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Watchdog group cites interference at polls in Latino areas

SANTA FE – A voting rights group said caravans of flag-waving President Donald Trump supporters appeared to obstruct and intimidate voters at two polling location in predominantly ethnic-min...

DATE: Oct 21, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico reports single-day record 827 new COVID-19 cases

SANTA FE – Health officials in New Mexico on Wednesday reported a single-day record of 827 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 and eight additional deaths. The latest numbers increase...

DATE: Oct 21, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico health agency resends 30K old virus test results

SANTA FE – The New Mexico Department of Health has erroneously sent old coronavirus test results to about 30,000 people, about 1,600 of them were awaiting new test results when they received...

DATE: Oct 21, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Border Patrol agent impersonator in New Mexico gets prison

LAS CRUCES, N.M. – A man in New Mexico has been sentenced to nearly two years in federal prison for impersonating a Border Patrol agent. Prosecutors said 45-year-old James Christo...

DATE: Oct 21, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico Supreme Court seeks members for equity commission

SANTA FE – The New Mexico Supreme Court is looking for people to serve on a newly created commission on equity and justice. An order issued Monday formally established the commiss...

DATE: Oct 21, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico court upholds former officer’s murder conviction

SANTA FE – The New Mexico Supreme Court has upheld the first-degree murder conviction of a former Silver City police officer in the killing of his estranged wife amid a contentious divorce a...

DATE: Oct 21, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Netflix halts production in New Mexico amid virus cases

SANTA FE – Netflix has halted production of its Western film “The Harder They Fall” after at least two people on the set tested positive for the coronavirus while working in New Mexico. ...

DATE: Oct 20, 2020 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming

Voters flock to early voting locations across New Mexico

SANTA FE – Voters flocked to early voting locations Saturday as New Mexico expands early balloting in the lead-up to Election Day on Nov. 3. At an early voting center in Santa Fe,...

DATE: Oct 18, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Voters flock to early voting locations across New Mexico

SANTA FE – Voters flocked to early voting locations Saturday as New Mexico expands early balloting in the lead-up to Election Day on Nov. 3. At an early voting center in Santa Fe,...

DATE: Oct 17, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Explosion at New Mexico cannabis plant critically injures 2

ALBUQUERQUE â€“ Two men are in critical condition after an explosion at a cannabis manufacturing facility in New Mexico. The explosion Thursday at the New MexiCann Natural Medicin...

DATE: Oct 17, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico expands early voting locations across the state

SANTA FE – More voting locations are opening across New Mexico as the state expands early balloting in the lead-up to Election Day on Nov. 3. Scores of voting convenience centers ...

DATE: Oct 17, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Governor’s chief of staff on leave to aid Biden transition team

ALBUQUERQUE – New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham’s chief of staff John Bingaman has taken a leave of absence to help with Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden’s transition team. ...

DATE: Oct 15, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News