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June 1, 2020

Rioting, looting linked to George Floyd protests leaves trail of destruction across American cities

American cities are spending Monday morning digging out from scenes of destruction after demonstrations against the police-involved death of George Floyd gave way to a fifth straight night of looting and rioting, resulting in another wave of arrests. 

May 27, 2020

Dem NM governor reportedly violated coronavirus order, kept business open so she could buy jewelry

New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham reportedly made a purchase from a retail jewelry store last month, at the same time she ordered many industries to temporarily close following her statewide public health order.

May 27, 2020

Navajo Nation hard hit by coronavirus hopes curve may soon flatten to ease lockdown

The hard-hit Navajo Nation, which has recorded more than 4,800 positive coronavirus cases and at least 158 deaths, remains on lockdown until at least June 7.

May 22, 2020

New Mexico sees first human West Nile case of the year

With more than 6,000 confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus, New Mexico officials are now seeing the start of another infectious disease in the state: West Nile virus. 

May 21, 2020

New Mexico Republicans, Gov. Lujan Grisham clash over reopening state

The conflict in the southwestern state comes as legal battles and protests rage in states around the country between those opposed to the economic shutdowns and stay-at-home orders and governors intent on keeping them intact for at least the immediate future. 

May 13, 2020

New Mexico man, 108, survives coronavirus a century after living through Spanish flu, report says

More than a century after living through the Spanish flu pandemic, a 108-year-old New Mexico man survived COVID-19, according to a local report.

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.