EXPLAINER: Driver in Texas crash was 13; is that legal?
By GENE JOHNSON Associated Press It’s not uncommon for people in rural parts of the U.S. to learn to drive when they’re young, sometimes even…
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Texas crash latest tragedy for family of young driver, dad
By CEDAR ATTANASIO, JILL BLEED and ANITA SNOW Associated Press HOBBS, N.M. (AP) — Authorities investigating a fiery head-on crash in Texas don’t…
Continue Reading EXPLAINER: Driver in Texas crash was 13; is that legal?
By GENE JOHNSON Associated Press It’s not uncommon for people in rural parts of the U.S. to learn to drive when they’re young, sometimes even…
Continue Reading Teddy Buckets: New Mexico State upsets UConn 70-63 in NCAA
By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Sports Writer BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Teddy Allen scored 37 points and New Mexico State won an NCAA Tournament game for…
Continue Reading National Transportation Safety Board spokesman says 13-year-old was driving pickup truck in crash that killed 9 in Texas
ODESSA, Texas (AP) — National Transportation Safety Board spokesman says 13-year-old was driving pickup truck in crash that killed 9 in…
Continue Reading Cowboy politician 2nd person to go on trial in Jan. 6 riot
By MORGAN LEE and JACQUES BILLEAUD Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — An elected New Mexico official who helped found the group Cowboys for…
Continue Reading House panel launches probe of New Mexico 2020 election audit
By FARNOUSH AMIRI and MORGAN LEE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A congressional oversight committee has opened an investigation into a partisan…
Continue Reading U.S. House Democrats to probe N.M. county’s election review
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Congressional Democrats are investigating a 2020 election review ordered by Republican commissioners in Otero County, New…
Continue Reading Texas crash victims included new students just branching out
By COLLEEN SLEVIN and SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press Jackson Zinn had a big heart and was close to his parents and two younger sisters. But…
Continue Reading NTSB: 13-year-old drove pickup in Texas crash that killed 9
By CEDAR ATTANASIO, JILL BLEED and ANITA SNOW Associated Press HOBBS, N.M. (AP) — A National Transportation Safety Board spokesman says a…
Continue Reading Faith, love of sports linked victims of Texas crash
By JAMIE STENGLE, SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN and CEDAR ATTANASIO Associated Press HOBBS, N.M. (AP) — Family and friends say they are heartbroken and…
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Officials: Albuquerque balloon flights get FAA clearance
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — City and federal officials say the Federal Aviation Administration will allow Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta…
Continue Reading Santa Fe woman gets prison term in 2018 death of her stepson
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A Santa Fe woman accused of fatally strangling her 5-year-old stepson in 2018 is facing a 25-year prison term. Prosecutors…
Continue Reading Haaland: Report on Indigenous boarding schools expected soon
By FELICIA FONSECA Associated Press The Interior Department is on the verge of releasing a report on its investigation into the federal…
Continue Reading FBI: Shooting on tribal reservation involved federal agents
LAGUNA PUEBLO, N.M. (AP) — The FBI said Wednesday it is investigating a shooting that involved federal Homeland Security Investigations agents and…
Continue Reading Lake Powell hits historic low, raising hydropower concerns
By SAM METZ and FELICIA FONSECA Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A critical Colorado River reservoir has fallen to a record low level,…
Continue Reading Authorities say 9 dead, including 6 University of the Southwest students and golf coach, in head-on collision in Texas
ANDREWS, Texas (AP) — Authorities say 9 dead, including 6 University of the Southwest students and golf coach, in head-on collision in…
Continue Reading 9 dead in crash involving U. of the Southwest golf teams
By CEDAR ATTANASIO, JILL BLEED and ANITA SNOW Associated Press HOBBS, N.M. (AP) — The Texas Department of Public Safety says nine people were…
Continue Reading Police identify man suspected of shooting 3 in Albuquerque
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Authorities have released the name of a man suspected of shooting three people in the same northeast Albuquerque…
Continue Reading Watchdog has concerns with projects at US nuclear repository
By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — There’s no way of knowing if cost increases and missed construction deadlines…
Continue Reading ‘Little Miss Nobody’ identified over 60 years later with DNA
By ANITA SNOW Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — “Little Miss Nobody” finally has a name. The Yavapai County Sheriff’s office said Tuesday a…
Continue Reading Albuquerque police: Suspect killed after shooting 3 people
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Authorities say Albuquerque police officers shot and killed a suspect after responding to reports of a shooting on the…
Continue Reading VA proposal to close rural health clinics spurs opposition
By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs has released a list of community-based…
Continue Reading Election audit prompts pushback from New Mexico auditor
By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The state auditor is the latest top Democratic official to push back against an…
Continue Reading Suspect who wielded gun outside Santa Fe cafe still at large
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Authorities are searching for a man who pulled out a gun at a Santa Fe restaurant when he was denied a free cup of coffee.…
Continue Reading Teen cadet at New Mexico Military Institute reported missing
ROSWELL, N.M. (AP) — Authorities say a cadet at the New Mexico Military Institute is missing. New Mexico State Police say 15-year-old Peyton Brynn…
Continue Reading New Mexico St. beats Abilene Christian 66-52, win WAC
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Clayton Henry had 15 points and eight rebounds to help New Mexico State beat Abilene Christian 66-52 in the championship game of…
Continue Reading Man extradited from Mexico to stay jailed until murder trial
ROSWELL, N.M. (AP) — A New Mexico state judge in Roswell has ordered that a man extradited from Mexico remain in jail while awaiting trial in the…
Continue Reading New Mexico woman found guilty in 2018 double murder
LAS CRUCES (AP) — A New Mexico jury has reached a guilty verdict for a female defendant accused of killing her ex-boyfriend with the help of a new…
Continue Reading New Mexico St. edges Grand Canyon 75-70 in WAC semifinal
PARADISE, Nev. — Teddy Allen scored 25 points as New Mexico State narrowly beat Grand Canyon 75-70 in the Western Athletic Conference tournament…
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