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New Mexico blocks roads into Gallup as virus cases surge

ALBUQUERQUE – The governor of New Mexico invoked the state’s Riot Control Act on Friday as she sealed off all roads to nonessential traffic in the city of Gallup to help control a surging co...

DATE: May 1, 2020 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

Virus forecast model from defense team in Los Alamos draws attention

SANTA FE – A team of national defense scientists at Los Alamos National Laboratory that studies contagions with award-winning accuracy has developed its own U.S. forecast for the spread of t...

DATE: Apr 20, 2020 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

Coronavirus tests rural health networks in New Mexico

Only 55 intensive care beds are available across the state

DATE: Mar 18, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

New coronavirus hits New Mexico, visiting actor

SANTA FE, N.M. – New Mexico’s governor urged the Trump administration on Monday to help the state expand testing capacity for the new coronavirus as a positive test result by recently visiti...

DATE: Mar 16, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

New Mexico suspends K-12 classes for 3 weeks on virus fears

Health officials also banned mass gatherings that involve 100 or more people

DATE: Mar 12, 2020 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

New Mexico Senate endorses ‘red flag’ gun bill

SANTA FE – The New Mexico state Senate on Friday endorsed a “red flag” gun bill that has been prompted by concerns about a mass shooting last year in El Paso, Texas, and suicide prevention e...

DATE: Feb 9, 2020 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

New Mexico confronts backlog of wage-theft complaints

SANTA FE – New Mexico is struggling to clear a backlog of about 1,900 complaints of wage theft linked to enforcement of the state’s minimum wage law. Workforce Solutions Secretary...

DATE: Jan 31, 2020 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

New device in New Mexico turns back clock on astronomy

SANTA FE – A newly forged steel instrument that can pinpoint the path of stars and planets across the night sky using the naked eye is a throwback to the years just before the advent of tele...

DATE: Jan 3, 2020 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

New Mexico senator fights drunken driving charges at trial

Politician pleads not guilt

DATE: Dec 16, 2019 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

New Mexico’s top court examines ‘warrior-gene’ defense

SANTA FE – The New Mexico Supreme Court debated Monday whether a murder defendant should have been allowed to introduce evidence that he has a genetic predisposition to violence. ...

DATE: Nov 4, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

New Mexico governor praises oil industry for opportunities

SANTA FE – New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham professed her full-throttled support for the oil sector on Tuesday, telling industry leaders that her Cabinet secretaries work for them and ...

DATE: Oct 11, 2019 | CATEGORY: Business