AP New Mexico

By MORGAN LEE Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Election officials are deploying ballot drop boxes across New Mexico for people who choose to cast absentee ballots without walking indoors during the upcoming Nov. 2 election for public offices, including for mayor of Albuquerque and Santa Fe. Secretary of State Maggie Toulouse Oliver told

By MORGAN LEE Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Santa Fe’s incumbent entrepreneur-turned-mayor defended his handling of conflicts over historical monuments and stewardship of a COVID-battered economy at a candidate forum Monday amid stinging criticism from two Latina challengers. Mayor Alan Webber was vying against Democratic City Councilor Joanne Vigil Coppler and Republican Alexis

By CEDAR ATTANASIO Associated Press / Report for America Across the U.S., vaccine-hesitant parents are struggling with vaccine-seeking teenagers set on getting their shots. A return to in-person school this month are raising the stakes for high school students who want to be safe in packed classrooms and homecoming rallies. Coronavirus outbreaks are already forcing

By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) — Texas A&M quarterback Haynes King is out indefinitely after having surgery to repair his broken right leg. King was injured on the second possession of No. 7 Texas A&M’s 10-7 win at Colorado over the weekend. With King out, Zach Calzada becomes the team’s

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. (AP) — The Navajo Nation on Monday reported six more COVID-19 cases, but no additional deaths. The tribe has seen 33,240 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 1,419 known deaths from the coronavirus since the pandemic began. Based on cases from Aug. 27 to Sept. 9, the Navajo Department of Health has issued an

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Two of the South’s most picturesque destinations have topped a major travel magazine’s list of best U.S. cities. Readers of Travel + Leisure ranked Charleston, South Carolina, No. 1 on its list of the top 15 cities in the U.S. Coming in at No. 3 was a Southern neighbor _ Savannah,

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico health officials in late June briefly opened a window to submit applications for lucrative licenses for pot production and then approved the only application received. The Santa Fe New Mexican reports the Health Department issued the license June 28 to Albuquerque-based GH LLC after minimal public notice. The

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Terry Wilson passed for 385 yards and his third touchdown pass of the game _ a 58-yarder to Mannie Logan-Greene _ powered New Mexico to a 34-23 victory over in-state rival New Mexico State. The hookup was the only touchdown of the second half as the defense for each team held

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A New Mexico appellate court has ruled that just because a house under construction isn’t finished and lacks key features doesn’t mean it’s not a dwelling under the state’s residential burglary law. The Court of Appeals on Thursday upheld Albert Dell Shelby’s conviction for residential burglary of a home that had

By FELICIA FONSECA Associated Press FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — An Arizona judge has wrapped up a two-day hearing to refine the evidence in an upcoming trial for a U.S. Air Force airman charged in the death of a Mennonite woman. Coconino County Superior Court Judge Cathleen Brown Nichols ruled Friday that text messages exchanged between

By CEDAR ATTANASIO Associated Press / Report for America SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico school districts have more control this semester over if and when in-person education has to stop because of a virus outbreak. Schools no longer have to close down because of a threshold of positive cases set by state officials.

RENO, Nev. (AP) — The Reno City Council is the latest to join the push to outlaw wildlife killing contests in Nevada. The council approved a resolution on a 6-1 vote urging an end to the practice. Mayor Hillary Schieve called killing contests “heinous” and often targeting coyotes. The Clark County Commission in Las Vegas

By CEDAR ATTANASIO Associated Press/Report for America SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — State officials responsible for early childhood education in New Mexico say that prekindergarten teachers deserve the same salaries as teachers of older students, and they’re willing to pay for it. The Early Childhood Education and Care Department says it will pay the difference

By CEDAR ATTANASIO Associated Press / Report for America SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico education officials are offering school districts $37 million to pay for the salaries and career advancement of their entry-level staff. The education department hopes teaching assistants can get pay increases and take classes toward an associated degree. Teaching assistants

By MORGAN LEE Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A Santa Fe ethics board has dismissed efforts by Mayor Alan Webber to impose financial disclosure requirements on fraternal organizations that have criticized his handling of clashes over historical monuments and tributes. Board members voted 4-0 to dismissed the complaint on several grounds. Board member

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — A New Mexico man has been sentenced in Iowa to two years’ probation and fined $5,000 for flying a single-engine plane in 2018 without a license, which was discovered when he was forced to make an emergency landing. Federal prosecutors for Iowa say 44-year-old Keith Alexander Thomas, of Portales, New

By TAMMY WEBBER Associated Press MULESHOE, Texas (AP) — To avoid Dust Bowl conditions, more farmers are restoring native grasslands in areas where the nation’s largest aquifer is drying up and rainfall is often scarce. Groundwater from the Ogallala aquifer has sustained farming for generations in the Plains states, even through droughts. But it’s becoming

By MEG KINNARD Associated Press Twenty Democratic attorneys general have voiced their support for a lawsuit challenging South Carolina’s new abortion law. The prosecutors argue in a brief filed in federal court Wednesday that the restrictive measure could harm their states by taxing resources if women cross borders to seek care. South Carolina’s law restricts