New Mexico lawmakers have begun wading through some $1.8 billion in funding requests for public works projects submitted by state and local agencies. State agencies alone made capital spending requests…
Independent monitor James Ginger, who is overseeing federally ordered changes to the Albuquerque Police Department, on Thursday said the department and his team are at odds on how to revamp…
In court papers filed last week in U.S. District Court in Albuquerque, New Mexico Cattle Growers’ Association and the Texas Farm Bureau said they are seeking to have a total…
The tentatively titled Center for Working Families program was established as part of a series of grants from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation to help low-income students stay in school and…
Officials estimate more than 230,000 people in the state remain uninsured. While nearly half of them are low-income and eligible for health care under the Medicaid program, some 30,000 people…
Immigrant advocates rally at the New Mexico State Capitol in Santa Fe to protest a proposal aimed at repealing the state law that allowed immigrants in the country illegally to…
The funeral for Officer Daniel Webster drew thousands of officers and others from across the Southwest as New Mexico’s largest city honored the service of a decorated, well-liked member of…
At funeral, small white coffin and memories of girl’s smile
Officer Daniel Webster, an eight-year police veteran, was shot Wednesday evening by Davon Lymon and remains in critical condition at University of New Mexico Hospital, according to police. It remains…
Tony Torrez, center, stands with public defender Jeff Rein, left, while making an appearance at the Albuquerque Metro Court via video in Albuquerque on Thursday. Torrez has been charged with…
Albuquerque police union says ‘criminal element feels emboldened’
FBI special agent in charge Carol Lee, left, and Albuquerque Police Department Chief Gorden Eden asked the public for help in the recent road-rage incident in which 4-year-old Lilly Garcia…
State suggests testing residents’ urine for metals
American Indian petroglyphs appear on rocks on private land on top of a hill in Placitas, N.M. The manager of a nearby private New Mexico ranch says he will continue…
In a 16-page opinion, U.S. District Judge Martha Vazquez said the law doesn’t allow for damages when a person’s own wrongful conduct is the cause of injury. Aaron Romero said…
Policeman charged in shooting faces departmental hearing
The audit released Monday covers a two-year period starting in 2012 and suggests four sheriff’s officials adjusted their normal work schedules to participate in projects that earned them $61,400 the…
Secretary of state accused of fraud, embezzlement
Albuquerque Public Schools officials on Friday formally dedicated the George I. Sanchez Collaborative Community School for the former superintendent, whose name graces a dozen or so educational institutions in Texas…
For the first time in more than four years, federal maps show the worst levels of drought are gone from the state, and only abnormally dry to moderate conditions exist…
Former Albuquerque detective, current officer will be tried for killing of homeless man
U.S. District Judge James Browning issued his ruling late Friday. An environmental group said Monday it plans to appeal. The judge said the groups put forth enough evidence to cast…
In a letter to the Environmental Protection Agency, Democratic members of New Mexico’s congressional delegation asked federal officials need to move quickly on reviewing new rules for curbing waste in…
Lawsuit says regulation sets no limits on reach of Clean Water Act
Officials with the Public Service Co. of New Mexico on Tuesday reiterated the consequences if the state Public Regulation Commission does not approve a plan that calls for shutting down…
Now in its 12th year, the International Folk Art Market will feature more than 150 artists who will be showcasing everything from hand-woven baskets and blankets to vessels hammered out…
Blue Hole State Park in Santa Rosa, N.M., is part of the New Mexico Tourism Department’s “New Mexico True” campaign, an effort aimed at drawing more tourists to the state.…
