Susan Montoya Bryan
Position: The Associated Press

Experts: ‘Alarming’ drought conditions hit Southwest

Little relief expected for Four Corners area

U.S. to decide best site option for nuclear weapons production

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – The federal agency that oversees the nation’s nuclear weapons stockpile is expected this week to release a report on the best site option for the United States as it look...

Bill seeks park status for White Sands

Monument known for its beauty, fossils

Navajo Nation marks 150th anniversary of return to homeland

Long-lost copy of historic treaty will go on display

Tequila’s favorite bat gets off the endangered species list

ALBUQUERQUE — Wildlife managers in the American Southwest say a once-rare bat important to the pollination of plants used to produce tequila has made a comeback and is being removed from the...

Drought expands across Southwest; Oklahoma is at ground zero

ALBUQUERQUE – Drought is tightening its grip across a wide swath of the American Southwest as farmers, ranchers and water managers throughout the region brace for what’s expected to be more ...

New Mexico officials: Be prepared for a severe fire season

ALBUQUERQUE – New Mexico is dry, the spring winds are already in full force and there’s plenty of grass that’s ready to burn, resulting in what authorities said Tuesday is the perfect recipe...

Less of New Mexico’s famed chile crop produced in 2017

NMSU expert working to improve harvesting, processing

Forecasters warn of fires, crop damage across U.S. high plains

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – The amount of moisture received across the United States’ southern high plains since October has been ridiculously low, and forecasters warned Friday that the intensifyin...

Aztec school shooter had swastika marking on his leg

Authorities find no evidence victims were targeted

Autopsy details fatal wound of Aztec High School shooter

William Atchison had swastika symbol on leg

Lawsuits say Mexican gray wolf recovery plan is flawed

Plan inadequately protects population, environmentalists say