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Official: New Mexico horse racing still in the ‘dark ages’

ALBUQUERQUE – Easing rules around online betting would help ensure the survival of New Mexico’s horse racing industry as it faces intensifying competition for attention from gamblers in the ...

DATE: Sep 16, 2022 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

New Mexico governor pledges $10M for new abortion clinic

ALBUQUERQUE – New Mexico’s governor on Wednesday signed a new executive order that pledges $10 million to build a clinic that would provide abortions and other pregnancy care. “The goal her...

DATE: Aug 31, 2022 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

Lawmakers ask about self-sufficiency of New Mexico spaceport

ALBUQUERQUE – Some members of a legislative financial oversight committee asked Monday whether Spaceport America will ever be self-sufficient, and they’ll likely have to wait months for an a...

DATE: Aug 29, 2022 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

Afghan refugee enters not guilty plea in Muslim slayings

ALBUQUERQUE – A lawyer for an Afghan refugee accused in the Albuquerque slayings of three Muslim men entered a not guilty plea Friday on her client’s behalf as the community continues its st...

DATE: Aug 26, 2022 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

Record-setting wildfire in New Mexico declared contained

ALBUQUERQUE – More than four grueling months and $300 million later, the federal government has declared the largest wildfire in New Mexico’s recorded history 100% contained, a notable miles...

DATE: Aug 23, 2022 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

Afghan refugee faces murder charge in third Muslim killing

ALBUQUERQUE – An Afghan refugee charged in the slayings of two Muslim men is facing new charges in connection with the shooting death of another man in the parking lot of a refugee resettlem...

DATE: Aug 22, 2022 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

Suspect in New Mexico Muslim killings detained pending trial

ALBUQUERQUE – An Afghan refugee charged in the shooting deaths of two Muslim men and suspected in the killing of two others was ordered held without bond pending trial as prosecutors argued ...

DATE: Aug 17, 2022 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

Massive New Mexico blaze blamed on miscalculations, errors

ALBUQUERQUE – U.S. Forest Service employees made multiple miscalculations, used inaccurate models and underestimated how dry conditions were in the Southwest, causing a planned burn to reduc...

DATE: Jun 22, 2022 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

New Mexico reaches $32M settlement over Gold King Mine spill

ALBUQUERQUE – New Mexico and the U.S. government have reached a $32 million settlement over a 2015 mine spill that polluted rivers in three western states. Similar environmental accidents wi...

DATE: Jun 16, 2022 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

Company tests high-altitude airship over New Mexico desert

ALBUQUERQUE – A technology company that wants to bring broadband to more remote areas and monitor methane and other emissions from the oil and gas industry launched one of its airships from ...

DATE: Jun 15, 2022 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

New Mexico governor concerned with potential migrant influx

ALBUQUERQUE – New Mexico’s Democratic governor is asking that the Biden administration delay planned or expanded efforts to transport migrants to her state if pandemic-related restrictions o...

DATE: Jun 15, 2022 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

Native American youths to be tapped for conservation projects

ALBUQUERQUE – U.S. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland on Friday rolled out guidelines for a new youth service program meant to create job opportunities for Native Americans while boosting their ...

DATE: Jun 10, 2022 | CATEGORY: New Mexico