Associated Press New Mexico

Aquifer storage well marks first for New Mexico utility

Testing of the new system began Monday. The well will allow excess surface water to be stored underground for later…

January 14, 2020 • The Associated Press

New Mexico kicks Carlton Bragg Jr. off team after DWI arrest

Coach Paul Weir released a statement late Sunday, hours after Bragg’s arrest, saying the embattled player needed to focus on…

January 13, 2020 • The Associated Press

Regional News

Taos ‘Earthship’ community highlights sustainable living

In 1997, architect Michael Reynolds walks on the roof of an “Earthship” he designed and built in Taos, N.M. The…

January 11, 2020 • Vida Volkert

Regional News

Health officials: Screening more pregnant women for syphilis

A statewide public health order issued Friday is intended to prevent congenital syphilis, a disease that occurs when a mother…

January 11, 2020 • The Associated Press

Regional News

New Mexico court case against a Texas judge dismissed

Deputies from the Santa Fe County Sheriff’s Office arrested El Paso Magistrate Judge Ray Gutierrez in October, KRQE-TV reported Friday.…

January 11, 2020 • The Associated Press

Regional News

Federal charges filed against man accused in woman’s death

The FBI said it has issued an arrest warrant for 32-year-old Jorge Rico-Ruvira on one count of unlawful flight to…

January 10, 2020 • The Associated Press

Regional News

Registration drive seeks to close voting gap among Latinos

The nonprofit, Washington-based Voter Participation Center, said it will attempt to reach more than 248,000 people in the state by…

January 10, 2020 • MORGAN LEE

Regional News

New Mexico health officials report first child flu death

The state Health Department said the 1-year-old boy from Roosevelt County is among the 52 people who have died of…

January 10, 2020 • The Associated Press

Regional News

New Mexico fines Air Force $1.7 million over groundwater

The agency claims Cannon Air Force Base has released wastewater despite not having a permit since March 2019. State officials…

January 10, 2020 • The Associated Press

Regional News

Santa Fe archbishop issues safety directive for flu season

Santa Fe Archbishop John Wester cited the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, saying New Mexico is one of the…

January 9, 2020 • The Associated Press

Regional News

City mayor in New Mexico resigns amid criminal charges

Mayor Tonita Gurule-Giron announced the decision in a letter read Wednesday at a City Council work session. Gurulé-Girón had previously…

January 9, 2020 • The Associated Press

Regional News

Man accused of murder in woman’s death; young son missing

Jorge Rico-Ruvira is sought in the homicide of 27-year-old Isela Mauricio-Sanchez, Roswell police said. Mauricio-Sanchez was found dead Tuesday at…

January 9, 2020 • The Associated Press

Regional News

Search for boy begins after mother found dead in New Mexico

Authorities say the boy is believed to be with his 32-year-old father, Jorge Rico-Ruvira, and possibly headed to Mexico. Authorities…

January 8, 2020 • The Associated Press

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Tree thinning in northern New Mexico causes uproar

The Santa Fe New Mexican reports state officials said the Ojo de la Vaca Meadow Restoration Project is designed to…

January 8, 2020 • The Associated Press

Regional News

Republican TV meteorologist joins New Mexico Senate race

KRQE-TV Chief Meteorologist Mark Ronchetti stands in front of a “green screen” in 2006 as he gives the weathercast at…

January 7, 2020 • RUSSELL CONTRERAS

Regional News

Man fatally shot during encounter with Albuquerque police

Officers were on patrol on in the area of Central Avenue and San Pedro Drive when the incident occurred Monday,…

January 7, 2020 • The Associated Press

Business

Company to shut down inactive New Mexico uranium mine

State officials on Friday confirmed Hobson, Texas-based Rio Grande Resource Corp. provided formal notice in early December of its plan…

January 6, 2020 • The Associated Press

Regional News

Finding new ways to engage with language in New Mexico

Alicia Ayala, a third grade dual-language teacher at El Camino Real Academy in Santa Fe, New Mexico, helps Ian Lopez…

January 5, 2020 • Dillon Mullan

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Santa Fe police waiting on audit of troubled evidence room

The department is awaiting the results of an evidence room audit conducted by a consultant, the Santa Fe New Mexican…

January 5, 2020 • The Associated Press

Regional News

New Mexico settles 2017 medical cannabis lawsuit for $69K

Expo New Mexico officials agreed to drop a pending appeal and pay $69,600 to Ultra Health LLC to avoid further…

January 4, 2020 • The Associated Press

Books

Latina author organizes book drive for migrant families

Author Denise Chavez talks with Border Servant Corps volunteers at her Casa Camino Real bookstore in Las Cruces, N.M. The…

January 4, 2020 • ANGELA KOCHERA

Regional News

New Mexico state senator challenger also has DWI conviction

Rio Arriba County Commissioner Leo Jaramillo has challenged state Sen. Richard Martinez for his seat in the Democratic primary, KOB-TV…

January 4, 2020 • The Associated Press

Regional News

Animal advocacy groups file complaints about New Mexico lab

The Ohio-based group Stop Animal Exploitation Now outlined its claims against the Lovelace Respiratory Research Institute in a letter sent…

January 3, 2020 • The Associated Press

Regional News

Man sentenced to life plus 15 years in 2008 cartel killing

A state District Court judge in Albuquerque sentenced Jaime Veleta for his October convictions for first-degree murder, kidnapping, tampering with…

January 3, 2020 • The Associated Press