections with a new…
Continue Reading NM AG declines to charge deputies in woman’s shooting death
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico’s attorney general has decided not to file charges against Bernalillo County deputies involved in the…
Continue Reading US restarts burns of forest fuel, paused after runaway blaze
By MORGAN LEE Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — The U.S. Forest Service is resuming its practice of intentionally lighting fires to clear…
Continue Reading US Forest Service resumes prescribed burns amid climate risks after 3-month hiatus, strategic review
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — US Forest Service resumes prescribed burns amid climate risks after 3-month hiatus, strategic…
Continue Reading US changes names of places with racist term for Native women
By MEAD GRUVER Associated Press CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — The U.S. government has joined a ski resort and others that have quit using a racist term for…
Continue Reading Ex-bookkeeper at Albuquerque firm pleads guilty to $2M fraud
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A former bookkeeper for an Albuquerque-based auto body firm has pleaded guilty to charges that she defrauded her employer…
Continue Reading Huge Los Angeles Unified School district hit by cyberattack
By STEFANIE DAZIO, FRANK BAJAK and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — A ransomware attack targeting the huge Los Angeles school…
Continue Reading Climate damage from oil leases on US land gets second look
By MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — The Biden administration reached a legal settlement Tuesday that requires the government…
Continue Reading Ruidoso police: human skull found at a construction site
RUIDOSO, N.M. (AP) — A human skull has been found at a construction site in Ruidoso, according to police. Albuquerque TV station KOB reported that…
Continue Reading Pilot dies in crash of a paraglider west of Albuquerque
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A man has died after the crash of a paraglider west of Albuquerque, New Mexico State Police said Tuesday. Police were…
Continue Reading Nevada’s Sanders wins MWC defensive honor; NCAA-best 3 picks
RENO, Nev. (AP) — Bentlee Sanders intercepted two passes, returned one for a touchdown and forced a fumble in Nevada’s 38-14 win over Texas…
Continue Reading New Mexico banishes Trump ally from office for insurrection
By MORGAN LEE Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A New Mexico state district court judge on Tuesday disqualified county commissioner and…
Continue Reading New Mexico judge disqualifies Cowboys for Trump cofounder Couy Griffin from public office for engaging in insurrection
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico judge disqualifies Cowboys for Trump cofounder Couy Griffin from public office for engaging in…
Continue Reading Santa Fe woman accused of embezzling nearly $600K from firm
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A Santa Fe woman has been accused of embezzling nearly $600,000 from a landscape architecture firm where she once worked. A…
Continue Reading Suspect in double homicide case in Albuquerque is arrested
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A suspect in a double homicide case in northwest Albuquerque has been arrested, according to authorities. Albuquerque…
Continue Reading New Mexico routs Maine 41-0 behind Kendrick, White
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Miles Kendrick threw two touchdown passes and Sherod White ran for two scores to spark New Mexico to a 41-0 victory over…
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