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Pandemic ruling: State not obligated to compensate business

SANTA FE – The state Supreme Court ruled Monday that there is no constitutional or statutory requirement to compensate businesses for financial losses because of emergency public health orde...

New Mexico police conduct new interviews in old murder case

SANTA FE – Family members of a young woman whose rape and murder remains an unsolved mystery nearly 40 years after her death say they are cautiously optimistic a renewed round of interviews...

Former pension boss sues New Mexico over pay discrimination

The Associated Press SANTA FE – The former head of New Mexico’s pension system for educators has accused Democratic Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham and others of denying her equal pay. Jan...

Drought conditions prompt call for reduction in water usage

Residents asked to reconsider landscaping

New Mexico education agency suspends Los Lunas school board

LOS LUNAS, N.M. – The Los Lunas school board has been suspended by the New Mexico Public Education Department over allegations that multiple board members violated ethical standards and proc...

International firm to buy power from New Mexico wind farms

The Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE – A California-based renewable energy company that is building a collection of wind farms in New Mexico announced Monday that an international firm has ...

New Mexico increases COVID-19 death toll by 114 after audit

SANTA FE – Health officials in New Mexico have added more than 110 coronavirus-related deaths to the state death toll on Monday after completing an audit of public health records. The state ...

Firefighter critically injured battling New Mexico wildfire

SANTA FE – A wildland firefighter was critically injured while fighting a wildfire on private land in southwestern New Mexico near the U.S.-Mexico border, state officials said Tuesday. The f...

DA: No jail time for 7 in New Mexico monument vandalism case

SANTA FE – Seven of the protesters charged with tearing down a historical marker in the Santa Fe plaza last fall have agreed to a diversion program that will spare them jail time, the distri...

New Mexico State Fair plans in-person return this year

ALBUQUERQUE – The September spectacle featuring funnel cakes, turkey legs, livestock and art exhibits, and carnival rides plans an in-person return this year. The New Mexico State Fair was s...

Santa Fe woman who fatally shot at house party faces trial

SANTA FE – The trial of a Santa Fe woman accused of firing a gun into her neighbor's yard, killing a young man, is set to begin this week. The Santa Fe New Mexican reports that 65-yea...

Two seriously injured in head-on crash south of Durango

Pickup hits car Friday night on Highway 550 near New Mexico line