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June 28, 2023

New Mexico lawmakers warn leaving farmland unplanted won’t settle fight over Rio Grande water use

Lawmakers in New Mexico are questioning whether fallowing, which could reduce water use along the Rio Grande, could end the state’s yearslong water management battle with Texas.

June 28, 2023

New Mexico reaches settlement over permit renewal for underground nuclear waste repository

The U.S. Department of Energy and New Mexico have finally reached an agreement over the permit renewal of the only federal underground repository for nuclear waste.

June 27, 2023

Teen in New Mexico allegedly shoots, kills 52-year-old man in movie theater over seat dispute

A 19-year-old allegedly shot and killed a 52-year-old man following an argument over seating at a movie theater in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

June 26, 2023

New Mexico sets up telephone hotline for women seeking access to abortion clinics

A hotline for women seeking access to abortion clinics is already live in New Mexico, but is still being built out. New Mexico residents currently have legal access to abortions.

June 22, 2023

New Mexico Supreme Court upholds convictions of man serving life sentences for quadruple murder

The New Mexico Supreme Court upheld the murder convictions of a man who is currently serving four consecutive life prison sentences for the fatal shooting of three family members.

June 19, 2023

South facing rainy weather, scorching temperatures this week

The sweltering heat and humidity affecting millions of Americans across the South is forecast to continue this week as strong thunderstorms move through.

June 16, 2023

Federal authorities arrest 6 in bust of Guatemalan family smuggling ring

Federal authorities announced Thursday the arrest of six individuals involved in a human smuggling operation that transported migrants from Guatemala to the United States.

June 16, 2023

US upgrades nation’s only underground nuclear repository in New Mexico with new ventilation shaft

Contractors for New Mexico’s Waste Isolation Pilot Plant are working to build a much-needed ventilation shaft following a 2014 contamination disaster that led to its three-year closure.

June 14, 2023

Criminal charges dropped for sole murder suspect in New Mexico motorcycle rally shooting

The criminal charges against a sole individual accused of murder in a shooting at a motorcycle rally in a mountain resort town in northern New Mexico will be dismissed.

June 14, 2023

New Mexico authorities identify suspects in 1988 cold case disappearance of 19-year-old Tara Calico

New Mexico authorities announced that suspects have been identified in the1988 cold case disappearance of Tara Calico and that they may now seek prosecution.