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New Mexico forest restoration faces challenge

ALBUQUERQUE – A proposed effort to restore a wide swath of national forest land in southern New Mexico over the next decade or two is drawing fire from environmentalists who say the U.S. gov...

DATE: May 17, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

Push renewed to elevate White Sands to national park status

ALBUQUERQUE – The push to elevate a vast expanse of shifting white sand dunes in New Mexico to national park status was renewed Tuesday as members of the state’s congressional delegation rei...

DATE: Mar 29, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

New Mexico nets record revenues from oil production

ALBUQUERQUE – A surge in oil production has resulted in record revenues for state government coffers and public education. But industry officials cautioned Tuesday that regulatory certainty ...

DATE: Feb 15, 2019 | CATEGORY: Business

‘It’s bleak’: New Mexico farmers brace for meager water allocations

ALBUQUERQUE – The irrigation canals are all but dry as farmers along the Rio Grande set in for winter, holding out hope that El Niño will develop and save them from what could otherwise be a...

DATE: Dec 21, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

El Nino teases as Southwest remains in drought

Map shows some improvements along the Rio Grande Valley in New Mexico

DATE: Nov 30, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

Proposal seeks to boost gas well density in New Mexico basin

But commission delays decision until November

DATE: Sep 10, 2018 | CATEGORY: Business

Scouting mission begins for proposed Rio Grande Trail

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Hikers have embarked on a 500-mile expedition that will traverse New Mexico. The mission: Chart out the best route and identify what challenges might lay ahead as the sta...

DATE: Sep 7, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

Deadly New Mexico bus crash prompts negligence claims

3 kids among dozens injured in deadly New Mexico bus crash

DATE: Aug 31, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

Drought remains, but rains put dent in Southwest fire danger

'We’ve got lakes that are drying up. It’s pretty ugly'

DATE: Jul 26, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

911 calls detail aftermath of deadly New Mexico bus crash

ALBUQUERUQE, N.M. – Some callers were breathless and others were crying as they flooded emergency phone lines to report the aftermath of a deadly weekend bus crash on a dark New Mexico highw...

DATE: Jul 18, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

New Mexico watches water disappear as drought grips entire state

ALBUQUERQUE – Water levels at New Mexico’s largest reservoir are dropping and more rivers around the state are being reduced to a trickle as residents, farmers and water managers anxiously a...

DATE: Jul 7, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News