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Weather service: Arizona will get hot, even for the locals

PHOENIX – Dangerously hot temperatures are on the way throughout the Southwest. An excessive heat warning prompted health officials in Arizona to reschedule outdoor COVID-19 vaccination oper...

DATE: Jun 12, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

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

Photos: Fort Lewis College women’s and men’s basketball take on Westminster UniversityBoth Skyhawks teams were victorious on Saturday afternoon

Both Skyhawks teams were victorious on Saturday afternoon

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