New Mexico governor withstands lawsuits over pandemic orders
Closed stores are shown amid a public health order that closed down most retail stores and suspended dine-in restaurant service in Santa Fe on March 27, 2020. (Morgan Lee/Associated Press…
Closed stores are shown amid a public health order that closed down most retail stores and suspended dine-in restaurant service in Santa Fe on March 27, 2020. (Morgan Lee/Associated Press…
Attendees fill the Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi in Santa Fe during a Mass of Installation for the Rev. John C. Wester as the new archbishop of Santa…
In this image from video released by the House Select Committee, John Eastman, a lawyer for former President Donald Trump, appears during a video deposition to the House select committee…
Customer rates fuel debate around New Mexico power plant
New Mexico Secretary of State Maggie Toulouse Oliver helps certify results of the state’s primary election on Tuesday, June, 28, 2022, at the state Capitol in Santa Fe. (Morgan Lee/Associated…
A sign directs travelers to the start of the “1947 UFO Crash Site Tours” in Roswell, N.M., on June 10, 1997. In Roswell, locals don't argue anymore about whether a…
New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham announces an executive order aimed at ensuring safe harbor to people seeking abortions or providing abortions at health care facilities within the state, at…
A wildfire darkens the sky near Cleveland, N.M., near Mora, N.M., on May 4. U.S. President Joe Biden on Monday authorized an increase in funding for debris removal and other…
Carson Hot Shots Tyler Freeman works to keep a burning log from rolling down a slope, May 23, as he and his co-workers work on hot spots from the Calf…
The Rio Grande runs below an overlook at the northern edge of the Caja del Rio near the Diablo Canyon Recreation Area. The convergence of culture, history and ecology on…
Otero County Commissioner Couy Griffin speaks to reporters as he arrives at federal court in Washington on Friday. Griffin, who is a central figure in his county’s refusal to certify…
In this photograph from Aug. 12, 2015, water flows through a series of retention ponds set up after a spill at the Gold King Mine near Silverton. The Environmental Protection…
Otero County, N.M., Commissioner Couy Griffin stands outside the federal court after receiving a verdict in his trial on March 22, 2022 in Washington. New Mexico’s secretary of state asked…
A Sceye Inc. airship launched from Roswell, N.M., on Tuesday. Sceye Inc. is a technology company that wants to bring broadband to more remote areas and monitor methane and other…
New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham, left, greets President Joe Biden at Kirtland Air Force Base during a trip to meet with state and local officials about the New Mexico…
Smoke from the Calf Canyon/Hermit Peak Fire drifts over Las Vegas, N.M., on May 7. New Mexico residents are suing the U.S. Forest Service for information about a massive wildfire…
A ballot drop box awaits deposits at an early voting center in Santa Fe, N.M., on Wednesday, June 1, 2022. Absentee and early in-person voting were underway in advance of…
Republican Mark Ronchetti addresses the crowd with his wife and two daughters after winning the Republican primary for governor of New Mexico, during an election party in northeast Albuquerque on…
ALBUQUERQUE – COVID-19 cases are on the rise again in New Mexico, but top state health officials said Wednesday that a return to mask mandates or other widespread public health…
FILE – Bernalillo County District Attorney Raul Torrez speaks to a panel of New Mexico lawmakers during a meeting in Albuquerque, N.M., Sept. 27, 2017. Torrez is running against State…
In this Oct. 5, 2006, photo, then-meteorologist Mark Ronchetti prepares the weathercast at the KRQE studios in Albuquerque. Ronchetti has won the Republican primary for governor to challenge incumbent Democratic…
The Calf Canyon/Hermit Peak Fire burns in the mountains near Pecos, N.M., on May 25. Thousands of New Mexico residents who have been impacted by wildfires this spring may be…
Kathy Lay, volunteer and outreach coordinator for the city of Roswell, New Mexico, shows one of the "ballot bins" for litter in downtown Roswell on June 1. (Juni Ogle/Roswell Daily…
The Calf Canyon/Hermits Peak Fire burns in the hills outside of Las Vegas, N.M., on Saturday, May 7, 2022. (Robert Browman/The Albuquerque Journal via AP)onset SANTA FE – Federal authorities…
The L Bar Ranch is seen Dec. 9, 2021, near Mount Taylor, adjacent to the Marquez State Wildlife Area. The Trust for Public Land announced Thursday that land managers will be…
The opening of the Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad will be delayed for three weeks because of wildfire danger in the region. (Jim Mimiaga/Journal file)du1-i-syn The commission that oversees a…
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At hotel, Alyssa Sanchez is helping students forced to evacuate
Hannah Kligman, squad boss assistant for the Carson Hot Shots, leads her team on putting out hot spots from the Calf Canyon/Hermits Peak Fire in the Carson National Forest, May…
The Hermits Peak Fire burns in Las Vegas, N.M., on May 11. (Satellite image by Maxar Technologies via AP)onset Crews were making progress in stopping the nation’s largest active wildfire…