Convicted rapist pleads not guilty to rapes in Seattle
SEATTLE (AP) — A man has pleaded not guilty to rape and voyeurism charges in Seattle after completing a prison sentence in New Mexico for raping a…
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Steam railroad to postpone season opening due to fire threat
By PAUL DAVENPORT Associated Press The commission that oversees a historic steam railroad in northern New Mexico and southern Colorado voted…
Continue Reading Pro golfer Bart Bryant killed in vehicle accident in Florida
POLK CITY, Fla. (AP) — Bart Bryant, who once beat Tiger Woods to win the biggest paycheck of his career, was killed when a truck slammed into his…
Continue Reading US Interior Secretary Haaland tests positive for COVID-19
The Associated Press U.S. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland has tested positive for COVID-19 and has mild symptoms, the agency said Wednesday. Haaland,…
Continue Reading Body recovered after avalanche in Rocky Mountain park
ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK, Colo. (AP) — Authorities say rescuers have recovered the body of a man who was killed in a weekend rock fall and…
Continue Reading Facility to be upgraded to serve larger wildfire tankers
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A planned $15 million upgrade will allow a Forest Service facility at Kirtland Air Force Base in Albuquerque to serve the…
Continue Reading Jury deliberates verdict in ‘We Build The Wall’ fraud trial
By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A prosecutor told jurors in closing arguments at a criminal trial Tuesday that there is…
Continue Reading New Mexico man accused in woman’s killing caught in Arizona
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A New Mexico man accused of shooting the mother of his child to death with the toddler in the room has been captured in…
Continue Reading Crews make gains against New Mexico wildfire, largest in US
By PAUL DAVENPORT Associated Press Crews were making progress in stopping the nation’s largest active wildfire from spreading on Monday, the…
Continue Reading New Mexico wildfire scar burn has forest officials worried
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — As more than 3,000 firefighters in northern New Mexico continued to battle the nation’s largest active wildfire Sunday,…
Continue Reading After Texas shooting, schools around US boost security
By TERRY TANG Associated Press In the aftermath of the elementary school massacre in Uvalde, Texas, schools around the U.S. have brought in…
Continue Reading Critical fire condition warnings issued across US Southwest
By PAUL DAVENPORT Associated Press Warnings of critical fire conditions blanketed much of the U.S. Southwest on Saturday, as crews in northern New…
Continue Reading Navajo sign water rights settlement with Utah and feds
Associated Press MONUMENT VALLEY, Utah (AP) — Federal officials signed an agreement with leaders of the Navajo Nation on Friday that provides…
Continue Reading US review traces massive New Mexico fire to planned burns
By MORGAN LEE and CEDAR ATTANACIO Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Two fires that merged to create the largest wildfire in New Mexico history…
Continue Reading New Mexico Democrats seek new gun restrictions, enforcement
By MORGAN LEE Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Responses from public officials in New Mexico to the killing of 19 children and two teachers…
Continue Reading New Mexico wildfire nears 50% containment as weather shifts
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Crews in northern New Mexico have cleared and cut containment lines around nearly half of the perimeter of the nation’s…
Continue Reading Boeing capsule lands back on Earth after space shakedown
By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Boeing’s crew taxi returned to Earth from the International Space Station on…
Continue Reading Firefighters rescue ‘Cinder’ the elk calf from fire’s ashes
MORGAN LEE Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Firefighters have rescued an abandoned newborn elk calf found amid the ashes of the…
Continue Reading Heightened wildfire threat prompts stricter restrictions
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — Arizona’s six national forests and some local governments and land management agencies are implementing stricter…
Continue Reading Border agency plans vehicle pursuit policy to raise safety
By ELLIOT SPAGAT Associated Press DONNA, Texas (AP) — The head of U.S. Customs and Border Protection said Tuesday that he is developing a new…
Continue Reading EXPLAINER: How cities in the West have water amid drought
By SUMAN NAISHADHAM Associated Press As drought and climate change tighten their grip on the American West, the sight of fountains, swimming pools,…
Continue Reading Rain, snow slow New Mexico fire, but hot, dry weather looms
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — The largest wildfire in North America slowed to a near standstill in northern New Mexico Tuesday amid light rain and a bit of…
Continue Reading 3 Texans die in New Mexico highway crash involving towed SUV
DEMING, N.M. (AP) — Three West Texas residents were killed when the SUV they were riding in while it was being towed on a New Mexico highway rolled…
Continue Reading Cooler New Mexico weather aids big wildfire fight — for now
MORA, N.M. (AP) — Nearly 3,000 firefighters in New Mexico kept the nation’s largest active wildfire from growing on Monday as they took…
Continue Reading Are police consent decrees an asset? Depends on who you ask
By JIM SALTER Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — The Minneapolis Police Department will face the intense scrutiny of a federal program after a state…
Continue Reading Some New Mexico wildfire evacuees worry about their future
MORA, N.M. (AP) — As more than 2,700 firefighters in northern New Mexico continue to battle the nation’s largest active wildfire, many evacuees…
Continue Reading Priceless seeds, sprouts key to US West’s post-fire future
By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press A New Mexico facility where researchers work to restore forests devastated by fires faced an almost cruelly…
Continue Reading No arrests made yet in fatal shooting of Albuquerque woman
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Authorities say they still are investigating a shooting at a gas station in March that left an Albuquerque woman dead.…
Continue Reading Better weather conditions aid crews working New Mexico fires
By PAUL DAVENPORT Associated Press Improved weather conditions are helping firefighters battling several large wildfires in New Mexico, including the…
Continue Reading New Mexico advocates review plan aimed at education deficits
By CEDAR ATTANASIO Associated Press / Report for America SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Advocates are weighing in on Democratic Gov. Michelle Lujan…
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