County’s refusal to certify the vote hints at election chaos

ATLANTA – The conspiracy theories about Dominion voting machines that erupted during the 2020 presidential contest flared this week in a remote New Mexico county in what could be just a prev...

Company tests high-altitude airship over New Mexico desert

ALBUQUERQUE – A technology company that wants to bring broadband to more remote areas and monitor methane and other emissions from the oil and gas industry launched one of its airships from ...

New Mexico governor concerned with potential migrant influx

ALBUQUERQUE – New Mexico’s Democratic governor is asking that the Biden administration delay planned or expanded efforts to transport migrants to her state if pandemic-related restrictions o...

New Mexico residents sue for information on massive wildfire

SANTA FE – Dozens of residents in a small New Mexico community impacted by massive wildfires that merged in April are suing the U.S. Forest Service over what they called a failure to provide...

Native American youths to be tapped for conservation projects

ALBUQUERQUE – U.S. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland on Friday rolled out guidelines for a new youth service program meant to create job opportunities for Native Americans while boosting their ...

GOP taps seasoned broadcaster for New Mexico governor race

SANTA FE – Republicans picked a seasoned TV broadcaster to take on New Mexico’s incumbent Democratic governor, nominating former network meteorologist Mark Ronchetti on his pledges to rein i...

Damage estimates climb from massive New Mexico wildfire

ALBUQUERQUE – The destruction caused by the largest wildfire burning in the U.S. has been devastating for thousands of residents and their lives have been forever disrupted and altered, New ...

New Mexico sees uptick in less severe COVID-19 infections

ALBUQUERQUE – COVID-19 cases are on the rise again in New Mexico, but top state health officials said Wednesday that a return to mask mandates or other widespread public health restrictions ...

Water drop on fire crew in New Mexico prompts investigation

SANTA FE – Federal authorities confirmed Friday they are investigating how three firefighters battling the largest blaze burning in the U.S. were injured – one of them seriously – when a hel...

Volcanic cones near peak sacred to tribes gain protection

ALBUQUERQUE – A yearslong effort to protect land around a New Mexico mountain peak held sacred by many Native American tribes got a major boost Thursday with the announcement that dozens of ...

Cumbres & Toltec railroad to postpone season opening because of fire threat

The commission that oversees a historic steam railroad in northern New Mexico and southern Colorado voted Wednesday to delay opening its operating season by nearly three weeks because of the...

Fire can’t extinguish Mora educator’s passion for teaching

At hotel, Alyssa Sanchez is helping students forced to evacuate