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Low flows of Rio Grande threaten diversions near Santa Fe

SANTA FE – Water managers in Santa Fe say expected low flows along the Rio Grande will likely force the temporary shutdown of diversions as early as this weekend. Officials with t...

DATE: Jul 16, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Vigil takes oath as New Mexico chief justice

SANTA FE – Justice Michael Vigil has taken over as New Mexico’s top judge. Vigil was sworn in for a two-year-term as chief justice on Wednesday after he was selected by his collea...

DATE: Jul 16, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

University, public schools announce fall semester plans

ALBUQUERQUE – The University of New Mexico has announced its reopening plan for the fall semester with coursework offered both in-person and remotely starting in August, while some public sc...

DATE: Jul 15, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Atomic anniversary brings U.S. nuclear official to New Mexico

ALBUQUERQUE – The head of the National Nuclear Security Administration is in New Mexico this week as part of a nationwide tour of the federal government’s nuclear security operations. ...

DATE: Jul 15, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico high school to drop Spanish conquistador name

LAS CRUCES, N.M. – A New Mexico high school named after a Spanish conquistador will be renamed after nationwide protests against racial injustice. The Las Cruces School Board vote...

DATE: Jul 15, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico restaurants bristle at rolling back indoor dining

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham’s revamped public health order took effect Monday, and some restaurant owners aren’t happy that they have been ordered to roll back indoor din...

DATE: Jul 14, 2020 | CATEGORY: Business

New Mexico COVID-19 death toll tops 550

SANTA FE – New Mexico health officials on Tuesday reported an additional 227 COVID-19 cases, bringing the statewide total to more than 15,500 since the coronavirus outbreak began. ...

DATE: Jul 14, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico Supreme Court limits shielding of police records

SANTA FE – The state’s open records law doesn’t create a blanket exception for shielding law enforcement records that are related to an ongoing criminal investigation, the New Mexico Supreme...

DATE: Jul 14, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Study points to smaller effects of wildfire smoke on warming

LOS ALAMOS, N.M. – Sunlight-absorbing particles in wildfire smoke may contribute less to warming temperatures than previously thought, according to the findings of a Los Alamos National Labo...

DATE: Jul 14, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico judge delays trial over attorney’s virus exposure

SANTA FE – A New Mexico judge postponed a murder trial after learning a defense attorney was in contact with people who contracted COVID-19. District Judge Maria Sanchez-Gagne cal...

DATE: Jul 14, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Troubled New Mexico hospital near Navajo Nation eyes regroup

GALLUP, N.M. – A New Mexico hospital on the edge of the Navajo Nation that became overwhelmed by the COVID-19 pandemic is trying to regroup with new leadership. The incoming leade...

DATE: Jul 14, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Pilot successfully ejects when F-16 crashes while landing

ALAMOGORDO, N.M. – The pilot of an F-16C jet fighter successfully ejected and suffered minor injuries when the single-engine aircraft crashed while landing at Holloman Air Force Base in sout...

DATE: Jul 14, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

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