Latest Mexico Headlines
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Rural New Mexico Eyes Insurance Fight Amid Wildfires
Nov 7 2022 // Manuel and Marcy Silva combed through the charred rubble that used to be their home, searching for any salvageable bits in the wake of the largest wildfire in New Mexico history. Manuel found two of his high school...
Federal Gov’t Designates 2 Wind Energy Areas in Gulf of Mexico
Nov 4 2022 // The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) announced this week it has finalized two Wind Energy Areas (WEAs) in the Gulf of Mexico, with the potential to produce enough clean wind energy to power nearly 3 million...
Prosecutors Probing New Mexico Movie Set Shooting
Nov 1 2022 // A sheriff’s department submitted its investigative findings to prosecutors in the death of a cinematographer shot and killed by Alec Baldwin on a film set in New Mexico in October 2021. Santa Fe Sheriff’s...
Agency to Cover Matching Costs Following New Mexico Fire
Oct 28 2022 // The U.S. Department of Agriculture will waive cost-sharing requirements for New Mexico farmers and ranchers affected by the largest wildfire in the state’s recorded history. U.S. Sen. Ben Ray Lujan announced that the...
Rural New Mexico Eyes Insurance Fight Amid Wildfires
Oct 26 2022 // ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) – Manuel and Marcy Silva combed through the charred rubble that used to be their home, searching for any salvageable bits in the wake of the largest wildfire in New Mexico history. Manuel found two...
Bankrupt Mexican Airline Interjet Ordered to Pay $7M in Class Action Lawsuit
Oct 25 2022 // Mexican airline Interjet, which was declared bankrupt by a judge in August, has been ordered to pay out 144 million pesos ($7.23 million) to thousands of clients in a class action lawsuit, the country’s consumer...
U.S. Agency Covering Matching Costs Following New Mexico Fire
Oct 21 2022 // The U.S. Department of Agriculture will waive cost-sharing requirements for New Mexico farmers and ranchers affected by the largest wildfire in the state’s recorded history. U.S. Sen. Ben Ray Luján announced that...
New Mexico Licensing Department Subject of Cyber Attack
Oct 17 2022 // The New Mexico agency that oversees professional licenses for thousands of businesses across the state has been the target of a cyber attack. Officials said there was evidence of unauthorized access of the Regulation and...
Baldwin Settles Suit in New Mexico Movie Set Shooting
Oct 5 2022 // Alec Baldwin settled litigation over the accidental shooting death of a cinematographer on the set of the movie Rust, agreeing to give her husband a producer’s role on the picture as part of the agreement. The...
Wrongful Death Lawsuit in New Mexico Veteran’s Death Settled for $300K
Oct 4 2022 // A wrongful death lawsuit filed against the New Mexico Department of Health after a Vietnam War veteran contracted COVID-19 at a veterans’ home has been settled for $300,000. The Santa Fe New Mexican reports that...
Judge Dismisses Mexico Lawsuit Against Gun Manufacturers
Oct 3 2022 // A U.S. federal judge on Friday dismissed a lawsuit brought by the Mexican government against U.S. gun manufacturers arguing their commercial practices has led to bloodshed in Mexico. Judge F. Dennis Saylor in Boston ruled...
Mexico Struck by Powerful 7.5 Magnitude Earthquake on Fateful Anniversary
Sep 20 2022 // MEXICO CITY – A magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck western Mexico on Monday on the anniversary of two devastating temblors, killing at least two people, damaging buildings, knocking out power and sending residents of Mexico...
Forest Fuel Restarted After Pause Runaway New Mexico Blaze
Sep 12 2022 // The U.S. Forest Service is resuming its practice of intentionally lighting fires to clear brush and small trees from forested areas nationwide after a three-month hiatus to review the risks of runaway wildfires under...
Record-Setting Wildfire in New Mexico Declared Contained
Aug 25 2022 // More than four grueling months and $300 million later, the federal government has declared the largest wildfire in New Mexico’s recorded history 100% contained, a notable milestone but just another step in what local...
New Mexico Oilfield Regulators Reach $1.8M Settlement with XTO
Aug 24 2022 // State oil and gas regulators say they have reached a financial settlement with XTO Permian Operating to resolve violation notices at wastewater injection sites in southeastern New Mexico. The Oil Conservation Division this...
2 New Mexico Counties Were Added to Wildfire Disaster Declaration
Aug 9 2022 // Two more New Mexico counties were added to a federal disaster declaration issued in response to the state’s historic wildfire season. State officials said that Los Alamos and Sandoval counties will now be eligible...
BMS Re Acquires Mexican Surety Reinsurance Broker Calomex
Jul 25 2022 // BMS Group, the independent specialist re/insurance broker, announce the acquisition of Calomex, the Mexico City-based specialist reinsurance broker, by BMS Re. The terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Established...
NTSB: Helicopter Descended Quickly in Deadly Crash During Severe New Mexico Fire Season
Jul 20 2022 // Evidence indicates that a helicopter that crashed in northern New Mexico after helping fight a wildfire over the weekend descended at a fast rate, with the craft ending up mangled and in pieces after first hitting the...
New Mexico Officials Criticize Response to Historic Prescribed Fire
Jul 15 2022 // Commissioners in a northern New Mexico county urged U.S. forest managers on Tuesday to do a more comprehensive environmental review of plans to restore large swaths of forest that border the capital city, passing a...
$1.7M Committed for New Mexico Bridge Repair, Flood Mitigation
Jul 12 2022 // New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham said the state is committing $1.7 million to repair a collapsed bridge in Roswell and implement additional flood mitigation strategies in the area. Lujan Grisham made the announcement...
