Series based on Hillerman novels to be set on Navajo Nation
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Production of a six-episode television series based on crime novels by the late author Tony Hillerman is underway in New…
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Flood watches issued for parts of New Mexico for Wednesday
By The Associated Press Flood watches have been issued for Wednesday for parts of western New Mexico along with a mountainous area of north-central…
Continue Reading FBI: New Mexico agencies reported 55 hate crimes in 2020
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The FBI says law enforcement agencies in New Mexico reported 55 hate crime incidents last year, an increase from 50…
Continue Reading 36 Navajo Nation communities have uncontrolled COVID spread
WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. (AP) — The Navajo Nation on Monday reported 17 new COVID-19 cases, but no additional deaths for the second consecutive day.…
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New Mexico governor signs another declaration for flooding
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham has signed another emergency declaration due to flooding. This time it’s for…
Continue Reading New Mexico panel considers future of coal-fired power plant
By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico’s largest electric provider wants to transfer its share of a…
Continue Reading Interior Secretary Deb Haaland, partner wed in New Mexico
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — U.S. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland got married to longtime partner Skip Sayre Saturday night in New Mexico. Interior…
Continue Reading Santa Fe hotel first to call for guests’ vaccine proof
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A Santa Fe hotel will likely be the first such establishment in the city and New Mexico to mandate proof of vaccination for…
Continue Reading 1 man dead, 1 wounded in shooting at Albuquerque apartment
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Police in Albuquerque say they’re investigating a shooting that left one man dead and another injured. They say…
Continue Reading Navajo Nation reports 24 new COVID-19 cases, but no deaths
WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. (AP) — The Navajo Nation on Sunday reported 24 new COVID-19 cases, but no additional deaths. The latest numbers pushed the…
Continue Reading Anxious tenants await assistance as evictions resume
By MICHAEL CASEY and MICHELLE LIU Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — States have begun to ramp up the amount of rental assistance reaching…
Continue Reading Cowing had career night in UTEP’s 30-3 win over Aggies
LAS CRUSES, N.M. (AP) — Jacob Cowing had a career-high 158 yards receiving, including a 59-yard score, and UTEP opened the season with a 30-3…
Continue Reading A decade after Irene’s fury, no sign of Vermont teenager
By WILSON RING Associated Press A decade after a Vermont teenager disappeared as the rains of Tropical Storm Irene started inundating the state, his…
Continue Reading Albuquerque purchasing Bernalillo County’s share of building
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Bernalillo County and the city of Albuquerque have long shared a large government building in downtown Albuquerque but no…
Continue Reading Navajo Nation reports 38 new COVID-19 cases, no new deaths
WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. (AP) — The Navajo Nation reported 38 new confirmed cases of the coronavirus on Friday and no new deaths. Tribal President…
Continue Reading Holloman Air Force Base to take in Afghan refugees
ALAMOGORDO, N.M. (AP) — Holloman Air Force Base in southern New Mexico will temporarily will house Afghan refugees. The U.S. Department of Defense…
Continue Reading New Mexico flush with cash as revenues climb, oil recovers
By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico is flush with cash due mostly to the infusion of federal pandemic aid…
Continue Reading New Mexico Youth Livestock Expo relocating to Roswell
ROSWELL, N.M. (AP) — The New Mexico Youth Livestock Expo is relocating to Roswell over Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham’s State Fair vaccination…
Continue Reading Widower’s death extends mourning tied to El Paso massacre
By MORGAN LEE Associated Press EL PASO, Texas (AP) — A man who drew worldwide sympathy and support after his wife was killed in the 2019 mass…
Continue Reading Navajo Nation reports 55 new COVID-19 cases and 1 more death
WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. (AP) — The Navajo Nation on Thursday reported 55 new COVID-19 cases and one more death. The latest numbers pushed the tribe’s…
Continue Reading ‘Lost cause’: New Mexico students have fewer school days
By CEDAR ATTANASIO Associated Press / Report for America SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico children spend less time in school. That’s despite…
Continue Reading New Mexico sees steep rise in overdose deaths amid pandemic
By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico is seeing soaring numbers of deadly overdoses from fentanyl and…
Continue Reading How New Mexico schools are spending $1B in pandemic funding
By CEDAR ATTANASIO Associated Press / Report for America SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — An avalanche of federal money is allowing New Mexico school…
Continue Reading Virus surge breaks hospital records amid rising toll on kids
By SUDHIN THANAWALA and JAY REEVES Associated Press Kentucky and Texas have joined a growing list of states that have surpassed their record for…
Continue Reading Psychiatrist pleads no contest in sexual assault case
LAS CRUCES, N.M. (AP) — A Las Cruces psychiatrist could face years in prison after pleading no contest to charges accusing him of sexually…
Continue Reading Gaps in US wildfire smoke warning network leave many exposed
By MATTHEW BROWN and PADMANANDA RAMA Associated Press BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Huge gaps between air quality sensors in the western U.S. have created…
Continue Reading Migrant children spend weeks at US shelters as more arrive
By AMY TAXIN and JULIE WATSON Associated Press Some immigrant teens say they’ve waited weeks or months in massive facilities and don’t…
Continue Reading New Mexico races to spend federal grant money on time
Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — State agencies in New Mexico already have spent billions of dollars in federal pandemic relief grants as…
Continue Reading Navajo Nation reports 57 new COVID-19 cases and 1 more death
WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. (AP) — The Navajo Nation on Wednesday reported 57 new COVID-19 cases _ 20 more than the previous day _ plus one more death. The…
Continue Reading EXPLAINER: What’s next for the ‘Remain in Mexico’ policy?
By ANITA SNOW and AMY TAXIN Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — The Supreme Court has ordered the reinstatement of the “Remain in Mexico”…
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