New Mexico denies landowners’ push to restrict stream access
By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico regulators have rejected the requests of five landowners who sought to…
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Pandemic spurs boom in virtual offerings for US schools
By CAROLYN THOMPSON Associated Press School systems across the U.S. are setting up their own virtual academies in growing numbers to accommodate…
Continue Reading Free tuition this spring for some students at tribal college
TSAILE, Ariz. (AP) — A four-year tribal college located on the Navajo Nation is offering free tuition for the spring 2022 semester to all students…
Continue Reading First water cuts in US West supply to hammer Arizona farmers
By FELICIA FONSECA Associated Press CASA GRANDE, Ariz. (AP) — The Colorado River has been a go-to source of water for cities, tribes and farmers in…
Continue Reading Navajo Nation reports 49 new cases as COVID-19 spreads again
WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. (AP) — The Navajo Nation on Wednesday reported 49 new COVID-19 cases and two additional deaths. The latest numbers pushed the…
Continue Reading New Mexico shrinks reliance on for-profit prison operators
By MORGAN LEE Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico is on the cusp of finalizing prison takeovers that will reduce private prison…
Continue Reading School starts in New Mexico with many masked, few vaccinated
By CEDAR ATTANASIO and SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press / Report for America ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico education officials launched…
Continue Reading Energy giant promises more perks in New Mexico utility case
By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A top executive with global energy giant Iberdrola is promising more perks if…
Continue Reading Hospital physicians seek to unionize amid pandemic turmoil
By MORGAN LEE Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Physicians at Rehoboth McKinley Christian hospital in Gallup have taken the first major step…
Continue Reading New Mexico diocese to sell off properties in online auction
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The Archdiocese of Santa Fe will be auctioning nearly 140 parcels of property next month as it seeks to settle a raft of…
Continue Reading Navajo Nation reports 16 new COVID-19 cases, 1 more death
WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. (AP) — The Navajo Nation on Tuesday reported 16 new COVID-19 cases and one additional death. The latest numbers pushed the…
Continue Reading Retired court justice to take reins of child welfare agency
By MORGAN LEE AND CEDAR ATTANASIO Associated Press / Report for America SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — The head of New Mexico’s foster care and child…
Continue Reading New Mexico hospital officials push for more vaccinations
By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Top officials with New Mexico’s largest hospitals are making another plea…
Continue Reading Legal group backs US review of Indigenous boarding schools
By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The American Bar Association’s policymaking body is supporting the U.S. Interior…
Continue Reading Navajo Nation reports 6 COVID deaths; 1st deaths in 9 days
WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. (AP) — The Navajo Nation on Monday reported 15 new COVID-19 cases and six additional deaths. It marked the first time in nine…
Continue Reading New Mexico customers sound alarm over major utility merger
By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Customers are sounding the alarm over a proposed multibillion-dollar merger of New…
Continue Reading Prosecutors offer plea deal to Cowboys for Trump founder
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Federal prosecutors have offered a confidential plea agreement to Cowboys for Trump founder Couy Griffin that might resolve…
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