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Orthodox celebrate Christmas in shadow of conflict

MOSCOW – Orthodox Christians packed churches on Friday evening for Christmas Eve services, a holiday darkened for many by the conflict raging between Orthodox neighbors Russia and Ukraine. P...

EPA eyes Colorado for discriminatory pollution

Advocates say the Suncor refinery too often malfunctions

Law protects export of sacred Native American items from U.S.

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. – Federal penalties have increased under a newly signed law intended to protect the cultural patrimony of Native American tribes, immediately making some crimes a felony and...

Broncos fire rookie head coach Hackett after 4-11 start

Assistant Jerry Rosburg named interim head coach. ENGLEWOOD – The Denver Broncos fired first-year head coach Nathaniel Hackett on Monday with two games left in the season. Team owner and CEO...

New Mexico city ends bid to retrofit coal-fired power plant

FARMINGTON – City leaders have ended their bid to retrofit a shuttered coal-fired power plant in northwestern New Mexico as a way to preserve jobs and tax revenue for Farmington and surround...

Conferees told Colorado River action 'absolutely critical'

LAS VEGAS – The first weeks of 2023 will be crucial for Southwest U.S. states and water entities to agree how to use less water from the drought-stricken and fast-shrinking Colorado River, a...

Lawsuit seeks access to withdrawal medication for prisoners

SANTA FE – Civil rights advocates have filed a lawsuit against the New Mexico Corrections Department seeking to ensure access for prison inmates to medication that reduces opioid withdrawal ...

NM relaxes testing for students on track to graduate in 2024

ALBUQUERQUE – New Mexico is relaxing requirements for some high school students by eliminating the need to pass standardized tests as a way to demonstrate they're ready to graduate, the stat...

New Mexico lawmaker avoids ethics hearing over committee job

SANTA FE – Outgoing New Mexico House Speaker Brian Egolf, who appointed himself to the Public Regulation Commission nominating committee, has avoided an ethics hearing by resigning. The Stat...

New Mexico visits new political landscape in four-day trip

SANTA FE – New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham is traveling to a convention of Democratic governors in New Orleans on the heels of her reelection victory, with additional engagements in P...

Ex-deputy who used stun gun on Espanola teen gets plea deal

SANTA FE – A former New Mexico sheriff's deputy who faced charges for using a stun gun on a teen with special needs has agreed to never work in law enforcement again. The Santa Fe New Mexica...

Former Congressman Pearce reelected as NM GOP chairman

ALBUQUERQUE – Former U.S. Congressman Steve Pearce was elected Saturday to a third consecutive term as chairman of the Republican Party of New Mexico after the GOP failed to make significant...