It’s a simple recipe that requires only a couple ingredients, and New Mexico has them all. Strong winds, low humidity and dry conditions that stem from two decades of persistent drought combined this week for more critical fire weather across …
The last three months have been very dry in New Mexico and it’s only going to get worse. That’s the word from forecasters with the National Weather Service and other climate experts in the state. They said during a meeting …
Light from a high afternoon sun slanted through the tall windows of the weathered wooden church, catching on the plank floorboards and illuminating the stained glass. Outside, the arid ground of the northern New Mexico foothills stretched for miles – …
Safety standards developed by film studios and labor unions are the primary protection for actors and film crews when a scene calls for using prop guns. The industry-wide guidance is clear: “Blanks can kill. Treat all firearms as if they …
Albuquerque’s former police chief is accusing top city officials of violating open record laws and a state statute meant to protect whistleblowers. Michael Geier and his former assistant, Paulette Diaz, filed a complaint against the city in state district court …
The Navajo Nation’s Department of Justice announced in mid-January it settled with mining companies to resolve claims stemming from a 2015 spill that resulted in rivers in three states being fouled with a plume of arsenic, lead and other heavy …
The Navajo Nation’s Department of Justice announced Wednesday it has settled with mining companies to resolve claims stemming from a 2015 spill that resulted in rivers in three western states being fouled with a bright-yellow plume of arsenic, lead and …
New Mexico’s congressional delegation is calling for more oversight of a federal agency after some farmers and ranchers were shortchanged on disaster aid and Hispanic farmers who rely on traditional acequias to irrigate their crops have been told they’re ineligible …
A compensation program for those exposed to radiation from years of nuclear weapons testing and uranium mining would be expanded under legislation that seeks to address fallout across the western United States, Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands. U.S. Rep. …
Another lawsuit has been filed against the Catholic Church, alleging sexual abuse of a child by a now-deceased priest who once served at Our Lady of Health Parish in Las Cruces, N.M. It’s the latest in a string of legal …
