Latest New Mexico Headlines
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Report: New Mexico, Alaska Among Safest States for Older Drivers
Jan 12 2024 // New Mexico and Alaska are among the safest states for older drivers, a new report shows. Research carried out by personal injury law firm Bader Scott analyzed National Highway Traffic Safety Administration data from 2017...
New Mexico Revoked Licenses of Cannabis Growers and Fined Them $2M for Safety, Other Violations
Jan 9 2024 // New Mexico marijuana regulators revoked the licenses of two growing operations in a rural county for numerous violations and have levied a $1 million fine against each business. One of the businesses, Native American...
Lawsuit Says Compensation Delayed for Victims of Worst Wildfire in New Mexico History
Jan 8 2024 // A new lawsuit has been filed against the Federal Emergency Management Agency, alleging compensation has been delayed for victims of the largest wildfire in New Mexico’s recorded history. FEMA is responsible for...
New Mexico Sues Meta, CEO Zuckerberg Over Child Protection Failures
Dec 7 2023 // New Mexico Attorney General Raul Torrez on Wednesday said the state sued Facebook and Instagram parent Meta Platforms META.O and CEO Mark Zuckerberg, saying the social media company had failed to protect children from...
EPA Finalizes Regulation Requiring Oil and Gas Operators in Texas to Reduce Methane Emissions
Dec 5 2023 // The Environmental Protection Agency on Saturday finalized a long-anticipated climate regulation that will require oil and gas operators to dramatically reduce how much methane, a potent greenhouse gas, is escaping from...
Inszone Acquires Letherer Insurance Consultants in New Mexico
Nov 22 2023 // Inszone Insurance Services acquired Letherer Insurance Consultants in New Mexico. Letherer Insurance Consultants specializes in professional liability coverage for attorneys, dentists, doctors and accountants. Sacramento,...
Forest Service Sued Over Flooding Deaths in Wake of Historic New Mexico Wildfire
Oct 25 2023 // Relatives of three people who died last year in a flash flood stemming from the largest wildfire in New Mexico’s recorded history are suing the U.S. Forest Service. The wrongful death lawsuit filed earlier this month...
$650K to Settle Whistleblower Suit in New Mexico
Oct 3 2023 // New Mexico’s Children, Youth and Families Department has reached a $650,000 settlement in a whistleblower lawsuit brought by two former agency officials. The settlement was announced Tuesday, just weeks before the...
Family Files Suit in New Mexico over Man Fatally Shot by Police at Wrong Address
Sep 22 2023 // The family of a man shot and killed by police in New Mexico after they responded to the wrong address is suing the city and three officers. The lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court alleges Robert Dotson and his family were...
Compensation for New Mexico Wildfire Victims Tops $14M and is Climbing
Aug 7 2023 // More victims of a devastating wildfire sparked last year by the U.S. Forest Service in northern New Mexico are getting compensated, with payouts to landowners totaling more than $14 million as of early next week, federal...
New Mexico Jury Awards $485M in Sexual Assault Case
Aug 7 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 in late July after Rio Arriba...
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...
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...
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...
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...
