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Wandering mountain lion tracked 558 miles to Mesa Verde National Park

Cougar settles in park after five-month journey from central New Mexico

DATE: Dec 4, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

‘Buy local’ push picks up steam in New Mexico amid shutdown

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Jenny Gonzales, owner of Los Ranchos’ Culture Club Salon, said she has seen firsthand this year how local businesses are able to lift one another up — even during th...

DATE: Dec 1, 2020 | CATEGORY: Business

New Mexico university to offer industrial hemp certificate

LAS VEGAS, N.M. – Regents at New Mexico Highlands University have approved a new program that will offer students a certificate in industrial hemp entrepreneurship. Approval came ...

DATE: Dec 1, 2020 | CATEGORY: Business

US Air Force gunship training unit to relocate to New Mexico

ALBUQUERQUE – The U.S. Air Force has selected a base in New Mexico as the future home for its AC-130J aircraft and training force. Officials say Kirtland Air Force Base is their p...

DATE: Nov 29, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Average daily coronavirus deaths keeps rising in New Mexico

SANTA FE – A rolling average of statewide deaths from the coronavirus has surpassed 25 per day as New Mexico nears the end of a two-week period of heightened restrictions. The sev...

DATE: Nov 29, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico authorities to crack down on drunken drivers

SANTA FE – New Mexico authorities will be cracking down on drunken drivers throughout the month of December. State police issued the warning this week, saying sobriety checkpoints...

DATE: Nov 29, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Albuquerque is among finalist locations for Space Command

ALBUQUERQUE — The city of Albuquerque has announced that it is being considered to permanently locate the U.S. Space Command, the latest of 11 unified command under the U.S. Department of De...

DATE: Nov 24, 2020 | CATEGORY: Business

Cut off: School closings leave rural New Mexico students isolated

CUBA, N.M. – The midday arrival of a school bus at Cyliss Castillo’s home on the remote edge of a mesa breaks up the long days of boredom and isolation for the high school senior. ...

DATE: Nov 23, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico ski resorts will delay opening amid pandemic

SANTA FE – Multiple ski resorts in New Mexico have delayed their scheduled openings this month in response to state-mandated COVID-19 lockdown orders that went into effect Monday. ...

DATE: Nov 18, 2020 | CATEGORY: Business

New Mexico wary of oil downturn as agencies trim budgets

SANTA FE – State legislators kept a wary eye Tuesday on trends in oil prices and production as the number of active drilling rigs and new wells has plummeted from pre-pandemic levels, threat...

DATE: Nov 18, 2020 | CATEGORY: Business

New Mexico reports 1,033 new COVID-19 cases, 7 more deaths

SANTA FE – Health officials in New Mexico reported 1,033 new COVID-19 cases Sunday and seven more deaths as preparations began for a two-week near-lockdown ordered by Gov. Michelle Lujan Gri...

DATE: Nov 15, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Report: New Mexico’s outdoor economy growing faster than US

SANTA FE – New Mexico’s outdoor recreation economy is outpacing the industry’s growth nationwide, but state officials said Wednesday that there’s more work that could be done to help the ind...

DATE: Nov 11, 2020 | CATEGORY: Business