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‘West Wing’ actor Timothy Busfield turns himself in to face child sex abuse charges in New Mexico

ALBUQUERQUE – Emmy Award-winning actor Timothy Busfield turned himself in to authorities Tuesday and vowed to fight charges of child sex abuse stemming from allegations that he inappropriat...

DATE: Jan 14, 2026 | CATEGORY: AP New Mexico

Tribes stake their claim on the Colorado River, and help conserve it

Tribes ‘flex their sovereignty,’ intend to develop water rights

DATE: Jan 6, 2026 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

‘I’ve lived it’: Valeria Alarcón pushes for state funding for rural, tribal health councils

Valeria Alarcón has turned what she calls the “pain points” in her life into something much bigger. A native of Ecuador, Alarcón immigrated as a child to the U.S., where her family endured p...

DATE: Dec 30, 2025 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

Researchers insist fireflies exist in New Mexico – if you know where to look

Western Firefly Project in New Mexico has 13 confirmed sightings since 2021

DATE: Dec 25, 2025 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

‘Snow drought’ observed across the West, amid higher-than-average winter temps

New Mexico’s snow cover was one quarter of the median level usually observed on Dec. 10

DATE: Dec 12, 2025 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

Sipapu kicks off New Mexico’s ski season

Purgatory ready to open on Friday

DATE: Nov 26, 2025 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

Future drought will likely change large migratory bird patterns to New Mexico

If you live in the Rio Grande Valley, you have probably heard the strange croaks of the sandhill crane or the honk of the Ross’s goose overhead when out for a walk along the river. That’s be...

DATE: Nov 25, 2025 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

Mexican gray wolf ‘Taylor’ crosses I-40 for the third time

Wildlife advocates say the wolf likely searching for a mate

DATE: Nov 25, 2025 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

The Indian Health Service is flagging vaccine-related speech. Doctors say they’re being censored.

A year ago, the federal Indian Health Service posted dozens of flyers on Facebook promoting flu and COVID-19 vaccine clinics across the Navajo Nation, where the pandemic had inflicted a stag...

DATE: Nov 24, 2025 | CATEGORY: New Mexico