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Demand rises for New Mexico pandemic small business loans

SANTA FE – New Mexico state finance authorities have said that demand appears to be building for minimum-interest loans aimed at helping small businesses that lost income or experienced majo...

DATE: Jun 3, 2021 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

Colorado deaths surged in 2020 because of COVID-19, other causes

DENVER – Almost 9,000 more people than usual died in Colorado in 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic and other causes. COVID-19 either directly caused or was a contributing factor in 4,90...

DATE: May 31, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Albuquerque school district backtracks on COVID-19 bonuses

SANTA FE – The superintendent of New Mexico's largest school district has backtracked on a promise to channel federal relief of at least $6 million toward bonuses for staff members – after s...

DATE: May 26, 2021 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

New Mexico rules to curb oil industry emissions take effect

SANTA FE – New Mexico’s new rules to limit most venting and flaring in the oilfield as a way to reduce methane emissions are now in effect. State officials are billing the rules, published ...

DATE: May 25, 2021 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

New Mexico increases COVID-19 death toll by 114 after audit

SANTA FE – Health officials in New Mexico have added more than 110 coronavirus-related deaths to the state death toll on Monday after completing an audit of public health records. The state ...

DATE: May 25, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Firefighter critically injured battling New Mexico wildfire

SANTA FE – A wildland firefighter was critically injured while fighting a wildfire on private land in southwestern New Mexico near the U.S.-Mexico border, state officials said Tuesday. The f...

DATE: May 25, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico weighs changes to permit for nuclear waste dump

CARLBAD, N.M. (AP) — U.S. officials are pushing state regulators to clear the way for a new ventilation shaft to be built at the federal government’s nuclear waste repository in southern New Mexico, but watchdog groups say modifying the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant’s permit to allow for the construction could open the door to expansion.

DATE: May 24, 2021 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

City of Albuquerque collects 166 guns in a buyback program

ALBUQUERQUE – The city of Albuquerque has collected nearly 170 guns in a buyback program designed to get the weapons off the street. Albuquerque City Council member Cynthia Borrego said lots...

DATE: May 24, 2021 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

Jan. 6 riot suspect on house arrest after mountain lion kill

DENVER – A judge on Monday ordered a Colorado hunting guide accused of assaulting a police officer during the U.S. Capitol riot to be placed on house arrest after prosecutors say he violated...

DATE: May 17, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

24 hikers rescued in New Mexico’s Organ Mountains

LAS CRUCES, N.M. – Authorities say a group of 24 hikers who became separated, disoriented and stranded in the Organ Mountains were rescued by the Las Cruces Fire Department and other law enf...

DATE: May 17, 2021 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

I-70 shut near Summit County tunnel over suspicious device

SILVERTHORNE – Both directions of Interstate 70 near the Eisenhower/Johnson Memorial Tunnels were closed Saturday afternoon as a safety precaution because of a suspicious device, police said...

DATE: May 8, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Navajo Nation reports three new COVID-19 cases, but no deaths

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. – The Navajo Nation on Monday reported three new confirmed COVID-19 cases and no additional deaths again. The tribe had six new cases and three coronavirus-rela...

DATE: May 4, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

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