Associated Press New Mexico

Dry Southwest braces for stiffer winds, ‘epic’ fire danger

ALBUQUERQUE – Thousands of firefighters continued to slow the advance of destructive wildfires in the Southwestern U.S., but officials warned they were bracing for the return Friday of the s...

DATE: Apr 29, 2022 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

Big U.S. energy transmission projects inch closer to approval

ALBUQUERQUE – The federal government has finished another environmental review of a proposed transmission line that will carry wind-generated electricity from rural New Mexico to big cities ...

DATE: Apr 28, 2022 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

Report recommends Albuquerque close public schools, cut jobs

SANTA FE – Albuquerque’s K-12 schools should cut staff members and close schools because of dwindling enrollment and spend more for the education of low-income students who fell further behi...

DATE: Apr 27, 2022 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

Navajo President Jonathan Nez says he’ll seek re-election

SHONTO, Ariz. – Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez, whose tenure has been dominated by the coronavirus pandemic, is seeking a second term in office. Nez made the announcement over the wee...

DATE: Apr 25, 2022 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

Southwest wildfire outlook grim as flames char New Mexico

ALBUQUERQUE – Bulldozers were busy Monday scraping through New Mexico’s high country as firefighters scouted more rugged terrain, looking for places where they could wield tools to dig lines...

DATE: Apr 25, 2022 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

Report: Fire training, equipment lacking at U.S. nuclear dump

ALBUQUERQUE – The U.S. government’s nuclear waste repository in New Mexico has major issues in fire training and firefighting vehicles, with its fleet in disrepair after years of neglect, ac...

DATE: Apr 22, 2022 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

New Mexico extends COVID public health emergency through May 16 as positivity rate ticks up

New Mexico extended the statewide public health emergency caused by the COVID-19 pandemic through May 16. Under the public health order, universal masking is required in health care faciliti...

DATE: Apr 20, 2022 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

New Mexico fines film company over Alec Baldwin shooting

SANTA FE – New Mexico workplace safety regulators on Wednesday issued the maximum possible fine of nearly $137,000 against a film production company for firearms safety failures on the set o...

DATE: Apr 20, 2022 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

Vice President Harris to officiate New Mexico governor’s May wedding

SANTA FE – New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham is getting married, and Vice President Kamala Harris has been picked to officiate. The first-term Democratic governor made the announcement ...

DATE: Apr 19, 2022 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

Santa Fe’s transparency regulations withstand final appeal

SANTA FE – The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear a challenge to Santa Fe campaign disclosure requirements stemming from a failed city ballot initiative in 2017 to tax sugary beve...

DATE: Apr 18, 2022 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

5,000 under evacuation orders as New Mexico wildfire rages

Douglas Siddens’ mother was among those who made it out with just the clothes on her back when a deadly, wind-fueled wildfire ripped through a mountain community in southern New Mexico. The ...

DATE: Apr 16, 2022 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

New Mexico village seeks prayers as deadly wildfire rages

With towering pine trees and cool mountain breezes, a pocket of southern New Mexico draws thousands of tourists and horse racing fans every summer. It’s also a community that knows how devas...

DATE: Apr 15, 2022 | CATEGORY: New Mexico