Susan Montoya Bryan
Position: The Associated Press

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

Slain teen suffered at ‘hands of a monster,’ sheriff says

A 13-year-old boy whose body was found buried off a rural highway in New Mexico had endured years of abuse that included being locked for hours inside a dog kennel, authorities said Tuesday....

Oil and gas lease sale spurs dozens of protests

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Dozens of protests have been filed by tribal officials, environmentalists and others as federal land managers consider leasing parcels in northwestern New Mexico for oil ...

Senator proposes ending protections for Mexican gray wolf

A wolf that once roamed parts of the American Southwest and northern Mexico would be removed from the list of federally protected species under legislation proposed by U.S. Sen. Jeff Flake. ...

N.M. delegates renew push to limit drilling outside of Chaco Canyon

ALBUQUERQUE – Democratic members of New Mexico’s congressional delegation are renewing their pleas for federal land managers to limit oil and natural gas drilling in the northwestern corner ...

Shutdown at coal-fired power plant serving Southwest wrapping up

Second unit will be closed over the weekend

A year after girl killed, Navajo Nation will get alert system

ALBUQUERQUE — More than a year after a Native American girl was killed and her tribe was criticized for not having an alert system in place when children go missing, the Navajo Nation has si...

2018 plan for Mexican wolves calls for fostering of pups

ALBUQUERQUE – Federal wildlife officials have a plan for fostering as many as a dozen captive Mexican gray wolf pups with packs in the wild in Arizona and New Mexico in 2018. Th...

N.M. regulators report drop in methane emissions

ALBUQUERQUE – Methane emissions from oil and natural gas production in New Mexico have dropped by more than 50 percent over the past year thanks to advances in technology and changes in the ...

Endangered wolf killed after livestock attacks

ALBUQUERQUE – An endangered Mexican gray wolf has been killed by federal employees after a Native American tribe requested the animal be removed from the wild in the wake of a string of catt...

New Mexico Democrats push feds to limit drilling near Chaco

Delegation wants 10-mile buffer zone preserved