Biden to travel to New Mexico days before midterm election
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is set to travel to New Mexico next week, days before the Nov. 8 midterm elections. The White House in a…
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Sentence handed down for slaying of New Mexico girl
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A man convicted of child abuse and other charges stemming from the 2016 death and dismemberment of an Albuquerque girl was…
Continue Reading Obama video boosts incumbent governor in New Mexico
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Former President Barack Obama is urging voters to support incumbent Democratic Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham in her campaign…
Continue Reading Arizona’s Sen Kelly slams California on Colorado River use
By JONATHAN J. COOPER AND KATHLEEN RONAYNE Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — California communities exposed to hazardous dust by a drying lake bed…
Continue Reading Navajo Nation planning to investigate missing trial members
LEUPP, Ariz. (AP) — Navajo Nation officials have issued an executive order to investigate and locate missing tribal members in a manner that is…
Continue Reading Mexico scraps daylight savings time except along border
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s Senate approved a bill Wednesday to eliminate daylight saving time, putting an end to the practice of changing clocks…
Continue Reading Western states propose deal over beleaguered Rio Grande
By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico, Texas and Colorado have negotiated a proposed settlement that they say…
Continue Reading US sued over lack of protection plan for rare grouse
By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — An environmental group is suing U.S. wildlife managers, saying they have failed to…
Continue Reading Arizona governor puts more containers along Mexican border
PHOENIX (AP) — The state of Arizona has begun installing shipping containers along another section of the U.S.-Mexico border to fill gaps that…
Continue Reading Fire-stricken rural New Mexico warily eyes insurance fight
By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Manuel and Marcy Silva combed through the charred rubble that used to be their…
Continue Reading Defense motions could sidetrack trial in Taos compound case
TAOS, N.M. (AP) — A judge has ruled five defendants are competent to stand trial more than four years after they were found in a squalid New Mexico…
Continue Reading Fife leads Fresno State in 41-9 rout of New Mexico
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Logan Fife ran for two touchdowns and threw for a third as Fresno State rolled past New Mexico, 41-9 to maintain its share…
Continue Reading Illegal border crossings to US from Mexico hit annual high
By ELLIOT SPAGAT Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — A surge in migration from Venezuela, Cuba and Nicaragua in September brought the number of…
Continue Reading Venezuelans expelled from US decide next steps in Mexico
By FABIOLA SÁNCHEZ Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — In a shelter on Mexico City’s east side, Venezuelan mechanic José Cuicas is waiting…
Continue Reading San Jose St. postpones game following death of running back
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — San Jose State has postponed its football game this weekend after a freshman running back was killed Friday when he was hit…
Continue Reading False election claims overwhelm local efforts to push back
By MORGAN LEE Associated Press ESTANCIA, N.M. (AP) — Republican county commissioners in this swath of ranching country in New Mexico’s high…
Continue Reading US agency to cover matching costs following New Mexico fire
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The U.S. Department of Agriculture will waive cost-sharing requirements for New Mexico farmers and ranchers affected by…
Continue Reading Rio Grande managers eye federal cash for western drought
SUMAN NAISHADHAM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — With several billion dollars in federal money secured for drought-stricken western states,…
Continue Reading New Mexico State project seeks more nutritious chile peppers
LAS CRUCES, N.M. (AP) — It’s no secret that chile is a popular and essential crop in New Mexico. Now researchers at New Mexico State University…
Continue Reading EPA: UPS to pay fine, correct hazardous waste violations
By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency has reached a settlement with United Parcel Service to…
Continue Reading New Mexico braces for confrontational poll watchers
MORGAN LEE Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico’s top elections regulator said Wednesday that precautions are being taken to guard…
Continue Reading Races to oversee elections draw an avalanche of spending
By NICHOLAS RICCARDI and CHRISTINA A. CASSIDY Associated Press In 2018, Democrat Katie Hobbs spent $1 million in campaign funds running to become…
Continue Reading EXPLAINER: What is the Strategic Petroleum Reserve?
By DAVID KOENIG and CATHY BUSSEWITZ AP Business Writers DALLAS (AP) — President Joe Biden plans to release 15 million barrels of oil or more from…
Continue Reading Wolf known for genetic value found dead in New Mexico
By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Environmentalists are pushing the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to do more to…
Continue Reading Judge’s ruling puts restrictions on New Mexico Civil Guard
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The New Mexico Civil Guard has been barred from publicly acting as a military unit without authorization or assuming the…
Continue Reading Albuquerque man accused of assault, dousing bedroom with gas
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — An Albuquerque man has been arrested for allegedly assaulting his girlfriend and then dousing the couple’s bedroom in…
Continue Reading NBCU News Group seminar highlights unusual education effort
By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Leaning into education aggressively and uncommonly so for a media organization, NBC News is making…
Continue Reading Roswell’s recent UFO Festival brought over $2M in spending
ROSWELL, N.M. (AP) — Roswell officials say the city’s UFO Festival had an economic impact of more than $2 million. The Roswell Daily Record…
Continue Reading Biden turning to Trump-era rule to expel Venezuelan migrants
By COLLEEN LONG and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Two years ago, candidate Joe Biden loudly denounced President Donald Trump for…
Continue Reading Frakes leads New Mexico State past New Mexico 21-9
LAS CRUCES, N.M. (AP) — Freshman Gavin Frakes threw two touchdown passes and New Mexico State breezed to a 21-9 victory over New Mexico on Saturday…
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