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Man charged in New Mexico protest melee to be released

ALBUQUERQUE – A New Mexico judge ruled Monday that a man who opened fire after a fight broke out as protesters tried to tear down a statue of a Spanish conquistador will be released pending ...

DATE: Jun 22, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico official: No room for relaxing amid virus threat

ALBUQUERQUE – The rate at which the coronavirus is spreading in New Mexico is declining, but one of the state’s top health officials warned Friday that the trend does not mean residents are ...

DATE: Jun 19, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Pueblo leaders seek ‘meaningful’ resolution to statue fight

ALBUQUERQUE – Leaders of a coalition that represents New Mexico’s pueblo communities said Wednesday they hope a “fair and meaningful resolution” can be found as local government officials co...

DATE: Jun 17, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Albuquerque proposes new agency amid calls for police reform

ALBUQUERQUE – Albuquerque Mayor Tim Keller said Monday he wants to create a new city department to focus on community safety as political pressure mounts for elected leaders to defund the po...

DATE: Jun 15, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico AG calls for uniform use of force policies

ALBUQUERQUE – Attorney General Hector Balderas on Tuesday called for police reforms amid the latest round of protests in New Mexico and elsewhere over excessive force. Balderas sa...

DATE: Jun 9, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

U.S. to grant more time to consider New Mexico drilling plan

ALBUQUERQUE – U.S. Interior Secretary David Bernhardt said Thursday he’ll extend the public comment period on a contested plan that will guide oil and gas drilling and other development in a...

DATE: May 25, 2020 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life

From oilfields to food banks, New Mexico feels jobless sting

ALBUQUERQUE – New Mexico already was among the most poverty-stricken states in the U.S. before oil prices crashed and the coronavirus outbreak derailed efforts to diversify the economy. Now,...

DATE: May 13, 2020 | CATEGORY: Business

Panel to consider petition seeking Pecos River protections

ALBUQUERQUE – More than 200 miles of the Pecos River, its tributaries and other parts of the upper reaches of the northern New Mexico watershed would be protected from future degradation und...

DATE: May 13, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Santa Fe Opera cancels season because of virus

ALBUQUERQUE – The famed Santa Fe Opera has been forced to cancel its season, with officials saying Monday that the decision was made to ensure the health and safety of staff, artists, patron...

DATE: May 12, 2020 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Senators seek to designate Gila River as ‘wild and scenic’

ALBUQUERQUE – Portions of the Gila River would be designated as “wild and scenic” under legislation unveiled Tuesday by New Mexico’s two U.S. senators. Spanning parts of New Mexic...

DATE: May 12, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Coronavirus forces Santa Fe Opera to cancel upcoming season

ALBUQUERQUE – The famed Santa Fe Opera has been forced to cancel its season, with officials saying Monday that the decision was made to ensure the health and safety of staff, artists, patron...

DATE: May 11, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Pressure mounts as tribes seek more time on drilling plan

ALBUQUERQUE – After more than a decade of planning and protests, U.S. land managers have crafted a proposal for how to manage oil and gas development across a wide swath of northwestern New ...

DATE: May 8, 2020 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life