Susan Montoya Bryan
Position: The Associated Press

Homelessness up in New Mexico

State No. 1 for severe cases

New Mexico sees uptick in homelessness

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – New Mexico has seen an uptick in homelessness and it’s at the top when it comes to the percentage of people in the United States who are experiencing chronic homelessness...

Record number of Mexican gray wolves found dead in 2018

ALBUQUERQUE – Wildlife managers have confirmed a record number of Mexican gray wolves have been reported dead this year, fueling concerns about the decades-long effort to return the endanger...

New Mexico archdiocese to file for bankruptcy over sex abuse

ALBUQUERQUE – The Archdiocese of Santa Fe announced Thursday it will soon be filing for bankruptcy protection, as the Catholic church in New Mexico has settled numerous claims of sexual abus...

Decision results in shake-up on New Mexico oil and gas panel

ALBUQUERQUE – A decision by New Mexico oil and gas regulators to ease restrictions on well locations for a Texas-based company operating in one of the nation’s oldest producing basins has re...

Nuke dump managers: There was waste near ceiling collapse

ALBUQUERQUE – Operations at the federal government’s nuclear waste repository in southern New Mexico resumed Friday as managers acknowledged there was radioactive waste in the area where a p...

New Mexico weighs options for reusing oil and gas wastewater

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – With drought a constant consideration for New Mexico, state and federal officials are warning that decisions about water are growing more complicated and opportunities to...

Judge: New Mexico’s medical pot plant limit is arbitrary

ALBUQUERQUE – In a big win for medical marijuana producers in New Mexico, a district judge says a state-imposed limit on the number of plants they can grow as part of their licensed operatio...

Netflix assembles new U.S. production hub in New Mexico

ALBUQUERQUE – Netflix has chosen New Mexico as the site of a new U.S. production hub and is in final negotiations to buy an existing multimillion-dollar studio complex on the edge of the sta...

Ranchers, U.S. square off over fencing at national preserve

ALBUQUERQUE – Miles of fencing separating a national preserve from forested grazing pastures in northern New Mexico have been compromised over the years by wildfire, falling trees and herds ...

New Mexico ranchers, U.S. square off over fencing at national preserve

ALBUQUERQUE – Miles of fencing separating a national preserve from forested grazing pastures in northern New Mexico have been compromised over the years by wildfire, falling trees and herds ...

Mothers sue over New Mexico’s child care assistance program

ALBUQUERQUE – A group of single mothers and an advocacy group are suing New Mexico, saying the state’s child welfare agency is using vague regulations to deny child care assistance to thousa...