Latest Mexico Headlines
All the headlines from our Mexico Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Sompo Canopius & Mexico’s GNP Form Strategic Partnership
Jun 30 2016 // Sompo Canopius AG and Mexico’s Grupo Nacional Provinical SAB formed a strategic partnership. This arrangement will help both parties to develop new business and insurance products for the Mexican market,...
Abuse Survivors in New Mexico Approve Diocese Settlement
Jun 23 2016 // Victims of clergy sexual abuse have approved of a plan for the Gallup Diocese in New Mexico to dole out millions of dollars in compensation. The Albuquerque Journal reported that an attorney for 57 abuse survivors told a...
Former New Mexico County Manager Files Suit after Being Axed for 3rd DWI
Jun 16 2016 // A former top western New Mexico county official fired after her third drunken driving arrest just two days into her new job has filed a lawsuit. An attorney for former interim Cibola County manager Rheganne...
New Mexico Governor Declares Emergency Amid Growing Wildfire
Jun 16 2016 // A wildfire burning in central New Mexico grew to more than three square miles late Wednesday, sending up a towering plume of smoke that swelled as afternoon temperatures soared and eventually blanketed the state’s...
New Mexico’s Budding Medical Marijuana Industry
Jun 14 2016 // The medical marijuana industry is growing in New Mexico. Several licensed growers are expected to open new facilities as well as dispensaries in the coming months, which would mean a boost in jobs and the economy, the...
Update: Tropical Storm Colin Moving Out to Sea; Heavy Rain, Atlantic Storm Surge Threats Remain
Jun 7 2016 // Tropical Storm Colin moved out to sea early Tuesday after knocking out power to thousands, prompting Florida Governor Rick Scott to declare a state of emergency. The threat of a storm surge flooding shifted to the Atlantic...
New Mexico Immigrant Driver’s Licenses Jump Before Law Change
Jun 1 2016 // The number of immigrants seeking driver’s licenses in New Mexico surged during the first three months of the year as lawmakers debated changes to a long-contested policy that allowed for those living in the country...
Suit: Mcdonald’s Toilet Paper Dispenser Damaged New Mexico Woman’s Eye
May 16 2016 // A northern New Mexico woman is suing a Santa Fe McDonald’s franchise after she said a toilet paper dispenser fell off a bathroom stall door and slammed into her face. The lawsuit filed last week in Santa Fe District...
Great American Insurance Establishes Specialty P&C Division in Mexico
May 12 2016 // Great American Insurance Group announced today that the Mexican Insurance Commission has granted formal approval to extend the license of its local company, El Águila Compañía de Seguros, S.A. de C.V., to establish a...
HUB Acquires Assets of First Santa Fe Insurance Services in New Mexico
May 3 2016 // Hub International Ltd. has acquired the assets of New Mexico-based First Santa Fe Insurance Services Inc. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. First Santa Fe’s operations will become a part of Hub New Mexico and be...
Texas ‘Affluenza’ Teen Sentenced to Nearly 2 Years in Jail
Apr 14 2016 // The Texas teenager who used an “affluenza” defense in a fatal drunken-driving wreck must serve nearly two years in jail, a judge ordered. Ethan Couch, who turned 19 on April 11, was making his first appearance...
FACTBOX: Meteorologists Predict 2016 Hurricane Season Will Be More Active
Apr 8 2016 // Early forecasts from meteorologists suggest the 2016 Atlantic hurricane season will be more active than normal, partly because of the expected end of the El Niño weather pattern in the next few months. Weather forecasters...
July Explosion Leads to OSHA Fine for New Mexico Pot Business
Apr 4 2016 // A medical marijuana dispensary in New Mexico has been fined for safety violations after an explosion badly burned two workers. The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration spent about eight months...
New Mexico Weather Creating Dangerous Wildfires Conditions
Mar 30 2016 // Authorities are warning that weather conditions across much of New Mexico are creating conditions ripe for dangerous wildfires. A red flag warning has been issued for portions of southern, central and eastern New Mexico...
New Mexico Governor Signs Ridesharing Bill
Mar 21 2016 // New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez arrived earlier this month in her first Uber ride and signed a bill allowing ridesharing companies Uber and Lyft to operate in the state. The Republican governor said the measure ends the...
July Explosion Leads to OSHA Fine for New Mexico Pot Business
Mar 18 2016 // A medical marijuana dispensary in New Mexico has been fined for safety violations after an explosion badly burned two workers. The Albuquerque Journal reports that the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration...
New Mexico Court Rules Prison Firm Can Be Held Liable for Rapes
Mar 16 2016 // The New Mexico Supreme Court affirmed this week that a private prison operator may be held liable to pay damages to three female inmates who were raped by a guard. The opinion could influence the final outcome of an appeal...
New Mexico Governor Signs Ridesharing Bill
Mar 11 2016 // New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez arrived this week in her first Uber ride and signed a bill allowing ridesharing companies Uber and Lyft to operate in the state. The Republican governor said the measure ends the confusion...
New Mexico Governor Ready to Sign Ridesharing Bill
Mar 10 2016 // New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez is expected to sign a measure that would allow San Francisco-based ride-booking companies Uber and Lyft to operate in the state. Martinez is scheduled Wednesday to attend a signing ceremony...
New Mexico Court Revives Neighborhood Oil Contamination Case
Mar 7 2016 // More than 200 current and former residents who claim decades of oil and gas operations led to contamination that spurred a rash of illnesses in their southeastern New Mexico neighborhood will be able to pursue their case...
