New Mexico

Judge halts death penalty case in New Mexico due to federal shutdown

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A judge in New Mexico has halted a federal death penalty case, citing the pinch…

Blood tests show highest levels of forever chemicals in those living near New Mexico plume

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — It’s a name many people have trouble pronouncing, but these synthetic chemicals have been used in…

Former GOP legislative candidate jumps into Congressional race to oust Vasquez

Screenshot from campaign announcement video from Jose Orozco on Oct. 24. NM Political Reportcca A third Republican has joined the…

Early voting data reveals which Albuquerque voters are showing up – and who’s staying home

Statewide, Democrats have cast more ballots than Republicans

N.M. delegation calls on USDA to use contingency funds to pay for SNAP in November

Rep says the USDA has access to $5 billion it could use

New Mexico youth learn virtues of growing carrots

On a sunny fall morning, a dozen people kneel in the freshly turned earth of a carrot patch, chatting as…

States worry about how to fill the gap in food aid ahead of a federal benefits halt

Officials in Louisiana, Vermont and Virginia pledged Thursday to keep food aid flowing to recipients in their states, even if…

Dinosaurs were thriving in North America before the mass-extinction asteroid strike, study suggests

Scientists have long debated whether dinosaurs were in decline before an asteroid smacked the Earth 66 million years ago, causing…

Federal shutdown threatens Head Start; N.M. Dem introduces bill to extend protections

Children play during aftercare for the Head Start program at Easterseals South Florida, Jan. 29, in Miami. Rebecca Blackwell/AP File…

Malicious prosecution lawsuit by Alec Baldwin moves to federal court

Baldwin initially filed the lawsuit in state court in January

New Mexicans to see insurance rate hikes 35% – 52% on exchange plans in January

State subsidies passed by legislature, governor help offset some federal cuts

SOS Toulouse Oliver announces run for N.M. lieutenant governor

New Mexico Secretary of State Maggie Toulouse Oliver is pictured in April. Austin Fisher/Source NMcca Following months of speculation, New…

National Nuclear Security Agency confirms 152 furloughed at offices in Albuquerque, Los Alamos

Only 14 employees remain at the two sites

Prescription drugs still driving one in four N.M. overdose deaths

New Mexico has the seventh-highest overdose rate in the nation

N.M. food banks say they have no time to prepare for Nov. 1 SNAP stoppage

‘People are scared’ 10 days ahead of cuts affecting one in five New Mexicans, directors say

Billions in fed. mineral payments owed to New Mexico could stop by year end

It’s ‘An enormous hit’

‘Caught in the storm’: Three N.M. manufacturers describe Trump tariff impacts

Inspection booths at the Santa Teresa port of entry, pictured in 2013, which is also a manufacturing hub in Southern…

N.M. port shutdown due to screwworm ripples around region

Cattle prices reach record highs in August and September

Auction house to sell Gene Hackman’s Golden Globes, watch and paintings he collected and created

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — An auction house plans to sell off a variety of actor Gene Hackman’s possessions in…

New Mexico’s efforts to regulate PFAS attracts national industry pushback

Officials this week will hold meetings to discuss new rules, blood tests

Stansbury addresses federal shutdown and more in Rio Rancho town hall

‘What they’re doing is punishing the American people’

NMSU, Japanese tech firm create new ‘innovation hub’ to test AI and other advanced tech

NMSU and Japanese tech firm Fujitsu signed a memorandum of understanding Monday, Oct. 20, in Santa Fe creating a new…

Opinion: Protecting the Freedom to Read: A Call to Action for New Mexico

The photo features a burning book engulfed in brilliant orange, yellow and red flames. AP File Photocca Across the country…