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Heinrich, Luján say Ryan Ellison’s unusual extension circumvents Congressional oversight.

On Thursday, the New Mexico Department of Health announced that the state has recorded more than 100 cases of measles after three Santa Fe County residents were diagnosed with the disease.

In a move rife with political undertones, Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Wednesday announced an executive order declaring a state of emergency in Española and its surrounding areas due to rising crime rates.

Prosecutors are recommending that a federal judge sentence Solomon Peña this week to at least 90 years in prison, arguing that a lengthy sentence will help deter others tempted to use violence to achieve political ends.

A nascent faculty union at Western New Mexico University overcame a procedural hurdle in seeking recognition of its collective bargaining unit after settling objections by the administration over the unit’s composition last week.

Albuquerque residents can expect 175 new affordable apartment units in Downtown and Barelas in the coming years, thanks in part to funds appropriated by the City Council on Monday.

A small medical transport plane crashed and caught fire Tuesday on the Navajo Nation in northern Arizona, killing four people, the tribe said in a statement.

The mother of the 18-year-old man accused of killing a 14-year-old on the campus of the University of New Mexico during the early hours of July 25th called Valencia County emergency dispatchers in an effort to locate her son.

A wildfire burning east of Navajo Lake in the Jicarilla Ranger District of Carson National Forest grew to 1,100 acres on Sunday night as fire crews added air support to fight the blaze.

New Mexico climate groups struck a defiant tone in the wake of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s plan to dismantle federal authority to reduce one of the drivers of climate change: greenhouse gases.