New Mexico

New Mexico Democrats seek new gun restrictions, enforcement

SANTA FE – Responses from public officials in New Mexico to the killing of 19 children and two teachers by…

May 26, 2022

Firefighters rescue ‘Cinder’ the elk calf from fire’s ashes

A newborn elk calf rests alone in a remote, fire-scarred area of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains near Mora, N.M.,…

May 25, 2022

New Mexico advocates review plan aimed at education deficits

Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham high-fives a grade school student at a bill-signing ceremony at the Francis X. Nava Elementary School…

May 25, 2022

Rain, snow slow New Mexico fire, but hot, dry weather looms

Fire rages along a ridgeline east of highway 518 near the Taos County line as firefighters from all over the…

May 25, 2022

Priceless seeds, sprouts key to West’s post-fire future

Tiny ponderosa pine seedlings grow May 18 at a greenhouse in Santa Fe. Tens of thousands of the seedlings and…

May 23, 2022

Cooler weather helps firefighters battling New Mexico blaze

This satellite image shows the active fire lines of the Hermits Peak wildfire, in Las Vegas, N.M., on May 11.…

May 23, 2022

U.S. forest chief calls for pause of prescribed fires

A firefighting crew arrives at the scene of a field on fire adjacent to the Amazon Distribution Center in Colorado…

May 20, 2022

Gusty winds fan wildfires in Texas, New Mexico, Colorado

A firefighting crew arrives at the scene of a field on fire adjacent to the Amazon Distribution Center in Colorado…

May 19, 2022

New Mexico delivers inflation relief payments to residents

New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham, left, talks Connie Guinn and her granddaughter, Bella Guerrero Munoz, at the emergency evacuation…

May 19, 2022

Crews slow New Mexico fires, brace for dangerous conditions

Firefighters with Structure Group 4 hook up hoses to a sprinkler system to protect homes in the Loma Linda neighborhood…

May 18, 2022

Court weighs clash on online publication of voting records

A voter, left, provides a signature to receive a ballot at a makeshift polling station inside a parking garage in…

May 18, 2022

$121.5M settlement in New Mexico clergy sex abuse scandal

Archbishop John C. Wester, head of the Archdiocese of Santa Fe, tells reporters on Nov. 29, 2018, the diocese will…

May 18, 2022

New Mexico fires prompt forest closures; governor seeks aid

Fire rages along a ridgeline east of highway 518 near the Taos County line as firefighters from all over the…

May 17, 2022

New Mexico marks record with massive wildfire

This satellite image provided by Maxar Technologies shows the active fire lines of the Hermits Peak wildfire, in Las Vegas,…

May 16, 2022

Menaced by flames, nuclear lab peers into future of wildfire

A haze of wildfire smoke hangs over the Upper Rio Grande valley behind the mesa-top city of Los Alamos, N.M.,…

May 13, 2022

Governor promises a temporary halt to prescribed burns while wildfires rage in New Mexico

Jerry Gomez looks through the remains of his home Tuesday after it burned in a wildfire in Rociada, N.M. (Luis…

May 12, 2022

Film producers defend safety in Alec Baldwin shooting

In this image from video released by the Santa Fe County Sheriff's Office, Alec Baldwin gestures while talking with investigators…

May 12, 2022

Massive New Mexico wildfire grows, but Taos safe for now

A.B. Montoya takes a photo of a building that was completely burned in the Calf Canyon Fire in Rociada, N.M.,…

May 11, 2022

Cost of fighting New Mexico wildfires reaches $65M so far

The Calf Canyon/Hermits Peak Fire burns in the hills outside of Las Vegas, N.M., on Saturday, May 7, 2022. (Robert…

May 10, 2022

More New Mexico residents warned they may need to flee fire

Smoke from the Calf Canyon/Hermits Peak Fire drifts over Las Vegas, N.M., on Saturday, May 7, 2022. (Robert Browman/The Albuquerque…

May 9, 2022

Fire-ravaged New Mexico villages cling to faith, ‘querencia’

This April 2, 2021, photo provided by Fidel Trujillo shows the exterior of the San Isidro morada, a meeting space…

May 8, 2022

Unprecedented gusts expected to fan wildfires in New Mexico

Firefighters put out a juniper that erupted along NM 283 near Las Vegas, N.M., Thursday. Firefighters are trying to hold…

May 7, 2022

Fire crews close in around massive New Mexico wildfire

Smoke rises from wildfires near Las Vegas, N.M., Wednesday, May 4, 2022. Firefighters slowed the advance of the largest wildfire…

May 5, 2022

New Mexico seeks opportunity in Texas border disruptions

SANTA FE – New Mexico is highlighting its support for proposals that would route an international rail line through its…

May 5, 2022