The tribe also has been at the center of an ongoing U.S. diplomatic push involving Jewell and U.S. State Department officials who have sought the return of an Acoma Pueblo…
Durango, La Plata County receive less than requested
Frankdu1-i-syn The Albuquerque Journal obtained the report, which found some staff members said Frank at times displayed a temper and could be condescending and sarcastic. Report author, attorney Alice Kilborn,…
Pumpjacks work in a field near Lovington, N.M. New Mexico’s grinding budget crisis is taking a visible toll in courtrooms where overburdened attorneys have denied legal counsel to poor defendants,…
The Albuquerque Journal reported that Magistrate Judge Karen Molzen said during a detention hearing Wednesday that prosecutors have a strong case against 28-year-old David Hickman. Defense attorney Alonzo Padilla had…
N.M. wants quick resolution; Utah may sue, too
James Durbin/Midland Reporter-Telegram file via AP <br><br>A water pool attached to Robinson Drilling rig No. 4 in west Texas near the New Mexico border. Concho Resources Inc., a Texas-based oil…
‘It’s really an issue about the values of Santa Fe’
Moody’s Investor Services has downgraded the New Mexico’s general obligation bond rating from its highest rating of Aaa to Aa1.Associated Press file Moody’s Investor Services downgraded the state’s general obligation…
Protesters gather outside the Bernalillo County Courthouse in Albuquerque on Tuesday after a judge declared a mistrial against two former Albuquerque police officers facing murder charges in the 2014 fatal…
The National Weather Service said parts of New Mexico would be under a wind advisory throughout the day. On Sunday, the “Outlander” alien-themed balloon hit a line and knocked out…
Former Albuquerque police officers Keith Sandy, left, and Dominique Perez, right, sit with Monnica Garcia part of Sandy’s legal defense, during opening statements Monday in their murder trial in Bernalillo…
New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez said the state would not have been on Facebook’s radar had it not been for a meeting she had with executives in August 2015 about…
Utah’s effort to lure social media giant led to bickering
Scientists concerned about beetles’ effect on rare Southwestern willow flycatcher
Bloomfield cuts city workers’ salaries, benefits
State government needs to tighten its belt and raising taxes on families and businesses would make the state less competitive, hurt job prospects and “makes no sense,” said Chris Sanchez,…
New Mexico’s two major public pension funds have missed targets for investment returns for a second consecutive year.Gregory Bull/Associated Press file The New Mexico Public Employees Retirement Association that oversees…
Martinezdu1-i-syn In a memo to state agencies under her control, the Republican governor called for preparations to reduce general-fund spending by at least 5 percent during the budget year that…
Nurse practitioner Marcia Hefker, who is the only New Mexico endurance horseback rider who will participate in the Mongol Derby, trains at a ranch near Raton, N.M. On Aug. 4,…
New Mexico Governor Susana Martinez has hinted at calling a special legislative session to deal with the state’s budget crisis.Kathy Willens/Associated Press file The Republican governor told members of the…
Operators of the 97-mile Rail Runner Express in New Mexico say relatively cheap gasoline prices have been syphoning away riders from the money-losing commuter railroad. Average New Mexico gasoline prices…
Liesl Ungnade has written the 50th anniversary edition of “Guide to the New Mexico Mountains.”Sam Green/The Journal Her new book, “Guide to the New Mexico Mountains,” ignites an urge to…
Inflammatory statements, slow start may push states’ electoral votes to Clinton
Emergency room visits increasing
Actor Bryan Cranston is helping a fellow “Breaking Bad” actor in his bid for a New Mexico county commissioner’s seat.Victoria Will/Invision/Associated Press file Cranston is joining comedian George Lopez in…
State says both responsible for Gold King Mine’s ‘devastating impact’
Bernie Sanders, left, shakes hands with supporters following a rally in Albuquerque on Friday. Sanders invoked New Mexico’s high rates of poverty and its last-place ranking among states for high…
