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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...

DATE: Jun 9, 2021 | CATEGORY: Business

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...

DATE: Jun 5, 2021 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

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...

DATE: May 28, 2021 | CATEGORY: Business

Drought conditions prompt call for reduction in water usage

Residents asked to reconsider landscaping

DATE: May 27, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

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...

DATE: May 26, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

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 ...

DATE: May 26, 2021 | CATEGORY: Business

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 ...

DATE: May 25, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

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...

DATE: May 25, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

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...

DATE: May 20, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

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...

DATE: May 20, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

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...

DATE: May 18, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News