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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

Damage estimates climb from massive New Mexico wildfire

ALBUQUERQUE – The destruction caused by the largest wildfire burning in the U.S. has been devastating for thousands of residents and their lives have been forever disrupted and altered, New ...

DATE: Jun 9, 2022 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

New Mexico sees uptick in less severe COVID-19 infections

ALBUQUERQUE – COVID-19 cases are on the rise again in New Mexico, but top state health officials said Wednesday that a return to mask mandates or other widespread public health restrictions ...

DATE: Jun 9, 2022 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

Volcanic cones near peak sacred to tribes gain protection

ALBUQUERQUE – A yearslong effort to protect land around a New Mexico mountain peak held sacred by many Native American tribes got a major boost Thursday with the announcement that dozens of ...

DATE: Jun 2, 2022 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

Priceless seeds, sprouts key to West’s post-fire future

A New Mexico facility where researchers work to restore forests devastated by fires faced an almost cruelly ironic threat: The largest wildfire burning in the U.S. was fast approaching. Owen...

DATE: May 23, 2022 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

US forest chief calls for pause of prescribed fires

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Federal officials are warning that expanding drought conditions coupled with hot and dry weather, extreme wind and unstable atmospheric conditions have led to explosive fire behavior in the southwestern U.S., where large fires continued their march across New Mexico on Friday.

DATE: May 20, 2022 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

Big U.S. energy transmission projects inch closer to approval

ALBUQUERQUE – The federal government has finished another environmental review of a proposed transmission line that will carry wind-generated electricity from rural New Mexico to big cities ...

DATE: Apr 28, 2022 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

Protections sought for Western bird linked to piñon forests

ALBUQUERQUE – Collecting piñon nuts has been tradition for Native American and Hispanic families in the Southwest for generations. But environmentalists are concerned that without the pinyon...

DATE: Apr 27, 2022 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

New Mexico horse racing dispute spurs ethics complaint

An advocacy group that represents thousands of racehorse owners has filed an ethics complaint against New Mexico’s racing and gambling regulators, claiming violations of their constitutional...

DATE: Feb 28, 2022 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

Plan to gun down feral cattle spurs concern among ranchers

ALBUQUERQUE – A plan by U.S. Forest Service officials to put a dent in the population of feral cattle on national forest land near the New Mexico-Arizona border is drawing fire from ranchers...

DATE: Feb 4, 2022 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

New Mexico city ends backlog of untested rape evidence kits

ALBUQUERQUE – Officials in New Mexico’s largest city said Friday they have cleared a backlog of thousands of untested rape evidence kits as part of an endeavor that has spanned more than thr...

DATE: May 1, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

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