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New Mexico weighs options for teacher vaccination mandate

ALBUQUERQUE – The U.S. government needs to boost vaccine supplies if it wants New Mexico to meet a new mandate for getting at least one shot into the arms of all teachers by the end of March...

New Mexico Legislature seeks reforms to spur internet access

SANTA FE – New Mexico legislators are advancing bills that modernize efforts to expand access to high-speed internet service, as remote work and schooling exposes infrastructure gaps during ...

New Mexico’s Spaceport America names new executive director

SIERRA COUNTY, N.M. – Spaceport America has named New Mexico native Scott A. McLaughlin as its new executive director. The company announced the appointment on Tuesday. ...

Civil rights claim seeks $1.8 billion or in-person schooling

SANTA FE – Accusations of civil rights violations have been filed against the Albuquerque Public Schools Board of Education on behalf of students who cannot return to in-person learning, in ...

Outside investigators approved to help Albuquerque police

ALBUQUERQUE – A federal judge has approved an order proposing the creation of an outside team to assist the Albuquerque Police Department with investigations into officer-related use of forc...

No artwork damaged in flooding at Hispanic cultural center

ALBUQUERQUE – No artwork was damaged when waterlines broke at the National Hispanic Cultural Center during a cold snap that hit Albuquerque, officials said Friday. Much of the wor...

Infections among inmates boost New Mexico’s COVID case total

SANTA FE – New Mexico health officials confirmed an additional 659 COVID-19 infections Friday – marking the highest daily case total in more than three weeks. The New Mexico Depar...

New Mexico governor signs bill to preserve abortion rights

SANTA FE – Democratic Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Friday signed a bill to shore up abortion rights in New Mexico, saying a woman has the right to make decisions about her own body. ...

Las Cruces school official struck, killed while walking dogs

LAS CRUCES, N.M. – Karen Trujillo, school superintendent for New Mexico’s second largest city of Las Cruces and a former leader of the state Public Education Department, was hit and killed b...

Army weapon built in Albuquerque to be tested by 2024

ALBUQUERQUE – The Army will conduct field-testing of a new microwave weapon designed to protect military bases from incoming drones as early as 2024, after an on-site demonstration at Kirtla...

New Mexico House endorses liquor reforms

SANTA FE, N.M. – The state House of Representatives has endorsed a bill aimed at energizing the hospitality industry in rural New Mexico by relaxing state restrictions on liquor sales. ...

Facebook seeks $6B to expand data center in New Mexico

LOS LUNAS, N.M. – A subsidiary of Facebook has filed an application with Los Lunas city officials for billions of dollars in additional funding that could double the size of its data center ...