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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The New Mexico Supreme Court won’t weigh in on the Albuquerque city clerk’s decision to deny Bernalillo County Sheriff Manuel Gonzales about $600,000 in public financing for his campaign for mayor. The Albuquerque Journal reports the state high court on Wednesday denied Gonzales’ request to order a state judge or City

By CEDAR ATTANASIO Associated Press / Report for America SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — An anti-abortion rights billboard along a New Mexico interstate is tapping the image of a famous Albuquerque police officer to promote its political message. But police officials say he didn’t give the anti-abortion group permission to use his picture. Like soldiers

By MORGAN LEE Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Some incoming Afghan refugees were greeted at Holloman Air Force Base this week by two members of New Mexico’s all-female U.S. House delegation, who hail from opposite ends of the political spectrum. Afghans evacuated in recent days by the American military are largely being processed

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Bob Odenkirk is back shooting “Better Call Saul,” six weeks after a heart attack. Odenkirk tweeted a photo of himself getting made up to play title character Saul Goodman in the AMC series, indicating that shooting had resumed on its sixth and final season. Odenkirk said on Twitter: “Back to work

KYKOTSMOVI, Ariz. (AP) — Hopis are voting Thursday to narrow down the list of candidates for tribal chairman. Incumbent Tim Nuvangyaoma is among four people seeking the post. The others are David Norton Talayumptewa, former Vice Chairman Alfred Lomaquahu Jr. and Andrew Qumyintewa. The top two finishers will move on to the Nov. 11 general

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court has been asked to review a case that centers on whether Native American families should receive preference in adoptions of Native children. The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals issued a sharply divided ruling in April over the federal Indian Child Welfare Act. The 1978 law gives

By MORGAN LEE Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Tuition-free college and more spending to secure abandoned oil wells are among the priorities from New Mexico’s Democratic governor on state spending amid a windfall in state income linked to federal pandemic relief and petroleum production. September marks the outset of the Legislature’s grueling budget

LAS CRUCES, N.M. (AP) — Police have arrested a 28-year-old suspect in a fatal shooting last month in Las Cruces and are asking for the public’s help in locating a second suspect. Las Cruces police said Tuesday they arrested Hector Victor Calderon on Saturday. They charged him with one count of open murder, two counts

MORIARTY, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico State Police are investigating the fatal shooting of a 46-year-old suspect who fired at a SWAT team during a standoff with Albuquerque police. The victim who fired multiple shots at officers responding to a domestic violence call at a residence in Moriarty Monday night was identified as Cimmeron Christy

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Advocates for the oil and gas industry and the environment are at odds over the latest draft of proposed regulations to tamp down on smog-causing pollution. The Albuquerque Journal reports a New Mexico Environment Department panel will hear the agency’s proposed new rules at a hearing later this month. Industry stakeholders

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A Republican congresswoman is seeking more information on the vetting process for Afghan refugees and emphasizing security concerns as she embarks on a tour of resettlement operations at an Air Force base on the outskirts of her hometown in southern New Mexico. U.S. Rep. Yvette Herrell was scheduled Tuesday for

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. (AP) — The Navajo Nation has reported 19 additional COVID-19 cases and no deaths as of Monday. The tribe has seen 32,974 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 1,414 deaths from the virus since the pandemic began. Navajo officials are urging people to get vaccinated, wear masks while in public and minimize their travel.

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Police are investigating after a Santa Fe man, who is Jewish, found a swastika spray-painted on a wall outside his apartment. Jeff Hornstein told the Santa Fe New Mexican he and his wife saw it upon returning home from dinner Saturday night. He said the graffiti wasn’t there when they

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. (AP) — The Navajo Nation has reported 46 additional COVID-19 cases and no deaths as of Sunday. The tribe has seen nearly 33,000 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 1,414 deaths from the virus since the pandemic began. Navajo officials are urging people to get vaccinated, wear masks while in public and minimize their

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The Metropolitan Detention Center in Albuquerque has begun a program to give buprenorphine to people in jail who are already using it to treat their opioid addictions. The Albuquerque Journal reports the program can provide an average of 22 inmates per day with the medication. Recovery Services of New Mexico —

TONALEA, Ariz. (AP) — Tribal President Jonathan Nez has finalized a subgrant agreement between the Navajo Nation and Navajo Tribal Utility Authority to extend power lines to homes in the community of Tonalea, providing long-awaited electricity to at least 23 families. Several Tonalea residents scheduled to receive electricity attended Saturday’s signing of the agreement for

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. (AP) — The Navajo Nation has reported 53 new COVID-19 cases and seven additional deaths. The latest numbers released Saturday pushed the Navajo Nation’s total to 32,907 cases since the pandemic began more than a year ago and 1,414 known deaths.  Tribal President Jonathan Nez is pleading for residents not to leave

LAS CRUCES, N.M. (AP) — The Dona Ana County Sheriff’s Office says a man who had shot at a Dona Ana County sheriff’s deputy was found dead in a residence Friday after briefly exchanging gunfire with law enforcement officers hours into a barricade situation. The office said the deputy who first went to the residence

LOS LUNAS, N.M. (AP) — A pair of shootouts between a suspect and law enforcement officers left the suspect dead and two sheriff’s deputies injured. State Police Chief Tim Johnson says Friday he’s “beyond disgusted” by recent violence and hopes New Mexico legislators act during their 2022 session to combat violent crime. A suspect and

KIRTLAND AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. (AP) — Kirtland Air Force Base will be home to a state-of-the-art laboratory for development of space technology. Officials there will break ground next week on the Wargaming and Advanced Research Simulation Laboratory. The $6 million, 10,685-square-foot facility will be used for simulations and analysis involving space technology research and

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. (AP) — The Navajo Nation is reporting 74 new COVID-19 cases and one additional death. The numbers released Friday pushed the Navajo Nation’s total to 32,784 cases since the pandemic and 1,407 known deaths. Tribal President Jonathan Nez is pleading for residents not to leave the reservation over the Labor Day weekend.

By CEDAR ATTANASIO Associated Press / Report for America ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — School-aged children in New Mexico represent an increasing share of COVID-19 cases but are rarely tested for the disease. That means case rates among children are likely an undercount. This week health and education officials called for more testing of children. New

By CLAUDIA TORRENS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — An extraordinary number of Ecuadorians has been coming to the United States — often to New York. They surpassed El Salvadorans as the fourth-largest nationality encountered by U.S. authorities on the Mexican border, behind Mexicans, Guatemalans and Hondurans. That also has led to increasing numbers of

By MARÍA VERZA Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico is facing immigration pressures from the north, south and within its own borders, putting it in an increasingly difficult position. Thousands of migrants continue to cross its southern border, the United States is sending thousands more back from the north and there’s the renewed prospect

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A group of New Mexico House Democrats outlined a package of criminal justice bills intended to combat crime, including penalties for failing to safely store guns, enhanced pay for police and changes in the pretrial supervision and bail system. A record-setting number of homicides in Albuquerque this year is spurring

By MORGAN LEE Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — State financial officials says about $38 million has been paid out in federal rental and utility assistance in an effort to stabilize the housing market and avoid future evictions. Finance and Administration Secretary Deborah Romero briefed a legislative panel Thursday on the pandemic relief program.