New Mexico

AP New Mexico

AI-rendered Val Kilmer debuts in ‘As Deep as the Grave’ trailer

Kilmer had signed on to the movie years ago, but pulled out due to his health

April 16, 2026

AP New Mexico

Judge rejects plea agreement in case of missing Navajo elder Ella Mae Begay

Nearly five years after she disappeared, Begay has not been found

April 14, 2026

AP New Mexico

Tribal gas stations offer a reprieve from high prices during Iran war

Gas prices nationwide now average of $4.15 a gallon

April 13, 2026

AP New Mexico

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

AP New Mexico

As Trump orders UFO data released, a question hangs: If aliens exist, what would they think of us?

A patron passes a painting inside the International UFO Museum and Research Center in Roswell, New Mexico, on June 10,…

April 6, 2026

Sports

Arizona prep basketball teams sweep showcase at Chieftain Pit

New Mexico's Dejahnelle Denetso dribbles on the baseline and attempts to get past Arizona's Tayla Franklin in the second quarter…

April 6, 2026

AP New Mexico

Trump plans to move Forest Service headquarters to Utah and shutter research sites

New Mexico will become a hub to absorb closed regional offices

April 2, 2026

AP New Mexico

Record low Colorado mountain snow won’t bode well for water in the drought-stricken U.S. West

Clinton Whitten and hydrologist Maureen Gutsch, back, measure snow on Monday in Kremmling, Colorado Brittany Peterson/AP Photo WALDEN, Colorado –…

April 1, 2026

Headlines

New Mexico AG sues Circle K, other retailers for ‘their role’ in youth nicotine addiction

Lawsuit alleges vapes sold in colorful packaging and bold flavors subliminally advertise to children

March 31, 2026

Education

N.M. Republican lawmaker urges Gov. Lujan Grisham to opt in to federal education tax credit program

Program popular with charter-school advocates, less so with critics

March 31, 2026

Education

N.M. Public Education Department asks court to accept its plan in landmark equity case

State argues the final plan in the Yazzie/Martinez case meets court requirements and does not require more revision

March 31, 2026

CYFD was supposed to create a child welfare tracking dashboard. Where is it?

House Minority Leader Rep. Gail Armstrong speaks during a news conference on Feb. 19. Armstrong has expressed concerns that CYFD…

March 30, 2026

Arizona

Basketball showcase to feature some of region’s top prep stars

Pair of exhibition games between Arizona and New Mexico prep basketball players to take place Saturday inside the Chieftain Pit…

March 30, 2026

By the #s: New Mexico’s growing independent voter base

June 2 election marks state’s first semi-open primary

March 30, 2026

Environment

New Mexico Pueblo governors endorse draft federal legislation to protect Caja del Rio landscape

Bill would designate the area as a national monument

March 30, 2026

N.M. Republican Party says chair doesn’t need to step down, citing commissioned report

County party chairs previously called on state leader to step down

March 30, 2026

Associated Press New Mexico

Swift and widespread, efforts to rebrand César Chavez Day are fueled by emotion and duty

From California to Minnesota, elected leaders and civil rights groups are scrambling to distance themselves from César Chavez’s name in…

March 29, 2026

Headlines

New Mexico officials worry about New World screwworm spreading into state

NM U.S. Rep. Vasquez says more communication needed from federal agriculture agency

March 27, 2026

Assault (general)

Las Cruces school board discusses renaming Cesar Chavez Elementary following abuse revelations

Santa Fe also considers renaming their local Cesar Chavez Elementary School

March 27, 2026

Courts

Education department pushes back on plaintiffs’ call to scrap reform plan

The agency argues it complied with the court’s order

March 27, 2026

Cibola County Commission votes to exit ICE immigrant detention contract

Commission’s letter leaves open possibility of litigation stalling new state law banning such contracts

March 27, 2026

State policy will determine how many people lose Medicaid under work rules

New Mexico could see losses ranging from 37% to 46%

March 27, 2026

N.M. attorney general joins lawsuit against feds over rule changes for nutrition programs

New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez joined a multi-state lawsuit on March 23 against the U.S. Department of Agriculture over…

March 27, 2026

Texas House Speaker lists annexing slice of New Mexico among 2027 priorities

Texas studying the possibility of adding ‘one or more contiguous counties of New Mexico’

March 27, 2026