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Forecasters warn of hot temperatures for New Mexico

ALBUQUERQUE – Forecasters with the National Weather Service said Tuesday that New Mexico is in for a stretch of hot weather. They warned that a heat advisory may be needed for parts of east...

DATE: Jun 8, 2021 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

Fentanyl overdoses on the rise in New Mexico

‘With these counterfeit fentanyl pills, you have a one in four chance of dying’

DATE: Jun 7, 2021 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

Wildlife managers tout wolf cross-fostering efforts

Pups place in wild packs in New Mexico and Arizona

DATE: Jun 7, 2021 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

Jemez-area ranch purchase to expand Santa Fe National Forest

The federal government plans to purchase a private ranch in the Jemez River Valley to expand the Santa Fe National Forest in northern New Mexico. Acquisition of the 3.1 square miles will pro...

DATE: Jun 7, 2021 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

New Mexico police conduct new interviews in old murder case

SANTA FE – Family members of a young woman whose rape and murder remains an unsolved mystery nearly 40 years after her death say they are cautiously optimistic a renewed round of interviews...

DATE: Jun 5, 2021 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

Demand rises for New Mexico pandemic small business loans

SANTA FE – New Mexico state finance authorities have said that demand appears to be building for minimum-interest loans aimed at helping small businesses that lost income or experienced majo...

DATE: Jun 3, 2021 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

Democrats seek momentum in lopsided U.S. House victory

SANTA FE – A major Southwestern metro region delivered a resounding victory to a Democratic congressional candidate who embraced the Biden administration’s prescription’s for economic recove...

DATE: Jun 2, 2021 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

Democrat Melanie Stansbury wins U.S. House race in New Mexico

ALBUQUERQUE – Democrat Melanie Stansbury has won election to Congress for New Mexico to fill a vacant seat previously held by Interior Secretary Deb Haaland. Stanbury prevailed Tuesday in a ...

DATE: Jun 1, 2021 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

New Mexico offers largest single vaccination prize in U.S.

SANTA FE – New Mexico bet big Tuesday that cash can persuade people to get vaccinated against the coronavirus, offering the largest single cash prize among the growing number of states stagi...

DATE: Jun 1, 2021 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

Special House election in New Mexico measures political pulse after Trump

SANTA FE – A special congressional election is checking the political pulse of politics across the Albuquerque metro area and a few outlying rural communities in one of the few House campaig...

DATE: Jun 1, 2021 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

Pecos River conservation projects awarded $1.5M in grants

CARLSBAD (AP) – Conservation projects in the Pecos River area got a boost this year as about $1.5 million in grants were awarded to organizations in southeast New Mexico and West Texas to re...

DATE: May 31, 2021 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

Drug overdose deaths in New Mexico increase by 25% in 2020

ALBUQUERQUE – Drug overdose deaths in New Mexico in 2020 increased by 25% from the previous year, continuing a trend seen before the pandemic. Increased abuse of the deadly synthetic opioid ...

DATE: May 31, 2021 | CATEGORY: New Mexico