New Mexico

Election official warns residents about door-to-door canvas

New Mexico Secretary of State Maggie Toulouse Oliver speaks in 2018 during a House Oversight and Government Reform Committee on…

March 3, 2022

New Mexico

N.M. Supreme Court rules non-navigable water rule is unconstitutional

allows for rafting, fly fishing and other uses on rivers that cross private property

March 3, 2022

New Mexico

New Mexico increases focus on race in K-12 despite backlash

People protest outside the offices of the New Mexico Public Education Department’s office, on Nov. 12 in Albuquerque. As conservative-run…

March 3, 2022

New Mexico

New Mexico governor signs education bills, $10,000 teacher raise

Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham high-fives a grade school student at a bill-signing ceremony at the Francis X. Nava Elementary School…

March 3, 2022

New Mexico

New Mexico lowers cap in interest rates for storefront loans

Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham high-fives a grade school student at a bill-signing ceremony at the Francis X. Nava Elementary School…

March 3, 2022

New Mexico

New Mexico governor asked to stand up to more nuclear waste

Cattle rancher Ed Hugh, left, of Clay County, N.M., speaks at a public protest in Santa Fe on Tuesday against…

March 2, 2022

New Mexico

New Mexico horse racing dispute spurs ethics complaint

Horses leave the starting gate at Ruidoso Downs Racetrack and Casino in Ruidoso, N.M. An advocacy group that represents thousands…

February 28, 2022

New Mexico

Santa Fe museum gets patent for high-tech transport crate

Dale Kronkright, head of conservation for the Georgia O’Keefe Museum, inspects Georgia O’Keeffe’s oil on canvas painting “Back of Marie’s…

February 28, 2022

New Mexico

New Mexico lawmaker pleads not guilty, won’t seek reelection

Albuquerque Rep. Georgene Louis, who was charged with drunken driving during this year’s Legislative session, won’t seek re-election, according to…

February 26, 2022

New Mexico

Suspect, 14, arrested in fatal shooting of Albuquerque teen

ALBUQUERQUE – A 14-year-old boy has been arrested in the shooting death of a 16-year-old boy who had accused the…

February 26, 2022

Arts and Entertainment

Program aims to prepare actors for theater productions

Farmington Civic Center supervisor Randy West, second from left, addresses the cast of the show “Disaster!” during rehearsals for the…

February 26, 2022

New Mexico

New Mexico aims more resources at missing Indigenous cases

New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Thursday signed legislation aimed at ensuring more effective coordination among law enforcement agencies…

February 24, 2022

New Mexico

New Mexico lobbyist accuses state lawmaker of groping her

Light fades outside the New Mexico State Capitol on Saturday, Feb. 12, 2022, in Santa Fe, N.M., as the Legislature…

February 23, 2022

New Mexico

Pandemic crisis standards to expire for New Mexico hospitals

ALBUQUERQUE – New Mexico’s top health official said Wednesday that the state is still on track to lift its crisis…

February 23, 2022

New Mexico

New Mexico regulators approve plan to keep San Juan Generating Station open

A Public Service Co. of New Mexico solar farm west of Rio Rancho, N.M. The utility in sun-drenched New Mexico…

February 23, 2022

Local News

San Juan County Assessor’s Office to help New Mexican veterans with property tax exemption

The San Juan County Assessor’s Office and the New Mexico Department of Veterans Services will be hosting an in-office service…

February 23, 2022

New Mexico

Experts: ‘Drastic changes’ forecast for Rio Grande

A finger of the Rio Grande flows near Albuquerque on Dec. 23, 2021. Each spring, farmers cross their fingers for…

February 21, 2022

New Mexico

Oil industry could help a nearly-extinct bird in New Mexico

A lesser prairie chicken is seen amid the bird’s annual mating ritual near Milnesand, N.M. Oil and gas companies could…

February 21, 2022

Local News

San Juan Generating Station requests extension to keep burning coal

in converting to solar blamed on supply chain issues

February 19, 2022

New Mexico

New Mexico governor lifts state’s indoor mask mandate

Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham, center, announces the end to her state’s indoor mask mandate while Lt. Gov. Howie Morales, right,…

February 17, 2022

New Mexico

Appeals court: Cowboys for Trump is a political committee

Otero County Commissioner Couy Griffin, founder of Cowboys for Trump, poses at his ranch May 12, 2021, in Tularosa, N.M.…

February 17, 2022

New Mexico

New Mexico social studies rule adds personal finance to K-12

SANTA FE – The New Mexico Public Education Department has issued a final rule structuring the K-12 social studies curriculum,…

February 17, 2022

New Mexico

Solar project delays create hurdles for New Mexico utility

ALBUQUERQUE – A utility in sun-drenched New Mexico is struggling to get enough solar-generated electricity as it prepares to shut…

February 17, 2022

New Mexico

New Mexico lawmakers OK crime bill, $500M in tax rebates

Republican New Mexico state Sens. Crystal Diamond of Elephant Butte, center, and Bill Sharer, left, of Farmington deliberate a budget…

February 17, 2022