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New Mexico election drama has roots in wider county movement

SANTA FE – A rural New Mexico county’s initial refusal to certify its primary election results sent ripples across the country last week, a symbol of how even the most elemental functions of...

DATE: Jun 23, 2022 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

Massive New Mexico blaze blamed on miscalculations, errors

ALBUQUERQUE – U.S. Forest Service employees made multiple miscalculations, used inaccurate models and underestimated how dry conditions were in the Southwest, causing a planned burn to reduc...

DATE: Jun 22, 2022 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

Momentum grows for permanent protections for Caja del Rio

SANTA FE (AP) – The convergence of culture, history and ecology on the stunning landscape of the Caja del Rio makes the rugged volcanic plateau critical to the story of New Mexico and the Pu...

DATE: Jun 20, 2022 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

Building anger in rural New Mexico erupts in election crisis

SANTA FE – Behind the raw public frustration and anger over election security that has played out this week in New Mexico was a hint of something deeper – a growing divide between the state’...

DATE: Jun 20, 2022 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

Screams, threats as New Mexico counties try to certify vote

ALBUQUERQUE – Deep-seated conspiracy theories about the security of voting machines erupted into heated, angry and at times threatening outbursts Friday as New Mexico counties decided whethe...

DATE: Jun 17, 2022 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

County’s refusal to certify the vote hints at election chaos

ATLANTA – The conspiracy theories about Dominion voting machines that erupted during the 2020 presidential contest flared this week in a remote New Mexico county in what could be just a prev...

DATE: Jun 15, 2022 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

Company tests high-altitude airship over New Mexico desert

ALBUQUERQUE – A technology company that wants to bring broadband to more remote areas and monitor methane and other emissions from the oil and gas industry launched one of its airships from ...

DATE: Jun 15, 2022 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

New Mexico governor concerned with potential migrant influx

ALBUQUERQUE – New Mexico’s Democratic governor is asking that the Biden administration delay planned or expanded efforts to transport migrants to her state if pandemic-related restrictions o...

DATE: Jun 15, 2022 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

New Mexico residents sue for information on massive wildfire

SANTA FE – Dozens of residents in a small New Mexico community impacted by massive wildfires that merged in April are suing the U.S. Forest Service over what they called a failure to provide...

DATE: Jun 11, 2022 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

Native American youths to be tapped for conservation projects

ALBUQUERQUE – U.S. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland on Friday rolled out guidelines for a new youth service program meant to create job opportunities for Native Americans while boosting their ...

DATE: Jun 10, 2022 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

GOP taps seasoned broadcaster for New Mexico governor race

SANTA FE – Republicans picked a seasoned TV broadcaster to take on New Mexico’s incumbent Democratic governor, nominating former network meteorologist Mark Ronchetti on his pledges to rein i...

DATE: Jun 9, 2022 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

Damage estimates climb from massive New Mexico wildfire

ALBUQUERQUE – The destruction caused by the largest wildfire burning in the U.S. has been devastating for thousands of residents and their lives have been forever disrupted and altered, New ...

DATE: Jun 9, 2022 | CATEGORY: New Mexico