New Mexico News

Green chile may well be the state vegetable in New Mexico, but it looks like Southern California may be annexing a major part of the harvest.

Bedding, clothing and broken glass litter a homeless encampment in Albuquerque, where two homeless men were beaten to death.

AD LIB TOSS EASTERN NEW MEXICO GOT A LOT OF RAIN TODAY... CAUSING QUITE A BIT OF DAMAGE.

The New Mexico Department of Corrections Secretary Gregg Marcantel is asking state residents to "shed blood" in the war against drunken driving.

Late July rains are providing encouragement for New Mexico farmers and ranchers suffering from a fourth consecutive year of severe drought.

Tessa Grasswitz, entomologist, and David R. Dreesen, agronomist and horticulturist, both researchers at NMSU's Los Lunas Agricultural Science Center and the USDA-NRCS Los Lunas Plant Materials Center, work together on the New Mexico Pollinator Project, which aims to conserve bees in New Mexico and educate people about the benefits of pollinators.

New Mexico Attorney General Gary King wants to defend in court a state law that bars independents from voting in the primary election.

Both Sen. Martin Heinrich and Sen. Tom Udall joined in the 79-member majority Tuesday that passed a highway construction and maintenance bill.

Oh sure, most of the music that hits the airwaves is pretty goofy , and satellite radio is obviously more expensive than the free stuff, but the medium is still a fairly cost-effective way to discover new tunes and get yourself informed while fostering a far more personal means of communication than the Internet.

The following events are scheduled for August at the New Mexico Farm and Ranch Heritage Museum at 4100 Dripping Springs Road in Las Cruces.

The New Mexico Department of Health and the New Mexico Chapter of the March of Dimes announced that all New Mexico hospitals will implement screening all newborns for Critical Congenital Heart Disease .

ALBUQUERQUE >> Another round of severe storms was expected to produce hail, flooding and strong winds across northern and eastern New Mexico on Tuesday, a day after heaving rain produced pockets of flash flooding around the state.

The New Mexico Department of Health wants to remind parents to make sure their children are up to date on immunizations before sending kids back to school this August.

New Mexico's annual tax holiday is approaching and will provide shoppers with savings on purchases of school supplies, computers and some clothing and shoes.

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SANTA FE >> The New Mexico Department of Health announced that coverage levels for the three vaccines routinely recommended for adolescent boys and girls increased in 2013.

An underground nuclear waste dump in New Mexico that leaked radiation in February was cited by federal mine safety inspectors for dozens of workplace violations, almost all of which have been remedied, officials said Monday.

It's been a busy summer for movies and television in New Mexico and filming schedule momentum is expected to carry into the fall.

It's that time of year again: Hatch chile season is right around the corner. And while expat New Mexicans have always lined up for green chile to assuage their homesickness, the peppers have started to worm their way into the hearts of non-New Mexican Californians.

The annual children's clothing allowance through HSD provides a $50 payment per qualifying New Mexico child to purchase clothes for the upcoming school year.