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Debate dispute grows in New Mexico governor’s race

Hull and Haaland campaigns trade blame as a televised debate before early voting remains uncertain.

Feds drop child porn charge against Albuquerque lawyer

Forensic review led prosecutors to dismiss the charge against Brian Pori; he still faces Suboxone-related counts.

New Mexico’s oil wealth brings a high-stakes question

LFC Director Charles Sallee says New Mexico has a rare opportunity — if leaders invest wisely and measure results.

Opinion: A proposed peace and reconstruction plan for Iran

Attorney Brad Cates outlines proposed terms for Iran, from nuclear disarmament to reconstruction and elections.

AG presses PNM over high customer bills

New Mexico’s attorney general is seeking answers from PNM after complaints of estimated bills and steep charges.

Opinion: Questa hydrogen project faces local concerns

A Questa property owner urges a redesign, citing water, permitting and environmental concerns over the proposed facility.

Testimony focuses on Facebook

Witness tells Santa Fe jury that human review can delay removal of hate speech

Homicide suspect charged in nonfatal shooting

Police say a homicide suspect used an SUV and gun stolen from the scene to shoot another person soon after the killing. Collin Terrazas, 43, was…

State senator faces ethics complaint over son’s paving firm

Sen. George Muñoz says he followed Ethics Commission guidance as records raise questions about DOT contacts.

?We are survivors’: Remembering a New Mexico Marine

Aaron Austin joined the Marine Corps weeks after 9/11 and was killed in Iraq in 2004. His mother and former fiancée reflect on love and loss.

Church groundskeeper charged with battery weeks after skirmish over mosque support

A church groundskeeper is facing a criminal charge weeks after allegedly pepper-spraying a couple in a skirmish spurred by the pastor’s support…

Governor heads to Mexico for natural gas trade talks

Michelle Lujan Grisham’s taxpayer-funded trip follows a recent trade mission to Ireland as her term nears its end.

UNM tracks hantavirus in Taos County rodents

Researchers are studying Sin Nombre virus in Taos County as they work toward better treatments and a future vaccine.

Man charged in shooting of bear in Foothills neighborhood

Authorities cited an Albuquerque man in the shooting of a mother bear who came onto his Foothills property with two cubs searching for food last…

Yazzie-Martinez plaintiffs ask judge to let them write their own education plan in court

A Santa Fe judge is expected to deliver a written verdict soon

New Mexico bans uranium mining on state lands, countering Trump’s push for expansion

Outgoing Land Commissioner Stephanie Garcia Richard’s order takes effect immediately, drawing praise and criticism.

Eulogizing the unknown: Bernalillo County honors unclaimed residents in mass funeral

Annual memorial service celebrates the lives of 170 people, most of whom lived in relative obscurity

AG backs challenges to Project Jupiter permits

New Mexico’s DOJ says agencies cut corners on water and air permits for the Santa Teresa data center project.