AP New Mexico

First case of the omicron variant is detected on Navajo Nation

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. — The Navajo Nation reported 10 new confirmed COVID-19 cases and no deaths Monday, but tribal health…

January 4, 2022

AP New Mexico

Engineer touts solar power on e-bike journey across U.S.

holder encouraging others to learn more about solar power

December 28, 2021

AP New Mexico

Albuquerque boy’s hit-and-run death prompts outcry over ATVs

ALBUQUERQUE — Albuquerque police are planning to address the issue of illegal all-terrain vehicles traveling on city streets in the…

December 20, 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

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

Business

Tesla builds 1st store on tribal land, dodges state car laws

Tesla owners, Tesla employees and local political leaders gather at the service bay doors during an event on Sept. 9…

September 15, 2021

AP New Mexico

New Mexico’s $37 million plan to recruit more teachers

Incoming Education Secretary Kurt Steinhaus addresses students on the first day of their fall semester Aug. 11 at Highland High…

September 9, 2021

Business

Latest draft of New Mexico oil, gas rules stirs tension

ALBUQUERQUE – Advocates for the oil and gas industry and the environment are at odds over the latest draft of…

September 9, 2021

AP New Mexico

New Mexico poised to reconsider bail reform amid crime wave

A notice advises motorists not to pick up hitchhikers near the Santa Fe County Jail and the Penitentiary of New…

August 31, 2021

AP New Mexico

U.S. authorities warn against flying drones over national lab in New Mexico

LOS ALAMOS, N.M. – Drone pilots beware. Authorities at one of the nation’s top nuclear weapons laboratories issued a warning…

August 23, 2021

AP New Mexico

U.S. boarding school review prompts calls for trauma support

Adjunct history professor and research associate Larry Larrichio holds a copy of a late 19th century photograph of pupils at…

August 23, 2021

AP New Mexico

Navajo Nation issues vaccine mandate for tribal workers

Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez announced a vaccine order Sunday. All Navajo Nation executive branch employees will need to be…

August 23, 2021

AP New Mexico

West Nile virus detected in Bernalillo County mosquitoes

West Nile virus detected in Bernalillo County mosquitoes ALBUQUERQUE – Health officials in New Mexico’s most populated area are warning…

August 16, 2021

AP New Mexico

New Mexico’s mask mandate for schools sparks legal battle

ALBUQUERQUE – A legal battle is brewing in New Mexico over what power state education officials have over local school…

August 6, 2021

AP New Mexico

2 New Mexico universities to require vaccines for some

ALBUQUERQUE – New Mexico’s largest public university will require students, faculty and other workers to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19…

August 4, 2021

Business

Lawmakers: Labor shortage could wreak havoc on chile harvest

Green and red chile ristras on display at a roadside stand in Hatch, N.M. (Susan Montoya Bryan/Associated Press)Susan Montoya Bryan…

August 4, 2021

AP New Mexico

Bob Odenkirk condition stable after ‘heart related incident’

In this 2021 file photo, Bob Odenkirk speaks at the AMC's "Better Call Saul" panel during the AMC Networks TCA…

July 29, 2021

AP New Mexico

New Mexico marks record year of spending by film industry

SANTA FE – Despite the coronavirus pandemic that led to a shutdown for months in film production, the show did…

July 23, 2021

AP New Mexico

Santa Fe sheriff’s video reveals details in fatal shooting

Santa Fe County Sheriff’s Office tape blocks a road near the scene of a fatal police shooting involving a man…

July 15, 2021

AP New Mexico

Billionaire Richard Branson reaches space in his own ship

Virgin Galactic founder Richard Branson speaks to the crowd while celebrating their flight to space from Spaceport America near Truth…

July 12, 2021

Southwest Life

Podcast explores creation of U.S. parks with Indigenous voices

The Yellowstone River flows through the Grand Canyon in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. The first episode of the Parks podcast…

July 9, 2021

AP New Mexico

Relief fund partners to donate shoes to Navajo children

SHIPROCK, N.M. – Hundreds of children from several Navajo communities in northwestern New Mexico soon will have new kicks. A…

July 8, 2021