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Scouting mission begins for proposed Rio Grande Trail

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Hikers have embarked on a 500-mile expedition that will traverse New Mexico. The mission: Chart out the best route and identify what challenges might lay ahead as the sta...

DATE: Sep 7, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Deadly New Mexico bus crash prompts negligence claims

ALBUQUERQUE – A California-based trucking company and one of its drivers were accused of negligence Friday in a pair of lawsuits as investigators sorted through the wreckage from a deadly bu...

DATE: Aug 31, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Nuclear safety oversight board takes aim at new policies

ALBUQUERQUE – An independent safety panel that provides oversight of some of the nation’s highest risk nuclear facilities voiced concerns Tuesday that new federal policies could limit inspec...

DATE: Aug 29, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

$2M deal aims to keep Rio Grande flowing in New Mexico

ALBUQUERQUE – The water utility that serves New Mexico’s largest metropolitan area will lease water to the federal government to keep the stretch of the Rio Grande that flows through Albuque...

DATE: Aug 23, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico utility seeks to join western energy market

ALBUQUERQUE – New Mexico’s largest electric utility is asking state regulators for approval to join a wholesale trading market that allows participants in several western states to buy and s...

DATE: Aug 22, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

UNM regents vote to uphold contested athletics cuts

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Regents at New Mexico’s flagship university on Friday voted for a second time to cut men’s soccer and other teams, citing longstanding financial challenges within the tro...

DATE: Aug 18, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

University of New Mexico regents to vote again on contested athletic cuts

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Regents at New Mexico’s flagship university are scheduled to consider for a second time a proposal to shore up the finances of its troubled athletics department by elimin...

DATE: Aug 17, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico land boss says no to offer from U.S. border agency

ALBUQUERQUE – New Mexico’s top land boss has rejected a proposal from the federal government to settle a dispute about land along the U.S.-Mexico border as work continues to bolster security...

DATE: Aug 15, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Drought remains, but rains put dent in Southwest fire danger

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – The threat of wildfire in the American Southwest has been significantly dampened by the monsoon season, but national fire and climatology experts said Wednesday the regio...

DATE: Jul 25, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Ruling holds promise for Native American students, advocates say

ALBUQUERQUE – It’s being billed as a landmark ruling that could reshape New Mexico’s education system and how it gets funded. And some advocates and policy experts say Native Amer...

DATE: Jul 24, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Decision to cut University of New Mexico men’s soccer spurs anger

School’s leaders flooded with phone calls, emails

DATE: Jul 20, 2018 | CATEGORY: College Sports

911 calls detail aftermath of deadly New Mexico bus crash

ALBUQUERUQE, N.M. – Some callers were breathless and others were crying as they flooded emergency phone lines to report the aftermath of a deadly weekend bus crash on a dark New Mexico highw...

DATE: Jul 18, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News