Ad
Associated Press New Mexico

U.S. awards $40M grant to New Mexico for student literacy

SANTA FE – New Mexico is getting a $40 million federal grant to improve student literacy. Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham’s office announced the U.S. Department of Education’s grant a...

DATE: Nov 2, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico reading, math scores below national average

ALBUQUERQUE – New Mexico’s fourth grade and eighth grade students’ test scores in math and reading on the latest Nation’s Report Card remain well below the national average. Resul...

DATE: Oct 31, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Advocates for students revive lawsuit against New Mexico

SANTA FE – School districts and parents revived litigation Wednesday that accuses the state of failing to provide a sound education to vulnerable children from minority communities, non-Engl...

DATE: Oct 31, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Prosecutors to try boy, 15, as adult in skate park shooting

GALLUP, N.M. – Prosecutors said they intend to try a 15-year-old linked to a New Mexico skate park shooting as an adult. The Gallup Independent reports the McKinley County Dist...

DATE: Oct 31, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico governor creates special unit to arrest fugitives

SANTA FE – The governor of New Mexico has created a special law enforcement unit to arrest hundreds of fugitives across the state. Democratic Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham announc...

DATE: Oct 30, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico authorities seek help locating two missing brothers

LAS CRUCES, N.M. – New Mexico authorities have asked the public for help locating two young brothers they say were taken from day care by their father and hidden. Las Cruces Polic...

DATE: Oct 30, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Convicted felon gets four years for stealing $20 in burglary

GALLUP, N.M. – A convicted felon who admitted to breaking into a western New Mexico business and stealing less than $20 has been sentenced to four years in prison. The Gallup...

DATE: Oct 30, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico wants language, cultural training for teachers

SANTA FE – New Mexico wants its public schools to become more attuned to the culture and languages of a heavily Hispanic and Native American population as it presses forward with fundamental...

DATE: Oct 29, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Secretary of state quits 2020 Democratic bid for U.S. Senate

SANTA FE – An unrivaled path to the 2020 Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate emerged Tuesday for Rep. Ben Ray Luján after his only challenger quit the race to succeed retiring Sen. Tom Uda...

DATE: Oct 29, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Project to fill defunct brine well in N.M. faces $9M shortfall

CARLSBAD, N.M. – A project seeking to stop a defunct brine well in southeastern New Mexico from collapsing and disrupting a major thoroughfare of the region’s oil industry faces an estimated...

DATE: Oct 29, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico ranchers deal with dry, cold conditions

ALBUQUERQUE – Drastic changes in the weather have left some cattle ill in parts of New Mexico as ranchers deal with cold, dry conditions. The latest crop report released Monday by...

DATE: Oct 29, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico holds more meetings about hemp regulations

SANTA FE – New Mexico has developed a proposed final rule for regulating the hemp industry and it wants the public to weigh in. The first meeting on the proposal is set for Tues...

DATE: Oct 29, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Ballantine Communications, Inc.
Durango Herald Durango Herald Store The Journal The Tri-City Record
DGO Directory Plus BCI Media Services
Events Four Corners Expos Browse Local Jobs Careers With Us
Contact Us
News tip/feedback Letter to the Editor Submit Local Brief FAQs About/History
Report a paper delivery issue/suspend delivery Advertise with Us Staff/Contact
Find Us
E-Edition
RSS Alexa

Choose from several print and digital subscription packages

Get The Herald

Sign up for our daily email newsletter or to receive breaking news delivered to your inbox:

© 2025 Durango Herald | Ballantine Communications, Inc. All Rights Reserved. | Terms of Use | Privacy Policy