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New Mexico university to offer industrial hemp certificate

LAS VEGAS, N.M. – Regents at New Mexico Highlands University have approved a new program that will offer students a certificate in industrial hemp entrepreneurship. Approval came ...

DATE: Dec 1, 2020 | CATEGORY: Business

New Mexico residents endure long wait for virus results

SANTA FE – New Mexico residents have waited in longer lines for COVID-19 testing and must wait several days to several weeks for test results as confirmed coronavirus cases surge throughout ...

DATE: Dec 1, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

US Air Force gunship training unit to relocate to New Mexico

ALBUQUERQUE – The U.S. Air Force has selected a base in New Mexico as the future home for its AC-130J aircraft and training force. Officials say Kirtland Air Force Base is their p...

DATE: Nov 29, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Average daily coronavirus deaths keeps rising in New Mexico

SANTA FE – A rolling average of statewide deaths from the coronavirus has surpassed 25 per day as New Mexico nears the end of a two-week period of heightened restrictions. The sev...

DATE: Nov 29, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico authorities to crack down on drunken drivers

SANTA FE – New Mexico authorities will be cracking down on drunken drivers throughout the month of December. State police issued the warning this week, saying sobriety checkpoints...

DATE: Nov 29, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico reports 2,142 additional COVID-19 cases, 23 deaths

SANTA FE â€“ New Mexico on Saturday reported 2,142 additional known COVID-19 cases and 23 new deaths. The statewide totals increased to 93,982 cases and 1,527 deaths. F...

DATE: Nov 28, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Archdiocese of Santa Fe in New Mexico cuts 20 positions

ALBUQUERQUE – The Archdiocese of Santa Fe is cutting 20 positions and ending publication of its Archbishop John C. Wester announced the layoffs in a letter to parishioners on Monday. ...

DATE: Nov 28, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Pumping aims to boost Pecos River amid drought losses

CARLSBAD, N.M. – New Mexico water managers are pumping water from state reservoirs into the Pecos River to account for losses during a devastating drought. The move was meant to a...

DATE: Nov 27, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Count of new virus cases falls in New Mexico, but danger persists

ALBUQUERQUE – New Mexico’s daily count of confirmed COVID-19 cases has been trending down over recent days from the record highs reported earlier this month, but nearly every county remained...

DATE: Nov 27, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Audit: Money stolen from New Mexico inmates’ accounts

ALBUQUERQUE – An independent audit has found that more than $15,000 was stolen from inmates’ accounts at the Bernalillo County jail over a four-year period. The forensic audit rec...

DATE: Nov 27, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Some snow expected as next storm moves over New Mexico

ALBUQUERQUE – Forecasters with the National Weather Service in New Mexico say a storm is expected to cross over the state Friday through Saturday morning and could affect some post-holiday t...

DATE: Nov 26, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico food banks prepare to buy millions of meals

ALBUQUERQUE – New Mexico food banks will be able to provide more meals for thousands of families with an infusion of $5 million in funding as part of an economic relief package approved by s...

DATE: Nov 26, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News