Associated Press New Mexico

Gallup hospital shedding nearly 80 jobs; patient counts drop

GALLUP, N.M. – A Gallup hospital says it is eliminating nearly 80 jobs as it responds to reduced patient counts after a $14 million loss in 2020. The job cuts announced Tuesday by Rehoboth M...

DATE: Jul 8, 2021 | CATEGORY: AP New Mexico

Person killed in encounter with Santa Fe County deputies

SANTA FE – Authorities say a suspect was killed during an encounter with Santa Fe County sheriff’s deputies responding to a reported stabbing in a residential area. The shooting occurred Wed...

DATE: Jul 8, 2021 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

Republican lawmaker enters race for New Mexico governor

ALBUQUERQUE – State Rep. Rebecca Dow announced Wednesday that she will seek the Republican nomination for governor of New Mexico in next year’s election, becoming the fifth GOP candidate loo...

DATE: Jul 7, 2021 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

Women take the mic in male-dominated powwow emcee field

(AP) – Deanna Rae StandingCloud has jokes. She also has the voice, and the skill. Now, she just needs more opportunities to show it. StandingCloud, of Red Lake Nation and from Minneapolis, i...

DATE: Jul 7, 2021 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

2 national forests in New Mexico lift fire restrictions

Gila National Forest and Cibola National Forest and National Grasslands officials on Tuesday announced the lifting of fire restrictions because of reduced wildfire danger. Officials cited th...

DATE: Jul 6, 2021 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

New Mexico’s new state crime lab aims to boost efficiency

SANTA FE. (AP) – Something big is happening in New Mexico’s effort to fight crime. A 44,000-square-foot, $21.9 million forensic lab for the state is being built in Santa Fe. Construction wor...

DATE: Jul 5, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Recreational marijuana legal to possess, grow in New Mexico

SANTA FE – It's legal for people in New Mexico to possess recreational marijuana and grow those plants at home as of Tuesday, the same day regulators opened discussions about rules for the l...

DATE: Jul 1, 2021 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

Teen’s death highlights free-roaming dogs on Navajo Nation

SUNDANCE, N.M. – A lone dog with sad eyes and no collar trotted up a dusty dirt road in a hardscrabble community near the southeast corner of the Navajo Nation. In a flash, a pack of other f...

DATE: Jun 28, 2021 | CATEGORY: AP New Mexico

N.M. Supreme Court allows recall effort against Cowboys for Trump booster

SANTA FE – An effort to recall the founder of Cowboys for Trump from his public office as a county commissioner can move forward under an order of the New Mexico state Supreme Court. In a wr...

DATE: Jun 28, 2021 | CATEGORY: AP New Mexico

Child welfare workers file whistleblower lawsuit in New Mexico

SANTA FE – Two former officials with the New Mexico Children, Youth and Families Department are suing the state under whistleblower protection laws. Debra and Cliff Gilmore announced the law...

DATE: Jun 24, 2021 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

Study finds third of un-vaxxed New Mexicans don’t want doses

ALBUQUERQUE – The University of New Mexico has helped lead a national study of hesitancy surrounding COVID-19 vaccines, which found it prevalent in its own state. The school announced Wednes...

DATE: Jun 23, 2021 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

New Mexico artist captures Grand Canyon trip in paintings

FARMINGTON (AP) – The Grand Canyon is known first and foremost for its enormity, and Farmington artist Marilyn Taylor acknowledges that its sheer size, especially when viewed from the perspe...

DATE: Jun 21, 2021 | CATEGORY: New Mexico