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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

Judge won’t force New Mexico to send children back to school

SANTA FE – New Mexico health and school officials can continue to restrict in-person learning for the vast majority of young children based on countywide coronavirus outbreaks after a federa...

DATE: Oct 15, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Close congressional race in southern New Mexico draws eyes

RUIDOSO, N.M. – Pockets in the Sierra Blanca mountain range are packed with tourists searching for an outdoor getaway of fishing, hunting and eventually skiing. But this year, the pandemic a...

DATE: Oct 15, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Albuquerque businesses impacted by canceled Balloon Fiesta

ALBUQUERQUE – Multiple business owners in New Mexico have said this October could prove challenging for their businesses since the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta, which brings tour...

DATE: Oct 14, 2020 | CATEGORY: Business

Former interim Navajo president and New Mexico lawmaker dies

SHIPROCK, N.M. – Thomas Atcitty, a former interim Navajo Nation president and longtime New Mexico state representative, has died. He was 86. Atcitty died Sunday of natural causes,...

DATE: Oct 14, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico names leader of Native American education reform

SANTA FE – Former Navajo Nation legislative staff member LaShawna Tso has been selected to lead New Mexico’s Indian Education division. The announcement by the Public Education De...

DATE: Oct 14, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Judge: Victims can sue Santa Fe Archdiocese over transfer

ALBUQUERQUE – A U.S. bankruptcy judge has ruled that lawyers for clergy sex abuse survivors can file lawsuits alleging the Archdiocese of Santa Fe fraudulently transferred millions to avoid ...

DATE: Oct 13, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New hospital opens in Las Cruces amid pandemic

LAS CRUCES, N.M. – A new hospital has opened its doors in southern New Mexico after many delays amid the pandemic. KVIA-TV reports Three Crosses Regional Hospital in Las Cruces b...

DATE: Oct 13, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico reports 269 new COVID-19 cases and 4 more deaths

SANTA FE – New Mexico health officials on Sunday reported 269 new confirmed COVID-19 cases and four additional deaths. That increased to the state’s totals to 32,983 cases and 911...

DATE: Oct 11, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Former frat member sentenced for shooting student as hazing

ALBUQUERQUE – A former New Mexico State University fraternity member who shot another student during a hazing ritual last year was given an 18-month suspended sentence on Friday. ...

DATE: Oct 10, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Forecasters: Hot, dry, windy weather on tap for New Mexico

ALBUQUERQUE â€“ Forecasters say much of New Mexico will be hot, dry and windy this weekend, with wildfire smoke in some areas. The National Weather Service says there will be reco...

DATE: Oct 10, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News