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Tracks, casinos push for gambling expansion in New Mexico

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico’s commercial racetrack and casino venues have crafted a proposal for an expansion that would include internet gaming, 24-hour casino operations and unlimi...

Deputy chief at jail retires after using racial slur in text

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The deputy chief at a New Mexico jail will retire this week after an investigation found that he used a racial slur to refer to an inmate. Deputy Chief Aa...

Universities to treat water in Navajo communities

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) – Environmental science students at Navajo Technical University are often asked by their professors about how they want to give back to their Navajo Nation communities...

Demand surges for absentee ballots across New Mexico

SANTA FE – Voters across New Mexico have submitted nearly 250,000 absentee ballot requests with especially strong demand among Democrats for alternatives to in-person voting amid the pandemi...

Enrollment drop could hurt funding for New Mexico schools

SANTA FE – Education advocates are urging New Mexico lawmakers to take action during the next legislative session to preserve school budgets amid a drop in enrollment attributed to the coron...

New Mexico reports 82 new coronavirus cases, 7 more deaths

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Health officials in New Mexico on Tuesday reported 82 new confirmed coronavirus cases with seven additional deaths. The latest numbers from the New Mexico De...

New Mexico education officials report 5 coronavirus cases

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — The Public Education Department has begun reporting cases of COVID-19 linked to schools. Five cases were reported Tuesday, including at least one student in ...

Free lunches continue for New Mexico students

SANTA FE – Funding for summer meal programs for children in New Mexico will be extended for the foreseeable future, state officials said. The U.S. Department of Agriculture has ap...

Española native working to put New Mexico chile in space

ESPANOLA, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico’s most iconic crop is heading to outer space. In the coming months, NASA scientists plan to fly the NuMex Española Improved chile to the Internati...

Wildfires put Republican meteorologist candidate in hot seat

SANTA FE – Political clashes about the role of climate change in catastrophic West Coast infernos are spilling into a U.S. Senate race in New Mexico, where a Republican meteorologist is camp...

Daimler Trucks tests self-driving vehicles in Southwest

Albuquerque test center focuses on long-haul routes

Republicans, Democrats deeply divided over pandemic response

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A Republican congressional candidate in New Mexico endorsed a slimmed-down federal COVID-19 rescue package and challenged the state's Democratic governor to provide ...