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New Mexico has goal to boost rural art, culture partnerships

ALBUQUERQUE – One of the top priorities for officials who oversee New Mexico’s system of museums and cultural offerings will be forming more partnerships with rural communities and Native Am...

DATE: Dec 13, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

White Sands monument closer to gaining national park status

ALBUQUERQUE – A national monument in southern New Mexico is one step closer to being redesignated as a national park. The U.S. House on Wednesday approved a defense spending measu...

DATE: Dec 12, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Netflix executive touts ‘golden era’ of streaming service

ALBUQUERQUE – An executive with Netflix says the streaming giant has boosted its original content exponentially over the last several years and that will mean more action for its production ...

DATE: Dec 8, 2019 | CATEGORY: Business

$12.7M dam project aimed at protecting New Mexico village

In one southern New Mexico village, it’s like clockwork – the summer rains come and the floodwaters follow. Federal officials said storm runoff regularly causes significant damage...

DATE: Dec 3, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico to funnel more investments to in-state startups

ALBUQUERQUE – New Mexico will be investing more money in state-based businesses and startup companies as it attempts to spur development and diversify the economy. The State Inves...

DATE: Nov 28, 2019 | CATEGORY: Business

Court official: New Mexico’s bail reforms are working

ALBUQUERQUE – Bail reform is working and New Mexico needs to keep moving toward a stronger justice system, a top official with the state’s court system said Monday. Artie Pepin, d...

DATE: Nov 25, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico panel opts to end recreational cougar trapping

ALBUQUERQUE – New Mexico regulators have adopted new rules that will prohibit trapping or snaring cougars for sport, marking a small victory for animal protection groups that have been fight...

DATE: Nov 22, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Fire-ravaged forests get help from pine cone collectors

Seeds collected to plant in scorched areas

DATE: Nov 10, 2019 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life

Judge eases Christmas tree-cutting ban in fight over owl

ALBUQUERQUE – The scope of a tree-cutting ban across several national forests in the Southwest has been further narrowed to allow for Christmas tree permits and prescribed burns under a new ...

DATE: Oct 25, 2019 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life

Southwest tribes oppose spent nuclear fuel storage plans

ALBUQUERQUE – Native American leaders from New Mexico are opposing plans that call for storing in the desert Southwest tons of spent nuclear fuel from power plants around the U.S. ...

DATE: Oct 22, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Groups: Saving Mexican gray wolves requires new approach

ALBUQUERQUE – Dozens of environmental groups and scientists have asked U.S. wildlife managers to rethink how they plan to ensure the survival of Mexican gray wolves in the Southwest. ...

DATE: Oct 17, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

U.S. forest managers want judge to revisit tree-cutting ban

ALBUQUERQUE – The U.S. Forest Service wants a federal judge to reconsider an order that halted tree-cutting across thousands of square miles of forest in the Southwest, saying efforts to add...

DATE: Oct 11, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News