New Mexico - The Durango Herald

Annual hot air balloon festival draws global audience to US

ALBUQUERQUE – Hundreds of hot air balloons were scheduled to lift off Saturday morning, marking the start of an annual fiesta that has drawn pilots and spectators from across the globe to Ne...

DATE: Oct 1, 2022 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

U.S. approves $2.5B in fire aid for New Mexico victims

ALBUQUERQUE – Northern New Mexico residents on Friday celebrated the passage of a government spending bill that includes $2.5 billion in relief for those affected by a historic wildfire spar...

DATE: Sep 30, 2022 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

1st debate highlights stakes in New Mexico race for governor

SANTA FE – A former television meteorologist is making his case to replace the Democratic governor of New Mexico, as the candidates prepare for a live-broadcast debate on Friday night. Repub...

DATE: Sep 30, 2022 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

Albuquerque Starbucks votes to unionize, 1st store in state

ALBUQUERQUE – New Mexico is poised to have its first unionized Starbucks store, organizers say. A majority of rank-and-file workers at an Albuquerque location of the Seattle coffee giant vot...

DATE: Sep 29, 2022 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

Bike giveaway planned for Farmington’s National Night Out

Police will host family event Tuesday at Berg Park

DATE: Sep 29, 2022 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

Groups: Retaliation after migrants report detention center

ESTANCIA, N.M. – Migrants held by U.S. authorities at a detention center in rural New Mexico have endured retaliation rather than aid after reporting unsanitary conditions at the government-...

DATE: Sep 29, 2022 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

New Mexico’s only Celtic festival runs in Aztec this weekend

Expect to see kilt-wearing athletes competing in heavy lifting, vendors galore, traditional Scottish music and dance at the Aztec Highland Games this weekend at Riverside Park in Aztec. Prou...

DATE: Sep 27, 2022 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

New Mexico legislators weigh changes to harassment policies

SANTA FE – State legislators in New Mexico are reconsidering how they evaluate complaints of sexual misconduct against colleagues, amid outrage about the handling of a complaint against an i...

DATE: Sep 26, 2022 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

U.S. has to do more to help with wildfire recovery, Pelosi says while in Albuquerque

ALBUQUERQUE – U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Monday that the federal government has to do more to help with recovery in the wake of a devastating wildfire that charred several hundred ...

DATE: Sep 26, 2022 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

New Mexico allows funds for prosecutions in ‘Rust’ shooting

SANTA FE – New Mexico has granted funds to pay for possible prosecutions connected to last year’s fatal film-set shooting of a cinematographer by actor Alec Baldwin, the Santa Fe New Mexican...

DATE: Sep 26, 2022 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

New Mexico candidate ends gun giveaway tied to $100 donations

SANTA FE – New Mexico’s Republican nominee for secretary of state has removed an online campaign flyer that offered the chance to receive a firearm in return for $100 donations to her campai...

DATE: Sep 23, 2022 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

Electric demand to outpace capacity for New Mexico utilities

ALBUQUERQUE – New Mexico regulators are concerned about the ability of the state’s largest electric providers to meet demands during peak seasons in 2023 and 2024. The Public Regulation Comm...

DATE: Sep 22, 2022 | CATEGORY: New Mexico