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Environmental attorney to lead Bureau of Land Management

GRAND JUNCTION – The Bureau of Land Management announced that an attorney who previously worked on agency issues for environmental groups will serve as the new deputy director. Th...

New Mexico county vaccinates first responders under mandate

LAS CRUCES, N.M. – County officials in southern New Mexico have said most of the first responders in Doña Ana County, which includes Las Cruces, have received at least one of the two doses o...

New Mexico begins construction of new state crime lab

SANTA FE – New Mexico is getting a new state crime lab. The state Department of Public Safety announced Tuesday that construction of the new $21.9 million forensic laboratory ha...

Maluach scores 22 to lead New Mexico past Air Force

AIR FORCE ACADEMY – Makuach Maluach had 22 points as New Mexico defeated Air Force 73-65 on Monday night. Valdir Manuel had 14 points for New Mexico (6-13, 2-13 Mountain West Co...

Cloud 9: Djokovic wins 9th Australian Open, 18th Slam title

MELBOURNE, Australia – Maybe, just maybe, the thinking went, Novak Djokovic would be just a tad more susceptible to trouble this time around at the Australian Open. After all, he ...

Press, Rapinoe score, U.S. beats Brazil in SheBelieves Cup

ORLANDO, Fla. – Christen Press scored in the 11th minute, Megan Rapinoe added a late goal and the U.S. women beat Brazil 2-0 in the SheBelieves Cup on Sunday. The United States si...

Albuquerque asks state to split hybrid learning, activities

ALBUQUERQUE – New Mexico’s largest school district asked the state to separate athletics and other extracurricular activities from the hybrid learning structure being used because of the cor...

Skier swept away by avalanche dies in Grand Teton park

MOOSE, Wyo. – An avalanche swept a skier a thousand feet down a mountainside to his death in Grand Teton National Park, officials said. Matthew Brien, 33, of Jackson, Wyoming, was...

Navajo Nation reports 15 new COVID-19 cases, 1 more death

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. – Navajo Nation health officials on Monday reported 15 new confirmed COVID-19 cases with one additional death. The latest numbers bring the total number of case...

Albuquerque asks state to split hybrid learning, activities

ALBUQUERQUE – New Mexico’s largest school district asked the state to separate athletics and other extracurricular activities from the hybrid learning structure being used because of the cor...

Police: 2 people shot in Denver home invasion

DENVER – Police in Denver were looking for four suspects in a home invasion that left two people with gunshot wounds. Three of the suspects entered a home in south Denver at aro...

Suspect fatally shot by police in Albuquerque street identified

ALBUQUERQUE – Albuquerque police have identified a man shot and killed by officers after they say he charged at them with a weapon in the middle of a busy street. Authorities said...