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Sheriffs ask AG Barr to review New Mexico health orders

RIO RANCHO, N.M. – New Mexico Republicans and sheriffs are asking U.S. Attorney General William Barr to look into Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham’s health orders aimed at stopping the spread of ...

DATE: May 9, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Forest official cites rising risk of human-caused wildfires

TAOS, N.M. – The top administrator of a national forest in northern New Mexico says there’s an elevated risk of human-caused wildfires because of drying conditions and negligence by some for...

DATE: May 9, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Coronavirus cases in New Mexico surpass 4,670; 181 dead

SANTA FE â€“ New Mexico on Friday recorded another 181 coronavirus cases, pushing the statewide total to more than 4,670. The state Health Department announced the latest numbers,...

DATE: May 8, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Man in New Mexico killing heading to trial

HOBBS, N.M. – A southeastern New Mexico man who reportedly said he wanted to prove himself to a Mexican drug cartel when he allegedly shot and killed another man is heading to trial. ...

DATE: May 7, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Tea Party Super PAC calls GOP US House hopeful a ‘liberal’

RIO RANCHO, N.M. – A new ad by Super PAC working to elect Tea Party-leaning candidates in U.S. House races is comparing one GOP hopeful to Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and calling h...

DATE: May 7, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico start-ups face tough times despite support system

ALBUQUERQUE (AP) – After the Great Recession pummeled the economy in 2008 and 2009, venture investment in New Mexico ground to a near halt as struggling venture-backed startups crashed and b...

DATE: May 6, 2020 | CATEGORY: Business

New Mexico officials report more coronavirus cases, deaths

ALBUQUERQUE – New Mexico health officials said Wednesday another 153 coronavirus cases have been confirmed, pushing the statewide total to nearly 4,300. Seven additional deaths we...

DATE: May 6, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Sierra County sheriff deputizes 20 churchgoers amid pandemic

ALBUQUERQUE – A rural county sheriff in New Mexico has deputized about 20 church members at an in-person church service, working around Democratic Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham’s public health...

DATE: May 6, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Santa Fe Independent Film Festival gets MovieMaker’s listing

SANTA FE – The Santa Fe Independent Film Festival has been named to MovieMaker’s list of “50 Film Festivals Worth the Entry Fee in 2020.” The Albuquerque Journal reports the fe...

DATE: May 5, 2020 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming

New Mexico mandates face masks at retail stores, restaurants

SANTA FE – New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham is ordering workers at retail stores and restaurants to wear face coverings as a precaution against the spread of COVID-19, starting with bi...

DATE: May 5, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

GOP U.S. House primary in New Mexico gets personal, nasty

RIO RANCHO, N.M. – A candidate in a contentious Republican U.S. House primary in southern New Mexico is calling for one of her opponents to withdraw amid an increasingly personal and nasty c...

DATE: May 5, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Air patrol makes quick work of transporting COVID-19 tests

ALBUQUERQUE – The New Mexico wing of the Civil Air Patrol is flying dozens of coronavirus tests from a meatpacking plant in southern New Mexico to a state lab so they can be processed quickl...

DATE: May 5, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News