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Winter storm warning issued for northern, northeastern New Mexico

ALBUQUERQUE – A winter storm warning has been issued for northern and northeastern New Mexico through Thursday evening with heavy snowfall expected. The National Weather Service...

80th Mount Cristo Rey pilgrimage expected to bring thousands

SUNLAND PARK, N.M. – Thousands are expected to participate in the 80th anniversary pilgrimage and Mass on a New Mexico hill sacred to Catholics. The El Paso Times reports the...

Four Corners airport may get commercial flights back in 2020

FARMINGTON – Commercial flights may be returning to an airport in the Four Corners. The Farmington Daily Times reports officials said Tuesday commercial flights will likely r...

Lawmaker says compromise elusive on red-flag gun bill

SANTA FE – A leading proponent of so-called red-flag legislation in New Mexico to restrict firearms for people perceived as threats says he has been unable to reach a comprise with sheriffs ...

Arts upstart Meow Wolf delivers jobs after public investment

SANTA FE – Offbeat arts adventure and entertainment company Meow Wolf says it has surpassed hiring goals outlined in a $1.1 million economic development grant from New Mexico and the city of...

New tech tools helping New Mexico count secretive cougars

LINCOLN NATIONAL FOREST, N.M. – New Mexico wildlife officials said new technology is allowing the state to estimate its cougar population more accurately. The Santa Fe New Mexi...

New Mexico issues final ruling against youth migrant shelter

ALBUQUERQUE – New Mexico officials have issued their final decision to deny an out-of-state company’s request for a migrant children’s shelter in Albuquerque. Charlie Moore-Pabst,...

Republicans want state budget surplus returned to taxpayers

SANTA FE – State lawmakers in the Republican minority are crafting a proposal that would return some of the state’s budget surplus to taxpayers rather than spend it on government programs an...

Albuquerque firefighters find dead body of a man in home

ALBUQUERQUE – Police in Albuquerque said a man has been found dead inside a back garage of a home that burned. City firefighters pulled the body out Tuesday afternoon. ...

Southwest tribes oppose spent nuclear fuel storage plans

ALBUQUERQUE – Native American leaders from New Mexico are opposing plans that call for storing in the desert Southwest tons of spent nuclear fuel from power plants around the U.S. ...

Passenger killed in New Mexico crash identified as Colorado man

SANTA FE – A passenger killed in a Sept. 26 plane crash in northern New Mexico has been identified as Eric Page, 29, of Littleton, Colorado. He was identified by state Office of...

University of New Mexico dean proposes free medical school

ALBUQUERQUE – A University of New Mexico dean has announced plans to ask the state to fund full-ride scholarships to medical students who commit to practicing within the state. ...