Official in election standoff avoids prison in Capitol riot
By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN and JACQUES BILLEAUD Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — An elected official who was a central figure in a New Mexico…
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New Mexico official who is refusing to certify recent election results avoids more jail time in Capitol riot
WASHINGTON (AP) — New Mexico official who is refusing to certify recent election results avoids more jail time in Capitol…
Continue Reading US adds $103M for wildfire hazards and land rehabilitation
By KEITH RIDLER Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The U.S. is adding $103 million this year for wildfire risk reduction and burned-area…
Continue Reading AG to probe of Chaves County fatal deputy-involved shooting
CHAVES COUNTY, N.M. (AP) — The New Mexico Attorney General’s office is taking over the investigation into the shooting death of a suspect by…
Continue Reading New Mexico reaches $32M settlement over 2015 mine spill
By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico and the U.S. government have reached a $32 million settlement over a…
Continue Reading Life prison term upheld for New Mexico man who killed family
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — The New Mexico Supreme Court on Thursday has upheld the life prison sentence of a man who was convicted of fatally shooting…
Continue Reading Warm, dry, breezy weather to challenge fire crews in Arizona
By FELICIA FONSECA Associated Press FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — Fire crews battling a pair of wildfires in northern Arizona were expecting some growth…
Continue Reading County’s refusal to certify the vote hints at election chaos
By CHRISTINA A. CASSIDY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — The conspiracy theories about Dominion voting machines that erupted during the 2020…
Continue Reading Confederate flag-toting man, son convicted in Capitol riot
By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge on Wednesday convicted a Confederate flag-toting man and his son of charges…
Continue Reading Summer rainy season sets up across Four Corners region
By FELICIA FONSECA Associated Press FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — Some Arizona residents were battered by flooding last year when the summer rainy season…
Continue Reading New Mexico governor concerned with potential migrant influx
By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico’s Democratic governor is asking that the Biden administration delay…
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GOP commission refuses to certify New Mexico primary vote
By MORGAN LEE Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico’s secretary of state on Tuesday asked the state Supreme Court to order the…
Continue Reading Judge to decide trial for Confederate flag-toting dad, son
By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A man carrying a Confederate battle flag stormed the U.S. Capitol with his son because they…
Continue Reading Company tests high-altitude airship over New Mexico desert
By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A technology company that wants to bring broadband to more remote areas and…
Continue Reading Northern Arizona watches winds as Western wildfires blaze
By FELICIA FONSECA Associated Press FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — Calmer winds and cooler temperatures Tuesday allowed firefighters across the U.S. West…
Continue Reading Western wildfires force evacuations in Arizona, California
By FELICIA FONSECA Associated Press FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — The Western U.S. on Monday marked another day of hot, dry and windy weather as crews…
Continue Reading Justices rule against detained immigrants seeking release
By MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has ruled against immigrants who are seeking their release from long periods…
Continue Reading Officer hailed as hero testifies at Capitol riot trial
By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A police officer lauded for his bravery during the U.S. Capitol riot testified Monday that…
Continue Reading Former Navajo Nation vice chairman Edward T Begay dies at 87
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Edward T. Begay, who was vice chairman of the Navajo Nation in the 1980s, died Sunday, according to his family. He was 87.…
Continue Reading Son of former LA Dodger Steve Sax among 5 Marines killed
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Former Los Angeles Dodgers player Steve Sax has issued a statement saying that his 33-year-old son who had always dreamed of…
Continue Reading Phoenix, Vegas, Denver post records amid Southwest heat wave
Phoenix, Las Vegas, Denver and California’s Death Valley all posted record temperatures on Saturday, as dangerous heat swept across the…
Continue Reading State to help with $150,000 funding to boost Ruidoso tourism
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — More than two months after being impacted by a huge wildfire, the Village of Ruidoso is looking to make a tourism…
Continue Reading Most Hispanic US state weighs benefits of language programs
By CEDAR ATTANASIO Associated Press / Report for America ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Jacqueline Powell and her fourth grade classmates toiled over…
Continue Reading Biden ramps up federal help for New Mexico wildfire fight
By CHRIS MEGERIAN and MORGAN LEE Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — President Joe Biden said Saturday he was escalating federal assistance for…
Continue Reading Five killed in California Marine aircraft crash identified
MARINE CORPS AIR STATION MIRAMAR, Calif. (AP) — The U.S. Marine Corps on Friday identified five people who died when their Osprey tiltrotor…
Continue Reading Rare wetland plant found in Arizona now listed as endangered
By FELICIA FONSECA Associated Press A rare plant that depends on wetlands for survival is now on the federal endangered species list, a designation…
Continue Reading Don Perkins, 6-time Pro Bowl RB with Cowboys, dies at 84
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Don Perkins, a six-time Pro Bowl running back with the Dallas Cowboys in the 1960s, has died. He was 84. The NFL team and…
Continue Reading Native American youth to be tapped for conservation projects
By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — U.S. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland on Friday rolled out guidelines for a new…
Continue Reading New Mexico residents sue for information on massive wildfire
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Dozens of residents in a small New Mexico community impacted by massive wildfires that merged in April are suing the U.S.…
Continue Reading Aging dams could soon benefit from $7B federal loan program
By DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press Eight years after Congress created the program, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is taking a first step toward…
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