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New Mexico governor pledges $10M for new abortion clinic

ALBUQUERQUE – New Mexico’s governor on Wednesday signed a new executive order that pledges $10 million to build a clinic that would provide abortions and other pregnancy care. “The goal her...

DATE: Aug 31, 2022 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

Researchers: Pretrial detention plans wouldn’t reduce crime

ALBUQUERQUE – Legislative proposals intended to make it easier to keep certain criminal defendants in jail while awaiting trial would have done little to reduce crime, according to a study b...

DATE: Aug 31, 2022 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

New Mexico governor issues pardons to 6 people

SANTA FE – New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Monday pardoned six people for convictions ranging from fraud and larceny to burglary and drug trafficking. The pardons represent anothe...

DATE: Aug 29, 2022 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

Lawmakers ask about self-sufficiency of New Mexico spaceport

ALBUQUERQUE – Some members of a legislative financial oversight committee asked Monday whether Spaceport America will ever be self-sufficient, and they’ll likely have to wait months for an a...

DATE: Aug 29, 2022 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

NAACP supports removal of Cowboys for Trump cofounder

SANTA FE – The NAACP is supporting efforts to bar a New Mexico-based county commissioner from public office, alleging that the Cowboys for Trump cofounder has sought to disenfranchise voters...

DATE: Aug 29, 2022 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

Albuquerque woman accused of embezzling $175K from employer

SANTA FE – An Albuquerque woman is accused of embezzling more than $175,000 from her former employer over a six-year span, according to authorities. A criminal complaint filed earlier this m...

DATE: Aug 29, 2022 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

Afghan refugee enters not guilty plea in Muslim slayings

ALBUQUERQUE – A lawyer for an Afghan refugee accused in the Albuquerque slayings of three Muslim men entered a not guilty plea Friday on her client’s behalf as the community continues its st...

DATE: Aug 26, 2022 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

New Mexico governor tests positive for COVID-19

SANTA FE – Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham tested positive for COVID-19 on Thursday morning and was receiving an antiviral drug treatment. Lujan Grisham said in a statement that she was experien...

DATE: Aug 25, 2022 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

New Mexico won’t deny law licenses over immigration status

SANTA FE – New Mexico will no longer deny licenses to practice law solely because of an applicant’s citizenship or immigration status, including some aspiring law students who arrived in the...

DATE: Aug 23, 2022 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

Record-setting wildfire in New Mexico declared contained

ALBUQUERQUE – More than four grueling months and $300 million later, the federal government has declared the largest wildfire in New Mexico’s recorded history 100% contained, a notable miles...

DATE: Aug 23, 2022 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

Afghan refugee faces murder charge in third Muslim killing

ALBUQUERQUE – An Afghan refugee charged in the slayings of two Muslim men is facing new charges in connection with the shooting death of another man in the parking lot of a refugee resettlem...

DATE: Aug 22, 2022 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

N.M. city, victim of government burn, now faces water shortage

LAS VEGAS, N.M. – In the foothills of the Rocky Mountains, buzzing chainsaws interrupt the serenity. Crews are hustling to remove charred trees and other debris that have been washing down t...

DATE: Aug 22, 2022 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

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