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…
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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…
Continue Reading New Mexico county wants to halt use of vote-count machines
By MORGAN LEE Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A Republican-led county commission in southern New Mexico is seeking to change the way ballots…
Continue Reading Bird flu arrives in Southwest after millions of birds die
By BOB CHRISTIE Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona officials have confirmed the first cases in the Southwest of a bird flu that has led to the…
Continue Reading Water company fined $1.2M for sewage discharge in New Mexico
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — The New Mexico Environment Department announced Thursday that it has fined El Paso Water $1.2 million for allegedly…
Continue Reading Albuquerque mayor isolating after testing positive for COVID
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Albuquerque Mayor Tim Keller has tested positive for COVID-19 and has canceled his attendance at upcoming events, his…
Continue Reading Human remains found in Sandoval County ID’d as missing woman
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Human remains found last month in Sandoval County has been identified as those of a 20-year-old woman reported as an…
Continue Reading New Mexico sees uptick in less severe COVID-19 infections
By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Coronavirus cases are on the rise again in New Mexico, but top state health…
Continue Reading Sizzling temperatures in store across southwestern US
By FELICIA FONSECA Associated Press Scorching temperatures are in store for the southwestern U.S. over the next several days, with cities like…
Continue Reading GOP taps seasoned broadcaster for New Mexico governor race
By MORGAN LEE Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Republicans picked a seasoned TV broadcaster to take on New Mexico’s incumbent Democratic…
Continue Reading Raúl Torrez wins Democratic primary for attorney general
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Raúl Torrez has won the Democratic primary for attorney general in New Mexico to challenge Republican attorney and U.S.…
Continue Reading Raúl Torrez wins Democratic primary for New Mexico attorney general
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Raúl Torrez wins Democratic primary for New Mexico attorney…
Continue Reading Michelle Garcia Holmes wins Republican nomination for U.S. House in New Mexico’s 1st Congressional District.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Michelle Garcia Holmes wins Republican nomination for U.S. House in New Mexico’s 1st Congressional…
Continue Reading Gabriel Vasquez wins Democratic nomination for U.S. House in New Mexico’s 2nd Congressional District.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Gabriel Vasquez wins Democratic nomination for U.S. House in New Mexico’s 2nd Congressional…
Continue Reading Mark Ronchetti wins Republican nomination for governor in New Mexico primary election.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Mark Ronchetti wins Republican nomination for governor in New Mexico primary…
Continue Reading Damage estimates climb from massive New Mexico wildfire
By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The destruction caused by the largest wildfire burning in the U.S. has been…
Continue Reading ‘We Build The Wall’ trial ends in mistrial; jury deadlocked
By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The trial of a Colorado businessman on charges that he ripped off thousands of donors who…
Continue Reading Residents impacted by wildfires could get help with food
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Thousands of New Mexico residents who have been impacted by wildfires this spring may be eligible for temporary food…
Continue Reading Mark Ronchetti wins GOP primary for New Mexico governor
By MORGAN LEE Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Mark Ronchetti has won the Republican primary for governor to challenge incumbent Democratic…
Continue Reading New Mexico man gets 2 life in prison terms for 2009 murders
ALAMOGORDO, N.M. (AP) — A New Mexico man convicted in a 2009 double homicide case has been sentenced to two consecutive life prison terms.…
Continue Reading 2022 midterms: What to watch in primaries in 7 states
By MICHAEL R. BLOOD AP Political Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Primary elections in seven states Tuesday will set the stage for U.S. House and Senate…
Continue Reading Bob Talamini, member of Jets’ Super Bowl team, dies at 83
By DENNIS WASZAK Jr. AP Pro Football Writer Bob Talamini, an offensive lineman on the New York Jets’ Super Bowl-winning team in 1969 after…
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