Navajo Nation reports 23 new COVID-19 cases, another death
WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. (AP) — The Navajo Nation has reported 23 new COVID-19 cases and one new death. Tribal officials on Saturday reiterated previous…
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Who is the real Ghislaine Maxwell: Epstein enabler or pawn?
By DANICA KIRKA and TOM HAYS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Ghislaine Maxwell spent the first half of her life with her father, a rags-to-riches…
Continue Reading Who is the real Ghislaine Maxwell: Epstein enabler or pawn?
By DANICA KIRKA and TOM HAYS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Ghislaine Maxwell spent the first half of her life with her father, a rags-to-riches…
Continue Reading New Mexico St. parts with coach Doug Martin after 9 seasons
LAS CRUCES, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico State announced it is making a coaching changes, moving on from Doug Martin after nine seasons. Aggies athletic…
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Price with 4 TDs, New Mexico State tops UMass to end season
LAS CRUCES, N.M. (AP) — Juwaun Price ran for 156 yards and scored four touchdowns, leading New Mexico State to a 44-27 season-ending win over…
Continue Reading Can Biden find the right balance on immigration?
By COLLEEN LONG and WILL WEISSERT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Demands by Democrats to fix the nation’s broken immigration system were…
Continue Reading Timberlake scores 25, leads Towson past New Mexico 73-58
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Nicolas Timberlake scored a career-high 25 points to propel Towson to a 73-58 victory over New Mexico at the Las Vegas…
Continue Reading Offices dismiss ethics complaints against attorney general
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Three state watchdog offices have dismissed a nonprofit group’s complaints accusing New Mexico Attorney General Hector…
Continue Reading 2 suspects dead after 2 separate New Mexico police shootings
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Law enforcement officers in New Mexico are investigating two separate shootings where officers fired at suspects. Two…
Continue Reading Navajo Nation reports 50 new virus cases, no deaths
WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. (AP) — The Navajo Nation is reporting 50 new coronavirus cases but no new deaths after tallying 12 fatalities in the previous…
Continue Reading Utah State makes MWC title game with 35-10 win over NM
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Logan Bonner threw five touchdown passes and Utah State rolled to a 35-10 win at New Mexico State on Friday, earning a…
Continue Reading Delegation members urge agency to allow mountain foot race
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Members of New Mexico’s congressional delegation are urging the U.S. Forest Service to again allow a decades-old foot…
Continue Reading Walker scores 26 to lift UAB past New Mexico 86-73
LAS VEGAS, Nev. — Jordan Walker had a career-high 26 points as UAB defeated New Mexico 86-73 in the Las Vegas Invitational. Jamal Mashburn Jr. led…
Continue Reading Las Cruces mulls changing street name with a derogatory term
LAS CRUCES, N.M. (AP) — The city of Las Cruces is considering whether to change a street name that contains a word that’s used as a slur toward…
Continue Reading New transfer rule leads to fast turnarounds for hoops teams
By ARNIE STAPLETON AP Sports Writer BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — When Richard Pitino took over the downtrodden University of New Mexico men’s…
Continue Reading Navajo Nation reports 72 new virus cases, 9 deaths
WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. (AP) — The Navajo Nation has reported 72 new COVID-19 cases and nine deaths as of Wednesday evening. The tribe is urging…
Continue Reading Art critic Dave Hickey, known for book ‘Air Guitar’, dies
By SAM METZ AP / Report for America Dave Hickey, a prominent American critic whose essays covered topics ranging from Liberace to Norman Rockwell,…
Continue Reading Native American leaders say Chaco prayers being answered
By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press CHACO CULTURE NATIONAL HISTORIC PARK, N.M. (AP) — A stillness enveloped Chaco Canyon in northwestern New…
Continue Reading Allen carries New Mexico St. past New Mexico Highlands 94-67
LAS CRUCES, N.M. (AP) — Teddy Allen had 21 points as New Mexico State rolled past Division II-level New Mexico Highlands 94-67. Marcus Brown led…
Continue Reading Police arrest 29-year-old man in October road-rage shooting
ALBUQUEQUE, N.M. (AP) — Albuquerque police have made an arrest in connection with an October shooting during an alleged road-rage incident in Old…
Continue Reading Appeals court: Albuquerque ordinance violates 1st Amendment
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A federal appeals court on Wednesday upheld a lower court’s ruling that an Albuquerque ordinance aimed at curbing…
Continue Reading Judge: DA office off case because cops recorded lawyer call
FARMINGTON, N.M. (AP) — A New Mexico judge has ruled that a district attorney’s office must be replaced as prosecutors in a homicide case in…
Continue Reading Visiting New Mexico’s Capitol? Bring vaccine proof, not guns
By CEDAR ATTANASIO Associated Press / Report for America SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexicans can attend the upcoming Legislative sessions, but only…
Continue Reading Sheriff: Boy dies after dog mauling at grandparents’ home
LAS CRUCES, N.M. (AP) — Dona County authorities say a 6-year-old boy died after being mauled by at least one dog at his grandparents’ home. The…
Continue Reading New Mexico unwavering on film incentives after set fatality
By MORGAN LEE Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico legislators are expressing nearly unfettered support for state tax incentives to…
Continue Reading Vaccines making Thanksgiving easier, but hot spots remain
By ED WHITE Associated Press The U.S. is in better shape approaching its second Thanksgiving of the pandemic, thanks to the vaccine. But some cold…
Continue Reading Jenkins carries New Mexico past Western New Mexico 88-63
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — KJ Jenkins had 20 points as New Mexico easily beat Western New Mexico 88-63. Jamal Mashburn Jr. had 19 points for New…
Continue Reading El Vado Dam to undergo extensive repairs to prevent leaks
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Major repairs to a northern New Mexico dam will mean irrigation water will have to be stored elsewhere. Repairs on El Vado…
Continue Reading New Mexico recoups $24 million in mortgage-crisis settlement
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — State prosecutors say New Mexico’s public pension and investment funds will receive $24 million from several major…
Continue Reading 2 New Mexico school districts close down, citing COVID surge
By CEDAR ATTANASIO Associated Press / Report for America SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — At least two New Mexico school districts are sending all of their…
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