New Mexico residents brace for extreme wildfire conditions
By CEDAR ATTANASIO and BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press LAS VEGAS, N.M. (AP) — Residents of a northern New Mexico city tried to recapture a sense of…
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Hobbs woman who fled in police car after shooting arrested
HOBBS, N.M. (AP) — A woman who reportedly stole a police vehicle after the man she was with engaged in a shootout with Hobbs police in February has…
Continue Reading US added 428,000 jobs in April despite surging inflation
By PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — America’s employers added 428,000 jobs in April, extending a streak of solid hiring that…
Continue Reading Fire-ravaged New Mexico villages cling to faith, ‘querencia’
By FELICIA FONSECA Associated Press As the largest wildfire burning in the U.S. marches across northern New Mexico, residents have been guided by…
Continue Reading New Mexico regulators adopt clean car rule
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico regulators have adopted more stringent motor vehicle emissions standards as part of Gov. Michelle Lujan…
Continue Reading Roswell police: Officer pinned against vehicle, dragged
ROSWELL, N.M. (AP) — The Roswell Police Department said one of its officers was pinned against another vehicle before being dragged through an…
Continue Reading US panel to focus on Native American missing, slain cases
By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN and FELICIA FONSECA Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — U.S. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland wants to do more than just…
Continue Reading New Mexico seeks opportunity in Texas border disruptions
By MORGAN LEE Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico is highlighting its support for proposals to route an international rail line…
Continue Reading Fire crews close in around massive New Mexico wildfire
Associated Press LAS VEGAS, N.M. (AP) — Firefighters in New Mexico are taking advantage of diminished winds to build more fire lines and clear…
Continue Reading Las Vegas ex-pastor, teacher pleads guilty in child sex case
LAS VEGAS (AP) — A church pastor and former elementary school teacher from Las Vegas has pleaded guilty to a child sex crime in a plea agreement…
Continue Reading President declares disaster in New Mexico wildfire zone
By CEDAR ATTANASIO and SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press LAS VEGAS, N.M. (AP) — Firefighters have slowed the advance of the largest wildfire in…
Continue Reading US to hold back Lake Powell water to protect hydropower
By SAM METZ Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Federal water officials have announced they’ll keep hundreds of billions of gallons of…
Continue Reading Change trains: Mexico favors N. Mexico over Texas
By MARK STEVENSON Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — The Mexican government is snubbing Texas and moving a proposed border rail link to New…
Continue Reading Lawmakers in 19 states want legal refuge for trans youth
By HOLLY RAMER Associated Press CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Democratic lawmakers in 18 states are following California’s lead in seeking to offer legal…
Continue Reading New Mexico governor seeking US disaster status for wildfire
By CEDAR ATTANASIO and SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press LAS VEGAS, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham is asking President Joe…
Continue Reading Albuquerque sees 3 different homicides over the weekend
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Authorities in Albuquerque are dealing with three difference homicide scenes that occurred over the weekend. Albuquerque…
Continue Reading As wildfire closes in, New Mexico residents prepare to flee
By CEDAR ATTANASIO and SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press LAS VEGAS, N.M. (AP) — Wind-whipped flames are marching across more of New Mexico’s…
Continue Reading Arizona wildfire forces fast decision: Fight or flee flames?
By FELICIA FONSECA Associated Press FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — Ferocious winds that sent what was a small wildfire racing toward homes on the…
Continue Reading Man accused of impersonating Albuquerque policeman faces DWI
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Authorities say a man accused of impersonating an Albuquerque police officer last month also is facing a DWI charge. Raul…
Continue Reading Firefighters battling New Mexico blaze brace for wind
By PAUL DAVENPORT Associated Press Calmer weather conditions in northern New Mexico have helped over 1,000 firefighters battling the nation’s…
Continue Reading Vegas water intake now visible at drought-stricken Lake Mead
LAS VEGAS (AP) — The water supply for Las Vegas has marked a milestone, with a water intake breaking the surface of drought-depleted Lake Mead and…
Continue Reading Headcounts are down at public schools. Now budgets are too.
By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH and ANNIE MA Associated Press MISSION, Kan. (AP) — Public school systems are beginning to feel the pinch from enrollment…
Continue Reading Bulldozers, aircraft used to fight fire near New Mexico city
By PAUL DAVENPORT Associated Press Calmer weather conditions in northern New Mexico are helping over 1,000 firefighters battling the nation’s…
Continue Reading New Mexico’s Gathering of Nations powwow back after pandemic
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — What is billed by organizers as the world’s largest powwow is being held in person in Albuquerque for the first time…
Continue Reading New Mexico legislator to pay $250 fine in ethics settlement
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A New Mexico state representative has agreed to pay a $250 fine under a settlement with the State Ethics Commission stemming…
Continue Reading Inside the Trevor Reed deal: From Oval Office to Moscow trip
By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A series of factors helped pave the way for Trevor Reed’s release from a Russian prison…
Continue Reading More evacuations expected near dangerous Southwest wildfires
By MORGAN LEE AND CEDAR ATTANASIO Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Thousands of firefighters are battling destructive wildfires in the…
Continue Reading New Mexico increases child care funding, still highest in US
By CEDAR ATTANASIO Associated Press / Report for America SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico is increasing child care subsidies that are already the…
Continue Reading New Mexico resolves 1987 lawsuit by developmentally disabled
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A legal battle aimed at providing adequate services to people with developmental disabilities in New Mexico has come to a…
Continue Reading Democrats weigh additional tax cuts amid financial windfall
By MORGAN LEE Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — The lead state budget negotiator in the New Mexico House of Representative wants lawmakers to…
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