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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

Kirtland man stuck and killed by SUV near Farmington

FARMINGTON â€“ New Mexico state police say a man who was walking in the westbound lanes of U.S. Highway 64 near Farmington was struck and killed by an SUV on Tuesday night. The ac...

DATE: Nov 25, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Albuquerque is among finalist locations for Space Command

ALBUQUERQUE — The city of Albuquerque has announced that it is being considered to permanently locate the U.S. Space Command, the latest of 11 unified command under the U.S. Department of De...

DATE: Nov 24, 2020 | CATEGORY: Business

Canvassing board certifies Joe Biden’s win in New Mexico

ALBUQUERQUE – The state canvassing board on Tuesday certified Joe Biden’s win in New Mexico, delivering the state’s five electoral votes to the Democrat. The approval came as the ...

DATE: Nov 24, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Man sought in New Mexico homicide believed to be in Arizona

SANTA FE – Authorities say they believe a suspect in a New Mexico homicide has fled to Arizona. An arrest warrant accuses 60-year-old Leonard Francis Kieran of murder in the shoot...

DATE: Nov 24, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Some New Mexico essential business close because of virus spike

ALBUQUERQUE – Some New Mexico essential businesses have been shut down because of a substantial increase in coronavirus cases. A new edict announced Thursday allows the New Mexico...

DATE: Nov 21, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Officials: Southeastern New Mexico roundup nets 100 arrests

ROSWELL, N.M. – Law enforcement officers arrested 100 people in southeastern New Mexico as federal, state and local agencies conducted a roundup over several days, officials said. ...

DATE: Nov 21, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Panel recommends four for appointment to New Mexico high court

ALBUQUERQUE â€“ Three current judges and one retired judge have been nominated for appointment to fill a vacancy on the New Mexico Supreme Court. A state nominating commission on ...

DATE: Nov 21, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Teacher vacations one reason to close schools in New Mexico

SANTA FE – On top of the exploding number of COVID-19 cases, school officials are citing another factor for closing down in-person learning – teacher vacations. Worried in part th...

DATE: Nov 20, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico opens alternate care facility for COVID-19 patients

ALBUQUERQUE – With New Mexico hospitals facing a capacity crunch because of the coronavirus outbreak, the state on Friday opened an alternate care facility for COVID-19 patients in a renovat...

DATE: Nov 20, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Convictions in two killings upheld; new testimony standard set

The Associated Press SANTA FE – The New Mexico Supreme Court on Thursday upheld a man’s first-degree murder convictions in the 2014 killings of two Santa Fe teens as the justices ...

DATE: Nov 19, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News