Associated Press New Mexico

Suspect in Santa Fe High athlete death to remain jailed

SANTA FE — Estevan Montoya will remain in jail while he awaits trial on charges he shot and killed former…

September 4, 2020

Survey, focus groups aim to boost New Mexico competitiveness

Marylou Ligier takes a to-go order to a patron at her family’s restaurant and pastry shop Clafoutis on Monday in…

August 28, 2020

U.S. Senate hopefuls in New Mexico feuding over debate lineup

Rep. Ben Ray Luján, D-N.M., speaks as House Democrats hold a news conference in 2019 in Washington. Luján and Republican…

August 24, 2020

High-altitude airships company picks New Mexico for base

The Switzerland-based Sceye picked the state as its U.S. base for stratospheric flights for its high-altitude airships.Sceye RIO RANCHO, N.M.…

August 21, 2020

$1B in revenue expected from New Mexico’s state trust lands

ALBUQUERQUe — New Mexico is on track to have another banner year as a result of oil and gas drilling…

August 21, 2020

Girl Scouts of New Mexico Trails to offer online classes

ALBUQUERQUE — The Girl Scouts of New Mexico Trails says it will offer after-school and weekend online enrichment courses amid…

August 7, 2020

New Mexico starts offering rescue loans to small businesses

SANTA FE, N.M. — State finance officials started accepting applications Wednesday for low-interest loans that are designed to help small…

August 6, 2020

New Mexico school officially dumps Spanish conquistador name

Indigenous leaders and younger Latinos say brutality shouldn’t be celebrated

August 6, 2020

New Mexico beef packing plant reports 21 coronavirus cases

ROSWELL, N.M. (AP) — A state agency in New Mexico has reported 21 employees at a meatpacking plant in Roswell…

August 6, 2020

Prosecutor wants to try juvenile as adult in New Mexico athlete’s death

Prep basketball star shot dead at social gathering

August 4, 2020

U.S. House candidates distancing from Cowboys for Trump leader

Couy Griffin: Some Black athletes should ‘go back to Africa’

August 4, 2020

Democrat for U.S. Senate releases ad around dad’s cancer fight

In this 2019, file photo, Rep. Ben Ray Luján, D-N.M., speaks as House Democrats hold a news conference in Washington.…

August 4, 2020

Judiciary weighs challenge to New Mexico stay-at-home order

SANTA FE — The New Mexico state Supreme Court is weighing whether the governor has the authority to levy hefty…

August 4, 2020

Herrell picked up endorsement ex-Democratic congressman

RIO RANCHO, N.M. — A Republican seeking to unseat Democratic U.S. Rep. Xochitl Torres Small in a crucial House seat…

August 4, 2020

New Mexico judge delays trial over attorney’s virus exposure

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A New Mexico judge postponed a murder trial after learning a defense attorney was in…

July 14, 2020

Study points to smaller effects of wildfire smoke on warming

LOS ALAMOS, N.M. (AP) — Sunlight-absorbing particles in wildfire smoke may contribute less to warming temperatures than previously thought, according…

July 14, 2020

New Mexico restaurants bristle at rolling back indoor dining

ALBUQUERQUE – Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham’s revamped public health order took effect Monday, and some restaurant owners aren’t happy that…

July 13, 2020

Groups call for meetings as US lab preps for weapons work

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Several groups are asking state and federal officials to hold semi-annual public meetings as Los Alamos…

July 2, 2020

COVID-19 outbreak reported at Otero County Prison Facility

ALAMOGORDO, N.M. (AP) — About 80% of inmates at the Otero County prison in southern New Mexico have tested positive…

June 25, 2020

Tribe, environmentalists fight rollback of U.S. water rule

ALBUQUERQUE – The nation’s largest Native American tribe and several environmental groups are waging a legal challenge to a revised…

June 25, 2020

New Mexico hospital under review over profiling allegations

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The findings of a recent survey at a women’s hospital in New Mexico are in the…

June 23, 2020

New Mexico releases plan for reopening public schools

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico’s public schools now have rules and suggestions for how to reopen in the…

June 23, 2020

Vandals cause estimated $100K of damage to Indian restaurant

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Vandals damaged the interior furnishings of of an Indian restaurant in downtown Santa Fe and…

June 23, 2020

State Police: Wanted man was 1 of 2 killed in head-on crash

GALLUP, N.M. (AP) â€” One of two people killed in a head-on crash on Interstate 40 near Gallup following a…

June 23, 2020