Associated Press New Mexico

Top-tier management team assigned to New Mexico wildfire

OTERO, N.M. â€“ A top-tier management team and additional air tankers and ground crews have been assigned to a wildfire…

April 27, 2021

Employee of defense contractor faces charges in Capitol riot

ALBUQUERQUE – A Santa Fe man who works for a defense contractor faces criminal charges for his acknowledged presence inside…

April 23, 2021

New Mexico expands child-wellness campus in Albuquerque

ALBUQUERQUE – The state of New Mexico is expecting multimillion-dollar annual savings on lease costs with the relocation of 160…

April 23, 2021

New Mexico labor agency defends tax rates for unemployment

SANTA FE – New Mexico labor officials are responding with reassurances to an onslaught of complaints about increased tax rates…

April 23, 2021

New Mexico utility seeks to recover spike in gas costs

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico Gas Co. has filed an application with state regulators to recover costs associated with…

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

ALBUQUERQUE – A federal appeals court on Wednesday upheld a former Roman Catholic priest’s convictions and 30-year prison sentence in…

April 21, 2021

New Mexico high schoolers will return after ‘secret prom’

SANTA FE – High school students who attended “secret proms” in a southern New Mexico school district won’t face disciplinary…

April 20, 2021

Judge rules for news organizations in public records lawsuit

ALBUQUERQUE – A judge has ordered the Albuquerque school district to pay more than $400,000 to the District Judge Nancy…

April 20, 2021

First lady Jill Biden to visit Albuquerque health clinic

ALBUQUERQUE – First lady Jill Biden plans to visit an Albuquerque health care facility as part of a three-day, two-state…

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

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A longtime Albuquerque resident has been listed as a billionaire on Forbes’ annual list of the…

April 16, 2021

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

LAS CRUCES, N.M. – A Las Cruces high school returned to remote learning on Friday as the school district in…

April 16, 2021

N.M. tops Southwest in internet needs

Biden 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

SANTA FE – New Mexico will pause administration of the single-dose Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine in response to a…

April 13, 2021

Lawsuit notice filed in fatal shooting of New Mexico officer

ALBUQUERQUE – The wife of a New Mexico State Police officer fatally shot in the line of duty in February…

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

SANTA FE – A new state law will make it easier for older residents in New Mexico to permanently excuse…

April 8, 2021

New Mexico makes vaccine appointments easier for seniors

SANTA FE – New Mexico is making it easier for senior citizens to get a COVID-19 vaccine. The Department of…

April 8, 2021

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

CHAMITA, N.M. – A man and his adult son have been arrested on charges stemming from a March 11 shooting…

April 8, 2021

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

SANTA FE – Authorities in New Mexico have launched a search for a person or people responsible for a fatal…

April 6, 2021

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

CLOUDCROFT, N.M. – An animal advocacy group is offering a $10,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and prosecution…

April 2, 2021

Security fence, police no longer encircle New Mexico capitol

Fence erected after riot in Washington, D.C.

March 29, 2021