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GOP eyes Albuquerque congressional seat held by Haaland

SANTA FE – A cadre of 130 New Mexico state Republican Party leaders is deciding on a nominee to run for the Albuquerque-based congressional seat held by Deb Haaland before she was confirmed ...

Man held in New Jersey killing charged in New Mexico deaths

ALBUQUERQUE – Authorities on Friday charged a man already accused of a beating death in New Jersey with murder and other counts in New Mexico in the slaying of his ex-wife and two of her fri...

Navajo Nation confirms nine new COVID-19 cases, two more deaths

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. – The Navajo Nation has reported nine new COVID-19 cases for a second day. The latest numbers released Friday, including two additional deaths, raises the tribe...

Kansas man arrested in 1979 homicide in Colorado

WICHITA, Kan. – A Wichita, Kansas, man has been arrested in the 1979 slaying of a woman in Weld County, Colorado, authorities announced Friday. James Herman Dye, 64, was booked in...

Governor calls special legislative session in New Mexico

SANTA FE – New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham is calling legislators back to the Capitol to consider proposals to legalize recreational marijuana. Lujan Grisham set Tuesday as...

Feds arrest armed Colorado man after remark about Boulder

IOWA CITY, Iowa – An Iowa gun store refused to sell a semi-automatic rifle to a heavily armed and agitated Colorado man who said he was surprised his friends didn’t suspect he was the Boulde...

Colorado shooting suspect passed check in legal gun purchase

BOULDER – The suspect in the Colorado supermarket shootings bought a firearm at a local gun store after passing a background check, and he also had a second weapon with him that he didn’t us...

Man wanted for questioning in New Mexico case is arrested

ALBUQUERQUE – A man wanted for questioning in the disappearances of three people from Grants last month was arrested on a warrant in Albuquerque, authorities said Thursday night. ...

New Mexico high court affirms man’s extended commitment

SANTA FE – The New Mexico Supreme Court has upheld a district court decision to extend the criminal commitment of a Las Vegas, New Mexico, man placed in a mental institution after he was acc...

New Mexico relaxing rules on nursing home visits in pandemic

SANTA FE – New Mexico is preparing to relax restrictions on visits to nursing homes and assisted living facilities as the spread of COVID-19 wanes and more people get vaccinated. ...

Colorado shooting suspect makes first court appearance

BOULDER – The suspect in the Colorado supermarket shooting appeared in court for the first time Thursday, and a defense attorney immediately asked that he receive a mental health evaluation ...

Small plane crashes in southern New Mexico; three aboard injured

LORDSBURG, N.M. – The three people aboard a single-engine plane suffered minor injuries when it crashed Wednesday south of Lordsburg in southwestern New Mexico, authorities said. ...