Navajo council votes to send big checks to tribal members
WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. (AP) — The Navajo Nation’s tribal council has voted to send $2,000 checks to each qualified adult and $600 for each child…
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New Mexico governor signs state House redistricting measure
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham has signed legislation to redraw election boundaries for seats in the New Mexico House of…
Continue Reading Woman arrested on arson charge in fire at Islamic Center
ALBUQURQUE, N.M. (AP) — Albuquerque police have arrested a woman sought on a warrant charging her with arson in a Nov. 29 fire at the Islamic…
Continue Reading Storm damage prompts emergency declaration for Taos County
TAOS, N.M. (AP) — Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham has declared a state of emergency in Taos County. The northern New Mexico county was hit Dec. 15 with…
Continue Reading New Mexico storm expected to cause severe driving conditions
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Forecasters say a winter storm is expected to produce severe driving conditions Friday and Saturday due to high winds and…
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New Mexico advocates renew push for juvenile justice bill
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Advocates are renewing their push for legislation that would abolish life without parole for juveniles sentenced as adults…
Continue Reading Navajo Nation reports 74 new COVID-19 cases, five new deaths
WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. (AP) — The Navajo Nation is reporting 74 new confirmed cases of the coronavirus and five additional deaths. Wednesday’s…
Continue Reading Albuquerque chief pleas for hit-and-run driver to surrender
Albuquerque’s police chief wants a hit-and-run driver who is accused of striking a man and his young son earlier this month to surrender. The…
Continue Reading British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell convicted of helping American financier Jeffrey Epstein sexually abuse teenage girls
NEW YORK (AP) — British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell convicted of helping American financier Jeffrey Epstein sexually abuse teenage…
Continue Reading Rural New Mexico school buys Starlink internet for students
By CEDAR ATTANASIO Associated Press / Report for America SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A school district in northwestern New Mexico is announcing a $1.2…
Continue Reading New Mexico utility adds electric vehicles to fleet
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico’s largest electric provider has received a few more electric vehicles this week as part of a commitment to…
Continue Reading Ghislaine Maxwell convicted in Epstein sex abuse case
By TOM HAYS and LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell has been convicted of helping lure…
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New Mexico sees drop in COVID-19 hospitalizations
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Fewer people are being hospitalized now in New Mexico due to COVID-19. State health officials reported Tuesday there were…
Continue Reading New Mexico tribes concerned about plan to power nuclear lab
By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico Indigenous leaders are concerned about a proposed multimillion-dollar…
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New rules now in effect for New Mexico marijuana industry
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — State officials say new rules governing the manufacture, sale and transport of recreational marijuana in New Mexico are now…
Continue Reading Navajo Nation reports 19 new COVID-19 cases, no new deaths
WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. (AP) — The Navajo Nation reported 19 new confirmed cases of the coronavirus on Tuesday and no additional deaths. The latest…
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New Mexico will raise minimum wage to $11.50 for 2022
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico’s hourly minimum wage is set to increase by a dollar to $11.50 at the start of 2022. The Workforce Solutions…
Continue Reading Albuquerque, Belen police investigate death of missing man
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Police in Albuquerque and Belen are investigating the death of a man whose body was discovered in a charred vehicle.…
Continue Reading Sentencing set for US airman convicted in teacher’s killing
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — A U.S. Air Force airman who was convicted of killing a Mennonite woman after kidnapping her in New Mexico and taking her to…
Continue Reading Citing COVID, judge prods Maxwell jury to work overtime
By TOM HAYS and LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The jury weighing the fate Ghislaine Maxwell’s fate has told a judge it is…
Continue Reading Albuquerque adopts language access, anti-AAPI hate bills
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Albuquerque has officially adopted two pieces of legislation focused on its minority communities, including Asian…
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New Mexicans call for change for repeat DWI offenders
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — With authorities logging more than a dozen DWI arrests in the Albuquerque area since Christmas Eve, there are more calls…
Continue Reading New Mexico Sen. Pete Campos to undergo emergency surgery
New Mexico State Sen. Pete Campos is in the hospital and will have to undergo emergency surgery. A spokesman for Senate Democrats told the Santa Fe…
Continue Reading Jury signals verdict not near at Ghislaine Maxwell trial
By TOM HAYS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A jury in the sex trafficking trial of Ghislaine Maxwell has completed three full days of…
Continue Reading Democratic House leaders move to dissolve land grant panel
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Top Democrats in the New Mexico House have chosen to dissolve a legislative committee that deals with Hispanic land grants,…
Continue Reading Suspect arrested in Arizona bear killing with bow and arrow
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A suspect has been arrested in the shooting of a bear with a bow and arrow near Taos in October. The Albuquerque Journal…
Continue Reading Ghislaine Maxwell turns 60 behind bars as verdict looms
By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Ghislaine Maxwell has reached her 60th birthday behind bars as she awaits the outcome of her…
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Otero County concerned about forest proposal
ALAMOGORDO, N.M. (AP) — Otero County commissioners are voicing concerns about a proposed plan that will guide forest management practices for the…
Continue Reading Hobbs voters to decide changes to economic development plan
HOBBS, N.M. (AP) — It will be up to residents in Hobbs to approve a proposed change to the New Mexico city’s economic development ordinance…
Continue Reading Business owners leave big tip for Albuquerque servers
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Two servers at an Albuquerque restaurant got a big surprise when a group of business owners left a $5,555 tip. It was the…
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