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New Mexico reaches settlement on driving credentials

SANTA FE – New Mexico will ease identification requirements for driving credentials and ID cards that serve as alternatives to state driver’s licenses that meet tougher federal security rule...

DATE: Aug 22, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Conditions of release not yet met for N.M. compound suspects

TAOS, N.M. – Three people accused of child abuse at a ramshackle desert compound remained jailed Wednesday as New Mexico authorities sought to satisfy the conditions of their release set by ...

DATE: Aug 16, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

3 accused of abuse at New Mexico compound await release

TAOS, N.M. – Three people accused of child abuse at a ramshackle desert compound were awaiting release Wednesday in New Mexico, where security was boosted at a courthouse amid threats agains...

DATE: Aug 15, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

ICE takes into custody defendant in New Mexico compound case

TAOS, N.M. – A judge’s decision to allow the release of an extended family accused of child abuse at a ramshackle desert compound in New Mexico prompted a political uproar Tuesday by promine...

DATE: Aug 15, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Former N.M. Gov. Gary Johnson to make Libertarian bid for Senate seat

SANTA FE, N.M. – Former Libertarian presidential candidate Gary Johnson began his campaign Tuesday to unseat New Mexico’s junior Democratic senator, seeking political opportunity in the spac...

DATE: Aug 14, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Judge sets bail for adults arrested at New Mexico compound

TAOS, N.M. – A state judge on Monday cleared the way for five defendants who were arrested on child abuse charges at a remote New Mexico compound to be released pending trial despite authori...

DATE: Aug 14, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Satellite imagery company launches wildfire Twitter feed

SANTA FE, N.M. – A new tool for visualizing and tracking wildfires from the sky was launched on Twitter Wednesday by a New Mexico-based startup company, in an effort that combines super-comp...

DATE: Jul 19, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Micro-loan pioneer seeks new inspiration at Santa Fe bazaar

SANTA FE – Nobel laureate and financier to the poor Muhammad Yunus is taking his campaign to reimagine capitalism and reverse the world’s concentration of wealth to the International Folk Ar...

DATE: Jul 12, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico population growth trails western states

SANTA FE, N.M. – New Mexico’s population has grown at the slowest rate in the western U.S. during the past decade, with more people migrating away from the state than arriving, according to ...

DATE: Jun 20, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexcio candidate would replace teacher evaluations

SANTA FE – Republican gubernatorial candidate Steve Pearce said Thursday he would immediately suspend New Mexico’s embattled teacher evaluation system if elected. He said educators are being...

DATE: Jun 14, 2018 | CATEGORY: Education

Anti-Trump ads inject drama into New Mexico campaigns

SANTA FE – Democratic congressional candidates in New Mexico are taking creative approaches to political ads that illustrate their opposition to President Trump, including a new television s...

DATE: May 16, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Santa Fe Opera taps creator of operatic ‘Handmaid’s Tale’

SANTA FE, N.M. – A fairy-tale thriller from a Danish composer who created an operatic version of “The Handmaid’s Tale” will make its debut at the Santa Fe Opera in the summer of 2019, as the...

DATE: May 9, 2018 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment