Cattle rancher Ed Hugh, left, of Clay County, N.M., speaks at a public protest in Santa Fe on Tuesday against any expansion of the federal government’s nuclear waste repository in…
Horses leave the starting gate at Ruidoso Downs Racetrack and Casino in Ruidoso, N.M. An advocacy group that represents thousands of racehorse owners has filed an ethics complaint against New…
Dale Kronkright, head of conservation for the Georgia O’Keefe Museum, inspects Georgia O’Keeffe’s oil on canvas painting “Back of Marie’s No. 4” for damages and cracks on Feb. 18 in…
Albuquerque Rep. Georgene Louis, who was charged with drunken driving during this year’s Legislative session, won’t seek re-election, according to a statement from her lawyer. (Morgan Lee/AP file)onset SANTA FE…
ALBUQUERQUE – A 14-year-old boy has been arrested in the shooting death of a 16-year-old boy who had accused the younger boy of stealing his gun, Albuquerque police said Saturday.…
Farmington Civic Center supervisor Randy West, second from left, addresses the cast of the show “Disaster!” during rehearsals for the Four Corners Musical Theatre Company show in February 2020. (The…
New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Thursday signed legislation aimed at ensuring more effective coordination among law enforcement agencies when it comes to cases involving missing or slain Native…
Light fades outside the New Mexico State Capitol on Saturday, Feb. 12, 2022, in Santa Fe, N.M., as the Legislature debates record-setting proposals for spending increases on everything from state…
ALBUQUERQUE – New Mexico’s top health official said Wednesday that the state is still on track to lift its crisis standards of care declaration for hospitals in the coming weeks…
A Public Service Co. of New Mexico solar farm west of Rio Rancho, N.M. The utility in sun-drenched New Mexico is struggling to get enough solar-generated electricity as it prepares…
The San Juan County Assessor’s Office and the New Mexico Department of Veterans Services will be hosting an in-office service day to assist veterans with property tax exemptions from 10…
A finger of the Rio Grande flows near Albuquerque on Dec. 23, 2021. Each spring, farmers cross their fingers for abundant Rio Grande flows that will sustain them through a…
A lesser prairie chicken is seen amid the bird’s annual mating ritual near Milnesand, N.M. Oil and gas companies could play a key role in saving the nearly-extinct native bird…
Delays in converting to solar blamed on supply chain issues
Elias Buck waives right to hearing, will be held without bail
Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham, center, announces the end to her state’s indoor mask mandate while Lt. Gov. Howie Morales, right, removes his mask on Thursday in Santa Fe. Lujan Grisham…
Otero County Commissioner Couy Griffin, founder of Cowboys for Trump, poses at his ranch May 12, 2021, in Tularosa, N.M. (Associated Press file)Morgan Lee SANTA FE – A federal appeals…
SANTA FE – The New Mexico Public Education Department has issued a final rule structuring the K-12 social studies curriculum, adding personal finance after a letter-writing campaign. The new rule…
ALBUQUERQUE – A utility in sun-drenched New Mexico is struggling to get enough solar-generated electricity as it prepares to shut down a coal-fired power plant amid supply chain disruptions, one…
Republican New Mexico state Sens. Crystal Diamond of Elephant Butte, center, and Bill Sharer, left, of Farmington deliberate a budget bill that increases annual state general fund spending by a…
Democratic New Mexico state Sen. George Muñoz of Gallup, chairman of the lead Senate budget-writing committee, right, presents amendments to a budget bill that increases annual state general fund spending…
Light fades outside the New Mexico State Capitol on Saturday, Feb. 12, 2022, in Santa Fe, N.M., as the Legislature debates record-setting proposals for spending increases on everything from state…
SANTA FE – A New Mexico lawmaker caught drinking and driving late Sunday night during the state’s legislative session was intoxicated at more than twice the legal limit for alcohol,…
SANTA FE – A measure that will increase minimum salaries for New Mexico teachers and counselors by as much as 22% cleared its final legislative hurdle late Monday with a…
FARMINGTON – The Navajo Nation is suing San Juan County over a recently adopted map that will determine political boundaries for the northwestern New Mexico county through 2030. The tribal…
Democratic New Mexico state Sen. Shannon Pinto of Tohatchi, a member of the Navajo Nation, wears an emblem of the movement seeking justice for missing and murdered Indigenous women, during…
SANTA FE – Prominent Democratic state Rep. Georgene Louis of Albuquerque has been arrested and charged with drunken driving, the Santa Fe Police Department said Monday. Louis, an attorney and…
Light fades outside the New Mexico State Capitol on Saturday, Feb. 12, 2022, in Santa Fe, N.M., as the Legislature debates record-setting proposals for spending increases on everything from state…
LujanPatrick Semansky WASHINGTON – Democratic Sen. Ben Ray Luján, who is recovering from a stroke in January, says he plans to be back at work in “just a few short…
This photo released by the Albuquerque Police Department on Monday, Feb. 14, 2022 shows Tobias Gutierrez. He was arrested as a suspect in the stabbing of 11 people as he…
