New Mexico News

Well water near a Superfund site in western New Mexico's uranium belt poses no apparent health risk despite an earlier report that called the site of Homestake Mining Co.'s former mill a hazard, federal officials said.

Carlsbad firefighters say they're considering turning to the New Mexico Supreme Court or the Legislature in their battle with the city over wages.

Gov. Bill Richardson is heading to Cape Cod for a vacation. The governor and first lady Barbara Richardson leave Tuesday for their getaway in Massachusetts.

U.S. Senator Jeff Bingaman today joined U.S. Department of Labor Secretary Hilda Solis to tour the Albuquerque Job Corps Center and to announce $13 million in unemployment insurance modernization funds for New Mexico.

New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson has named a state Department of Health official to oversee the Health Policy Commission, which faces deep cuts in the budget year that begins Wednesday.

Editor's note: Reprinted with permission of New Mexico Magazine. In 1912, the New Mexico Constitution called for "a normal school, which shall be established by the Legislature and located in one of the counties of Union, Quay, Curry, Roosevelt, Chaves or Eddy." A normal school was a term used for a teachers' training institution.

Although New Mexico officially abolishes the death penalty on Wednesday, that doesn't mean there won't be another execution in the state.

Many New Mexicans are reacting to Thursday's death of Michael Jackson, calling radio stations and visiting events in his honor.

Starting July 1, service-connected disabled veterans who are New Mexico residents will be eligible to buy an annual combination fishing and small-game hunting license for $10. The license normally costs $33. The special license was approved by the 2009 New Mexico Legislature and signed by Gov.

Legislative leaders have agreed to spend up to $100,000 to help pay for an independent review of New Mexico's investment practices and policies.

New Mexico is among the states involved in a settlement with discount retailer TJX over a massive data theft that occurred a few years ago at the parent company of retailers T.J. Maxx and Marshall's. Attorney General Gary King says New Mexicans may have been exposed to identity theft and other problems as a result of the security breach.

"He's not my favorite person," pundit James Carville said of fellow Democrat Gov.

A ceremony Saturday honored 100 New Mexico National Guardsmen who are deploying to Iraq for a one-year mission.

A groundbreaking for New Mexico's Spaceport America means hundreds of construction workers will be needed to construct the massive facility.

Longtime New Mexico cattle rancher Judy Keeler is keenly aware of how tough it is to raise livestock in the dusty desert near the U.S.-Mexico border.Drought, intense heat, security and illegal immigrants who cut down ranchers fences and drink water meant for livestock are constant concerns.But Keeler and fellow ranchers now have another worry.The ...

Food banks around New Mexico will share in nearly $700,000 worth of food through the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Emergency Food Assistance Program.

Construction has started on a multi-million-dollar spaceport in the New Mexico desert that is meant to launch private citizens into space.

Those are the names of scandal-plagued public officials the Albuquerque Journal mentions in a weekend editorial in arguing that New Mexico's "shoddy record is out of proportion with the state's progress toward ethics reform." "Yes, lawmakers have approved a flawed gift ban, opened conference committees and capped campaign contributions.

The state agency that oversees the enforcement of New Mexico's off-highway vehicle regulations says officers across the state will be conducting roadblocks and safety blitzes.

The American Civil Liberties Union is suing the operator of New Mexico's newest private prison on behalf of seven inmates who claim they were taunted by guards and videotaped while locked for hours in a shower room.