Drunk driver who hit Gallup parade-goers held till trial
GALLUP, N.M. (AP) — A man charged with driving drunk without a valid license and then barreling into a parade in Gallup will remain jailed until…
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New Mexico seeks proposals with mine spill settlement funds
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico is calling for proposals that would be funded with $10 million received as part of a recent settlement stemming…
Continue Reading Judge revives Obama-era ban on coal sales from US lands
By MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — A federal judge on Friday reinstated a moratorium on coal leasing from federal lands that…
Continue Reading Mosquitoes with West Nile virus detected in Albuquerque area
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Environmental and health officials in the Albuquerque area say they have found mosquitoes carrying West Nile virus. The…
Continue Reading 2 dead, 4 injured in riot at northern Mexico border prison
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Two inmates were killed Thursday in a fight between rival gangs at a prison in Ciudad Juarez, a Mexican border city across from…
Continue Reading Albuquerque Muslims help bid to keep killings suspect jailed
By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Members of New Mexico’s Muslim community pushed Thursday for the Afghan…
Continue Reading Evictions spiking as assistance, protections disappear
By MICHAEL CASEY Associated Press Jada Riley thought she had beaten homelessness. The 26-year-old New Orleans resident was finally making a steady…
Continue Reading New Mexico’s Muslim community reels from arrest in killings
By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN, STEFANIE DAZIO and MARIAM FAM Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A fear of attacks that had rippled through Muslim…
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A 51-year-old man is charged with killing 2 Muslim men in Albuquerque, suspected in 2 other slayings
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A 51-year-old man is charged with killing 2 Muslim men in Albuquerque, suspected in 2 other…
Continue Reading ‘El Jefe’ the jaguar, famed in US, photographed in Mexico
By MARIA VERZA Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — They call him “El Jefe,” he is at least 12 years old and his crossing of the heavily guarded…
Continue Reading Albuquerque police arrest “primary suspect” in killings of 4 Muslim men that have shaken New Mexico’s largest city
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Albuquerque police arrest “primary suspect” in killings of 4 Muslim men that have shaken New Mexico’s…
Continue Reading Driver arrested in floodwaters death of passenger near Mora
MORA, N.M. (AP) — A Guadalupita man has been arrested for driving a pickup truck into floodwaters in Mora, allegedly leading to the death of his…
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Biden administration says ‘Remain in Mexico’ policy is over
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Department of Homeland Security said Monday that it ended a Trump-era policy requiring asylum-seekers to wait in Mexico for…
Continue Reading Afghan man charged in killing of 2 Muslims in Albuquerque
By STEFANIE DAZIO and MARIAM FAM Associated Press Police announced a breakthrough Tuesday in the killings of four Muslim men in Albuquerque, New…
Continue Reading Navajo presidential hopefuls select running mates from NM
By FELICIA FONSECA Associated Press FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — Two men vying for the Navajo Nation presidency announced their running mates Monday,…
Continue Reading Man arrested in death of Navajo woman; remains found in 2021
PHOENIX (AP) — A Pinon man has been arrested in connection with the death of a Navajo woman who was reported missing in 2019, according to…
Continue Reading Albuquerque killings send fear through Islamic communities
By STEFANIE DAZIO and MARIAM FAM Associated Press Authorities on Monday identified the fourth victim in a series of killings of Muslim men in…
Continue Reading Police: Farmington woman has recanted her kidnapping story
FARMINGTON, N.M. (AP) — A Farmington woman who filed a false kidnapping report will not be facing charges, according to authorities. The woman told…
Continue Reading Trial set for Española man accused of killing stepdaughter
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A March 13 trial date has been set for a Española man accused of killing his 5-year-old stepdaughter in 2019. The Santa Fe…
Continue Reading Police: 4th Muslim killed in Albuquerque over past 9 months
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Police say the killing of a Muslim man on Friday night in Albuquerque may be linked to the ambush shooting deaths of three…
Continue Reading 60 curators, 1 show: Native Americans pick favorite pottery
By MORGAN LEE Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Native American voices and artistry are at the core of a new traveling exhibition of clay…
Continue Reading New Mexico authorities investigate killings of 3 Muslim men
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Police in New Mexico’s largest city are trying to determine if the ambush shooting deaths of three Muslim men over the…
Continue Reading Report details wreckage of fatal New Mexico helicopter crash
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Federal transportation authorities said Friday that a helicopter returning home from a firefighting mission made a rapid…
Continue Reading SUV barrels through Native American parade; 15 injured
By FELICIA FONSECA Associated Press A New Mexico man who was driving drunk without a valid license barreled through a parade that celebrates Native…
Continue Reading US to issue ID to migrants awaiting deportation proceedings
By AMY TAXIN Associated Press U.S. immigration authorities are planning to issue photo ID cards to immigrants in deportation proceedings in a bid to…
Continue Reading 2 New Mexico counties added to wildfire disaster declaration
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Two more New Mexico counties have been added to a federal disaster declaration issued in response to the state’s historic…
Continue Reading Compressor explodes in New Mexico grocery store; 2 injured
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Two employees of an Albuquerque grocery store have been injured after a compressor exploded, authorities said Thursday.…
Continue Reading Navajo Nation declares state of emergency due to flooding
WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. (AP) — Navajo Nation officials declared a state of emergency Thursday due to increased flooding from recent monsoon rains. The…
Continue Reading Eviction filings surge in big Arizona county home to Phoenix
PHOENIX (AP) — Eviction filings in Arizona’s largest county have surged higher than at any time in the last 13 years. Data released Thursday by…
Continue Reading New Mexico officials: More monkeypox vaccinations on order
By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Only 10 monkeypox cases have been confirmed in New Mexico so far, and top health…
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