New Mexico

New Mexico scraps Columbus Day for Indigenous Peoples’ Day

Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Tuesday signed legislation that creates Indigenous Peoples’ Day on the second Monday in October and…

April 2, 2019

Outdoors

New Mexico seeks bigger slice of outdoor recreation economy

At a state park in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains, Democratic Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham signed legislation that creates a…

April 2, 2019

Regional News

New Mexico weighs America’s first government-run pot shops

New Mexico state Rep. Javier Martinez of Albuquerque, right, rallies support for a bill to authorize recreational marijuana consumption and…

March 12, 2019

Regional News

New Mexico city changing its Route 66 streetlights to LED

The city of Gallup, New Mexico is planning on changing all of the streetlights owned by the city from high-pressure…

March 10, 2019

Regional News

Recreational marijuana bill advances in New Mexico

A Senate panel on Saturday endorsed the House-approved bill that would allow possession of up to 1 ounce of marijuana…

March 9, 2019

Regional News

Bill advances to ban coyote-killing contests in New Mexico

The bill from Democratic Sen. Jeff Steinborn of Las Cruces and Republican Sen. Mark Moores of Albuquerque passed on a…

February 28, 2019

Regional News

Albuquerque looks to end gridlock around balloon fiesta

The nine-day October event draws hundreds of thousands of spectators. Residents complain about the traffic, and some say it’s getting…

February 28, 2019

Regional News

New Mexico city balks at Billy the Kid killer street name

The Las Cruces Sun-News reports Las Cruces city councilors appeared reluctant Monday to endorse the plan to rename the street…

February 28, 2019

Regional News

New Mexico Cesar Chavez, Dennis Chavez holiday clears House

A bill designating the first Friday of every April as “Dennis Chavez and Cesar Chavez Day” cleared the House of…

February 27, 2019

Regional News

Dolores Huerta to visit New Mexico as birthplace sits vacant

But her scheduled visit Wednesday comes as lawmakers and state officials have ignored pleas to do something about her northern…

February 27, 2019

Regional News

Gun control bill advances past protests in New Mexico

Democratic state Sen. Richard Martinez, right, of Espanola, stands for questions about a bill he sponsors that would expand background…

February 26, 2019

Regional News

Border Patrol arrests 290 migrants near port in New Mexico

Customs and Border Protection said the migrants arrested early Friday near Antelope Wells 122 miles west of El Paso, Texas,…

February 9, 2019

Regional News

N.M. state police: Hundreds of pounds of pot seized in Gallup

New Mexico State Police said Friday that the drugs were seized along Interstate 40, starting Tuesday when 391 pounds of…

January 20, 2019

Regional News

New Mexico opens museums to furloughed federal workers

Department of Cultural Affairs Secretary Debra Garcia y Griego announced the policy on Friday in a news release. Museum admission…

January 19, 2019

Regional News

No guns allowed in gallery during New Mexico joint sessions

The Santa Fe New Mexican reports that a legislative committee’s approval of the ban follows expressions of concern by top…

January 12, 2019

Regional News

Mayor: Albuquerque has cleared half its rape kit backlog

At a news conference, Mayor Tim Keller’s administration announced that about a fifth of the evidence kits tested – or…

December 16, 2018

Regional News

Traces of Spanish conquistador found at New Mexico site

The survey of the area recently uncovered the first evidence that places Coronado’s group there in the form of copper…

December 9, 2018

Film

Work on film underway in New Mexico

The New Mexico Film Office said Tuesday that the work will continue through mid-December in Santa Fe, Espanola, Las Vegas,…

November 15, 2018

Regional News

Man in Trump T-shirt told to zip up jacket while voting

The Las Cruces Sun-News reports David Merry showed up to vote Tuesday, wearing a shirt that has the face of…

October 27, 2018

Regional News

Pence uses border security to rally voters in Southwest

ROSWELL, N.M. – Vice President Mike Pence drew cheers Friday while stressing border security as he campaigned for Republican candidates…

October 27, 2018

Regional News

Holloman AFB being shifted to Air Force training command

Holloman officials say on the base’s website that the reassignment from the Air Combat Command to the Air Education and…

September 27, 2018

Regional News

N.M. company launches new recruiting tools for law enforcement

The Albuquerque Journal reports Boomtime went live with two new interactive websites and apps last month to boost New Mexico…

September 23, 2018

Regional News

Santa Fe seeks to rid city of renegade gophers

The Santa Fe New Mexican reports the city of Santa Fe is considering hiring a contractor with a mission to…

September 20, 2018

Food

Animas River Green Chile Festival to celebrate Southwest’s venerable pepper

Aztec’s Sutherland Farms to host event to commemorate green chile harvest

September 11, 2018