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,…
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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…
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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…
Continue Reading Tribal leaders pepper New Mexico candidates with questions
By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Leaders representing Native American communities around New Mexico hosted a number…
Continue Reading New Mexico Supreme Court to take on redistricting case
By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The New Mexico Supreme Court will take up a legal challenge over a congressional…
Continue Reading Idaho resumes radioactive waste shipments to New Mexico
KEITH RIDLER Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Shipments of nuclear waste from the U.S. Department of Energy’s site in eastern Idaho to a…
Continue Reading New Mexico Licensing Department subject of cyber attack
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — The New Mexico agency that oversees professional licenses for thousands of businesses across the state has been the target of…
Continue Reading Ribera teen will be tried in classmate’s death elsewhere
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A judge has agreed to a change of venue for the trial of a Ribera teen accused of shooting a classmate to death at a New…
Continue Reading Racist remarks: Hurt, betrayal among LA’s Indigenous people
By AMY TAXIN and BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Bricia Lopez has welcomed people of all walks to dine at her family’s…
Continue Reading New Mexico governor pins reelection to support for abortion
By MORGAN LEE Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham hitched her reelection campaign squarely to support for…
Continue Reading Prosecutors: Michigan man set 25 truck fires in 8 states
DETROIT (AP) — A Michigan man has been arrested on a federal criminal complaint alleging he set 25 fires on semitrailers in eight states over more…
Continue Reading EXPLAINER: Trying to get politics out of election certifying
By CHRISTINA A. CASSIDY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Before the 2020 presidential election, certifying election results in the states was…
Continue Reading Santa Fe Archdiocese files plan for $121M abuse settlement
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — In New Mexico, one of the oldest Roman Catholic dioceses in the U.S. has filed its bankruptcy reorganization plan to…
Continue Reading Hopi curator to lead New Mexico’s Native American art museum
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — An expert in the field of Indigenous art has been named as the executive director of New Mexico’s Museum of Indian Arts…
Continue Reading ‘Desperation’: Child care struggle worsens in rural U.S.
By CLAIRE RUSH Associated Press/Report for America ASTORIA, Ore. (AP) — A shortage of child care in the U.S. has become so acute that it’s…
Continue Reading Bird flu worries prompt Albuquerque BioPark Zoo closures
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A popular penguin exhibit at the Albuquerque BioPark Zoo has been shut down due to concerns about bird flu. The…
Continue Reading Early and absentee voting begins across New Mexico
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Early voting began Tuesday across New Mexico on a limited scale at county clerk’s offices, as election regulators began…
Continue Reading US sued for pollution from retardant drops on wildfires
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — An environmental group filed a lawsuit Tuesday against U.S. Forest Service officials that alleges they polluted waterways…
Continue Reading Study shows sharp decline in teacher vacancies in New Mexico
LAS CRUCES, N.M. (AP) — A New Mexico State University study has found that teacher vacancies in the state have dropped significantly over the last…
Continue Reading US: Gopher tortoise not threatened over most of its range
By JANET McCONNAUGHEY Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Gopher tortoises — burrowers whose extensive homes shelter many other animals — are…
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