New Mexico

New Mexico’s citizen redistricting maps sent to Legislature

SANTA FE – The committee responsible for proposing new political boundaries in New Mexico has sent a final report to…

October 30, 2021

New Mexico

New Mexico looks to end waiting list for disability services

SANTA FE – Officials with the state Health and Human Services departments are awaiting federal approval to tap into a…

October 30, 2021

Regional News

‘Rust’ cast member: Production was rushed, crew overworked before fatal shooting

set death fuels conversation about working conditions in movie-making industry

October 27, 2021

New Mexico

Authorities to present findings in ‘Rust’ movie-set shooting

SANTA FE – Investigators plan to discuss their initial findings Wednesday in the fatal movie-set shooting in which Alec Baldwin…

October 27, 2021

New Mexico

Baldwin was told gun was ‘cold’ before movie set shooting

SANTA FE – As a film crew and actors in Western garb prepared to rehearse a scene inside a wooden,…

October 23, 2021

New Mexico

10-digit phone dialing to be required in New Mexico

ALBUQUERQUE – Starting Sunday, phone users across New Mexico must include area codes when dialing to make all calls, including…

October 23, 2021

New Mexico

Man who fell from New Mexico sports skybox, son get payouts

A man who fell from a luxury suite at the University of New Mexico arena, known as The Pit, onto…

October 20, 2021

New Mexico

Valles Caldera volunteers in race to document dendroglyphs

Yvonne Keller and Steve Daly check out a dendroglyph of a date on an aspen tree in Valles Caldera National…

October 16, 2021

New Mexico

Advisory panel endorses redistricting maps for New Mexico

SANTA FE – An advisory board on redistricting endorsed several plans for realigning the boundaries of political districts across New…

October 16, 2021

New Mexico

Official: Same-day registration unavailable on Election Day

ALBUQUERQUE – New Mexico officials say voters who show up at polling places to register to vote on Nov. 2…

October 12, 2021

New Mexico

New Mexico professor against vax, mask mandates fired

LAS CRUCES, N.M. – A New Mexico State University professor who publicly opposed campus vaccine and mask mandates will no…

October 12, 2021

New Mexico

Guard unit to support resettlement operations for Afghans

BELEN, N.M. – A New Mexico Army National Guard unit is deploying within the United States to support resettlement operations…

October 9, 2021

New Mexico

Advocates want interpreters for more languages in New Mexico

SANTA FE – An advocacy group for disadvantaged communities in New Mexico says more language translation and interpreter services are…

October 6, 2021

New Mexico

Hot air balloons return to desert skies after virus hiatus

Hot air balloons fly over Albuquerque during the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta in 2019. The balloon festival is returning after…

October 2, 2021

New Mexico

Police seek suspect in shooting that killed man, wounded dog

An arrest warrant has been issued for Xavier Marquez, accused in the fatal shooting of another man after the victim’s…

October 2, 2021

New Mexico

Virgin Galactic says FAA has cleared it for further flights

In this July 11 photo, the Virgin Galactic rocket plane, with founder Richard Branson and other crew members on board,…

October 1, 2021

AP New Mexico

County jails contend with high-risk environment for COVID-19

SANTA FE — County jails across New Mexico are contending with a high-risk environment for COVID-19 infection at the same…

October 1, 2021

AP New Mexico

Farmington police: Teens had plan for school shooting attack

FARMINGTON – Farmington police say two 15-year-old students are accused of plotting to conduct a shooting attack at Farmington High…

October 1, 2021

New Mexico

University threatens expulsion for unvaccinated students

ALBUQUERQUE – Students at one of New Mexico’s largest public universities will be disenrolled if they don’t comply with a…

September 29, 2021

Local News

Tico Time brings joy to some, misery for others

Neighbors of RV resort say loud music, nudity has made life ‘hell’

September 29, 2021

New Mexico

Family files lawsuit over deadly balloon crash in New Mexico

A bouquet of flowers from a mourner is placed June 26 near the basket of a hot air balloon that…

September 28, 2021

New Mexico

Official: New Mexico ranchers capture Texas homicide suspect

ROSWELL, N.M. – A manhunt for a Texas homicide suspect ended Tuesday in rural southeastern New Mexico when ranchers detained…

September 28, 2021

New Mexico

Recall effort against Cowboys for Trump founder lags

Otero County Commissioner Couy Griffin presides at a public meeting in May in Alamogordo in a shirt with a “C4T“…

September 24, 2021

New Mexico

Santa Fe mayor attacks rival for ‘no’ vote on mask ordinance

SANTA FE – Recriminations about face-mask mandates are creating new tension between Democratic candidates in the election campaign for mayor…

September 24, 2021

New Mexico

FBI seeks public’s assistance identifying bank robbery suspect

accused of hitting a credit union in Albuquerque

September 22, 2021

New Mexico

Albuquerque OKs no-fares pilot program for city buses

ALBUQUERQUE – Albuquerque’s public transit system won’t charge fares for riding buses during a 12-month experiment starting Jan. 1. City…

September 21, 2021

New Mexico

Courthouse canine starts new job in Santa Fe

Victim advocate Irene Melendez holding the leash of Judge, a 3-year-old yellow Lab, while speaking to a security guard at…

September 18, 2021

New Mexico

New Mexico reports 5 cases of West Nile virus infections

SANTA FE – State health officials say they have identified five cases of West Nile virus infections across New Mexico…

September 17, 2021

AP New Mexico

Nutrition aid surges, food banks brace for uncertain future

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack speaks during the daily briefing at the White House in Washington on Sept. 8. President Joe…

September 15, 2021

AP New Mexico

New Mexico extends masking order as new cases trend downward

ALBUQUERQUE – New Mexico is on the downslope of the pandemic as the number of new infections has started to…

September 15, 2021