Associated Press New Mexico

Daimler Trucks tests self-driving vehicles in Southwest

Albuquerque test center focuses on long-haul routes

DATE: Sep 11, 2020 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

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 ...

DATE: Sep 10, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

New Mexico approves settlement over groundwater violations

CLOVIS, N.M. (AP) — State water quality officials announced Thursday that they approved a settlement agreement with the U.S. Defense Department over groundwater violations at Cannon Air Forc...

DATE: Sep 10, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

In-person learning for some younger students in New Mexico

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico Public Education Department Secretary Ryan Stewart is providing details on hybrid in-person and online learning for elementary school-aged children, which ca...

DATE: Sep 4, 2020 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

Suspect in Santa Fe High athlete death to remain jailed

SANTA FE — Estevan Montoya will remain in jail while he awaits trial on charges he shot and killed former Santa Fe High School basketball player Fedonta “J.B.” White. State Distri...

DATE: Sep 4, 2020 | CATEGORY: High School Sports

Survey, focus groups aim to boost New Mexico competitiveness

ALBUQUERQUE – One of New Mexico’s largest economic development advocacy groups has launched an online survey to take the temperature of business owners and others on everything from taxes to...

DATE: Aug 28, 2020 | CATEGORY: Business

U.S. Senate hopefuls in New Mexico feuding over debate lineup

RIO RANCHO, N.M. – Democratic U.S. Rep. Ben Ray Luján and Republican Mark Ronchetti’s campaigns are feuding over the number of TV debates in the race for the U.S. Senate, agreeing to two so ...

DATE: Aug 24, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

High-altitude airships company picks New Mexico for base

RIO RANCHO, N.M. (AP) — A technology company aiming to send up high-altitude airships to monitor crops and bring broadband has chosen New Mexico for its U.S. production center, state Economi...

DATE: Aug 21, 2020 | CATEGORY: Business

$1B in revenue expected from New Mexico’s state trust lands

ALBUQUERQUe — New Mexico is on track to have another banner year as a result of oil and gas drilling and other activities on state trust lands, officials with the State Land Office said Tues...

DATE: Aug 21, 2020 | CATEGORY: Business

Girl Scouts of New Mexico Trails to offer online classes

ALBUQUERQUE — The Girl Scouts of New Mexico Trails says it will offer after-school and weekend online enrichment courses amid the pandemic. The group said Thursday it would admini...

DATE: Aug 7, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

New Mexico starts offering rescue loans to small businesses

SANTA FE, N.M. — State finance officials started accepting applications Wednesday for low-interest loans that are designed to help small businesses endure the financial stress of the coronav...

DATE: Aug 6, 2020 | CATEGORY: Business

New Mexico school officially dumps Spanish conquistador name

Indigenous leaders and younger Latinos say brutality shouldn’t be celebrated

DATE: Aug 6, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News