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New ‘delicioso’ postage stamps dedicated to Latino cuisine

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – From the kitchen table to the mail, the U.S. Postal Service on Thursday, April 20, recognized the influence of Latino foods and flavors on American cuisine with the relea...

DATE: Apr 26, 2017 | CATEGORY: Food

Drought planning: Water shortages expected in New Mexico

ALBUQUERQUE – In all but one corner of New Mexico, water managers are projecting shortages in drinking and irrigation supplies given expected demand and variability in rainfall over the next...

DATE: Apr 10, 2017 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life

New Mexico hit by ‘flash drought’ weather phenomenon

ALBUQUERQUE – Across New Mexico, unusually warm March weather and virtually no rain for a month prompted dust storms that closed highways, warnings for some to stay inside and rapid mountain...

DATE: Apr 3, 2017 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life

No changes for San Juan Generating Station with Trump order

ALBUQUERQUE – Part of a coal-fired power plant in northwestern New Mexico is still scheduled for retirement despite President Donald Trump’s executive order Tuesday to roll back measures aim...

DATE: Mar 28, 2017 | CATEGORY: Regional News

She thought someone passed out drunk

ALBUQUERQUE – What sounded like someone knocking on a window late one night turned out to be gunfire erupting in a small community on the nation’s largest American Indian reservation. ...

DATE: Mar 22, 2017 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Fallen Navajo officer called fearless, hilarious at service

Since he was a young boy, Houston James Largo had dreams of one day wearing a uniform and a badge and helping communities on the nation’s largest Native American reservation, where he grew u...

DATE: Mar 17, 2017 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Case closed: Death of treasure hunter remains a mystery

ALBUQUERQUE – The case of a man who moved to the American West to search for $2 million in hidden treasure but turned up dead in New Mexico’s backcountry was officially closed after authorit...

DATE: Mar 1, 2017 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Chile pepper license plate for New Mexicans? It’s a hot idea

Legislative panel backs proposal

DATE: Feb 24, 2017 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Feds: Mexican gray wolves see increase in wild population

ALBUQUERQUE – There are now more Mexican gray wolves roaming the American Southwest than at any time since the federal government began trying to reintroduce the predators nearly two decades...

DATE: Feb 20, 2017 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life

Feds seek to dismiss New Mexico’s claims over Gold King Mine spill

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Attorneys with the U.S. Justice Department are asking a federal judge to dismiss claims by New Mexico and the Navajo Nation that stem from the 2015 Gold King Mine waste ...

DATE: Feb 14, 2017 | CATEGORY: Regional News