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Navajo Nation, San Juan County to pursue freight railroad

FARMINGTON – The Navajo Nation and New Mexico’s San Juan County have entered into an agreement to pursue a freight railroad to serve the Four Corners. Thursday’s agreement means c...

Wildlife managers investigate deaths of 3 Mexican wolves

ALBUQUERQUE – State and federal wildlife managers are investigating the death of three endangered Mexican gray wolves found last month in Arizona. Officials with the wolf recovery...

Flags ordered at half-staff for fallen New Mexico soldier

LAS CRUCES, N.M. – Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham has ordered flags to fly at half-staff in honor of a New Mexico soldier who was killed in eastern Afghanistan. The U.S. Department o...

Community forum to focus on cleanup at Los Alamos lab

LOS ALAMOS, N.M. – The cleanup of decades-old contamination at Los Alamos National Laboratory will be the focus of an upcoming community forum. Federal environmental officials wit...

New Mexico forms advisory panel on early childhood education

SANTA FE – New Mexico’s Early Childhood Education and Care Department is looking for community members, teachers and other experts to serve on a new advisory council. The departme...

New Mexico groups to get $9.4M in public housing grants

ALBUQUERQUE – More than two dozen organizations around New Mexico will share $9.4 million in grant funding to improve public housing. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban De...

New Mexico State turns focus to fraternities, sororities

LAS CRUCES, N.M. – New Mexico State University is starting a new initiative focused on the health, safety and well-being of students involved in fraternity and sorority life. Sc...

Man arrested in death of young boy at Albuquerque apartment

ALBUQUERQUE – Police say they’ve arrested a man suspected in the death of a young boy at a southeast Albuquerque apartment complex last year. They say Zerrick Marquez was taken in...

New Mexico House opts to limit trafficking of wildlife parts

SANTA FE – New Mexico lawmakers have approved legislation that establishes penalties for people who knowingly buy or sell endangered wildlife parts and products. The measure won f...

Deming schools superintendent named as NMSU regent

LAS CRUCES, N.M. – A Deming school administrator is New Mexico State University’s newest regent. The Las Cruces Sun-News reports that Arsenio Romero, the Deming Public Schools ...

Ex-New Mexico Majority Leader eyes running for Sapien seat

SANTA FE – Former Democratic House Majority Leader Rick Miera said Monday he is considering running for a crucial Senate seat currently held by retiring Democratic Sen. John Sapien. ...

New Mexico public pension reform passes in state House

SANTA FE – The New Mexico House on Monday approved a proposal aimed at shoring up New Mexico’s overextended pension fund for about 110,000 state and local government workers and retirees. ...