New Mexico makes vaccine appointments easier for seniors

SANTA FE – New Mexico is making it easier for senior citizens to get a COVID-19 vaccine. The Department of Health announced Thursday that people 60 and older can schedule a vaccin...

One dead, one injured in shooting at Santa Fe train station

SANTA FE – Authorities in New Mexico have launched a search for a person or people responsible for a fatal shooting that killed a man and injured another at a Santa Fe commuter train station...

New Mexico group offers $10K reward in case of dead horses

CLOUDCROFT, N.M. – An animal advocacy group is offering a $10,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and prosecution of those responsible for the deaths of five horses found in sou...

Security fence, police no longer encircle New Mexico capitol

Fence erected after riot in Washington, D.C.

New Mexico Legislature passes delayed sick leave mandate

SANTA FE – New Mexico legislators March 19 passed a sweeping and contentious sick leave mandate for employees of private companies that would go into effect next year. The Senate ...

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. ...

Storm drops snow, pushes strong winds across New Mexico

ALBUQUERQUE – A storm dropped snow and pushed strong winds across much of northern and central New Mexico on Wednesday as authorities warned of difficult travel conditions in some areas. ...

New Mexico Legislature assigns $1 billion in federal relief funds

SANTA FE – New Mexico’s Legislature is asserting its budgetary authority over $1.6 billion in new federal aid that dwarfs year-to-year spending adjustments, setting an agenda for economic re...

New Mexico puts surging income into schools, economic relief

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — The state Senate opened deliberations Friday on provisions of a $7.45 billion budget plan that would shore up educational funding and provide an array of relief to low-...

New Mexico seeks end to police immunity from prosecution

SANTA FE – A bill that would end police immunity from prosecution in New Mexico to allow civil right lawsuits in state court cleared its last major hurdle with Senate approval shortly after ...

Former tax official accused of changing, rerouting refunds

ALBUQUERQUE – A former New Mexico state tax official faces dozens of counts of wire fraud and other crimes accusing him of stealing nearly $690,000 by altering taxpayers’ refunds and routing...

Congressional race to succeed Deb Haaland takes shape

SANTA FE – Rep. Deb Haaland’s departure from Congress to serve as U.S. Interior Department secretary will trigger a special election to choose a successor, starting with a rarely invoked nom...