Cannabis seizures at checkpoints by US-Mexico border frustrate state-authorized pot industry
The U.S. Border Patrol is asserting its authority to seize cannabis shipments amid complaints by licensed cannabis suppliers that shipments worth more than $300,000 have been confiscated in recent months at Border Patrol checkpoints in southern New Mexico.
New attorney joins prosecution team against Alec Baldwin in fatal 'Rust' shooting
An attorney has been added to the special prosecution team that is pursuing an involuntary manslaughter charge against actor Alec Baldwin in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer on the set of a Western movie โRust."
Judge sides with conservative group in its push to access, publish voter rolls online
A federal judge has ruled that New Mexico election officials violated public disclosure provisions of the National Voter Registration Act by refusing to provide voter rolls to a conservative group and its public online database.
New trial denied for 'Rust' armorer convicted in fatal shooting of cinematographer by Alec Baldwin
A New Mexico judge rejected an effort by a movie set armorer challenging her conviction of involuntary manslaughter in the 2021 fatal shooting of a cinematographer by Alec Baldwin on the set of the Western film โRust."
New Mexico halts some oil-field lease sales in standoff over royalty rates in Permian Basin
New Mexicoโs State Land Office will withhold lease sales indefinitely on its most promising tracts for oil and gas development in the Permian Basin as it seeks approval by the state Legislature to increase top-tier royalty rates.
Production manager testifies about gun oversight in fatal shooting by Alec Baldwin in 2021 rehearsal
Jurors in a trial over the fatal movie-set shooting of a cinematographer by Alec Baldwin have heard in courtroom testimony that a manager increased oversight of firearm safety but was only partially aware of misfires in the days leading up to it.
New Mexico legislators seek endowment to bolster autonomous tribal education programs
New Mexico legislators want to create a unique educational endowment of at least $50 million to help Native American communities create their own student programs, including efforts to teach and preserve Indigenous languages.
New Mexico justices hear challenge to public health ban on guns in public parks and playgrounds
Advocates for gun rights are urging the New Mexico Supreme Court to block emergency orders by Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham that temporarily ban firearms at public parks and playgrounds by treating gun violence as a public health crisis.
New Mexico considers setback requirements for oil wells near schools and day care centers
A bill to ban oil and gas production within a mile (1.6 kilometers) of schools and day care centers across New Mexico is among the first published proposals as the state Legislature prepares for a 30-day session that could bring an overhaul to fundamental oil and gas regulations.
Smugglers are bringing migrants to a remote Arizona border crossing, overwhelming US agents
The U.S. Border Patrol says it is overwhelmed by a shift in human smuggling routes, with hundreds of migrants from faraway countries like Senegal, Bangladesh and China being dropped in a remote desert area in Arizona.
Facebook parent sued by New Mexico alleging it has failed to shield children from predators
New Mexico's attorney general is suing the parent company of Facebook and Instagram claiming it failed to protect underage users from exposure to child sexual abuse material and let adults solicit pornographic imagery from them.
Most New Mexico families with infants exposed to drugs skip subsidized treatment, study says
A new study shows that most New Mexico families with infants exposed to illicit drugs, marijuana and alcohol in the womb have been forgoing subsidized addiction treatment and other voluntary support services aimed at protecting children.
New Mexico governor defends approach to attempted gun restrictions, emergency order on gun violence
New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham is defending her decision to treat gun violence as a public health epidemic by presenting statistics on recent firearms seizures, reduced reports of gunfire in the Albuquerque metro area and an uptick in jail bookings.
Jury selection opens in terrorism trial of extended family members dating to 2018 New Mexico raid
Jury selection has begun in the trial of several members of an extended family who face trial on kidnapping and terrorism charges linked to a law enforcement raid on their squalid New Mexico encampment in 2018.
Weapons charges dropped in 2018 raid on family compound in desert that turned up child's remains
Two firearms charges have been dismissed amid preparations for a trial against an extended family arrested in a 2018 law enforcement raid on a ramshackle desert compound in northern New Mexico and the discovery of a young boyโs decomposed body.
New Mexico governor amends order suspending right to carry firearms to focus on parks, playgrounds
New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham has narrowed an order that broadly suspended the right to carry firearms in and around Albuquerque to apply only to public parks and playgrounds where children and their families gather.
New Mexico governor's suspension of right to public carry ignites protests, lawsuits and debates
Some demonstrators defiantly wore holstered handguns on their hips or carried rifles in a rally by gun-rights advocates, protesting New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grishamโs surprise order to suspend for 30 days the right to carry firearms after two children were recently killed in separate shootings.
Powered by wind, this $10B transmission line will carry more energy than the Hoover Dam
Executives with one of the largest wind and solar energy development companies in the world are gathering with federal officials on the dusty plains of New Mexico to mark the groundbreaking of what will be the largest renewable energy infrastructure project in the United States.
Biden wants to compensate New Mexico residents sickened by radiation during 1945 nuclear testing
President Joe Biden says heโs open to granting assistance for people sickened by exposure to radiation during nuclear weapons testing, including in New Mexico, where the worldโs first atomic bomb was tested in 1945.
Judge won't dismiss charges against movie armorer in fatal shooting by Alec Baldwin on film set
A New Mexico judge has told the attorneys to โstay the courseโ on charges including involuntary manslaughter against a movie weapons supervisor in the 2021 shooting death of a cinematographer by Alec Baldwin during a rehearsal.
Biden goes west to talk about his administration's efforts to combat climate change
President Joe Biden will travel to Arizona, New Mexico and Utah next week and is expected to talk about his administrationโs efforts to combat climate change as the region endures a brutally hot summer with soaring temperatures.
No drug test for 'Rust' movie armorer in upcoming trial over fatal shooting by Alec Baldwin
The former weapons supervisor on the set of the movie โRustโ wonโt have to take a drug test as she confronts charges of evidence tampering and involuntary manslaughter in the shooting death of a cinematographer by actor Alec Baldwin.
US senators seek expanded compensation for those exposed to nuclear fallout
U.S. senators from New Mexico and Idaho are making another push to expand the federal governmentโs compensation program for people exposed to radiation from uranium mining and nuclear testing carried out during the Cold War.
New Mexico lawmakers question fallowing as way to reduce water use along the Rio Grande
Some New Mexico lawmakers are warning that the stateโs fight with neighboring Texas over management of one of North Americaโs longest rivers is still brewing despite a proposed settlement and that leaving farmland unplanted wonโt be a long-term answer to ensuring Texas gets its share.
'Rust' weapons supervisor charged with dumping drugs on day of Alec Baldwin shooting
The weapons supervisor charged with involuntary manslaughter in the shooting death of a cinematographer on the set of the Alec Baldwin film โRustโ has been charged with passing drugs to someone else on the day of the shooting.
Biden orders 20-year ban on oil, gas drilling to protect tribal sites outside New Mexico's Chaco
The Biden administration is withdrawing hundreds of square miles in New Mexico from oil and gas production for the next 20 years on the outskirts of Chaco Culture National Historical Park that tribal communities consider sacred.
Videos, 911 calls capture frantic response to deadly New Mexico rampage
Police in New Mexico have released hours of officer body and dash camera videos and 911 recordings showing the chaos that unfolded when a gunman opened fire on a busy street in Farmington on May 15, killing three before police shot him dead.