Latest Mexico Headlines
All the headlines from our Mexico Topic Page, ordered by recency.
New Mexico Attorney General Files Suit Against Snapchat
Sep 12 2024 // New Mexico’s attorney general has filed a lawsuit against the company behind Snapchat, alleging that site’s design and policies foster the sharing of child sexual abuse material and facilitate child sexual...
Gulf of Mexico Oil Drilling Under Threat From Government Impasse
Sep 5 2024 // A fight over Gulf of Mexico oil production is looming in Washington as US regulators race to redo guidance on how to protect endangered species ahead of a deadline that could ultimately threaten about 15% of the...
People Killed in Mississippi Bus Crash Were From Mexico
Sep 5 2024 // BOVINA, Miss. (AP) — The seven people killed in a weekend bus crash in Mississippi were all from Mexico, the Mississippi Highway Patrol said Tuesday as it released their names and ages. The department said those killed...
Federal Judge Tosses Much of Mexico’s Lawsuit Against US Gunmakers
Aug 8 2024 // A U.S. judge dismissed on Wednesday much of Mexico’s $10 billion lawsuit seeking to hold U.S. gun manufacturers responsible for facilitating the trafficking of firearms to violent drug cartels across the U.S.-Mexico...
New Mexico Nursing Home Inspections Find at Least 1 Violation in 88% of Facilities
Aug 8 2024 // Recent unannounced inspections of nursing homes across New Mexico found at least one violation in 88% of them, authorities said. State health officials said just 11 of the 91 assisted living facilities received a perfect...
Legislation Will Provide $100M in Aid to Victims of Wildfires and Flooding in New Mexico
Aug 5 2024 // New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham has signed legislation that will provide $100 million in emergency aid to victims of recent wildfires and flooding in Lincoln County. The spending bill includes $70 million for local...
New Mexico Woman Pleads Guilty to Armed Robbery of Gallup Insurance Agency
Jul 25 2024 // A New Mexico woman pleaded guilty in federal court for an armed robbery of a Gallup insurance agency. Amber Yazzie, 29, of Gamerco, pleaded guilty to robbery and federal firearms charges for her role in the armed robbery...
Explosion and Fire Hit Tequila Factory in Mexico, Killing at Least 5 Workers: Officials
Jul 25 2024 // An explosion and fire erupted inside a tequila factory Tuesday, killing at least five workers and injuring two others at the site in the liquor’s namesake town in Jalisco state, Mexican authorities said. The state...
New Mexico Superintendent of Insurance Takes Issue with Ruling on Living Expenses
Jul 25 2024 // A Santa Fe District Court ruling that State Farm and Casualty Co. does not have to comply with a provision of the New Mexico Superintendent of Insurance emergency order for insurers to pay $5,000 in living expenses to...
Review of Prescribed Fires Following Record New Mexico Blaze Finds Gaps
Jul 9 2024 // Two years after the U.S. Forest Service sparked what would become the largest and most destructive wildfire in New Mexico’s recorded history, independent investigators say there are gaps that need to be addressed if...
Lightning Strike Started New Mexico Wildfire That Damaged 1,400 Structures
Jul 8 2024 // A lightning strike caused the larger of two wildfires that has killed at least two people and destroyed or damaged more than 1,400 structures in New Mexico, authorities said. The South Fork Fire was first reported June 17...
Update: Beryl Rakes Mexico’s Yucatan With Hurricane Winds and Heavy Rain
Jul 5 2024 // Hurricane Beryl pummeled Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula with tree-toppling gusts and flooding rains, weakening slightly as it came ashore after leaving a trail of destruction through the Caribbean this...
Report: Over 1,000 Properties Affected by New Mexico Wildfires to Cost $370M
Jun 27 2024 // More than 1,000 residential properties in New Mexico may have been damaged or destroyed by wildfires in New Mexico, according to property data firm CoreLogic. “Multiple, active wildfires in south-central New Mexico...
Climate Change Amplifies Deadly Heat Wave Sweeping Across Southwestern US, Mexico
Jun 24 2024 // Human-caused climate change dialed up the thermostat and turbocharged the odds of this month’s killer heat that has been baking the Southwestern United States, Mexico and Central America, a new flash study...
Containment Grows on New Mexico Wildfires, as Rains and Cooler Weather Help
Jun 24 2024 // Containment has grown on a pair of New Mexico wildfires that destroyed thousands of structures and forced the evacuation of more than 8,000 people. The Salt and South Fork fires have burned more than 25,000 acres. The...
Climate Change Blamed on Deadly Heat Wave in Mexico, Southwest US
Jun 21 2024 // Human-caused climate change dialed up the thermostat and turbocharged the odds of this month’s killer heat that has been baking the Southwestern United States, Mexico and Central America, a new flash study...
Growing Wildfires in New Mexico Destroyed 1,400 Structures
Jun 20 2024 // A pair of wildfires in New Mexico continue to rage uncontained, destroying an estimated 1,400 structures, forcing the evacuation of more than 8,000 people, while rains also flooded parts of the state. The Salt and South...
Tropical Storm Alberto Strengthens as System Approaches Mexico
Jun 20 2024 // Tropical Storm Alberto is strengthening as the system neared the Gulf coast of Mexico, and is expected to dump heavy rain across the northeast of the country and into southern Texas. The center of Alberto is expected to...
New Mexico Wildfires Spread to 20,000 Acres, Forcing Thousands to Evacuate
Jun 19 2024 // A pair of wildfires in New Mexico have spread to more than 20,000 acres, forcing thousands of people to evacuate and leaving one person dead. The South Fork and Salt fires have grown to more than 20,000 acres (16,335 for...
Report Says ‘Poor Maintenance’ Led to Deadly Crash of Helicopter in New Mexico
Jun 19 2024 // A loss of engine power due to poor maintenance caused a 2022 helicopter crash in New Mexico that claimed the lives of four Bernalillo County first responders as they were returning home from a firefighting mission,...
