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Ted Turner land in New Mexico conserved in U.S. military deal

CARLSBAD, N.M. (AP) – Habitat for about a million bats will be protected from human impacts through a deal between a nonprofit and the federal government. About 315,000 acres of southern New...

DATE: Apr 11, 2022 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

Defendants protest trial delays in New Mexico compound raid

SANTA FE – A second defendant is invoking the right to a speedy trial in the 2018 raid on a squalid family compound in northern New Mexico that uncovered the remains of a 3-year-old boy and ...

DATE: Apr 9, 2022 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

Heat, wind hit New Mexico as crews battle blazes

ALBUQUERQUE – Warnings that strong winds and hot and dry weather could produce dangerous wildfires blanketed most of New Mexico on Saturday as crews continued to battle at least two blazes t...

DATE: Apr 9, 2022 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

Defendants protest trial delays in New Mexico compound raid

Five arrested after child’s body is found at squalid compound

DATE: Apr 8, 2022 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

U.S. agency to review oil, gas leases near Chaco in New Mexico

ALBUQUERQUE – The U.S. government, environmentalists and an energy company have reached a settlement over contested oil and gas leases in an area held sacred by Native American tribes. The ...

DATE: Apr 7, 2022 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

Judge acquits New Mexico man of misdemeanors in Capitol riot trial

WASHINGTON – A federal judge on Wednesday acquitted a New Mexico man of misdemeanor charges that he illegally entered the U.S. Capitol and engaged in disorderly conduct after he walked into ...

DATE: Apr 6, 2022 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

New Mexico Legislature approves payments to offset inflation

SANTA FE – New Mexico will provide new payments totaling $500 for individual adults or $1,000 per household to offset steep prices for fuel and raging inflation, under a bill approved by the...

DATE: Apr 6, 2022 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

New Mexico inmates outline abuse in civil rights lawsuit

ALBUQUERQUE – More than a dozen inmates who were transferred after a riot at a New Mexico lockup in 2020 were allegedly abused and terrorized by correctional officers while being processed a...

DATE: Apr 5, 2022 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

New Mexico proposes more tax rebates to offset gas prices

SANTA FE – Democratic state legislators announced Monday they will seek two new rounds of rebates totaling $500 per individual or $1,000 per household to offset steep gasoline prices, with n...

DATE: Apr 4, 2022 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

Tribes seek more inclusion, action from U.S. officials

ALBUQUERQUE – It was a quick trip for U.S. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland with stops to hike through desert scrub near the U.S.-Mexico border and to marvel at the jagged Organ Mountains befo...

DATE: Apr 4, 2022 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

New Mexico launches cannabis sales within Texans' reach

First-day sales reached about $2 million by early Friday evening

DATE: Apr 1, 2022 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

Trapping ban to take effect on public lands in New Mexico

ALBUQUERQUE – It will be illegal to use wildlife traps, snares and poison on public lands across New Mexico under a ban that takes effect Friday. New Mexico is joining a handful of Western ...

DATE: Mar 31, 2022 | CATEGORY: New Mexico