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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

Experts: ‘Alarming’ drought conditions hit Southwest

Little relief expected for Four Corners area

DATE: May 25, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

U.S. to decide best site option for nuclear weapons production

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – The federal agency that oversees the nation’s nuclear weapons stockpile is expected this week to release a report on the best site option for the United States as it look...

DATE: May 9, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

Bill seeks park status for White Sands

Monument known for its beauty, fossils

DATE: May 4, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

Navajo Nation marks 150th anniversary of return to homeland

Long-lost copy of historic treaty will go on display

DATE: Apr 29, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

Tequila’s favorite bat gets off the endangered species list

ALBUQUERQUE — Wildlife managers in the American Southwest say a once-rare bat important to the pollination of plants used to produce tequila has made a comeback and is being removed from the...

DATE: Apr 17, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

Drought expands across Southwest; Oklahoma is at ground zero

ALBUQUERQUE – Drought is tightening its grip across a wide swath of the American Southwest as farmers, ranchers and water managers throughout the region brace for what’s expected to be more ...

DATE: Mar 29, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

New Mexico officials: Be prepared for a severe fire season

ALBUQUERQUE – New Mexico is dry, the spring winds are already in full force and there’s plenty of grass that’s ready to burn, resulting in what authorities said Tuesday is the perfect recipe...

DATE: Mar 27, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

Less of New Mexico’s famed chile crop produced in 2017

NMSU expert working to improve harvesting, processing

DATE: Mar 20, 2018 | CATEGORY: Agriculture

Forecasters warn of fires, crop damage across U.S. high plains

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – The amount of moisture received across the United States’ southern high plains since October has been ridiculously low, and forecasters warned Friday that the intensifyin...

DATE: Mar 16, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News