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New Mexico lifts pandemic restrictions on businesses

ALBUQUERQUE – New Mexico lifted all pandemic-related restrictions on public gatherings and business operations on Thursday, marking the possible end to aggressive public health precautions m...

DATE: Jul 1, 2021 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

Recreational marijuana legal to possess, grow in New Mexico

SANTA FE – It's legal for people in New Mexico to possess recreational marijuana and grow those plants at home as of Tuesday, the same day regulators opened discussions about rules for the l...

DATE: Jul 1, 2021 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

New Mexico gives most US funding to child care of any state

SANTA FE – New Mexico is directing the nation’s biggest chunk of federal coronavirus relief money to helping middle-class families pay for child care, a vast expansion aimed at getting paren...

DATE: Jul 1, 2021 | CATEGORY: Business

One dead after vehicle driven into floodwaters close road

CARLSBAD, N.M. – One person was found dead in a vehicle driven into floodwaters that covered a closed road in Carlsbad after heavy rain drenched southeastern New Mexico, authorities said. Th...

DATE: Jun 30, 2021 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

Teen’s death highlights free-roaming dogs on Navajo Nation

SUNDANCE, N.M. – A lone dog with sad eyes and no collar trotted up a dusty dirt road in a hardscrabble community near the southeast corner of the Navajo Nation. In a flash, a pack of other f...

DATE: Jun 28, 2021 | CATEGORY: AP New Mexico

N.M. Supreme Court allows recall effort against Cowboys for Trump booster

SANTA FE – An effort to recall the founder of Cowboys for Trump from his public office as a county commissioner can move forward under an order of the New Mexico state Supreme Court. In a wr...

DATE: Jun 28, 2021 | CATEGORY: AP New Mexico

Rock cairn vandalism marks Petroglyph Park in New Mexico

Authorities at Petroglyph National Monument said Friday that visitors committed extensive vandalism by collecting rocks and stacking them in the form of cairns, sometimes used as a hiking tr...

DATE: Jun 26, 2021 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

EXPLAINER: Will New Mexico do enough to limit evictions?

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A federal freeze on most evictions enacted last year is scheduled to expire July 31, after the Biden administration extended the date by a month. The moratorium, put in place by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in September, was the only tool keeping millions of tenants in their homes in many states. Many of them lost jobs during the coronavirus pandemic and had fallen months behind on their rent.

DATE: Jun 25, 2021 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

New Mexico, Albuquerque to adopt &#39;Clean Car Rules&#39; by 2022

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico and the city of Albuquerque will begin taking steps to ensure more climate-friendly cars take to the road.

DATE: Jun 25, 2021 | CATEGORY: AP New Mexico

Child welfare workers file whistleblower lawsuit in New Mexico

SANTA FE – Two former officials with the New Mexico Children, Youth and Families Department are suing the state under whistleblower protection laws. Debra and Cliff Gilmore announced the law...

DATE: Jun 24, 2021 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

Study finds third of un-vaxxed New Mexicans don’t want doses

ALBUQUERQUE – The University of New Mexico has helped lead a national study of hesitancy surrounding COVID-19 vaccines, which found it prevalent in its own state. The school announced Wednes...

DATE: Jun 23, 2021 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

Crews rush to contain bosque fire in Los Lunas

LOS LUNAS, N.M. – Firefighters are working to contain a bosque fire in Los Lunas. Fire officials say the blaze began Tuesday night and has grown to about 7 acres. It has yet to reach any deg...

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