Medical investigator rules Baldwin set shooting an accident
By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The fatal film-set shooting of a cinematographer by actor Alec Baldwin last year…
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Mexico’s week of drug violence shakes administration
By ELLIOT SPAGAT and FABIOLA SÁNCHEZ Associated Press TIJUANA, Mexico (AP) — Days of widespread drug cartel arson and shootings in four states…
Continue Reading Son of suspect in Muslim slayings to remain in custody
By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The son of an Afghan refugee suspected in the shooting deaths of four Muslim men…
Continue Reading Deadline looms for western states to cut Colorado River use
By SAM METZ and FELICIA FONSECA Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Banks along parts of the Colorado River where water once streamed are now…
Continue Reading 80 years later, Navajo Code Talker marks group’s early days
PHOENIX (AP) — It’s been 80 years since the first Navajo Code Talkers joined the Marines, transmitting messages using a code based on their…
Continue Reading Rio Rancho police arrest man after shootout with officers
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Police in the Albuquerque suburb of Rio Rancho said they have arrested a man who fled a Walmart parking lot after opening…
Continue Reading NM state police say armed Carlsbad man killed by deputies
CARLSBAD, N.M. (AP) — A Carlsbad man who had an argument with his girlfriend and then left their home with her cell phone and a handgun was shot…
Continue Reading Suspect in 4 New Mexico killings left trail of violence
By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN, STEFANIE DAZIO and JULIE WATSON Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — In the six years since he resettled in the United…
Continue Reading New Mexico updates public health order following CDC changes
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico’s emergency public health order was streamlined Friday, with state health officials saying the changes were…
Continue Reading Albuquerque zoo sees first gorilla birth in almost 20 years
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The Albuquerque BioPark Zoo is celebrating the first birth of a gorilla in nearly 20 years. Zoo officials say a baby…
Continue Reading 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…
Continue Reading 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…
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