AP New Mexico

By SUMAN NAISHADHAM Associated Press As drought and climate change tighten their grip on the American West, the sight of fountains, swimming pools,…

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…

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…

By JIM SALTER Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — The Minneapolis Police Department will face the intense scrutiny of a federal program after a state…

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…

By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press A New Mexico facility where researchers work to restore forests devastated by fires faced an almost cruelly…

By PAUL DAVENPORT Associated Press Improved weather conditions are helping firefighters battling several large wildfires in New Mexico, including the…

By CEDAR ATTANASIO Associated Press / Report for America SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Advocates are weighing in on Democratic Gov. Michelle Lujan…

By SARA BURNETT Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — For some female incumbents running for reelection in Congress this year, holding their seats comes…

By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The head of the U.S. Forest Service is suspending planned burning operations to…

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — The Mountain West Conference will eliminate its two-division format in football for the 2023 season. The conference…

By CEDAR ATTANASIO Associated Press / Report for America SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Two tribes in northern New Mexico are closer to having recreational…

By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS and RACHEL LA CORTE Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Reproductive rights advocates are planning to open new abortion…

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico is delivering the first in a series of direct payments to the state’s adult residents to offset higher…

By COLLEEN SLEVIN Associated Press DENVER (AP) — The U.S. government is asking the appeals court overseeing four western and two midwestern states…

By SCOTT SONNER Associated Press RENO, Nev. (AP) — A federal judge has ruled the Trump administration acted illegally in 2020 when it withdrew an…

By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — More than 2,000 firefighters battling the largest U.S. wildfire are digging…

By MORGAN LEE Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A conservative-backed foundation that posts voting registration records online is urging a…

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — One of the oldest Catholic dioceses in the United States has announced a settlement agreement to resolve a bankruptcy case in…

By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Three of New Mexico’s five national forests will be off limits to the public…

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A man has been convicted of first-degree murder in the shooting of a Santa Fe High School basketball star nearly two years…

By JAY REEVES Associated Press THOMASVILLE, Ala. (AP) — A handful of U.S. hospitals are facing a financial crisis that officials say was caused by…

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Prosecutors in Texas say they will seek the death penalty for a man who authorities have said confessed to killing five…