Much of New Mexico is under flood watch after 100 rescued from waters over weekend
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Weather forecasters warned Monday that much of New Mexico faces two more days of elevated threats of dangerous flooding…
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An Arizona museum tells the stories of ancient animals through their fossilized poop
WILLIAMS, Ariz. (AP) — One way to help tell how a Tyrannosaurus rex digested food is to look at its poop. Bone fragments in a piece of fossilized…
Continue Reading Street medicine teams search for homeless people to deliver lifesaving IV hydration in extreme heat
Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Alfred Handley leaned back in his wheelchair alongside a major Phoenix freeway as a street medicine team helped him…
Continue Reading Severe storm floods basements of Albuquerque City Hall and Police Department
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The Albuquerque Police Department headquarters and City Hall have both been damaged from flooding, Mayor Tim Keller said…
Continue Reading Should gun store sales get special credit card tracking? States split on mandating or prohibiting it
Associated Press Beginning Monday, a California law will require credit card networks like Visa and Mastercard to provide banks with special retail…
Continue Reading Arizona wildfire advances after forcing evacuations near Phoenix
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — More than 200 firefighters were battling a wildfire northeast of Phoenix on Saturday that threatened scores of homes and…
Continue Reading Judge partially ends court oversight of migrant children, chipping away at 27-year arrangement
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A federal judge on Friday approved the Biden administration’s request to partially end a nearly three-decade-old agreement to…
Continue Reading Judge partially ends court oversight of migrant children, chipping away at 27-year arrangement
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Judge partially ends court oversight of migrant children, chipping away at 27-year…
Continue Reading Alec Baldwin’s case on track for trial in July as judge denies request to dismiss
Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A court ruling on Friday put an involuntary manslaughter case against Alec Baldwin on track for trial in…
Continue Reading Alec Baldwin’s case is on track for trial in July as New Mexico judge denies request to dismiss it over damaged evidence
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Alec Baldwin’s case is on track for trial in July as New Mexico judge denies request to dismiss it over damaged…
Continue Reading Air tankers and helicopters attack Arizona wildfire that has forced evacuations near Phoenix
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Air tankers and helicopters helped douse flames from the sky as nearly 200 firefighters on the ground battled a wildfire…
Continue Reading Judge to weigh request to dismiss Alec Baldwin shooting case for damage to evidence during testing
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A New Mexico judge plans to rule Friday on a request to dismiss the sole charge against Alec Baldwin in the fatal shooting of…
Continue Reading Biden’s asylum halt is falling hardest on Mexicans and other nationalities Mexico will take
Associated Press NOGALES, Mexico (AP) — Ana Ruiz was dismayed seeing migrants from some countries released in the United States with orders to…
Continue Reading No human remains are found as search crews comb rubble from New Mexico wildfires
Associated Press No human remains have been found after search and rescue crews combed through 1,300 damaged and destroyed structures in a New Mexico…
Continue Reading Man arrested in Colorado triple-shooting after crash and intensive search
Associated Press DENVER (AP) — A man arrested in connection to a fatal shooting in southern Colorado allegedly killed a man by shooting him in the…
Continue Reading Wind-driven wildfire spreads near popular central Oregon vacation spot and prompts evacuations
Associated Press A wildfire in Oregon’s high desert, near the popular vacation destination of Bend, grew rapidly Wednesday, and officials urged the…
Continue Reading Water-rich Gila River tribe near Phoenix flexes its political muscles in a drying West
Associated Press SACATON, Arizona (AP) — Stephen Roe Lewis grew up seeing stacks of legal briefs at the dinner table — often, about his…
Continue Reading List of missing residents shrinks as New Mexico village seeks recovery from wildfires
Associated Press The number of residents still unaccounted for has been shrinking significantly after thousands of people fled their homes as two…
Continue Reading Alec Baldwin attorneys argue damage to gun during testing was unacceptable destruction of evidence
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Alec Baldwin’s defense attorneys argued Monday that damage done during FBI testing to a revolver that killed a…
Continue Reading Team combs fire-ravaged New Mexico community for remains of the missing
Associated Press As residents return to a fire-ravaged village in the mountains of southern New Mexico, the mayor on Monday warned them that some…
Continue Reading Alec Baldwin’s attorneys ask New Mexico judge to dismiss the case against him over firearm evidence
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Defense attorneys for Alec Baldwin are seeking to scuttle an involuntary manslaughter trial against the actor-producer in the…
Continue Reading Former New Mexico football player convicted of robbing a postal carrier
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A former University of New Mexico football player has been convicted of robbing a U.S. postal carrier and is facing up to…
Continue Reading Jury convicts movie armorer of involuntary manslaughter in fatal shooting of cinematographer by Alec Baldwin
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Jury convicts movie armorer of involuntary manslaughter in fatal shooting of cinematographer by Alec…
Continue Reading New Mexico is automating how it shares info about arrest warrants
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico courts and law enforcement on Monday began streamlining how they exchange information about outstanding arrest…
Continue Reading Democratic lawmakers in New Mexico take aim at gun violence, panhandling, retail crime and hazing
By MORGAN LEE Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico’s governor presented a broad suite of legislative proposals on gun control…
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Fossil unearthed in New Mexico years ago is identified as older, more primitive relative of T. rex
By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The Tyrannosaurus rex seemingly came out of nowhere tens of millions of years ago,…
Continue Reading Lawsuit alleges FEMA has delayed compensation for victims of worst wildfire in New Mexico’s history
SANTA FE. N.M. (AP) — A new lawsuit has been filed against the Federal Emergency Management Agency, alleging compensation has been delayed for…
Continue Reading New Mexico names new Indian Affairs secretary amid criticism
By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The former pueblo leader nominated by Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham to head the…
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US wildlife managers capture wandering Mexican wolf, attempt dating game ahead of breeding season
By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A match made in the wilds of New Mexico? An endangered Mexican wolf captured last…
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Governor wants New Mexico legislators to debate new approach to regulating assault-style weapons
By MORGAN LEE Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico could become an early political testing ground for a proposal to make assault-style…
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