Children’s book illustrator scours Santa Fe after art theft
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — An accomplished illustrator of books for children including a work authored by Chelsea Clinton says she’s searching for a…
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Mexican woman dies entangled crossing Arizona border wall
By ANITA SNOW Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Authorities are investigating the cause of death this week of a Mexican woman whose leg was entangled…
Continue Reading Expanding drought leaves western US scrambling for water
By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Federal water managers think they have a plan to keep the Rio Grande flowing this…
Continue Reading New Mexico wildfire kills 2 people, destroys homes
By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN and PAUL DAVENPORT Associated Press A wind-driven blaze killed a New Mexico couple and has burned over 200 homes. Authorities…
Continue Reading New Mexico swears in Shannon Bacon as chief justice
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — The New Mexico Supreme Court has a new chief justice who will oversee the administration of the judiciary and act as an…
Continue Reading New Mexico GOP tells schools to reject social studies change
By CEDAR ATTANASIO Associated Press / Report for America SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A New Mexico lawmaker is urging K-12 school leaders to reject new…
Continue Reading In drought-stricken West, officials weigh emergency actions
By FELICIA FONSECA Associated Press FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — Federal officials say it may be necessary to reduce water deliveries to Colorado River…
Continue Reading Wind whips destructive wildfires in New Mexico, Colorado
By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN and PAUL DAVENPORT Associated Press Firefighters are battling a wind-driven blaze that has burned at least 150 homes, barns…
Continue Reading Officials say a wildfire has burned about 150 structures, including homes, in the New Mexico town of Ruidoso
RUIDOSO. New Mexico (AP) — Officials say a wildfire has burned about 150 structures, including homes, in the New Mexico town of…
Continue Reading Lots of broadband money, but US expansion finds speed bumps
By WILSON RING and MARK GILLISPIE Associated Press VICTORY, Vt. (AP) — Tens of billions of dollars in federal money to improve broadband internet…
Continue Reading Texas keeping most truck inspections despite border gridlock
By PAUL J. WEBER and ACACIA CORONADO Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott says he will continue truck inspections that have…
Continue Reading Blame Trump? Jury hears that defense at Capitol riot trial
By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — An Ohio man charged with stealing a coat rack from the U.S. Capitol doesn’t deny that…
Continue Reading Frustration grows over truck backlogs at Texas-Mexico border
By PAUL J. WEBER Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Protests over Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s latest border security measure are slowing down…
Continue Reading Blame Trump? Jury hears that defense at Capitol riot trial
By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — An Ohio man charged with stealing a coat rack from the U.S. Capitol doesn’t deny that…
Continue Reading New Mexico fires gain ground amid dry, windy conditions
By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Another day of critical fire weather is hampering efforts by firefighters in New…
Continue Reading New Mexico boosts its free college program, at least for now
By CEDAR ATTANASIO Associated Press / Report for America SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Flush with tax revenues and federal aid, many U.S. states are…
Continue Reading New Mexico challenges effort to post voter rolls online
By MORGAN LEE Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico election regulators are resisting efforts by a conservative-backed foundation to…
Continue Reading Strong winds fuel New Mexico wildfires, prompt evacuations
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Strong spring winds are fueling wildfires in New Mexico and prompting evacuations south of Albuquerque where some…
Continue Reading Congress seeks input on election reform in New Mexico
By MORGAN LEE Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico’s top elections regulator and voting rights advocates have described efforts to…
Continue Reading FBI offers reward in vandalizing of Santa Fe petroglyphs
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — The FBI is offering a reward for information leading to an arrest in the vandalizing of the Cieneguilla Petroglyphs in Santa…
Continue Reading New Mexico governor’s mother, Sonja Lujan, dies at age 82
By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.. (AP) — New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham’s mother has died of natural causes.…
Continue Reading Discovery of radioactive liquid pauses work at US nuke dump
By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — An area at the U.S. government’s nuclear waste repository in southeastern New…
Continue Reading New Mexico senator sues fellow senator over retaliatory acts
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico state Sen. Jacob Candelaria is suing fellow Sen. Mimi Stewart, accusing her of retaliation over his criticism of…
Continue Reading ABQ Pride votes to not let police join parade, festival
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Organizers of this year’s Albuquerque gay Pride festivities have decided not to let the city’s police department…
Continue Reading Juvenile is accused of fatal shooting at an Albuquerque park
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Police say a 15-year-old boy has been arrested in connection with a fatal shooting at a southwest Albuquerque park two…
Continue Reading Man suspected in New Mexico homicide is arrested in Illinois
FARMINGTON, N.M. (AP) — Authorities say a man suspected in the death of his former girlfriend in New Mexico last year has been arrested in…
Continue Reading 1 killed, 1 injured in plane crash in northern New Mexico
OJO ENCINO, N.M,. (AP) — Authorities say one person was killed and a second injured when a plane crashed Saturday in a rural area of northern New…
Continue Reading Heat, wind hit New Mexico as crews battle blazes
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Warnings that strong winds and hot and dry weather could produce wildfires blanketed most of New Mexico on Saturday as…
Continue Reading Juvenile lifer seeks reprieve amid broader push for leniency
By FELICIA FONSECA Associated Press FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — Attorneys for an Arizona man who was sentenced to life in federal prison for crimes he…
Continue Reading Juvenile lifer seeks reprieve amid broader push for leniency
By FELICIA FONSECA Associated Press FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — Attorneys for an Arizona man who was sentenced to life in federal prison for crimes he…
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