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COVID-19 cases, rate of spread trending up in New Mexico

ALBUQUERQUE – Health officials said Tuesday that the number of COVID-19 cases and the rate of transmission are on the rise in New Mexico, leaving the state trailing when it comes to two of i...

DATE: Sep 29, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

U.S. proposes protections for rare thistle in New Mexico

SILVER CITY, N.M. – The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is proposing to list a rare plant that was once found in the American Southwest and Mexico as a threatened species. The agen...

DATE: Sep 29, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Child support collectors intercept federal recovery checks

SANTA FE – New Mexico has increased annual child support collections by $18 million as it intercepts federal economic impact payments to separated or divorced parents whose children do not l...

DATE: Sep 29, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Universities to treat water in Navajo communities

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) – Environmental science students at Navajo Technical University are often asked by their professors about how they want to give back to their Navajo Nation communities...

DATE: Sep 27, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico reports 159 new coronavirus cases and no deaths

SANTA FE – Health officials in New Mexico on Sunday reported 159 new confirmed coronavirus cases with no additional deaths. The latest numbers increased the statewide totals to 28...

DATE: Sep 27, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Latest crime sweep nets 36 arrests in Albuquerque

ALBUQUERQUE – Albuquerque police say the latest in a series of citywide crime sweeps has netted 36 arrests, including many suspects with a history of gun violence. Police Chief Ha...

DATE: Sep 26, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Police seek suspect who drove car into protesters at UNM

ALBUQUERQUE – Albuquerque’s police chief says he’s making a priority out of finding the suspect who reportedly drove a vehicle into a crowd of racial injustice protesters near the campus of ...

DATE: Sep 26, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Albuquerque police chief’s head of staff cleared of misspending

ALBUQUERQUE – The head of the outgoing Albuquerque police chief’s staff has been cleared of allegations of abusing a city credit card and getting an inappropriate pay raise. The A...

DATE: Sep 26, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Trump tweet about wall, hints at possible visit to New Mexico

SANTA FE – President Donald Trump hinted Friday at a visit to New Mexico without providing further details in a tweet about protecting gun rights and building the border wall. The...

DATE: Sep 25, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Climatologist: Dry areas in U.S. Southwest getting drier

BERNALILLO, N.M. – A sliver of water runs under the bridge here as sand bars and thickets of willow come closer to choking off the Rio Grande as it flows through New Mexico. It’s ...

DATE: Sep 25, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Oil well pad converted into campsite at N.M. national park

CARLSBAD, N.M. – A former oil and gas well pad has been converted into a campground for visitors to Carlsbad Caverns National Park and Guadalupe Mountains National Park in New Mexico. ...

DATE: Sep 25, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Demand surges for absentee ballots across New Mexico

SANTA FE – Voters across New Mexico have submitted nearly 250,000 absentee ballot requests with especially strong demand among Democrats for alternatives to in-person voting amid the pandemi...

DATE: Sep 25, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News