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New Mexico governor signs $7.4B state budget with pay bump

SANTA FE – New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Friday signed a $7.4 billion general fund spending plan for the coming fiscal year that boosts state spending on public education, early ...

DATE: Apr 9, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Officials: New Mexico moving faster toward herd immunity

SANTA FE – Health officials said Friday that New Mexico is moving faster than any state in the U.S. toward herd immunity, with one-third of adult residents now fully vaccinated. H...

DATE: Apr 9, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico governor gets request to send troops to U.S. border

ALBUQUERQUE – U.S. Rep. Yvette Herrell on Friday asked Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham to deploy New Mexico National Guard troops to the U.S.-Mexico border as more migrant families and unaccompa...

DATE: Apr 9, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Navajo-Gallup water project advances after agency agreement

FARMINGTON – Federal, tribal and state officials in New Mexico have signed an agreement clarifying the regulatory roles and responsibilities, including drinking water regulations, for a prop...

DATE: Apr 9, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico latest state to adopt medically assisted suicide

SANTA FE – New Mexico has become the latest state to provide a legal pathway for terminally ill patients to choose when and how they die. On Thursday, Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham ...

DATE: Apr 8, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Navajo Nation reports 15 new COVID-19 cases and one more death

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. – The Navajo Nation on Thursday reported 15 more confirmed COVID-19 cases and one additional death. The latest figures bring the pandemic totals on the tribe’s ...

DATE: Apr 8, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Denver transit board plans to restart rail line planning

DENVER – The Regional Transportation District has decided to restart planning of its delayed commuter rail line between Denver, Boulder and Longmont. The agency’s board of directo...

DATE: Apr 8, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Man linked to five killings in two states makes court appearance

WOODBURY, N.J. – A New Jersey man facing murder charges in two states made a brief court appearance Thursday and remained jailed awaiting a possible indictment. Sean Lannon appear...

DATE: Apr 8, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Farmington man faces charges in Capitol riot

ALBUQUERQUE – A Farmington man has been arrested for what authorities said was his acknowledged presence inside the U.S. Capitol during the Jan. 6 riot. Authorities say Shawn Brad...

DATE: Apr 8, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Polis warns wildfire season is a ‘year-round phenomena’

DENVER – Colorado fire officials along with Gov. Jared Polis announced the 2021 wildfire season mitigation plan Thursday to fight fires earlier with more money and resources on the ground, a...

DATE: Apr 8, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico makes vaccine appointments easier for seniors

SANTA FE – New Mexico is making it easier for senior citizens to get a COVID-19 vaccine. The Department of Health announced Thursday that people 60 and older can schedule a vaccin...

DATE: Apr 8, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Father, son arrested in shooting that left 1 dead, 3 wounded

CHAMITA, N.M. – A man and his adult son have been arrested on charges stemming from a March 11 shooting in which one person was killed and three others wounded during a drug-related encounte...

DATE: Apr 8, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

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