Massive New Mexico blaze blamed on miscalculations, errors
By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — U.S. Forest Service employees made multiple miscalculations, used inaccurate…
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U.S. Forest Service acknowledges errors, miscalculations that caused largest wildfire in New Mexico’s recorded history
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — U.S. Forest Service acknowledges errors, miscalculations that caused largest wildfire in New Mexico’s recorded…
Continue Reading Tribal leaders and feds reestablish Bears Ears Commission
By SAM METZ Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Federal officials and tribal nations have formally reestablished a commission to oversee land…
Continue Reading Arizona fires sweep land rich with ancient sites, artifacts
By FELICIA FONSECA Associated Press FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — As Jason Nez scans rugged mountains, high desert and cliffsides for signs of ancient…
Continue Reading Parents of Albuquerque kids injured in crash sue car driver
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The parents of three children injured in a crash involving an Albuquerque Public Schools bus four months ago have filed a…
Continue Reading Arizona wildfire near Kitt Peak observatory 40% contained
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — A lightning-caused wildfire that led to an evacuation of the Kitt Peak National Observatory southwest of Tucson is 40%…
Continue Reading Albuquerque police fatally shoot man who refused to drop gun
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M, (AP) — Police in Albuquerque fatally shot a man Sunday after he told officers he had a gun and refused several orders to drop it,…
Continue Reading 4 buildings at observatory in Arizona lost in wildfire
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Four non-scientific buildings at the Kitt Peak National Observatory southwest of Tucson were lost in a wildfire, but early…
Continue Reading Building anger in rural New Mexico erupts in election crisis
By MORGAN LEE Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Behind the raw public frustration and anger over election security that has played out this…
Continue Reading New Mexico county certifies June primary results, ending standoff with state over unproven election security claims
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico county certifies June primary results, ending standoff with state over unproven election security…
Continue Reading 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…
Continue Reading 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…
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