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Susan Montoya Bryan
Position: The Associated Press

Wet winter bodes well for water supplies along Rio Grande

ALBUQUERQUE – Some ski areas touted an “endless winter” as forecasters on Tuesday called the snow that has been falling along the New Mexico-Colorado border a good sign for cities and farmer...

New Mexico investigates nonprofit group over pay disparities

ALBUQUERQUE – New Mexico’s attorney general said Monday his office is investigating a nonprofit organization that helps people with disabilities find work as advocates are suing over what th...

Cattle kills prompt removal of Mexican gray wolves

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Two endangered Mexican wolves have been removed from the wild and are undergoing testing to determine if they’re behind a string of livestock deaths in southwestern ...

New Mexico sues U.S. Air Force over groundwater contamination

ALBUQUERQUE – New Mexico on Tuesday sued the U.S. Air Force over groundwater contamination at two bases, saying the federal government has a responsibility to clean up plumes of toxic chemic...

New Mexico sues U.S. Air Force over groundwater contamination

ALBUQUERQUE – New Mexico on Tuesday sued the U.S. Air Force over groundwater contamination at two bases, saying the federal government has a responsibility to clean up plumes of toxic chemic...

New Mexico raises cap for medical marijuana producers

ALBUQUERQUE – New Mexico’s medical marijuana producers have received approval from state regulators to temporarily boost by fivefold the number of plants they are allowed to grow as the resu...

Group of 180 migrants arrested at New Mexico border

ALBUQUERQUE – Another large group of migrants has been arrested after illegally crossing the U.S.-Mexico border, marking the latest in a wave of Central Americans who have been apprehended i...

Neutrons used to examine priceless Harvard gold specimen

ALBUQUERQUE – Scientists at a premier U.S. laboratory have helped to unravel some of the mysteries about a rare gold specimen discovered at a Colorado mine more than 130 years ago. ...

Southwest U.S. sees some drought relief, experts say

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Drought conditions in much of the southwestern United States have improved because of surges of moisture over the last few months. But national forecasters and climate ex...

New Mexico nets record revenues from oil production

ALBUQUERQUE – A surge in oil production has resulted in record revenues for state government coffers and public education. But industry officials cautioned Tuesday that regulatory certainty ...

Mexican wolves caught in traps in New Mexico

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – The death of a Mexican gray wolf and injuries to another prompted environmentalists on Tuesday to call on New Mexico lawmakers to ban trapping on public land. ...

Las Cruces Diocese releases accused priests’ personnel files

ALBUQUERQUE – Thousands of pages that include the personnel files of more than two dozen priests accused of sexually abusing children have been turned over to the New Mexico Attorney General...