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New Mexico governor vetoes include police oversight reforms

SANTA FE – New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham has vetoed a bill to overhaul oversight of police training and misconduct reviews The governor said in a veto message Friday that...

New Mexico governor signs $7.4B state budget with pay bump

SANTA FE – New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Friday signed a $7.4 billion general fund spending plan for the coming fiscal year that boosts state spending on public education, early ...

Officials: New Mexico moving faster toward herd immunity

SANTA FE – Health officials said Friday that New Mexico is moving faster than any state in the U.S. toward herd immunity, with one-third of adult residents now fully vaccinated. H...

New Mexico governor gets request to send troops to U.S. border

ALBUQUERQUE – U.S. Rep. Yvette Herrell on Friday asked Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham to deploy New Mexico National Guard troops to the U.S.-Mexico border as more migrant families and unaccompa...

Navajo-Gallup water project advances after agency agreement

FARMINGTON – Federal, tribal and state officials in New Mexico have signed an agreement clarifying the regulatory roles and responsibilities, including drinking water regulations, for a prop...

New Mexico latest state to adopt medically assisted suicide

SANTA FE – New Mexico has become the latest state to provide a legal pathway for terminally ill patients to choose when and how they die. On Thursday, Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham ...

Farmington man faces charges in Capitol riot

ALBUQUERQUE – A Farmington man has been arrested for what authorities said was his acknowledged presence inside the U.S. Capitol during the Jan. 6 riot. Authorities say Shawn Brad...

New Mexico makes vaccine appointments easier for seniors

SANTA FE – New Mexico is making it easier for senior citizens to get a COVID-19 vaccine. The Department of Health announced Thursday that people 60 and older can schedule a vaccin...

Father, son arrested in shooting that left 1 dead, 3 wounded

CHAMITA, N.M. – A man and his adult son have been arrested on charges stemming from a March 11 shooting in which one person was killed and three others wounded during a drug-related encounte...

New state law helps older New Mexicans get out of jury duty

SANTA FE – A new state law will make it easier for older residents in New Mexico to permanently excuse themselves from jury service. The law applies to state residents age 75 or o...

Man charged in shooting death at New Mexico train station

SANTA FE – Police arrested a man in a shooting that left one person dead and another injured at a train station in Santa Fe. Matthew Arellano, 22, was taken into custody Tuesday...

One dead, one injured in shooting at Santa Fe train station

SANTA FE – Authorities in New Mexico have launched a search for a person or people responsible for a fatal shooting that killed a man and injured another at a Santa Fe commuter train station...