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Work begins to clear water canals after New Mexico fire
Crews dig out debris after firefighters clear brush from banks
DATE: Mar 7, 2023 | CATEGORY: AP New Mexico
Susan Montoya Bryan
Position: The Associated Press
U.S. approves $2.5B in fire aid for New Mexico victims
ALBUQUERQUE – Northern New Mexico residents on Friday celebrated the passage of a government spending bill that includes $2.5 billion in relief for those affected by a historic wildfire spar...
DATE: Sep 30, 2022 | CATEGORY: New Mexico
U.S. has to do more to help with wildfire recovery, Pelosi says while in Albuquerque
ALBUQUERQUE – U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Monday that the federal government has to do more to help with recovery in the wake of a devastating wildfire that charred several hundred ...
DATE: Sep 26, 2022 | CATEGORY: New Mexico
Electric demand to outpace capacity for New Mexico utilities
ALBUQUERQUE – New Mexico regulators are concerned about the ability of the state’s largest electric providers to meet demands during peak seasons in 2023 and 2024.
The Public Regulation Comm...
DATE: Sep 22, 2022 | CATEGORY: New Mexico
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
