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Southwest wildfire outlook grim as flames char New Mexico

ALBUQUERQUE – Bulldozers were busy Monday scraping through New Mexico’s high country as firefighters scouted more rugged terrain, looking for places where they could wield tools to dig lines...

Emergency declaration for multiple wildfires in New Mexico

20 wildfires burn in half the state’s drought-stricken 33 counties

New Mexico politicians work to keep local VA clinics open

LAS VEGAS, N.M. (AP) – More than a month after the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs recommended closing down four New Mexico VA clinics, including the one in Las Vegas, Sens. Martin Heinr...

Report: Fire training, equipment lacking at U.S. nuclear dump

ALBUQUERQUE – The U.S. government’s nuclear waste repository in New Mexico has major issues in fire training and firefighting vehicles, with its fleet in disrepair after years of neglect, ac...

Sen. Luján, ‘90%’ recovered from stroke, visits high school

SANTA FE – U.S. Sen. Ben Ray Luján has mostly recovered from his January stroke, and said voters, not his health scare, will decide who represents New Mexico. “I’m feeling strong. I’m still ...

New Mexico extends COVID public health emergency through May 16 as positivity rate ticks up

New Mexico extended the statewide public health emergency caused by the COVID-19 pandemic through May 16. Under the public health order, universal masking is required in health care faciliti...

Judge rules the redrawn congressional map stays in place – for now

The 2022 elections in New Mexico will move forward with the newly redrawn congressional map, but future elections could still see legal challenges from Republicans, a state judge ruled Tuesd...

New Mexico fines film company over Alec Baldwin shooting

SANTA FE – New Mexico workplace safety regulators on Wednesday issued the maximum possible fine of nearly $137,000 against a film production company for firearms safety failures on the set o...

Vice President Harris to officiate New Mexico governor’s May wedding

SANTA FE – New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham is getting married, and Vice President Kamala Harris has been picked to officiate. The first-term Democratic governor made the announcement ...

U.S. wildlife officials aim to address illegal wolf killings

ALBUQUERQUE – Prompted by a court order, federal wildlife managers have issued a new draft plan for managing Mexican gray wolves in the Southwest in an effort to address illegal killings of ...

Remaining evacuation orders lifted in New Mexico wildfire

RUIDOSO, N.M. – A wind-driven wildfire in southern New Mexico that destroyed more than 200 homes was 56% contained and all remaining evacuation orders have been lifted, authorities said Sund...

Santa Fe’s transparency regulations withstand final appeal

SANTA FE – The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear a challenge to Santa Fe campaign disclosure requirements stemming from a failed city ballot initiative in 2017 to tax sugary beve...