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Lawmakers approve $10,000 raises for many New Mexico teachers

SANTA FE – A measure that will increase minimum salaries for New Mexico teachers and counselors by as much as 22% cleared its final legislative hurdle late Monday with a unanimous vote in th...

DATE: Feb 15, 2022 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

Navajo Nation sues New Mexico county over redistricting map

FARMINGTON – The Navajo Nation is suing San Juan County over a recently adopted map that will determine political boundaries for the northwestern New Mexico county through 2030. The tribal g...

DATE: Feb 15, 2022 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

New Mexico may create database of missing Native Americans

SANTA FE – A bill that would help state prosecutors track and investigate unresolved reports of missing Indigenous people from New Mexico was endorsed Monday by the state Senate by a unanimo...

DATE: Feb 14, 2022 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

Prominent New Mexico lawmaker charged with drunken driving

SANTA FE – Prominent Democratic state Rep. Georgene Louis of Albuquerque has been arrested and charged with drunken driving, the Santa Fe Police Department said Monday. Louis, an attorney an...

DATE: Feb 14, 2022 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

New Mexico may legalize test strips to detect fentanyl

SANTA FE – New Mexico lawmakers are poised to legalize test strips that can detect the presence of the potent opiate fentanyl and potentially help avoid deadly overdoses. The Democrat-sponso...

DATE: Feb 14, 2022 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

Luján plans return to Senate in weeks for Supreme Court vote

WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic Sen. Ben Ray Luján, who is recovering from a stroke in January, says he plans to be back at work in “just a few short weeks” to vote on President Joe Biden's forthcoming Supreme Court nominee.

DATE: Feb 14, 2022 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

Police arrest man suspected of stabbing 11 in Albuquerque

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Police in Albuquerque arrested a man suspected of stabbing 11 people as he rode a bicycle around the city over the weekend, leaving two victims critically injured, authorities said.

DATE: Feb 14, 2022 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

New Mexico seeks to protect judges from threats, doxxing

SANTA FE – New Mexico legislators are considering new criminal penalties aimed at protecting state and local judges and their immediate families from threats and the malicious sharing of per...

DATE: Feb 11, 2022 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

Native company demonstrates drones for delivering essentials to remote locations

Navajo Nation officials weigh tech options to increase access to health care and medicine

DATE: Feb 10, 2022 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

Hundreds of abandoned uranium mines could be cleaned up if lawmakers approve legislation

Bill would direct agency to coordinate efforts to reclaim sites

DATE: Feb 10, 2022 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

Governor optimistic of approval for tax cuts, voting access

SANTA FE – Democratic New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham expressed optimism Wednesday that legislators will embrace her proposals for tax cuts with a little over a week left in the annua...

DATE: Feb 10, 2022 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

San Juan Regional nurse manager receives Patriot Award

San Juan Regional Medical Center’s Sonja Crum, the childbirth unit nurse manager, received the Patriot Award for supporting one of her unit’s caregivers, a registered nurse in the Army Natio...

DATE: Feb 8, 2022 | CATEGORY: Business

Photos: An afternoon in 2004 with the late Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell as he works on Capitol HillDurango Herald Photo Editor Jerry McBride had the chance to spend an afternoon with the late Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell in 2004, photographing him during meetings and around the Capitol.

Durango Herald Photo Editor Jerry McBride had the chance to spend an afternoon with the late Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell in 2004, photographing him during meetings and around the Capitol.

Photos and video: ICE protests return to DurangoAbout a dozen protesters tried to block federal agents from leaving with a detainee on Thursday

About a dozen protesters tried to block federal agents from leaving with a detainee on Thursday

The Durango Herald’s year in photos 2025

Photos: Chapman Hill fires up the snow guns

Photos: Wreaths Across America at Greenmount Cemetery in Durango

Photos: Durango High School girls basketball plays Piedra Vista High SchoolPanthers left Durango with 37-29 win on Tuesday night

Panthers left Durango with 37-29 win on Tuesday night

Photos: Noel Night in downtown Durango

Photos and video: Singing with Santa

Photos: Durango Turkey Trot

Photos: Durango High School football takes on Heritage High School in state playoffsDemons lost to Eagles, 45-36, in 4A quarterfinals at home on Saturday

Demons lost to Eagles, 45-36, in 4A quarterfinals at home on Saturday