Hopi at crossroads of maintaining language for elected posts
By FELICIA FONSECA Associated Press POLACCA, Ariz. (AP) — Members of a small northeastern Arizona tribe are voting Thursday for their next…
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Navajo Nation: No COVID-19 deaths for 25th time in 40 days
WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. (AP) — The Navajo Nation on Monday reported 39 more COVID-19 cases, but no additional deaths for the 25th time in the past 40…
Continue Reading New Mexico considers hourly $15 minimum for state workers
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Momentum appears to be building behind proposals to lift minimum pay in New Mexico state government to $15 an hour for at…
Continue Reading US ex-diplomat defends private mission to troubled Myanmar
By GRANT PECK Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Former U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Bill Richardson acknowledges criticism of his humanitarian visit…
Continue Reading Air-scrubbing machines gain momentum, but long way to go
CATHY BUSSEWITZ AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Leading scientific agencies say even if the world manages to stop producing harmful emissions,…
Continue Reading Albuquerque man’s shooting death marks city’s 101st homicide
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The city of Albuquerque has now surpassed 100 homicides since the start of the year. The Albuquerque Journal reports a man…
Continue Reading Navajo Nation reports 60 more COVID-19 cases, no deaths
WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. (AP) — The Navajo Nation has reported 60 more COVID-19 cases but no new deaths. The latest numbers released Sunday pushed the…
Continue Reading US reopens to international travel, allows happy reunions
By ELLIOT SPAGAT and CAROLYN THOMPSON Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — Parents held children born while they were stuck abroad. Long-separated…
Continue Reading Fatal hit-and-run involving a car, motorcycle in Albuquerque
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Police in Albuquerque say they are investigating a fatal hit-and-run involving a car and a motorcycle. They say officers…
Continue Reading Albuquerque police: 2 men shot at food market and 1 has died
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Police in Albuquerque say they are investigating a homicide after two men were shot and one of them died. They say the…
Continue Reading Navajo Nation reports 85 more COVID-19 cases, 4 more deaths
WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. (AP) — The Navajo Nation has reported 85 more COVID-19 cases and four additional deaths. It marks just the 15th time in the last…
Continue Reading Arroyo gets first win with UNLV, Williams sets rushing mark
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Cameron Friel threw for 227 yards and two touchdowns, Charles Williams became UNLV’s all-time leading rusher, and the…
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Bonner, Thompkins power Utah St past New Mexico St 35-13
LAS CRUCES, N.M. (AP) — Logan Bonner passed for 359 yards and four touchdowns _ including two to Deven Thompkins _ and Utah State pulled away in…
Continue Reading Navajo Nation President Nez signs ban on indoor smoking
WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. (AP) — The leader of the largest Native American reservation in the U.S. signed legislation Saturday to ban smoking in many…
Continue Reading NMSU faculty, student groups seek ouster of 2 administrators
LAS CRUCES, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico State University’s faculty senate and the student government association have approved no-confidence…
Continue Reading UNM disenrolling 256 students for shirking vaccine mandate
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The University of New Mexico is disenrolling 256 students from classes for not complying with university’s requirement…
Continue Reading Nevada board rejects proposal to ban coyote killing contests
RENO, Nev. (AP) — A Nevada state regulatory board has narrowly voted against banning contests that give cash or other awards to hunters for killing…
Continue Reading Latest New Mexico K-12 curriculum controversy, only on Zoom
By CEDAR ATTANASIO Associated Press / Report for America SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico education officials are proposing changes to the K-12…
Continue Reading FBI seeks hold-up suspect in `New Mexico Lobos’ sweatshirt
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — FBI agents are local police searching for a suspect who tried to rob a credit union in Albuquerque while wearing a red,…
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Grand jury indicts suspect for murder in Las Cruces killing
A Dona Ana County grand jury has indicted a New Mexico man on a murder charge in a fatal shooting during an altercation last month in Las Cruces.…
Continue Reading Albuquerque man killed in hit-and-run was walking on I-25
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico State Police have identified the pedestrian hit and killed on Interstate 25 in Albuquerque this week as they…
Continue Reading Involuntary manslaughter arrest in Clovis teen’s death
CLOVIS, N.M. (AP) — A 21-year-old New Mexico man has been arrested for suspicion of involuntary manslaughter in the fatal shooting of a teenager at…
Continue Reading C-USA adding Liberty, Jacksonville St, Sam Houston St, NMSU
By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer Conference USA will add Liberty, Jacksonville State, New Mexico State and Sam Houston State. The league…
Continue Reading Farmington hospital getting assistance due to COVID-19 surge
FARMINGTON, N.M. (AP) — State and federal health agencies are sending 70 caregivers to San Juan Regional Medical Center due to a surge in COVID-19…
Continue Reading Navajo Nation reports 103 more COVID-19 cases and 5 deaths
WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. (AP) — The Navajo Nation on Thursday reported 103 more COVID-19 cases and five deaths. It marked just the 13th time in the last…
Continue Reading WAC tabs Brian Thornton as its next commissioner
DENVER (AP) — The Western Athletic Conference has named Brian Thornton as its next commissioner. Thornton will replace Jeff Hurd, who is ending a…
Continue Reading New Mexico regulators approve shaft at nuclear waste dump
CARLSBAD, N.M. (AP) — State environmental regulators have cleared the way for work to continue on a multimillion-dollar project at the federal…
Continue Reading New Mexico GOP leaders concerned about US vaccine mandate
By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico already has among the highest U.S. unemployment rates and the…
Continue Reading ‘Rust’ film armorer says someone may have put bullet in gun
The Associated Press The woman in charge of weapons on the movie set where actor Alec Baldwin fatally shot cinematographer Halyna Hutchins said…
Continue Reading Iconic Western starring Clint Eastwood dubbed in Navajo
By FELICIA FONSECA Associated Press FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — An iconic Western starring Clint Eastwood has been dubbed in the Navajo language. The…
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