New Mexico News

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.

'He's placed his life in the hands of a loving God': Family prays for U.S. doctor, 33, infected with Ebola in Liberia as he and another American battle deadly disease amid worst ever outbreak 'My boys really need her': Husband of missing mother-of-two, 38, begs his wife to come home as police say they have run out of leads over her mysterious ... (more)

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.

July 25, 2014: Dr. Martin Hickey discusses the implications of the latest court rulings on ACA coverage subsidies (Dennis Domrzalski Dr. Martin Hickey, CEO of New Mexico Health Connections and New Mexico Health Insurance Exchange board member, told Albuquerque Business First on Friday that New Mexicans won't lose their federal health insurance ... (more)

New Mexico Cabinet Secretary Monique Jacobson will visit Carlsbad's tourist attractions this week, including the Carlsbad Caverns, Sitting Bull Falls and the Pecos River Riverwalk Recreation area.

A dog will undergo surgery and then be placed in a foster home in Colorado after being found in New Mexico with chemical burns that will likely force removal of an eye.

What if you woke up and found out the "recession" means that the number of your unemployed friends and neighbors in your home state, New Mexico, rocketed up an astounding 6.3% in one single, solitary, sad and sorry day? You won't hear any tv or radio reports or read any news articles framing the crisis in these terms, but I actually went to the raw ... (more)