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Courthouse canine starts new job in Santa Fe

SANTA FE – The new judge you may see in the First Judicial District courthouse downtown is about 2 feet tall, weighs less than 70 pounds and has expressive, loving eyes. He also has four le...

DATE: Sep 18, 2021 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

New Mexico reports 5 cases of West Nile virus infections

SANTA FE – State health officials say they have identified five cases of West Nile virus infections across New Mexico and that wet weather may be a factor. The Department of Health said Frid...

DATE: Sep 17, 2021 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

Ruling: Car lights don't need to work perfectly, just well

SANTA FE – New Mexico’s highest court has ruled that state law doesn’t require vehicle tail lights all be working perfectly, only that they work well enough for their intended use. A ruling ...

DATE: Sep 15, 2021 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

New Mexico deploys absentee ballot drop boxes statewide

SANTA FE – Election officials are deploying ballot drop boxes across New Mexico for people who chose to cast absentee ballots without walking indoors during the upcoming Nov. 2 local electi...

DATE: Sep 14, 2021 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

US flag, sewn at POW camp, settles at Smithsonian

ALBUQUERQUE (AP) – Its beginnings were humble, but proud and brave, too. An American flag, assembled secretively and at risk in a Japanese prisoner-of-war camp, was fashioned out of pieces ...

DATE: Sep 11, 2021 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

New Mexico reports 20 more COVID-19 deaths, most in months

SANTA FE – New Mexico’s pandemic death roll rose by 20 on Friday, the largest reported single-day increase in months. The state on Friday also reported 885 additional confirmed cases – the l...

DATE: Sep 11, 2021 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

Native Americans draft redistricting proposals in New Mexico

Tribes seek greater self-determination in future elections

DATE: Sep 10, 2021 | CATEGORY: AP New Mexico

New Mexico offers pay bump to prekindergarten teachers

SANTA FE – State officials responsible for early childhood education in New Mexico say that prekindergarten teachers deserve the same salaries as teachers of older students, and they’re will...

DATE: Sep 10, 2021 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

Tour of Aztec North offered for National Public Lands Day

AZTEC – In celebration of National Public Lands Day on Saturday, Sept. 25, Aztec Ruins National Monument will offer a tour of Aztec North and the north mesa. Jeff Wharton, former archaeologi...

DATE: Sep 8, 2021 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

State Police chief ‘beyond disgusted’ by recent violence

LOS LUNAS, N.M. – A pair of shootouts between a suspect and law enforcement officers left the suspect dead and two sheriff’s deputies injured, prompting the head of the New Mexico State Poli...

DATE: Sep 4, 2021 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

Health official: New Mexico children need more virus testing

ALBUQUERQUE – More children in New Mexico are contracting COVID-19, and low testing rates in schools mean fewer cases are counted. This week, health and education officials called for more ...

DATE: Sep 4, 2021 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

Albuquerque purchasing Bernalillo County’s share of building

ALBUQUERQUE – Bernalillo County and the city of Albuquerque have long shared a large government building in downtown Albuquerque, but no more. The city is about to finalize its purchase of t...

DATE: Aug 28, 2021 | CATEGORY: New Mexico