New Mexico Ethics Commission dismiss complaint vs legislator
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — The New Mexico Ethics Commission has dismissed a complaint against a state lawmaker that accused him of violating the…
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Navajo Nation reports 18 more COVID-19 cases, but no deaths
WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. (AP) — The Navajo Nation on Sunday reported 18 more COVID-19 cases, but no deaths for the second time in the past three days.…
Continue Reading New Mexico State holds off South Carolina State rally, 43-35
LAS CRUCES, N.M. (AP) — Dino Maldonado threw for three touchdowns and Juwaun Price ran for two more as New Mexico State rolled to a 30-point lead…
Continue Reading Calzada throws 3 TDs as No. 7 A&M routs New Mexico 34-0
By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) — Zach Calzada threw for 275 yards and three touchdowns in his first career start to…
Continue Reading Judge’s refusal to block vaccination requirement appealed
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — The lawyer for two women who challenged New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham’s order requiring COVID-19 vaccinations for…
Continue Reading Drought tests centuries-old water traditions in New Mexico
By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ABIQUIU, N.M. (AP) — The Rio Chama begins at the edge of the Rocky Mountains and courses through rugged…
Continue Reading North Dakota oil production slips to No. 3 behind New Mexico
North Dakota regulators say the state has officially lost its status as the nation’s second-biggest oil producer to New Mexico. North Dakota…
Continue Reading Haitians on Texas border undeterred by US plan to expel them
By JUAN A. LOZANO, ERIC GAY and ELLIOT SPAGAT Associated Press DEL RIO, Texas (AP) — U.S. President Joe Biden’s administration is nearing a…
Continue Reading Land agency moving back to DC, reversing Trump-era decision
By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Interior Secretary Deb Haaland is moving the headquarters of the Bureau of Land Management back…
Continue Reading New Mexico backs Texas in opposing nuclear fuel storage
By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Top New Mexico leaders say they’re open to almost anything that would prevent…
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New Mexico reports 5 cases of West Nile virus infections
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — State health officials say they have identified five cases of West Nile virus infections across New Mexico and that wet…
Continue Reading Official: US to expel Haitians from border, fly to Haiti
By ERIC GAY and ELLIOT SPAGAT Associated Press DEL RIO, Texas (AP) — A US official says the Biden administration plans on the widescale expulsion…
Continue Reading New wargaming facility being built for Air Force laboratory
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Construction has started at Kirtland Air Force Base for a new digital laboratory for advanced wargaming and other…
Continue Reading Navajo Nation reports 54 more COVID-19 cases, 2 more deaths
WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. (AP) — The Navajo Nation on Thursday reported 54 more COVID-19 cases and two additional deaths. The latest numbers pushed the…
Continue Reading No. 7 A&M hosts New Mexico looking for 11th straight victory
By The Associated Press No. 7 Texas A&M will look to extend its winning streak to 11 games when the Aggies host New Mexico Saturday. Quarterback…
Continue Reading University researchers analyze pretrial releases amid debate
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — New findings by University of New Mexico researchers indicate that just under 5% of Albuquerque-area defendants awaiting…
Continue Reading Conceptual redistricting maps emerge from citizens board
By MORGAN LEE Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — An advisory committee to the New Mexico Legislature on redistricting is deciding on a set of…
Continue Reading Navajo Nation reports 45 more COVID-19 cases, 5 more deaths
WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. (AP) — The Navajo Nation on Wednesday reported 45 more COVID-19 cases and five additional deaths. The latest numbers pushed the…
Continue Reading Nutrition aid surges, food banks brace for uncertain future
By MORGAN LEE Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Food banks in New Mexico are watching warily within a state with high rates of childhood…
Continue Reading Tesla builds 1st store on tribal land, dodges state car laws
By CEDAR ATTANASIO Associated Press/Report for America NAMBÉ, N.M. (AP) — Tesla has sidestepped car dealership laws by setting up shop on Native…
Continue Reading Groups ask US to consider extreme heat in border policies
PHOENIX (AP) — Human rights groups are calling on the Biden administration to consider the effects that climate change-fueled heat has on migrants…
Continue Reading New Mexico extends masking order as new cases trend downward
By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — State health officials say New Mexico is on the downslope of the pandemic as the…
Continue Reading 22-year-old Pinon woman crowned as new Miss Navajo Nation
WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. (AP) — Niagara Rockbridge has been crowned as Miss Navajo Nation. A virtual coronation ceremony was held Saturday at the Navajo…
Continue Reading Ruling: Car lights don’t need to work perfectly, just well
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — The New Mexico Supreme Court says that state law doesn’t require vehicle tail lights must all work perfectly, only that…
Continue Reading US grants license for temporary nuclear waste dump in Texas
WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal officials are giving the go-ahead for temporary storage of highly radioactive waste in west Texas. The Nuclear Regulatory…
Continue Reading Navajo Nation reports 50 more COVID-19 cases, 2 more deaths
WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. (AP) — The Navajo Nation on Tuesday reported 50 more COVID-19 cases and two additional deaths. The tribe has seen 33,290…
Continue Reading Albuquerque lawmaker opts out of running for reelection
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — State Rep. Debbie Armstrong has decided against running for reelection. The Albuquerque Democrat made the announcement…
Continue Reading Police: Initial info indicates employee fatally shot robber
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Albuquerque police say preliminary information gathered indicates an employee of a Subway restaurant fatally shot a person…
Continue Reading Former tax official gets probation in embezzlement case
BERNALILLO,. N.M. (AP) — A former head of the New Mexico Taxation and Revenue Department has been sentenced to five years of probation in an…
Continue Reading Push for Native American curriculum in schools makes gains
By SUSAN HAIGH Associated Press Connecticut and a handful of other states have recently decided to mandate students be taught about Native American…
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