Supreme Court climate ruling could impact nuclear waste case
By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court’s landmark ruling on climate change could have implications for a range of…
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Authorities ID teen girl killed in Arizona school van crash
SANDERS, Ariz. (AP) — Authorities have released the name of a teenage girl who died when a school van was hit from behind by a semi-truck in…
Continue Reading Albuquerque woman accused of embezzling $175K from employer
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — An Albuquerque woman is accused of embezzling more than $175,000 from her former employer over a six-year span, according to…
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Lee sparks Nevada to 23-12 victory over NMSU in opener
LAS CRUCES, N.M. (AP) — Devonte Lee ran for two second-quarter touchdowns and Nevada turned back New Mexico State 23-12 in a season opener on…
Continue Reading New Mexico man charged with supporting Islamic State group
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A New Mexico man has been arrested and charged with trying to provide material support to the Islamic State group and…
Continue Reading NAACP supports removal of Cowboys for Trump cofounder
By MORGAN LEE Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — The NAACP is supporting efforts to bar a New Mexico-based county commissioner from public…
Continue Reading New Mexico Supreme Court dismisses inmates’ COVID lawsuit
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — The New Mexico Supreme Court is upholding a lower court decision to dismiss a lawsuit that sought to release prison inmates…
Continue Reading Afghan refugee enters not guilty plea in Muslim slayings
By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A lawyer for an Afghan refugee accused in the Albuquerque slayings of three Muslim…
Continue Reading Eastern Kentucky player charged with robbing postal carrier
RICHMOND, Ky. (AP) — Eastern Kentucky defensive back Marquae Kirkendoll has been charged with robbing a postal carrier in New Mexico and is no…
Continue Reading USDA scattering rabies vaccines for wildlife in 13 states
By JANET McCONNAUGHEY Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The U.S. Department of Agriculture has begun scattering millions of packets of oral…
Continue Reading Rare Nevada fish to get full review for possible US listing
By SCOTT SONNER Associated Press RENO, Nev. (AP) — U.S. wildlife officials say there’s enough evidence a rare fish along the California-Nevada…
Continue Reading ‘Forever chemicals’ pose urgent concern in New Mexico
By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico’s top environmental regulator on Thursday warned state lawmakers that…
Continue Reading New Mexico governor tests positive for COVID
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham tested positive for COVID-19 on Thursday morning and was receiving an antiviral drug treatment.…
Continue Reading Pecos River rises as New Mexico towns prepare for flooding
LAKE ARTHUR, N.M. (AP) — Authorities in eastern New Mexico on Wednesday warned residents of continued flooding along the Pecos River. Storm runoff…
Continue Reading New Mexico won’t deny law licenses over immigration status
By MORGAN LEE Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico will no longer deny licenses to practice law solely because of an applicant’s…
Continue Reading Record-setting wildfire in New Mexico declared contained
By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — More than four grueling months and $300 million later, the federal government has…
Continue Reading Hopi teens see need for skateboarding park, make it happen
By FELICIA FONSECA Associated Press VILLAGE OF TEWA, Ariz. (AP) — They skateboarded on basketball courts and in parking lots, through highway…
Continue Reading 2 women arrested in alleged child abuse case in New Mexico
TEXICO, N.M. (AP) — Two women in eastern New Mexico have been arrested for allegedly beating children in their care and chaining them to their beds…
Continue Reading Heavy rain floods streets across Dallas-Fort Worth area
By JAMIE STENGLE and JAKE BLEIBERG Associated Press DALLAS (AP) — Heavy rains across the drought-stricken Dallas-Fort Worth area on Monday caused…
Continue Reading Afghan refugee faces murder charge in third Muslim killing
By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — An Afghan refugee charged in the slayings of two Muslim men is facing new charges…
Continue Reading New Mexico oilfield regulators reach settlement with company
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — State oil and gas regulators say they have reached a financial settlement with XTO Permian Operating to resolve violation…
Continue Reading Arizona levee breached, hiker missing after floods hit West
By SAM METZ and JESSE BEDAYN Associated Press A levee was breached Monday in a small town near the Arizona-New Mexico state line, forcing the…
Continue Reading NM city, victim of government burn, now faces water shortage
By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN and BRITTANY PETERSON Associated Press LAS VEGAS, N.M. (AP) — In the foothills of the Rocky Mountains, buzzing chainsaws…
Continue Reading As inflation soars, access to Indigenous foods declines
By CLAIRE SAVAGE, HANNAH SCHOENBAUM and TRISHA AHMED Associated Press/Report for America CHICAGO (AP) — Blueberry bison tamales, harvest salad with…
Continue Reading Hiker missing in Utah flooding as monsoon hits US Southwest
SPRINGDALE, Utah (AP) — Authorities have been searching for days for an Arizona woman reported missing after being swept away by floodwaters in…
Continue Reading Heavy rain forces road closures, flood watches in Arizona
PHOENIX (AP) — Heavy rain closed roads in Tucson and triggered flood watches and warnings across much of Arizona on Saturday, with more in the…
Continue Reading 5 New Mexico jails less than half staffed; 1 moving inmates
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Five of New Mexico’s 26 county jails and detention centers are suffering from staff shortages that have pushed…
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Watchdog groups call review at US nuclear lab ‘sham’ process
By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The U.S. government is planning to review the environmental effects of operations…
Continue Reading Roosevelt County woman, 82, fatally hit by neighbor’s pickup
PORTALES, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico State Police say an elderly woman in Roosevelt County has died after she was hit by a vehicle driven by an elderly…
Continue Reading Employees at Santa Fe Starbucks store to pursue unionizing
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Workers at a Santa Fe Starbucks are taking steps to unionize. The Santa Fe New Mexican reports employees at the location on…
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