Gusty winds fan wildfires in Texas, New Mexico, Colorado

ALBUQUERQUE – More than 5,000 firefighters battled multiple wildland blazes in dry, windy weather across the Southwest on Thursday, including a fire that has destroyed dozens of structures i...

Montezuma-Cortez graduates step into the future, forever young

Class of 2022 overcame pandemic upheaval; teacher’s rap song a highlight of ceremony

Judge rejects plea deal calling for 10 days jail in Durango voyeur case

Wade Bigall accused of placing hidden camera in bathroom

Onward! A Legacy Foundation awards scholarships

Onward! A Legacy Foundation, a community foundation dedicated to the philanthropic health of Southwest Colorado, has awarded $58,000 in new and renewed scholarships. Scholarships and awardee...

New Mexico delivers inflation relief payments to residents

SANTA FE – New Mexico is delivering the first in a series of direct payments to the state’s adult residents to offset higher consumer costs amid inflation. Individual taxpayers who get direc...

Crews slow New Mexico fires, brace for dangerous conditions

ALBUQUERQUE – More than 2,000 firefighters battling the largest U.S. wildfire dug back-up fire lines and rearranged fire engines around homes in northeast New Mexico on Wednesday in anticipa...

Proposed revision of Mexican wolf management plan draws fire

ALBUQUERQUE – U.S. wildlife managers want to see at least 320 Mexican gray wolves roaming the Southwest within the next several years as they try to recover an endangered species that for de...

States struggle to replace fossil fuel tax revenue

In New Mexico, oil and gas account for 42% of state government income

Court weighs clash on online publication of voting records

ALBUQUERQUE – A conservative-backed foundation that aims to post online registration records for voters across the country urged a federal judge Tuesday to override objections by New Mexico ...

$121.5M settlement in New Mexico clergy sex abuse scandal

SANTA FE – One of the oldest Catholic dioceses in the United States announced a settlement agreement Tuesday to resolve a bankruptcy case in New Mexico that resulted from a clergy sex abuse ...

Durango railroad resumes service, clarifies fire precautions

After a three-day pause, rides started again Wednesday

Counties, forest and BLM to enact fire restrictions as area dries out

San Juan Forest bumps fire ban up a week; Dolores to vote on fire ban Monday