New Mexico

Panel appoints replacement to fill New Mexico House vacancy

ALBUQUERQUE – An environmental activist has been sworn in to fill a New Mexico House vacancy created by now-former Rep.…

August 25, 2021

Armed suspect taken into custody ‘peacefully’ after standoff in Farmington

elementary school locked down twice in two days

August 23, 2021

New Mexico farmers along Rio Grande face early water cutoff

ALBUQUERQUE – Hundreds of farmers along central New Mexico’s stretch of the Rio Grande face a second consecutive year of…

August 23, 2021

New Mexico school districts debate masks, local control

ALBUQUERQUE – New Mexico’s mask and vaccine requirements are drawing more fire from parents and officials as the school year…

August 21, 2021

False 911 call sends police to empty house

Victims believe report was motivated because of a Black Lives Matter sign

August 21, 2021

New Mexico hospital workers protest vaccine mandates

Nurse Katrina Philpot protests against COVID-19 vaccine and mask mandates near the state Capitol on Friday in Santa Fe. Gov.…

August 20, 2021

San Juan College updates mask requirement

As a response to New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham’s public health order, San Juan College is requiring that masks…

August 20, 2021

California felon charged in shooting of New Mexico officers

Tactical officers search for a suspect after a shootout that left multiple officers injured in northeast Albuquerque on Thursday. (Robert…

August 20, 2021

In Farmington, it’s back to school

COVID-19 precautions in place, face-to-face learning has returned

August 19, 2021

New Mexico school shooting suspect to remain in custody

Albuquerque Police Department officers search a student after a shooting at Washington Middle School, which left at least one student…

New Mexico State Fair vaccine mandate spurs concern

ALBUQUERQUE – Some are calling a requirement for everyone attending the upcoming New Mexico State Fair to show proof of…

San Juan College Educational Services Center offers extended hours

San Juan College Educational Services Center (the Clocktower building) will open from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday in preparation for…

Focus on Farmington Coffee events back after pandemic hiatus

month’s meetup will feature Guardian Initiatives

New Mexico braces for end of federal unemployment bonuses

New Mexico Workforce Solutions Secretary Ricky Serna discusses plans for reform to the state’s system for distributing unemployment benefits that…

New Mexico governor sets mask mandate, requires vaccination

An electronic billboard warns about increasing COVID-19 cases as traffic passes Tuesday in Rio Rancho, N.M. Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham…

San Juan College receives scholarship gift from ConocoPhillips supporting Native American students in energy careers

Donation will provide up to 20 scholarships for Native American School of Energy students. (Courtesy) ConocoPhillips donated $60,000 in scholarships…

New Mexico to ask about sexual orientation in public surveys

New Mexico state Rep. Brittany Barreras, D-Bernalillo County, praises a new requirement that state agencies routinely collect demographic data about…

FBI increases reward for information about serial bank robber

financial institutions have been hit in the last month

State health officials make urgent call for volunteer nurses

ALBUQUERQUE – New Mexico health officials say an increase in hospitalizations across the state has prompted them to put out…

August 14, 2021

Operations conducted to crack down on Gallup street racing

GALLUP, N.M. – Operations aimed at cracking down on street racing within Gallup and the surrounding area of northwestern New…

August 14, 2021

San Juan County, N.M., Fair returns

Carnival is back after being canceled last year

August 14, 2021