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Navajo Nation confirms 14 new COVID-19 cases, 2 more deaths

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. – The Navajo Nation is reporting 14 new coronavirus cases and two more deaths. The latest figures from tribal health officials on Sunday evening bring the tot...

DATE: Mar 1, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

N.M. House endorses liquor reforms

SANTA FE – The state House of Representatives has endorsed a bill aimed at energizing the hospitality industry in rural New Mexico by relaxing state restrictions on liquor sales. ...

DATE: Feb 26, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

N.M. Legislature approves tax holiday for restaurants

SANTA FE – A bill is on its way to the governor that would provide a four-month tax holiday to restaurants and a $600 rebate to low-income workers. The state House gave final appr...

DATE: Feb 26, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

Las Cruces school official struck, killed while walking dogs

LAS CRUCES, N.M. – Karen Trujillo, school superintendent for New Mexico’s second largest city of Las Cruces and a former leader of the state Public Education Department, was hit and killed b...

DATE: Feb 26, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

Facebook seeks $6B to expand data center in N.M.

LOS LUNAS, N.M. – A subsidiary of Facebook has filed an application with Los Lunas city officials for billions of dollars in additional funding that could double the size of its data center ...

DATE: Feb 26, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

New Mexico governor signs bill to preserve abortion rights

SANTA FE – Democratic Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Friday signed a bill to shore up abortion rights in New Mexico, saying a woman has the right to make decisions about her own body. ...

DATE: Feb 26, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

Albuquerque asks state to split hybrid learning, activities

ALBUQUERQUE – New Mexico’s largest school district asked the state to separate athletics and other extracurricular activities from the hybrid learning structure being used because of the cor...

DATE: Feb 22, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

Suspect fatally shot by police in Albuquerque street identified

ALBUQUERQUE – Albuquerque police have identified a man shot and killed by officers after they say he charged at them with a weapon in the middle of a busy street. Authorities said...

DATE: Feb 22, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

Navajo plant closure to cost Arizona county $40M in taxes

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. – The closure of a coal-fired power plant in far northern Arizona led to the loss of $40 million in property tax revenue for Coconino County, county officials said. ...

DATE: Feb 19, 2021 | CATEGORY: Business

Wintry weather hinders drivers in parts of New Mexico

ALBUQUERQUE – Snowfall early Thursday caused slick driving conditions in parts of New Mexico, including Albuquerque where police shut down some freeway ramps during the morning commute. ...

DATE: Feb 18, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

New Mexico schools make plans for virtual, hybrid learning

ALBUQUERQUE – The Albuquerque school board has rejected a proposal aimed at partially returning students to the classroom during the coronavirus pandemic as part of a hybrid learning model. ...

DATE: Feb 18, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

New Mexico Senate endorses $200 million for business grants

SANTA FE – New Mexico’s Senate has endorsed a bill that would provide $200 million from the state general fund to thousands of businesses that experienced income declines in 2020, in a nearl...

DATE: Feb 18, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

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