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New Mexico AG releases blistering report, announces lawsuit against state child welfare agency

Torrez said that 14 children died while in state custody in the last two years

April 8, 2026

New Mexico

Judge disqualifies Republican N.M. Rep. Rebecca Dow from June primary ballot

Court finds incumbent did not properly fill out paperwork

April 8, 2026

New Mexico

Federal reversal on Pecos mining protections prompts outcry from federal officials, advocates

Over the objections of local and federal officials, two federal agencies on April 6, 2026, officially announced the reversal of…

April 8, 2026

New Mexico

Lawmakers spent big to give New Mexico health care system shot in the arm

Reginald Heber Fitz Hall serves as the University of New Mexico School of Medicine’s primary building. The university is planning…

April 8, 2026

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Route 66, a quintessential American road trip heavy on kitsch and history, turns 100

Traffic passes under a neon Route 66 sign on the west end of Albuquerque, New Mexico, Friday, Jan. 16. Susan…

April 8, 2026

New Mexico

N.M. officials, universities decry federal effort to cut funds for colleges serving minority students

Federal budget once again calls for eliminating Institute of American Indian Arts’ budget

April 8, 2026

New Mexico

PNM, private equity firm contend $400M stock sale didn’t violate state law

New Mexico’s largest utility and the firm seeking to acquire it file responses to a state investigation

April 7, 2026

Local News

Organizations celebrate Local News Day

Members of the Tri-City Record staff at their new office at 111 N. Behrend Ave. in Farmington. From left, Steven…

April 7, 2026

New Mexico

New Mexico health officials say state prepared to handle disease testing amid CDC ‘pause’

Feds currently not providing tests for rabies, pox viruses and various parasites

April 7, 2026

New Mexico

New Mexico begins review of threatened and endangered species

Current list includes 114 species, including the Gila monster, Gila trout and Bald Eagle

April 7, 2026

Local News

Fentanyl deaths rise in the Four Corners despite national decline

Colorado, New Mexico and Arizona see increases in synthetic opioid overdoses as communities struggle to contain cross-border trafficking.

April 6, 2026

New Mexico

New Mexico commission to consider new oil and gas cleanup rules

An oil well pumps during a snowstorm in northwest New Mexico. Jerry Redfern/Capital & Main The New Mexico Oil Conservation…

April 6, 2026

New Mexico

Oil companies accused of massive accounting fraud in New Mexico

Suit claims ExxonMobil and others underreported debts by $194 million, calling it “a playbook” for how companies dump old wells…

April 6, 2026

New Mexico

New Mexico enacts sweeping statewide fire restrictions to prevent wildfires

Smoking, fireworks and campfires all banned

April 6, 2026

New Mexico

By the #s: N.M. pedestrian fatalities lowest in five years

State saw steep decline in pedestrian deaths in first half of 2025

April 6, 2026

Local News

Photos: Farmington hosts Eggstravaganza on Good Friday

The hunt begins. Parents and children launch their search for eggs Friday, April 3, at the Farmington Recreation Center, 1101…

April 3, 2026

Local News

A look back at the week April 6-12

Bonnie and Mickey Armstrong, Hidden Valley Golf Course in Aztec, 1984.Aztec Museum Daily Times Photo Archives The following is a…

April 3, 2026

New Mexico

‘Too soon to tell’ how delays in federal family planning grants might affect New Mexico

The NMDOH’s Title X award expired March 31

April 3, 2026

New Mexico

After N.M. DOJ search of Epstein ranch, protests and vigils ongoing

No law enforcement searches were conducted prior to or after Don Huffines purchased the property

April 3, 2026

New Mexico

At Acoma town hall, concerns range from health care to elections

U.S. Rep Vasquez, state Rep. Abeyta seek to reassure attendees they are working for tribal interests

April 3, 2026

New Mexico

Abnormal heat wave leaves most of New Mexico at high wildfire risk

A record March heat wave exacerbated New Mexico’s wildfire risk, according to a National Interagency Fire Center outlook released on…

April 3, 2026

New Mexico

Bregman pitches brackish water use, no-tax plan in New Mexico governor campaign

Image courtesy of Sam Bregman’s campaign for governor. Sam Bregman has spent more than three decades working as an attorney…

April 3, 2026

New Mexico

Torrance County votes to extend ICE contract, potentially for last time

Extension will last until April 30

April 3, 2026

New Mexico

N.M. Attorney General leads multi-state coalition in U.S. Supreme Court pesticide, weedkiller case

AG Raúl Torrez asks SCOTUS to uphold court ruling that gave $1.25M to Roundup user

April 2, 2026