New Mexico News

THE STRAIGHT TALK EXPRESS LANDS IN ALBUQUERQUE... FRESH OFF THEIR CONVENTION -- JOHN MCCAIN AND SARAH PALIN PAY A VISIT TO THE DUKE CITY.

Thanks to the good work of Gov. Bill Richardson and the New Mexico Legislature, more than 640,000 deserving and needy New Mexico families will be receiving rebate checks this fall.

Mandatory bovine tuberculosis testing is expected to be extended to the whole state starting next week, according to the state veterinarian and officials of the New Mexico Livestock Board.

Their comments come as Palin prepares to address delegates to the Republican National Convention and a televised audience this evening.

The New Mexico Taxation and Revenue Department is trying to use the annual state fair to find an estimated 748,000 owners of nearly $110 million in unclaimed property.

A MEDICAL MIRACLE. LARRY MERRITT SEVERELY DAMAGED HIS ARM IN A MOTORCYCLE ACCIDENT WHILE ON ACTIVE DUTY WITH THE MARINES BACK IN 1997.

Without ceremony, Gov. Bill Richardson signed today a $200 million highway-construction bill approved during the recent special session of the Legislature.

State officials say crimes at convenience stores went down significantly after New Mexico imposed regulations in 2004 aimed at protecting workers in the stores.

New Mexico Red Cross officials said the cots and blankets are ready should evacuees from Hurricane Gustav need a place to stay.

The Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument in southwestern New Mexico has been temporarily closed after rain eroded land leading to a bridge on the only available route to the site.

Gov. Bill Richardson has ordered the New Mexico Emergency Operation Center in Santa Fe to open and coordinate the state's efforts to assist the Gulf Coast affected by Hurricane Gustav.

Top female golfers will return to the state for the second New Mexico Shootout on Sept.

New Mexico disaster teams say they are waiting and ready to respond if and when Hurricane Gustav hits the United States.

The New Mexico Finance Authority says it's "cooperating fully" with federal investigators who are looking into the dealings between the state and a California firm that was paid almost $1 million under a state ...

Here are the highlights from Thursday's speakers at the Democratic National Convention.

Top Story Headlines Dems choose Obama in thunderous acclamation Barack Obama, claiming a prize never held by a black American, swept to the Democratic presidential nomination on Wednesday as thousands of ...

The above headline applies not just to the unidentified TV interviewer pictured here, but the interview Gov.

Four officials who were mentioned as possible runningmates for Barack Obama but didn't make it onto the ticket were getting a chance to address the Democratic convention Wednesday night.

Gov. Bill Richardson played pundit last night at the Democratic National Convention leading up to Hillary Clinton's speech.

New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson said strong support by Hispanic voters can tip the balance for Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama in the key swing states of Colorado, Nevada and New Mexico.