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GOP U.S. House primary in New Mexico gets personal, nasty

RIO RANCHO, N.M. – A candidate in a contentious Republican U.S. House primary in southern New Mexico is calling for one of her opponents to withdraw amid an increasingly personal and nasty c...

DATE: May 5, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Air patrol makes quick work of transporting COVID-19 tests

ALBUQUERQUE – The New Mexico wing of the Civil Air Patrol is flying dozens of coronavirus tests from a meatpacking plant in southern New Mexico to a state lab so they can be processed quickl...

DATE: May 5, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Absentee ballot push begins for New Mexico’s June 2 primary

SANTA FE – Election authorities are starting to distribute absentee ballots in a concerted effort to reduce the risk of coronavirus transmission at polling places in New Mexico’s June 2 prim...

DATE: May 5, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Group: Funds meant for chicken conservation misused

ALBUQUERQUE – Environmentalists are questioning spending by wildlife managers who oversee a conservation effort for the lesser prairie chicken after money was used on a building and salaries...

DATE: May 1, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico blocks roads into Gallup as virus cases surge

ALBUQUERQUE – The governor of New Mexico invoked the state’s Riot Control Act on Friday as she sealed off all roads to nonessential traffic in the city of Gallup to help control a surging co...

DATE: May 1, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Special prosecutor takes case of suspected drunk sheriff

SANTA FE – A special prosecutor has been appointed to lead a case involving a New Mexico sheriff accused of showing up drunk to a SWAT standoff. The New Mexico Attorney General’s ...

DATE: May 1, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico workers told no jobless benefits if called back

ALBUQUERQUE – Employees in New Mexico who have been furloughed or laid off will not be able to continue their unemployment benefits without a valid and acceptable reason once they are called...

DATE: May 1, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Agency wants $8K reimbursement from lawmaker, ex-leader

SANTA FE – An agency that promotes the Los Alamos National Laboratory is asking a state lawmaker to pay back $8,000 in reimbursements paid to her while she served as the organization’s execu...

DATE: Apr 29, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Resolution proposed in fake Indian art prosecution

SANTA FE â€“ A federal court is considering a proposed plea agreement in an alleged counterfeiting scheme that passed off crafts made in the Philippines as the work of Native American artisa...

DATE: Apr 29, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Deputies: New Mexico man attacked woman, family with machete

LAS CRUCES, N.M. – A New Mexico man is facing charges after authorities say he attacked a woman and her family with a machete. The Las Cruces Suns-News reports Zachary Tanner C...

DATE: Apr 29, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico finance secretary resigns as budget crisis builds

SANTA FE – New Mexico’s top finance official is leaving the administration of Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham as the state anticipates a budget crisis linked to the coronavirus pandemic, a spoke...

DATE: Apr 29, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico finance secretary resigns as budget crisis looms

SANTA FE – New Mexico’s top finance official is leaving the administration of Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham as the state confronts a looming budget crisis linked to the coronavirus pandemic, a...

DATE: Apr 28, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Photos: Navajo Trail OpenFriday was the first day of the Navajo Trail Open at Hillcrest Golf Club

Friday was the first day of the Navajo Trail Open at Hillcrest Golf Club

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.