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Denver area grocery store workers go on strike

DENVER – Grocery store workers in the Denver area went on strike Wednesday after their union rejected the latest contract offer from a chain of stores owned by Kroger Co., the nation’s large...

DATE: Jan 12, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Virus rocking New Mexico schools again, Santa Fe goes remote

SANTA FE – The coronavirus is catching up with New Mexico’s largest school districts once again. On Tuesday, Santa Fe Public Schools Superintendent Larry Chavez announced the district will r...

DATE: Jan 11, 2022 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

Hobbs woman accused of abandoning newborn in dumpster

HOBBS, N.M. (AP) — An 18-year-old Hobbs woman is facing charges after police say she abandoned her newborn baby in a dumpster.

DATE: Jan 10, 2022 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

New Mexico hospitals warn of wait times for the less sick

‘We really are in a public health crisis and we’re asking for the public’s help’

DATE: Jan 10, 2022 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

Pattern Energy completes New Mexico wind project

ALBUQUERQUE – A California-based renewable energy company says work is complete on four wind farms in New Mexico that total more than a gigawatt of capacity. Pattern Energy officials announ...

DATE: Jan 6, 2022 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

New Mexico regulators work on rules for new solar program

ALBUQUERQUE – The New Mexico Public Regulation Commission has until April to finish crafting rules for the state’s new community solar program, and the public has just a couple weeks left to...

DATE: Jan 6, 2022 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

Navajo leader OKs $557M in virus relief money for members

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. – Navajo President Jonathan Nez has signed legislation to provide $557 million in hardship assistance to tribal members amid the coronavirus pandemic. Nez approved the bil...

DATE: Jan 5, 2022 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

New auto sales up in 2021, but long way before full recovery

DETROIT (AP) — U.S. new vehicle sales rebounded slightly last year from 2020′s dismal numbers, but were still about 2 million below the years before the coronavirus pandemic. The reason? Alt...

DATE: Jan 4, 2022 | CATEGORY: Business

First case of the omicron variant is detected on Navajo Nation

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. — The Navajo Nation reported 10 new confirmed COVID-19 cases and no deaths Monday, but tribal health officials say the first case of the omicron variant has been detected ...

DATE: Jan 4, 2022 | CATEGORY: AP New Mexico

Albuquerque shatters homicide record in 2021

ALBUQUERQUE – Albuquerque has shattered its annual homicide record, marking 117 killings within city limits in 2021. All but three of the 2021 killings are being investigated by Albuquerque...

DATE: Jan 3, 2022 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

2 missing; survivors count blessings after Colorado fire

Nearly 1,000 homes and other buildings destroyed in suburbs between Denver and Boulder

DATE: Jan 2, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

New Mexico advocates renew push for juvenile justice bill

ALBUQUERQUE – It seemed likely that Michael Brown, 44, would die in prison. He was tried as an adult in 1995 and convicted by a jury on first-degree murder and other charges in the stabbing ...

DATE: Dec 30, 2021 | CATEGORY: New Mexico