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New Mexico school officially dumps Spanish conquistador name

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

DATE: Aug 6, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

New Mexico Holocaust Museum hit by vandalism

ALBUQUERQUE – Vandals damaged the New Mexico Holocaust Museum and Gellert Center for Education on Thursday just as the burial of congressman and civil rights leader John Lewis was being tele...

DATE: Aug 5, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Albuquerque zoo to partially reopen after pandemic closure

Albuquerque zoo’s will partially reopen next week to visitors wearing face masks or other face coverings after being closed for months because of the coronavirus pandemic. Outdoor...

DATE: Aug 5, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico man convicted of killing girl loses appeal bid

FARMINGTON – A New Mexico man serving a life sentence for kidnapping and killing an 11-year-old girl in 2016 had his appeal dismissed after a judge ruled that he failed to file his motion in...

DATE: Aug 5, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Oil refinery in Gallup planning to close by end of this year

GALLUP, N.M. – An oil refinery that halted operations when the COVID-19 pandemic first hit New Mexico plans to permanently close by the end of this year. Albuquerque TV station KR...

DATE: Aug 5, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

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 fines against businesses as she enforces a public health order to slow the spre...

DATE: Aug 4, 2020 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

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 in New Mexico has picked up an endorsement from a former Democratic congre...

DATE: Aug 4, 2020 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

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

RIO RANCHO — Democrat U.S. hopeful Ben Ray Luján released a television ad Tuesday touting his support for expanding Medicaid while pointing to his father’s fight with cancer. The ...

DATE: Aug 4, 2020 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

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

Prep basketball star shot dead at social gathering

DATE: Aug 4, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

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

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

DATE: Aug 4, 2020 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

Drive-in in New Mexico offering vintage feel amid COVID-19

LAS VEGAS, N.M. (AP) – Judy Gonzales and Kathy Ortiz first pulled into the Fort Union Drive-In back in the early 1990s – and then made a habit of it. These days, they head to the ...

DATE: Aug 1, 2020 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

New Mexico restaurant in sign flap gets permit suspended

KIRKLAND, N.M. – A New Mexico restaurant that sparked anger for erecting a sign that blamed China for the pandemic has had its food service permit suspended. The Farmington Daily ...

DATE: Jul 30, 2020 | CATEGORY: Business

Photos: Durango Fire Protection District opens Station 2

Photos: Hundreds gather to honor fallen Bloomfield Police officer Timothy OntiverosA solemn procession stretched for blocks Monday morning along West Apache Street in Farmington – a display of unity, grief and honor for Bloomfield Police Officer Timothy Ontiveros, 32.About 7 a.m., a large contingent of law enforcement, motorcyclists, friends and grieving family prepared to embark on the motorcade to the 9 a.m. service at the Bloomfield High School football stadium to celebrate the life of the officer.