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U.S. appeals court to decide fight over jaguar habitat

ALBUQUERQUE – It will be up to a federal appeals court to decide whether tens of thousands of acres in New Mexico should be reserved as critical habitat for the endangered jaguar. ...

DATE: Sep 25, 2019 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life

New Mexico moving to crack down on unpaid wage claims

ALBUQUERQUE – A popular New Mexico restaurant was the first business to be targeted Thursday in a state and local push to enforce wage laws. Officials said they were suing Haciend...

DATE: Sep 18, 2019 | CATEGORY: Business

Albuquerque police: 5 people dead after multiple shootings

ALBUQUERQUE – Authorities in New Mexico’s largest city scrambled Friday to piece together what sparked separate shootings that killed five people and wounded six others as the mayor acknowle...

DATE: Sep 13, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Country singer Kylie Rae Harris dies in New Mexico crash

Country singer Kylie Rae Harris, who started out stringing together lyrics and performing as a teenager, was one of two people killed in a three-vehicle crash in New Mexico. Harri...

DATE: Sep 5, 2019 | CATEGORY: Music

Report: Oil boom to continue, more infrastructure needed

ALBUQUERQUE – New Mexico’s oil and gas industry is expected to keep growing at a record pace, resulting in more revenue for the state and billions of dollars in new infrastructure investment...

DATE: Sep 3, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Lawsuit by owner, trainer targets New Mexico horse racing

ALBUQUERQUE – A horse owner and a trainer from Texas filed a lawsuit claiming officials in New Mexico are failing to follow their own policies and regulations in overseeing the state’s multi...

DATE: Aug 29, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico’s new energy law prompts legal challenge

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – New Mexico’s new landmark energy law is facing its first legal challenge as a coalition of environmental and consumer advocacy groups filed a petition Monday with the sta...

DATE: Aug 26, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Virgin Galactic reveals futuristic outpost for space tourism

UPHAM, N.M. – Spaceport America is no longer just a shiny shell of hope that space tourism would one day launch from this remote spot in the New Mexico desert. The once-empty hang...

DATE: Aug 15, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico governor says EPA failing to protect public health

ALBUQUERQUE – New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham says the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is failing to protect public health and the environment by not helping with a legal battle ...

DATE: Aug 5, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Lawmaker: Expand compensation from nuclear weapons testing

ALBUQUERQUE â€“ A compensation program for those exposed to radiation from years of nuclear weapons testing and uranium mining would be expanded under legislation that seeks to address fallo...

DATE: Jul 16, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico, Colorado get fired up over hot peppers

ALBUQUERQUE – “It’s on!” New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham says she’s ready for a culinary duel with her neighbors to the north after the governor of Colorado proclaimed on s...

DATE: Jul 14, 2019 | CATEGORY: Food

New Mexico regulators chart course for coal plant closure

ALBUQUERQUE – New Mexico regulators on Wednesday decided on a course for how they will handle a major utility case that marks the beginning of the end for coal-fired electricity generation i...

DATE: Jul 12, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News