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Guided tour offers rare look at great house at Aztec Ruins

AZTEC (AP) – Retired archaeologist Jeff Wharton used maps to explain the size of Aztec North, an unexcavated great house at Aztec Ruins National Monument, during a guided tour of a part of t...

DATE: Oct 5, 2021 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

Albuquerque resolution recognizes boarding school trauma

ALBUQUERQUE – The Albuquerque City Council has adopted a resolution that acknowledges ongoing generational trauma caused by U.S. Indigenous boarding school policies and formalizes a commitme...

DATE: Oct 5, 2021 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

Progressive mayors seek re-election in Albuquerque, Santa Fe

SANTA FE – Progressive mayors are seeking re-election in New Mexico’s largest city and its fast-growing state capital as voting begins Tuesday, contending with challenges from Hispanic candi...

DATE: Oct 4, 2021 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

New Mexico governor thanks oil and gas, cheers hydrogen plan

SANTA FE – New Mexico’s Democratic governor is seeking legislation to help jump-start hydrogen production from natural gas in her state, a process that generates harmful greenhouse gases but...

DATE: Oct 4, 2021 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

Navajo Nation reports no COVID-19 deaths for 5th day

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. – The Navajo Nation on Monday reported 29 more COVID-19 cases, but no additional deaths for the fifth consecutive day. The latest numbers pushed the tribe’s totals to 34,1...

DATE: Oct 4, 2021 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

Hot air balloons return to desert skies after virus hiatus

ALBUQUERQUE – The Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta is returning after a pandemic hiatus with plans to launch about 540 hot air balloons in a stunning visual spectacle. The nine-day ...

DATE: Oct 2, 2021 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

Police seek suspect in shooting that killed man, wounded dog

SANTA FE – Authorities in New Mexico’s largest city said they were looking for a shooter who killed a neighbor and wounded his dog while they were out for a walk. Shawn Lynch, 34, was walki...

DATE: Oct 2, 2021 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

University threatens expulsion for unvaccinated students

ALBUQUERQUE – Students at one of New Mexico’s largest public universities will be disenrolled if they don’t comply with a vaccine mandate or opt to get tested regularly. The move is part of...

DATE: Sep 29, 2021 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

Family files lawsuit over deadly balloon crash in New Mexico

ALBUQUERQUE – The family of a passenger on a hot air balloon that crashed and killed five people in Albuquerque in June is suing the estate of the dead pilot and the companies that operated...

DATE: Sep 28, 2021 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

Official: New Mexico ranchers capture Texas homicide suspect

ROSWELL, N.M. – A manhunt for a Texas homicide suspect ended Tuesday in rural southeastern New Mexico when ranchers detained the man at gunpoint and handed him over to sheriff’s deputies, a ...

DATE: Sep 28, 2021 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

New Mexico community schools aim to cover ‘every basic need’

LAS CRUCES, N.M. (AP) – If you’ve seen one community school, you’ve seen one community school. This no-one-size-fits-all mantra is intentional, said David Greenberg, executive director of th...

DATE: Sep 27, 2021 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

Recall effort against Cowboys for Trump founder lags

SANTA FE – Time is running out for a recall effort aiming to kick Cowboys for Trump founder Couy Griffin out of office as a county commissioner in southern New Mexico. Supporters of the pet...

DATE: Sep 24, 2021 | CATEGORY: New Mexico