2 arrested after Santa Fe woman fatally stabbed with a sword
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A woman and her boyfriend have been arrested in connection with a death in Santa Fe in which the victim was stabbed with a…
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Most candidates for top election posts say no to hand counts
By NICHOLAS RICCARDI Associated Press The vast majority of candidates running to become their states’ chief election officers oppose hand…
Continue Reading Tribe seeks to adapt as climate change alters ancestral home
By TAMMY WEBBER and MARTHA IRVINE Associated Press SANTA CLARA PUEBLO, N.M. (AP) — Raymond Naranjo sings for rain, his voice rising and falling as…
Continue Reading Trump weighs in regarding New Mexico race for governor
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Former President Donald Trump has endorsed Republican nominee for governor Mark Ronchetti in a social media post. It’s…
Continue Reading Navajo presidential hopefuls represent change or continuity
By FELICIA FONSECA Associated Press FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — Navajos next week will choose whether to elect a president who has never held political…
Continue Reading Bill would put Navajo legislative leader on indefinite leave
WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. (AP) — Navajo Nation Council Speaker Seth Damon is facing disciplinary action for being intoxicated during a family vacation in…
Continue Reading NM State picks up its first road win since Sept. 22, 2018
AMHERST, Mass. (AP) — Diego Pavia passed for two touchdowns, Ethan Albertson made three field goals and New Mexico State beat UMass 23-13 on…
Continue Reading FBI investigates antisemitic mail sent to an advocacy group
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — The FBI confirmed Friday that it is investigating a report from a Santa Fe-based environmental advocacy group that it…
Continue Reading Record high visitors nationwide came to New Mexico in 2021
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico saw a record-breaking number of almost 40 million visitors last year, according to a new report released this…
Continue Reading New US plan could lead to federal action on Colorado River
By FELICIA FONSECA and KATHLEEN RONAYNE Associated Press FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — The Interior Department announced Friday that it will consider…
Continue Reading Approval of oil leases in New Mexico prompts legal challenge
By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The Biden administration’s approval of oil leases in a corner of New Mexico that…
Continue Reading Prosecutors take charge of probe into Baldwin shooting
MORGAN LEE Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A sheriff’s department submitted on Thursday its investigative findings to prosecutors in…
Continue Reading New Mexico marks progress with oil well plugging program
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico land managers say more than 130 abandoned oil and natural gas wells have been plugged on state trust lands as…
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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…
Continue Reading 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…
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