Susan Montoya Bryan
Position: The Associated Press

Atomic anniversary brings U.S. nuclear official to New Mexico

ALBUQUERQUE – The head of the National Nuclear Security Administration is in New Mexico this week as part of a nationwide tour of the federal government’s nuclear security operations. ...

New Mexico restaurants bristle at rolling back indoor dining

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham’s revamped public health order took effect Monday, and some restaurant owners aren’t happy that they have been ordered to roll back indoor din...

New Mexico man facing new charge related to protest melee

ALBUQUERQUE – New Mexico prosecutors on Monday amended a complaint against a man who opened fire after a fight broke out as protesters tried to tear down a statue of a Spanish conquistador, ...

New Mexico restaurants bristle at rolling back indoor dining

ALBUQUERQUE – Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham’s revamped public health order took effect Monday, and some restaurant owners aren’t happy that they’ve been ordered to rollback indoor dining. ...

U.S. nuclear lab investigates breach at plutonium facility

ALBUQUERQUE – Officials at one of the nation’s premier nuclear labs are investigating the potential exposure of employees to plutonium. Los Alamos National Laboratory confirmed Mo...

Water diversions paused to ensure Rio Grande keeps flowing

ALBUQUERQUE – One of New Mexico’s largest drinking water providers will stop diverting water from the Rio Grande to help prevent the stretch of the river that runs through Albuquerque from g...

Tribe, environmentalists fight rollback of U.S. water rule

ALBUQUERQUE – The nation’s largest Native American tribe and several environmental groups are waging a legal challenge to a revised federal rule that lifts protections for many streams, cree...

New Mexico hospital under review over profiling allegations

ALBUQUERQUE – The findings of a recent survey at a women’s hospital in New Mexico are in the process of being referred to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil R...

Man charged in New Mexico protest melee to be released

ALBUQUERQUE – A New Mexico judge ruled Monday that a man who opened fire after a fight broke out as protesters tried to tear down a statue of a Spanish conquistador will be released pending ...

New Mexico official: No room for relaxing amid virus threat

ALBUQUERQUE – The rate at which the coronavirus is spreading in New Mexico is declining, but one of the state’s top health officials warned Friday that the trend does not mean residents are ...

Pueblo leaders seek ‘meaningful’ resolution to statue fight

ALBUQUERQUE – Leaders of a coalition that represents New Mexico’s pueblo communities said Wednesday they hope a “fair and meaningful resolution” can be found as local government officials co...

Albuquerque proposes new agency amid calls for police reform

ALBUQUERQUE – Albuquerque Mayor Tim Keller said Monday he wants to create a new city department to focus on community safety as political pressure mounts for elected leaders to defund the po...