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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

Navajo Nation reports 12 new COVID-19 cases and one more death

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. – The Navajo Nation on Tuesday reported 12 new confirmed COVID-19 cases and one additional death. Tribal health officials said the total number of cases since t...

DATE: May 4, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

Colorado skier dies after crevasse fall in Alaska national park

DENALI NATIONAL PARK AND PRESERVE, Alaska – A skier from Colorado died after falling into a crevasse on a glacier in Alaska’s Denali National Park and Preserve, the park said Tuesday. ...

DATE: May 4, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

Coroner facing criminal charges submits resignation

VAIL – An elected coroner in Colorado is stepping down after being charged with tampering with a body and losing his licenses to run a chain of funeral homes. Shannon Kent submitt...

DATE: May 4, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

New Mexico rules to curb oil industry emissions take effect

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

Firefighter critically injured battling New Mexico wildfire

New Mexico weighs changes to permit for nuclear waste dump

City of Albuquerque collects 166 guns in a buyback program

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

24 hikers rescued in New Mexico’s Organ Mountains

I-70 shut near Summit County tunnel over suspicious device

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

Navajo Nation reports 12 new COVID-19 cases and one more death

Colorado skier dies after crevasse fall in Alaska national park

Coroner facing criminal charges submits resignation

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