Latest Mexico Headlines
All the headlines from our Mexico Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Judge Dismisses Lawsuit in Death of New Mexico Officer
Jul 31 2023 // A federal judge dismissed a lawsuit alleging the Department of Homeland Security was negligent in a drug bust that resulted in the first New Mexico State Police officer killed in the line of duty in over three...
Federal Government to Allow Lease of Gulf of Mexico Areas for Wind Farms
Jul 20 2023 // GALVESTON — The federal government on Thursday announced the first-ever chance for companies to lease areas in the Gulf of Mexico to build wind farms, including two parcels roughly 30 miles off the Texas coast near...
New Mexico Jury Awards $485M in Case of Girl Sexually Assaulted in Foster Care
Jul 19 2023 // A jury has awarded $485 million in damages in a civil case brought on behalf of an 8-year-old girl who was repeatedly sexually assaulted in a New Mexico foster care program. The verdict came late last week after Rio Arriba...
Higginbotham Acquires Cress Insurance Group in New Mexico
Jul 7 2023 // Higginbotham has acquired Cress Insurance Group in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Higginbotham and Cress Insurance Group will come together to enhance service to the group’s 2,500 clients and serve a broader customer base...
New Mexico Reaches $500M Settlement with Walgreens in Opioid Case
Jul 3 2023 // New Mexico has settled with Walgreens for $500 million over the pharmacy chain’s role in distributing highly addictive prescription painkillers. The agreement was signed in March, and state officials confirmed that a...
Prosecutors: Weapons Expert in Was Hungover on Set New Mexico Movie Set
Jun 16 2023 // The weapons supervisor on the film set where Alec Baldwin shot and killed a cinematographer was drinking and smoking marijuana in the evenings during the filming of “Rust,” prosecutors are alleging, saying she...
New Mexico Reaches $500M Settlement with Walgreens in Opioid Case
Jun 13 2023 // New Mexico has settled with Walgreens for $500 million over the pharmacy chain’s role in distributing highly addictive prescription painkillers. The agreement was signed in March, and state officials confirmed that a...
Gulf of Mexico ‘Dead Zone’ Forecasted to be Smaller Than Average
Jun 9 2023 // EW ORLEANS (AP) – The oxygen-depleted “dead zone” that forms each year in the Gulf of Mexico off Louisiana and Texas is forecast to cover about 4,155 square miles (10,761 square kilometers) this...
New Mexico Sues Manufacturers of ‘Forever Chemicals’ Amid Health Concerns
Jun 9 2023 // New Mexico’s attorney general and its Environment Department filed suit against the manufacturers of so-called “forever chemicals,” commonly referred to as PFAS, seeking monetary damages to defray the...
U.S. Seeks Labor Rights Probe at Goodyear Tire in Mexico
May 23 2023 // U.S. labor officials on Monday said they have asked Mexico to investigate alleged worker rights abuses at a Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co plant in Mexico in the latest “rapid response” probe under North...
Fired New Mexico Archaeological Official Sues Governor, Others
May 23 2023 // The former director of the New Mexico Office of Archaeological Studies is suing state officials, saying his race and gender played a role in his firing. Eric Blinman filed a lawsuit in federal court late last week against...
Major New Mexico Transmission Line OK’d for Renewable Energy in West
May 19 2023 // The U.S. government is greenlighting a proposed multibillion-dollar transmission line that would send primarily wind-generated electricity from the rural plains of New Mexico to big cities in the West. The Interior...
Damage from New Mexico Sinkhole Being Assessed
May 16 2023 // Authorities were assessing the damage after a sinkhole developed on a New Mexico bridge, resulting in the rescue of two pedestrians. Los Lunas police said the city’s Main Street bridge over the Rio Grande remained...
New Mexico Officials Say FEMA Delays Create Mistrust Among Wildfire Victims
May 12 2023 // Members of New Mexico’s congressional delegation are criticizing federal emergency managers for missing deadlines as residents seek recovery assistance following the largest wildfire in the state’s recorded...
Medic on New Mexico Movie Set Shooting Gets $1.15M Partial Settlement
May 11 2023 // A New Mexico judge has approved a $1.15 million settlement between a medic who worked on the “Rust” film set and one of several defendants she accused of negligence in the fatal 2021 shooting of a...
Baldwin Charge in New Mexico Movie Set Shooting Dismissed
Apr 24 2023 // Prosecutors have formally dismissed an involuntary manslaughter charge against Alec Baldwin in the fatal 2021 shooting of a cinematographer on the set of the Western film “Rust,” citing new evidence and the...
‘Rust’ Reboots After Fatal New Mexico Movie Set Shooting
Apr 21 2023 // Filming on the Western movie “Rust” could resume this week in Montana, the production company said Wednesday, in the aftermath of the fatal shooting of a cinematographer during a rehearsal with actor Alec...
Judge Says Baldwin Settlement in Fatal Nex Mexico Movie Set Shooting Sealed
Apr 19 2023 // A judge has agreed to seal from public view the terms of a proposed settlement agreement that benefits the son of slain cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, in a wrongful death lawsuit against actor Alec Baldwin and an array...
New Mexico and Arizona Officials Warn of Wildfire Risk as Southwest Dries out
Apr 3 2023 // Snowcapped mountains in the Southwestern U.S. signal a possible delayed start to the wildfire season for some higher elevations, but officials in New Mexico and Arizona warned that dry, windy conditions in other areas are...
People Moves: Everest Taps Chubb’s Chaves to Lead Mexico Operations; BMS Names Munich Re’s Tigleanu for Cyber Strategy; Miller Hires Dipati in Singapore Energy Team
Mar 31 2023 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Everest Insurance and two brokers BMS and Miller. A summary of these new hires follows here. Everest Insurance Taps Chubb’s Chaves to Lead Mexico...
