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Researchers: Pretrial detention plans wouldn’t reduce crime

ALBUQUERQUE – Legislative proposals intended to make it easier to keep certain criminal defendants in jail while awaiting trial would…

August 31, 2022 • The Associated Press

New Mexico governor issues pardons to 6 people

New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Monday pardoned six people for convictions ranging from fraud and larceny to burglary…

August 29, 2022 • The Associated Press

Associated Press New Mexico

Lawmakers ask about self-sufficiency of New Mexico spaceport

Virgin Galactic ground crew guide the company’s carrier plane into the hangar at Spaceport America after a test flight over…

August 29, 2022 • SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN — Associated Press

Associated Press New Mexico

NAACP supports removal of Cowboys for Trump cofounder

Otero County Commissioner Couy Griffin represents himsilf in a law suit to have him removed from office because of his…

August 29, 2022 • MORGAN LEE — Associated Press

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Albuquerque woman accused of embezzling $175K from employer

SANTA FE – An Albuquerque woman is accused of embezzling more than $175,000 from her former employer over a six-year…

August 29, 2022 • The Associated Press

Associated Press New Mexico

Afghan refugee enters not guilty plea in Muslim slayings

Syedonset ALBUQUERQUE – A lawyer for an Afghan refugee accused in the Albuquerque slayings of three Muslim men entered a…

August 26, 2022 • SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN — Associated Press

Associated Press New Mexico

New Mexico governor tests positive for COVID-19

New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham announces an executive order aimed at ensuring safe harbor to people seeking abortions or…

August 25, 2022 • The Associated Press

Associated Press New Mexico

New Mexico won’t deny law licenses over immigration status

A nominating commission interviews Supreme Court candidate Shannon Bacon, right, an Albuquerque-based district judge, at the Supreme Court in Santa…

August 24, 2022 • Morgan Lee — Associated Press

Associated Press New Mexico

Record-setting wildfire in New Mexico declared contained

This satellite image provided by Maxar Technologies shows the active fire lines of the Hermits Peak wildfire, in Las Vegas,…

August 23, 2022 • SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN — Associated Press

Associated Press New Mexico

Afghan refugee faces murder charge in third Muslim killing

Syedonset ALBUQUERQUE – An Afghan refugee charged in the slayings of two Muslim men is facing new charges in connection…

August 23, 2022 • SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN — Associated Press

Associated Press New Mexico

N.M. city, victim of government burn, now faces water shortage

Burned trees are visible on Aug. 8 in Gallinas, N.M. Earlier this year the area endured the devastation of the…

August 22, 2022 • SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN and BRITTANY PETERSON — Associated Press

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Associated Press New Mexico

5 New Mexico jails less than half staffed; 1 moving inmates

ALBUQUERQUE – Five of New Mexico’s 26 county jails and detention centers are suffering from staff shortages that have pushed…

August 22, 2022 • The Associated Press

Associated Press New Mexico

Employees at Santa Fe Starbucks store to pursue unionizing

Workers at a Santa Fe Starbucks are taking steps to unionize. (Associated Press file)onset SANTA FE – Workers at a…

August 19, 2022 • The Associated Press

Associated Press New Mexico

Oil, gas revenues to drive New Mexico’s next budget windfall

Pumpjacks work in a field near Lovington, N.M. New Mexico in April reached a record level of oil production with…

August 19, 2022 • The Associated Press

Associated Press New Mexico

Suspect in New Mexico Muslim killings detained pending trial

Muhammad Syed was ordered held without bond pending trial as prosecutors argued Wednesday that he was a danger to his…

August 18, 2022 • SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN — Associated Press

Associated Press New Mexico

Cowboys For Trump leader fighting to keep job in New Mexico

Otero County Commissioner Couy Griffin represents himself in a lawsuit to have him removed from office in First District Court…

August 17, 2022 • The Associated Press

Associated Press New Mexico

Medical investigator rules Baldwin set shooting an accident

This aerial photo shows part of the Bonanza Creek Ranch film-set in Santa Fe, N.M., on Oct. 23, 2021. New…

August 16, 2022 • Susan Montoya Bryan — Associated Press

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Son of suspect in Muslim slayings to remain in custody

ALBUQUERQUE – The son of an Afghan refugee suspected in the shooting deaths of four Muslim men in New Mexico…

August 16, 2022 • Susan Montoya Bryan — Associated Press

Associated Press New Mexico

80 years later, Navajo Code Talker marks group’s early days

Navajo Code Talker Thomas Begay talks to people before the Arizona State Navajo Code Talkers Day celebration ceremony on Sunday…

August 15, 2022 • The Associated Press

Associated Press New Mexico

Suspect in 4 New Mexico killings left trail of violence

This Aug. 9, 2022, still image taken from officer video provided by the Albuquerque Police Department shows the arrest of…

August 13, 2022 • SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN, STEFANIE DAZIO and JULIE WATSON — Associated Press

Associated Press New Mexico

New Mexico seeks proposals with mine spill settlement money

Wastewater from the Aug. 5, 2015, Gold King Mine spill fills the Animas River and flowed into other waterways in…

August 12, 2022 • The Associated Press

Associated Press New Mexico

New Mexico’s Muslim community reels from arrest in killings

Ahmad Assed, president of the Islamic Center of New Mexico, addresses the killing of 27-year-old Muhammad Afzaal Hussain during a…

August 11, 2022 • SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN, STEFANIE DAZIO and MARIAM FAM — Associated Press

Associated Press New Mexico

New Mexico abortion clinics strained over capacity with out-of-state patients

State’s health care worker shortage worsens access to general reproductive health care

August 11, 2022 • Meagan Gleason — Source NM

Associated Press New Mexico

Afghan man charged in killing of 2 Muslims in Albuquerque

Muhammad Syed, 51, was taken into custody Monday in connection with the killings of four Muslim men in Albuquerque over…

August 10, 2022 • STEFANIE DAZIO and MARIAM FAM — Associated Press