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Ex-Catholic priest in New Mexico dies before abuse trial

ALBUQUERQUE – A former Roman Catholic priest has died just weeks before he was scheduled to go on trial in New Mexico after he was accused of raping a young girl at an Albuquerque parochial ...

DATE: Oct 7, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Congresswoman skips initial television debate in New Mexico

SANTA FE – Republican congressional candidate Michelle Garcia Holmes discussed her campaign alone on local network television Tuesday after incumbent U.S. Rep. Debra Haaland declined the inv...

DATE: Oct 7, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Congresswoman skips initial television debate in New Mexico

SANTA FE – Republican congressional candidate Michelle Garcia Holmes will discuss her campaign alone on local network television after incumbent U.S. Rep. Debra Haaland declined the invitati...

DATE: Oct 6, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico reports 298 additional COVID-19 cases, 3 more deaths

SANTA FE – New Mexico officials on Saturday reported 298 additional known COVID-19 cases and three more deaths, increasing the statewide totals to 30,296 cases with 890 deaths. Th...

DATE: Oct 3, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Albuquerque airport has gradual increase in plane travelers

ALBUQUERQUE – Demand for flights in New Mexico’s Albuquerque International Sunport are low compared to normal, but there has been a gradual increase in travelers since April. “A f...

DATE: Oct 3, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Analysts say economics are missing from pandemic planning

SANTA FE – New Mexico authorities are risking a public backlash and missed opportunities by not conducting a more thorough economic analysis of pandemic-related health restrictions, state an...

DATE: Oct 3, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

GOP US House candidate fixes campaign report over donation

RIO RANCHO, N.M. – A Republican candidate in a closely watched U.S. House race in Southern New Mexico has amended a campaign finance report after receiving a donation credited to a woman who...

DATE: Oct 3, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Embattled Cowboys for Trump leader banned from tribal land

ALAMOGORGO, N.M. – The embattled Cowboys for Trump leader who has drawn criticism for racist online videos has been banned from a Native American reservation in New Mexico. The Me...

DATE: Oct 1, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico State will go online-only after Thanksgiving

LAS CRUCES, N.M. – New Mexico State University has announced that classes will be entirely online after the Thanksgiving break and that the college’s fall commencement will not be held in-pe...

DATE: Oct 1, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico judge retires amid allegations of misconduct

GALLUP, N.M. – New Mexico officials allowed a judge to retire while facing 10 allegations of misconduct in office. McKinley County Magistrate Judge April J. Silversmith retired Au...

DATE: Sep 30, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

COVID-19 cases, rate of spread trending up in New Mexico

ALBUQUERQUE – Health officials said Tuesday that the number of COVID-19 cases and the rate of transmission are on the rise in New Mexico, leaving the state trailing when it comes to two of i...

DATE: Sep 29, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

U.S. proposes protections for rare thistle in New Mexico

SILVER CITY, N.M. – The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is proposing to list a rare plant that was once found in the American Southwest and Mexico as a threatened species. The agen...

DATE: Sep 29, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News