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May 13, 2020

Doctors Without Borders heads to coronavirus-stricken Navajo Nation Reservation

The international humanitarian organization Doctors Without Borders, which rarely operates in the United States, has dispatched medical workers to the Navajo Nation to help with the coronavirus pandemic.

May 6, 2020

Republican chairman blasts New Mexico gov's 'totally unfair' and 'discriminatory' COVID-19 shutdowns

New Mexico's Democratic Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham is hurting communities throughout her state by favoring big box stores over small businesses in coronavirus shutdown orders, Republican Party Chairman Steve Pearce accused Wednesday.

May 1, 2020

New Mexico governor orders roads closed to city of Gallup in effort to stop coronavirus spread

New Mexico Gov. Lujan Grisham invoked the state’s Riot Control Act to slow the spread of coronavirus and sealed off the roads into and out of the hard-hit city of Gallup, she announced Friday. 

April 30, 2020

New Mexico wildlife officer finds elk skull submerged in shallow water

A conservation officer made an eerie find in northern New Mexico this week: an intact elk skull submerged just below the surface of a shallow pool.

April 29, 2020

New Mexico mayor fires city manager for refusing to defy stay-at-home order, reopen golf course: report

A New Mexico mayor reportedly fired his city manager for refusing to reopen a golf course amid the state’s stay-at-home order currently in effect to limit the impact of the coronavirus, according to a report Tuesday. 

April 17, 2020

Tribal nations face unique challenge in battle against coronavirus

With limited access to health care, lack of personal protective equipment and an older demographic that already suffers from high obesity and smoking rates, the coronavirus creates a disastrous situation for the 574 federally recognized American Indian Nations.

April 16, 2020

Coronavirus stay-at-home orders: What states have issued directives so far?

As the coronavirus pandemic continues to spread across the U.S., more than 300 million Americans in at least 42 states are being urged to stay home.

April 16, 2020

Border town 'man camps' spark coronavirus fears as Democrats call for halt on wall project

Hundreds of construction workers employed to build President Trump’s border wall are passing through small towns in Arizona and New Mexico amid stay-at-home orders meant to curb the spread of the coronavirus, leaving residents fearing risk of infection. 

April 14, 2020

New Mexico Supreme Court blocks plan for mail-in primary; state’s GOP claims win

The state Supreme Court in New Mexico on Tuesday evening rejected a proposal to convert the state’s planned June 2 primary election into a vote-by-mail poll.

April 5, 2020

New Mexico man, angered by not qualifying for coronavirus check, tried to set wife on fire, police allege

A New Mexico man tried to set his disabled wife on fire because he was angry he didn’t qualify for a coronavirus-related stimulus check, police alleged.