Associated Press New Mexico

Limited indoor dining to resume for New Mexico restaurants

A maintenance worker power-washes the state seal at an entrance of the capitol building on Monday, Aug. 24, 2020, in…

August 27, 2020 • SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN and CEDAR ATTANASIO

Associated Press New Mexico

U.S. House hopefuls in New Mexico race unload dueling gun ads

U.S. Rep. Xochitl Torres Small, D-Las Cruces, takes a photo with voters after a town hall meeting in February in…

August 26, 2020 • RUSSELL CONTRERAS

Associated Press New Mexico

Albuquerque police pull tweet denouncing Wisconsin shooting

Police Chief Mike Geier said Tuesday the tweet attributed to him was sent in error and issued a public apology.…

August 26, 2020 • The Associated Press

Associated Press New Mexico

Deputies in New Mexico fatally shoot armed man

Bernalillo County Sheriff Manuel Gonzales said multiple deputies responded after getting a call about an armed man who was walking…

August 26, 2020 • The Associated Press

Business

Los Alamos newspaper to call it quits after decades in print

The Los Alamos Monitor announced on its webpage that the decision was shared with staff Friday by officials with Landmark…

August 25, 2020 • The Associated Press

Associated Press New Mexico

Abuse complaints decline sharply without school oversight

The accountability office of the Legislature said Monday that hotline reports of suspected child abuse and neglect declined by 42%…

August 25, 2020 • MORGAN LEE

Associated Press New Mexico

County elections official dies in eastern New Mexico

Republican Senate minority leader Stuart Ingle confirmed Monday the death of County Clerk Stephanie Hicks at her home the previous…

August 25, 2020 • The Associated Press

Associated Press New Mexico

U.S. Senate hopefuls in New Mexico feuding over debate lineup

Rep. Ben Ray Luján, D-N.M., speaks as House Democrats hold a news conference in 2019 in Washington. Luján and Republican…

August 24, 2020 • RUSSELL CONTRERAS

Associated Press New Mexico

Police: Suspect arrested after fatal shooting in Farmington

They said 45-year-old Johnny Davidson has been booked into the San Juan County jail on suspicion of second-degree murder and…

August 23, 2020 • The Associated Press

Associated Press New Mexico

New Mexico reports 98 new coronavirus cases, 2 more deaths

The latest numbers from the New Mexico Department of Health increase the state’s totals to 24,396 cases and 745 deaths.…

August 23, 2020 • The Associated Press

Associated Press New Mexico

New Mexico officials: Virus fight needs to be sustained

A series of charts and graphs presented during a briefing showed the average daily case counts are below the reopening…

August 22, 2020 • SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN

Associated Press New Mexico

Nuclear agency’s new facility to be named after 1st leader

The facility now under construction will be named after Gen. John A Gordon, who died April 19, the National Nuclear…

August 22, 2020 • The Associated Press

Associated Press New Mexico

New Mexico rights commission reconsiders immunity for police

The state’s newly appointed civil rights commission was scheduled to meet Friday for the first time to arrange assistance from…

August 21, 2020 • The Associated Press

Associated Press New Mexico

Police: Two dead after head-on crash on Albuquerque freeway

The pickup driver was trapped in the vehicle and died at the scene, while an occupant of an SUV involved…

August 21, 2020 • The Associated Press

Associated Press New Mexico

Albuquerque to extend online public school to end of year

Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham had said classes would take place remotely until at least Sept. 7. The public schools board…

August 20, 2020 • The Associated Press

Associated Press New Mexico

N.M. governor praises Biden on climate, energy issues

Democratic New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham stood amid an array of solar panels in northern New Mexico to assure…

August 20, 2020 • The Associated Press

Associated Press New Mexico

N.M. governor hopes for K-5 return to classrooms after Labor Day

In a live video interview with Washington Post journalist Eugene Scott, Lujan Grisham said New Mexico is “crushing it” when…

August 19, 2020 • The Associated Press

Associated Press New Mexico

City of Las Cruces agrees to pay $6M in wrongful death lawsuit

The city of Las Cruces reached the agreement July 17 and promised to make the payment within 30 days to…

August 19, 2020 • The Associated Press

Associated Press New Mexico

Suspect identified in slaying of Albuquerque woman outside home

Authorities have focused on Luis Talamantes, a purported member of the Juaritos Maravilla street gang and an immigrant suspected of…

August 19, 2020 • The Associated Press

Associated Press New Mexico

Virus exposure closes three central New Mexico medical practices

The Albuquerque Journal reports Dr. Roland Sanchez, who has a family practice in Belen, and his wife, Elia, have been…

August 19, 2020 • The Associated Press

Associated Press New Mexico

Southeastern New Mexico principal indicted in fraud case

Lovington Sixth Grade Academy principal Steve Barron was indicted last month in connection with an investigation into spending at Dora…

August 19, 2020 • The Associated Press

Associated Press New Mexico

Deputies: New Mexico man shot dad in the leg

The Santa Fe New Mexican reports Tate Wuertz was arrested in Cedar Crest, New Mexico, on Sunday after his father’s…

August 19, 2020 • The Associated Press

Associated Press New Mexico

New Mexico planning for COVID-19 vaccine distribution

Acknowledging uncertainties about the availability and effectiveness of a vaccine, the Democratic governor said she expects a debate about mandating…

August 19, 2020 • The Associated Press

Associated Press New Mexico

Stranded hiker survives after 2 weeks in Santa Fe Forest

John Utsey launched an unexpected two-day rescue mission Saturday after hearing a call for help while hiking with his children…

August 18, 2020 • The Associated Press