Associated Press New Mexico

Southern New Mexico officials see uptick in pets surrendered

IAnthony “Buddy” Gurnari with Dogbreath Express Rescue Transport interacts with Millie and Mary during playtime at the Otero County Animal…

June 21, 2021

New Mexico ranks 49th in child well-being – an improvement

SANTA FE – New Mexico ranked 49th in a report released Monday measuring child well-being based on data gathered before…

June 21, 2021

New Mexico governor: Opening day will be July 1

New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham said Friday that all remaining pandemic-related public health restrictions on commercial and day-to-day activity…

June 18, 2021

Hispanic group sues Santa Fe mayor over destroyed obelisk

On Oct. 12, 2020, demonstrators secure a rope around the centerpiece of a solid stone obelisk before tearing it down…

June 17, 2021

New Mexico weighs rules for community solar program

New Mexico utility regulators have nearly a year to create a new set of rules for governing community solar projects…

June 16, 2021

New Mexico rolls out same-day voter registration program

Temporary election worker Joseph Banar, center, disinfects voting stations Oct. 6, 2020, as a precaution against the coronavirus while a…

June 15, 2021

New Mexico poverty pilot sends millions to poorest schools

SANTA FE – New Mexico education officials will send $15 million to 108 of the state’s most impoverished schools as…

June 14, 2021

Military veteran runs for New Mexico governor as Republican

SANTA FE – Investment adviser and West Point graduate Greg Zanetti of Albuquerque says he’ll seek the Republican nomination for…

June 14, 2021

Governor settled harassment claim to focus on pandemic

New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Friday defended her handling of accusations of harassment by a former campaign spokesman…

June 11, 2021

Jemez-area ranch purchase to expand Santa Fe National Forest

The federal government plans to purchase a private ranch in the Jemez River Valley to expand the Santa Fe National…

June 7, 2021

Fentanyl overdoses on the rise in New Mexico

‘With these counterfeit fentanyl pills, you have a one in four chance of dying’

June 7, 2021

Wildlife managers tout wolf cross-fostering efforts

place in wild packs in New Mexico and Arizona

June 7, 2021

Demand rises for New Mexico pandemic small business loans

President Joe Biden speaks after signing the PPP Extension Act of 2021, in the Oval Office of the White House…

June 3, 2021

Democrats seek momentum in lopsided U.S. House victory

Melanie Stansbury addresses supporters at the Hotel Albuquerque on Tuesday in Albuquerque, after winning the election in New Mexico’s 1st…

June 2, 2021

Democrat Melanie Stansbury wins U.S. House race in New Mexico

Democratic congressional candidate Melanie Stansbury, center, takes photos with supporters during a campaign rally in Albuquerque, New Mexico, on May…

June 2, 2021

New Mexico offers largest single vaccination prize in U.S.

Medical workers and volunteers on April 20 administer the coronavirus vaccine at a drive-thru immunization clinic at an inn and…

June 1, 2021

Special House election in New Mexico measures political pulse after Trump

Republican state Sen. Mark Moores debates legislation March 20 in the final hours of a 60-day legislative session in Santa…

June 1, 2021

Pecos River conservation projects awarded $1.5M in grants

CARLSBAD (AP) – Conservation projects in the Pecos River area got a boost this year as about $1.5 million in…

May 31, 2021

Albuquerque school district backtracks on COVID-19 bonuses

SANTA FE – The superintendent of New Mexico’s largest school district has backtracked on a promise to channel federal relief…

May 26, 2021

New Mexico rules to curb oil industry emissions take effect

SANTA FE – New Mexico’s new rules to limit most venting and flaring in the oilfield as a way to…

May 26, 2021

New Mexico increases COVID-19 death toll by 114 after audit

SANTA FE – Health officials in New Mexico have added more than 110 coronavirus-related deaths to the state death toll…

May 25, 2021

New Mexico proposes new rules for recreational pot growers

New Mexico proposes new rules for recreational pot growers SANTA FE – New Mexico on Tuesday took its first major…

May 25, 2021

Firefighter critically injured battling New Mexico wildfire

SANTA FE – A wildland firefighter was critically injured while fighting a wildfire on private land in southwestern New Mexico…

May 25, 2021

Virgin Galactic rocket ship ascends from New Mexico

SANTA FE – Virgin Galactic on Saturday made its first rocket-powered flight from New Mexico to the fringe of space…

May 25, 2021