Strong winds in Midwest whip up dust, blow over semitrailers
By MARGERY A. BECK and MARGARET STAFFORD Associated Press OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A powerful storm system is blowing through the Great Plains and…
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What’s going on with Ghislaine Maxwell’s sex abuse trial?
By MALLIKA SEN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The case for and against Ghislaine Maxwell has been made, and as soon as Monday, her fate will rest…
Continue Reading Navajo Nation reports 38 more COVID-19 cases and 7 deaths
WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. (AP) — The Navajo Nation on Wednesday reported 38 new confirmed COVID-19 cases and seven additional deaths. The latest numbers…
Continue Reading New Mexico Senate passes broadband, highway spending bill
By CEDAR ATTANASIO Associated Press / Report for America SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — The New Mexico state Senate has passed a spending proposal that…
Continue Reading Man indicted after 3 bodies found in burning Texas dumpster
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — A grand jury in Texas has returned a capital murder indictment against a man authorities have said confessed to killing…
Continue Reading 2021 Notebook: Alec Baldwin and the movie-set shooting
By The Associated Press On Oct. 21, on a movie set in New Mexico, what was supposed to be fiction reached into reality in the most destructive of…
Continue Reading Pecos man accused of fatally shooting drinking companions
PECOS, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico state police say a Pecos man is accused of fatally shooting two drinking companions and shooting at another man who…
Continue Reading Cities wracked by opioids close to getting $26B settlement
By ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press McMINNVILLE, Ore. (AP) — Thousands of towns across the United States that were wracked by the opioid crisis are…
Continue Reading Fatal shooting by Torrance County deputy under investigation
ESTANCIA, N.M. (AP) — The New Mexico State Police says a Torrance County sheriff’s deputy fatally shot a man who reportedly had earlier entered a…
Continue Reading Navajo Nation: 19 new COVID-19 cases, no additional deaths
WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. (AP) — The Navajo Nation on Monday reported 19 new confirmed COVID-19 cases, but no additional deaths. The latest numbers pushed…
Continue Reading New Mexico redistricting stalls amid discord on tribal plan
By MORGAN LEE Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A state Senate redistricting plan is in limbo amid a standoff over Native American political…
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New Mexico reports its first case of the omicron variant
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — The New Mexico Department of Health on Monday announced the state’s first identified case of the COVID-19 omicron variant.…
Continue Reading Colorado reaches proposed settlement for 2015 mine spill
DENVER (AP) — A mining company has agreed to pay Colorado $1.6 million to resolve its liability for natural resource damage related to the 2015…
Continue Reading Damaging winds expected Wednesday over some Plains states
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The National Weather Service is warning of potentially damaging winds in parts of Nebraska, Kansas, Iowa and Missouri this week…
Continue Reading Navajo Nation reports 23 new COVID-19 cases, 1 new death
WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. (AP) — The Navajo Nation is reporting 23 new confirmed COVID-19 cases and one new death. Tribal health officials released their…
Continue Reading Boy killed in hit-and-run after leaving ABQ BioPark
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Albuquerque police are searching for the driver who struck and killed a 7-year-old boy as he was crossing the street with…
Continue Reading Strong second half lifts UTEP over New Mexico 77-69
By GLEN ROSALES Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Behind a 16-1 run over the first eight minutes of the second half, Texas-El Paso built a…
Continue Reading Strong second half lifts UTEP over New Mexico 77-69
By GLEN ROSALES Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Behind a 16-1 run over the first eight minutes of the second half, Texas-El Paso built a…
Continue Reading No. 6 Arizona women beat New Mexico 77-60, improve to 9-0
By BRIAN J. PEDERSEN Associated Press TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Freshman Madi Conner came off the bench to score a career-high 15 points and No. 6…
Continue Reading NC’s Roy Cooper elected to lead Democratic governors’ group
RALEIGH. N.C. (AP) — North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper has been formally chosen to lead the Democratic Governors Association next year. Association…
Continue Reading 2 people found dead after structure fire in Rio Rancho area
RIO RANCHO, N.W. (AP) — Authorities say two people have been found dead after a structure fire in the Rio Rancho area. Several fire crews from…
Continue Reading Feds: Fentanyl is the No. 1 drug driving Albuquerque crime
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Authorities say fentanyl is the No. 1 drug driving crime and violence in Albuquerque. Drug Enforcement Administration say…
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Allen lifts New Mexico St. over Loyola Marymount 63-58
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Teddy Allen had 12 points and eight rebounds as New Mexico State narrowly defeated Loyola Marymount 63-58. Eli Scott led the…
Continue Reading New Mexico Legislature sends redistricting plan to governor
By MORGAN LEE Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A Democratic-led Legislature has approved an overhaul of New Mexico’s three congressional…
Continue Reading Navajo Nation reports 52 additional COVID-19 cases, 3 deaths
WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. (AP) — Navajo Nation officials on Saturday reported 52 additional confirmed COVID-19 cases and three more virus-related deaths.…
Continue Reading Judge OKs regulators’ subpoena for ‘Rust’ assistant director
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A judge has decided that the assistant director who handed Alec Baldwin a prop gun that killed a cinematographer on a New…
Continue Reading 4 women met Maxwell as teens. They’re accusing her as adults
By TOM HAYS and LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — An aspiring musician, a young British model, a struggling middle school dropout…
Continue Reading Albuquerque cuts ties with Orion Center aerospace company
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Albuquerque officials are cutting ties and moving on from plans for for what they had hoped would be a flagship addition…
Continue Reading Navajo president: Tribe can’t afford a large COVID-19 surge
WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. (AP) — Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez says the tribe’s health care system is already being tested. He warned fellow…
Continue Reading Police investigate shooting death of Santa Fe officer’s son
RIO RANCHO, N.M. (AP) — Authorities are investigating the shooting death of a toddler at the home of a Santa Fe police officer. The officer’s…
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