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New Mexico official inks leases for Western Spirit wind farm

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico Land Commissioner Stephanie Garcia Richard has signed a series of leases with the developer of a proposed wind farm that's expected to generate at least $1...

Video shows police struggle with man who died in New Mexico

LAS CRUCES, N.M. (AP) — Video recently released by authorities in Las Cruces, New Mexico, shows a traffic stop and struggle with police that led to the death of Antonio Valenzuela after he r...

Activists take aim at conquistador statues in New Mexico

SANTA FE – Two public statues of Spanish conqueror Juan de Oñate in New Mexico are drawing renewed attention and criticism as memorials erected in honor of Confederate leaders and other hist...

Financial crisis looms over New Mexico cities, counties

SANTA FE – Local governments from Roswell to Santa Fe are being swept away in the “economic tsunami” of the coronavirus pandemic and may fall back on the state for financial aid, a leading s...

New Mexico AG calls for uniform use of force policies

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Attorney General Hector Balderas on Tuesday called for police reforms amid the latest round of protests in New Mexico and elsewhere over excessive force. ...

COVID-19 races through prison facilities in New Mexico

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Coronavirus infections continue to sweep through state and federal prison populations in New Mexico as health officials reported 218 new positive tests statewide on T...

New Mexico governor appoints racial justice policy group

SANTA FE – Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham is holding a virtual roundtable with state black leaders Thursday after a week of anti-racism protests calling for police reform around the country. ...

Democratic nomination eludes ex-CIA operative Valerie Plame

SANTA FE – Former CIA operative and political gadfly Valerie Plame’s bid for Congress was cut short in Tuesday’s primary election by attorney Teresa Leger Fernandez, as New Mexico voters opt...

Biden wins Democratic primary in New Mexico

SANTA FE – Former Vice President Joe Biden on Tuesday won the Democratic nomination for president in New Mexico, where President Donald Trump held a campaign rally last year in hopes of maki...

Weatherman Mark Ronchetti wins GOP nomination for US Senate

SANTA FE – Former television weatherman Mark Ronchetti of Albuquerque won the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate on Tuesday to compete in an open race to replace retiring Sen. Tom Udall. ...

Tea Party Super PAC calls GOP US House hopeful a ‘liberal’

RIO RANCHO, N.M. – A new ad by Super PAC working to elect Tea Party-leaning candidates in U.S. House races is comparing one GOP hopeful to Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and calling h...

Appeal: New Mexico ignored rules in approval of nuke site work

ALBUQUERQUE – A watchdog group asked the New Mexico Court of Appeals to put the brakes on a key construction project at the nation’s only underground nuclear waste repository. The...