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…
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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…
Continue Reading Crisis looms without big cuts to over-tapped Colorado River
By SAM METZ and KATHLEEN RONAYNE Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Hydroelectric turbines may stop turning. Las Vegas and Phoenix may be…
Continue Reading Navajo Nation Council spokesman arrested after relative hurt
GALLUP, N.M. (AP) — The communications director for the Navajo Nation Council has been arrested for allegedly injuring a relative at his Gallup…
Continue Reading Oil, gas revenues to drive New Mexico’s next budget windfall
CHAMA, N.M. (AP) — Projected revenues for the next budget year are expected to deliver another windfall to New Mexico’s coffers. New estimates…
Continue Reading Climate bill’s unlikely beneficiary: US oil and gas industry
By MATTHEW BROWN and MICHAEL PHILLIS Associated Press BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — The U.S. oil industry hit a legal roadblock in January when a judge…
Continue Reading FEMA declares new strategy to engage Native American tribes
By TERRY TANG Associated Press The Federal Emergency Management Agency has developed a new strategy to better engage with hundreds of Native American…
Continue Reading Biggest US holding pen planned for wild horses faces suit
By SCOTT SONNER Associated Press RENO, Nev. (AP) — Advocates for wild horses are accusing federal land managers of illegally approving plans for…
Continue Reading Governor: Film company relocating headquarters to Las Cruces
SANTA FE. N.M. (AP) — California-based 828 Productions will relocate its headquarters to Las Cruces, joining Netflix and NBCUniversal as film…
Continue Reading DNA profiles lead to IDs of 2 men who died in Tucson in 2019
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Two unidentified men who died in Tucson in 2019 have been identified through DNA profiles, authorities said Wednesday. Tucson…
Continue Reading Oil spill stopped from reaching tributary on Navajo Nation
WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. (AP) — An oil spill has been stopped from reaching a tributary to the San Juan River and clean-up work continues at Standing…
Continue Reading Judge: Suit by group critical of immigration can proceed
By PHILIP MARCELO Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — A group calling for sharply limiting immigration has scored a legal victory in its federal lawsuit…
Continue Reading Suspect in New Mexico Muslim killings detained pending trial
By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — An Afghan refugee charged in the shooting deaths of two Muslim men and suspected…
Continue Reading 2 brothers charged with conspiracy in deadly smuggling crash
By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Two brothers from Mexico are facing federal charges after fleeing from U.S.…
Continue Reading Ex-Vegas teacher, pastor gets prison time in child sex case
LAS VEGAS (AP) — A former Las Vegas elementary school teacher and church pastor has been sentenced to six to 15 years in prison and lifetime…
Continue Reading U.S. officials say Arizona, Nevada and Mexico will get less Colorado River water after reservoir levels hit critical low
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — U.S. officials say Arizona, Nevada and Mexico will get less Colorado River water after reservoir levels hit critical…
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Cowboys For Trump leader fighting to keep job in New Mexico
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Cowboys for Trump founder Couy Griffin is fighting to keep his seat as a New Mexico county commissioner as he faces possible…
Continue Reading Western states hit with more cuts to Colorado River water
By SAM METZ, SUMAN NAISHADHAM and KATHLEEN RONAYNE Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — For the second year in a row, Arizona and Nevada will…
Continue Reading Illegal border crossings fall in July but remain high
WASHINGTON (AP) — Migrants were stopped fewer times at the U.S. border with Mexico in July than in June, authorities said Monday, a second straight…
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Tree falling on power lines blamed in fatal New Mexico fire
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — An investigation has determined that a tree falling in power lines started a fatal fire that also destroyed more than 200…
Continue Reading Coroner: Central Illinois plane crash killed Santa Fe couple
PEORIA, Ill. (AP) — A coroner Monday identified a Santa Fe, New Mexico, couple as the two people killed when a single-engine plane crashed on a…
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