New Mexico

VA proposal to close rural health clinics spurs opposition

Sen. Martin Heinrich speaks at the grand opening ceremony for a community-based outpatient clinic managed by the U.S. Department of…

March 14, 2022

New Mexico

Election audit prompts pushback from New Mexico auditor

New Mexico State Auditor Brian Colon speaks with reporters in 2019 in Albuquerque. Colon is the latest top Democratic official…

March 14, 2022

New Mexico

New Mexico terror trial in limbo years after compound raid

A makeshift living compound in Amalia, N.M., is seen Aug. 10, 2018. A U.S. District Court on Thursday evaluated the…

March 14, 2022

New Mexico

New Mexico governor sets sights on building hydrogen economy

New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham prepares to sign an executive order related to prioritizing hydrogen development following a roundtable…

March 11, 2022

New Mexico

New Mexico gets rid of the ‘tampon tax’

Earlier version of the bill included removing taxes from diapers

March 11, 2022

New Mexico

New Mexico regulators consider more oil and gas rules

Officials says regulations would be most comprehensive in the U.S.

March 10, 2022

New Mexico

Albuquerque council votes to rein in crisis powers of mayor

ALBUQUERQUE – The Albuquerque City Council has narrowly voted to reverse its 2020 action at the start of the pandemic…

March 10, 2022

New Mexico

U.S. looks to boost cooperation with tribes on land management

Arch Canyon is seen within Bears Ears National Monument in Utah in 2017. National Park Service Director Chuck Sams says…

March 10, 2022

New Mexico

Governor signs $1B spending boost, vetoes pay for judges

New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham talks with an audience at a retirement center in Santa Fe on Tuesday. Lujan…

March 9, 2022

New Mexico

Cowboys for Trump co-founder won’t seek re-election

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

March 9, 2022

New Mexico

New Mexico court: Grand juries can’t challenge COVID orders

Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham signs one of a suite of education bills that will increase teacher salaries and benefits on…

March 7, 2022

New Mexico

Navajo energy company invests in carbon capture effort

The San Juan Generating Station outside of Farmington seen across the plant’s cooling pond in 2012. (Courtesy of Public Service…

March 7, 2022

New Mexico

New Mexico Democrats pick top contenders for June 7 primary

Family members of missing and slain Native Americans circle around New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham, center, as she prepares…

March 4, 2022

New Mexico

Sen. Ben Ray Luján returns to Congress after stroke

LujanPatrick Semansky WASHINGTON – Democratic Sen. Ben Ray Luján of New Mexico returned to Congress on Thursday for the first…

March 4, 2022

New Mexico

New Mexico University suffers shortage of donated cadavers

ALBUQUERQUE – Fewer people in New Mexico are donating their bodies to science when they die, making training harder for…

March 4, 2022

Local News

San Juan County to host detention officer hiring fair

The San Juan County Adult Detention Center is hosting a detention officer hiring fair from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.…

March 3, 2022

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