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Navajo Nation reports 57 new COVID-19 cases and 1 more death

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. – The Navajo Nation on Wednesday reported 57 new COVID-19 cases – 20 more than the previous day – plus one more death. The latest numbers pushed the tribe’s totals to 32,3...

DATE: Aug 25, 2021 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

New Mexico close to rationing hospital care amid pandemic

ALBUQUERQUE – Top health officials warned Wednesday that New Mexico is about a week away from rationing health care as COVID-19 infections continue to climb. State Health and Human Services...

DATE: Aug 25, 2021 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

Panel appoints replacement to fill New Mexico House vacancy

ALBUQUERQUE – An environmental activist has been sworn in to fill a New Mexico House vacancy created by now-former Rep. Sheryl Williams Stapleton’s resignation amid a corruption investigatio...

DATE: Aug 25, 2021 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

U.S. authorities warn against flying drones over national lab in New Mexico

LOS ALAMOS, N.M. – Drone pilots beware. Authorities at one of the nation’s top nuclear weapons laboratories issued a warning Monday that airspace over Los Alamos National Laboratory is off l...

DATE: Aug 23, 2021 | CATEGORY: AP New Mexico

U.S. boarding school review prompts calls for trauma support

ALBUQUERQUE– Some members of Congress want to ensure that protections are put in place to address ongoing trauma as more information comes to light about the troubled history of Indigenous b...

DATE: Aug 23, 2021 | CATEGORY: AP New Mexico

Navajo Nation issues vaccine mandate for tribal workers

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. – All Navajo Nation executive branch employees will need to be fully vaccinated against the virus that causes COVID-19 by the end of September or be required to submit to...

DATE: Aug 23, 2021 | CATEGORY: AP New Mexico

New Mexico farmers along Rio Grande face early water cutoff

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Hundreds of farmers along central New Mexico's stretch of the Rio Grande face a second straight year of having their irrigation supplies cut off early.

DATE: Aug 23, 2021 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

New Mexico school districts debate masks, local control

ALBUQUERQUE – New Mexico’s mask and vaccine requirements are drawing more fire from parents and officials as the school year begins and as COVID-19 cases continue to climb despite vaccinatio...

DATE: Aug 21, 2021 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

New Mexico hospital workers protest vaccine mandates

SANTA FE – About 150 people protested in front of the New Mexico state capitol Friday, demanding an end to vaccine mandates for health care workers. Many protesters identified themselves as...

DATE: Aug 20, 2021 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

California felon charged in shooting of New Mexico officers

ALBUQUERQUE – A felon from California has been charged with opening fire on Albuquerque police officers, severely wounding one officer and injuring three others after they responded to a r...

DATE: Aug 20, 2021 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

New Mexico school shooting suspect to remain in custody

ALBUQUERQUE – A 13-year-old New Mexico boy accused of shooting and killing a classmate will remain in custody pending trial. A Children’s Court judge agreed with prosecutors during a virtu...

DATE: Aug 18, 2021 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

New Mexico State Fair vaccine mandate spurs concern

ALBUQUERQUE – Some are calling a requirement for everyone attending the upcoming New Mexico State Fair to show proof of vaccination anything but fair. The mandate was announced Tuesday by Go...

DATE: Aug 18, 2021 | CATEGORY: New Mexico