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Court rules to cancel energy lease on land sacred to tribes

BILLINGS, Mont. – Attorneys for a Louisiana oil and gas company have asked a federal judge to reinstate a drilling lease it held on land considered sacred to Native American tribes in the U....

DATE: Dec 23, 2021 | CATEGORY: Business

As COVID fueled the drug crisis, Native Americans hit worst

As the pandemic ravaged the country, deaths from drug overdoses surged by nearly 30%, climbing to a record high

DATE: Dec 23, 2021 | CATEGORY: AP New Mexico

Forecasters: New Mexico should brace for worsening drought

ALBUQUERQUE — The past 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 ex...

DATE: Dec 23, 2021 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

Tribes lacking water see glimmer of hope with massive bill

WARM SPRINGS, Ore. (AP) — Erland Suppah Jr. doesn’t trust what comes out of his faucet. Each week, Suppah and his girlfriend haul a half-dozen large jugs of water from a distribution center ...

DATE: Dec 23, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

Colorado confirms first wolf kill of livestock in decades

Calf carcass found on ranch in North Park

DATE: Dec 22, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Fentanyl: A game of Russian roulette for New Mexicans

ALBUQUERQUE — He had been sober for years, a beacon in the recovery community who inspired dozens of people to get clean. When the pandemic hit, the Narcotics Anonymous meetings that served...

DATE: Dec 21, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

Rare Rocky Mountain insects will need snowfields to survive

Stoneflies’ peril underscores threat to mountaintops that are ‘biodiversity hot spots’

DATE: Dec 20, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

New Mexico governor seeks low-carbon fuel standard

SANTA FE – New Mexico’s Democratic governor on Monday renewed her call for state legislators in the major oil producing state to approve requirements for fuel producers to reduce greenhouse ...

DATE: Dec 20, 2021 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

Albuquerque boy’s hit-and-run death prompts outcry over ATVs

ALBUQUERQUE — Albuquerque police are planning to address the issue of illegal all-terrain vehicles traveling on city streets in the wake of a boy's hit-and-run death. Police along with offic...

DATE: Dec 20, 2021 | CATEGORY: AP New Mexico

Van full of Christmas toys stolen in Farmington

FARMINGTON – Time is of the essence for the Salvation Army in New Mexico now that the Grinch has thrown a wrench into the group’s holiday toy program. A van loaded with $6,000 worth of toys ...

DATE: Dec 17, 2021 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

Colorado seeks to bolster fentanyl fight amid overdose crisis

DENVER – Colorado officials on Thursday announced legislation that would boost law enforcement resources to fight the distribution of fentanyl, part of efforts to stem an opioid crisis that ...

DATE: Dec 16, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico regulators deny utility’s exit from coal plant

SANTA FE – New Mexico regulators have denied a request by the state’s largest electric provider to divest itself from one of the Southwest’s few remaining coal-fired power plants by transfer...

DATE: Dec 16, 2021 | CATEGORY: New Mexico