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Top-tier management team assigned to New Mexico wildfire

The fire near the Three Rivers Campground and west of the Ski Apache ski resort had burned 6,100 acres with…

April 27, 2021

Employee of defense contractor faces charges in Capitol riot

Authorities say Matthew Martin, who holds a security clearance, told the FBI in an interview that he had gone to…

April 23, 2021

New Mexico expands child-wellness campus in Albuquerque

The General Services Department announced Thursday that 160 workers with the Children, Youth and Families Department recently moved into the…

April 23, 2021

New Mexico labor agency defends tax rates for unemployment

A long list of business groups including the New Mexico Business Coalition began writing to the the Department of Workforce…

April 23, 2021

New Mexico utility seeks to recover spike in gas costs

The proposal calls for spreading the recovery of the costs through December 2023 in order to minimize the effects on…

April 23, 2021

U.S. sets aside habitat critical for survival of rare songbird

A yellow-billed cuckoo. U.S. wildlife managers have set aside vast areas across several states as habitat critical to the survival…

April 21, 2021

Court denies former priest’s appeal in New Mexico abuse case

A 58-page decision by the three judges on a 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel denied Arthur Perrault’s appeal,…

April 21, 2021

New Mexico high schoolers will return after ‘secret prom’

The decisions come after an investigation into private house parties in the Las Cruces Public Schools district and backlash from…

April 20, 2021

Judge rules for news organizations in public records lawsuit

District Judge Nancy Franchini also ruled Monday that the two news organizations are entitled to reasonable attorney fees and legal…

April 20, 2021

First lady Jill Biden to visit Albuquerque health clinic

The White House announced that Biden will be accompanied by New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham when she visits the…

April 20, 2021

New Mexico governor signs bill to require paid sick leave

Democratic Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham speaks following the end of New Mexico’s annual legislative session March 20 in Santa Fe.Cedar…

April 16, 2021

Solar entrepreneur becomes New Mexico’s 1st billionaire

Ron Corio, 59, was listed at No. 2,524, becoming the state’s first billionaire, The Albuquerque Journal reported Wednesday. Forbes reported…

April 16, 2021

‘Secret prom’ puts Las Cruces school back on remote learning

A complaint submitted to the state governor’s office said hundreds of Mayfield High School students may have attended the event…

April 16, 2021

N.M. tops Southwest in internet needs

releases details while pushing projects

April 16, 2021

Records: New Mexico governor settles harassment allegation

New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham’s political committee has paid at least $62,500 to settle allegations by a former campaign…

April 13, 2021

New Mexico pauses administration of J&J vaccine

“New Mexico – like the federal government – is acting out of an abundance of caution,” Health Secretary Dr. Tracie…

April 13, 2021

Lawsuit notice filed in fatal shooting of New Mexico officer

Gabriella Jarrott alleged that her husband, Darian Jarrott, was told to conduct a dangerous traffic stop without backup and was…

April 13, 2021

Farmington man faces charges for Capitol riot

Michael Robinson Chavez/Associated Press file<br><br>Supporters of President Donald Trump scale the walls on the Senate side of the U.S. Capitol…

April 8, 2021

Older New Mexicans can now get out of jury duty more easily

The law applies to state residents age 75 or older who have been summoned to jury duty. They no longer…

April 8, 2021

New Mexico makes vaccine appointments easier for seniors

The Department of Health announced Thursday that people 60 and older can schedule a vaccine appointment without first being offered…

April 8, 2021

Father, son arrested in shooting that left 1 dead, 3 wounded

Andrew Valdez, 50, of Chamita was charged with two counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and Mario Valdez,…

April 8, 2021

One dead, one injured in shooting at Santa Fe train station

The Santa Fe Police Department said officers responded to reports of shots fired around 3:45 p.m. Monday at the South…

April 6, 2021

New Mexico group offers $10K reward in case of dead horses

Animal Protection New Mexico announced Friday that the horses appeared to have been shot and their bodies left in March…

April 2, 2021

Security fence, police no longer encircle New Mexico capitol

erected after riot in Washington, D.C.

March 29, 2021