New Mexico governor's order suspends the right to carry guns in public across Albuquerque
Albuquerque's police chief said he won't enforce it, and the county sheriff said he's uneasy about it because it raises too many questions about constitutional rights.
Bill Richardson, former New Mexico governor and UN ambassador, dies at 75
Before he was elected governor of New Mexico in 2002, Bill Richardson was U.N. ambassador and energy secretary under President Bill Clinton and served 14 years as a congressman.
Top prosecutors want compensation for people sickened by US nuclear weapons testing
An estimated half a million people lived within a 150-mile radius of the Trinity Test site in southern New Mexico, where the world’s first atomic bomb was detonated in 1945.
'Oppenheimer' film brings up conflicted history for those affected by atomic blast
The movie about a man who changed the course of the world’s history by shepherding the development of the first atomic bomb is expected to be a blockbuster, dramatic and full of suspense.
Child rape suspect caught with fly undone, 6 kids in vehicle during traffic stop: video
Jeremy Guthrie faces more than a dozen sex charges after New Mexico police pulled him over for a DUI stop with six minors in the vehicle.
Ford donates customized Bronco 'firefighting command rig' to National Park Service
The 2023 Bronco Badlands with the Sasquatch package has been outfitted with specialized equipment, including a government communications system with satellite and antenna connections.
Sonic employee arrested in New Mexico after cocaine found in customer's hot dog: police
The woman called police after she bit into her "coney" and found a plastic bag.
New Mexico man confesses to landlord's killing 15 years later
A New Mexico man who called 911 to confess to the 2008 killing of his landlord has been arraigned on a charge of first-degree murder.
Gang shooting at New Mexico motorcycle rally leaves 3 dead, 5 hurt
The annual rally drew about 20,000 bikers to the New Mexico resort town.
New Mexico shooting: New videos show gunman saying 'kill me' to officers
Videos released by authorities in New Mexico recorded a voice said to be an 18-year-old gunman urging police to “kill me" during this week’s rampage that left three older women dead before officers fatally shot him outside a church.
New Mexico gunman who killed 3, injured 6 shot randomly at cars, houses, police say
The police chief of Farmington, New Mexico, says it appears an 18-year-old man who shot and killed three people and wounded six others fired at random as he roamed the neighborhood.
Man borrows phone to call 911, admits to 2008 killing of his former landlord, police say
Authorities say a New Mexico man has been arrested after calling 911 to confess to the 2008 killing of his former landlord and he also told police where the body was buried.
New Mexico store owner shoots, kills burglar tunneling through wall
The store owner says the burglary was second time he has been victimized.
Tinder trouble: Man charged with impersonating deputy on dating app
The images showed him wearing a deputy's uniform, and one image showed him carrying a loaded gun, New Mexico authorities said.
Bodycam footage shows police fatally shoot armed homeowner after responding to wrong house
"All of us – the men and women of the Farmington Police Department – recognize the severity of this incident," the police chief in New Mexico said in a statement.
New Mexico to provide free meals for all students, regardless of family income
Lines will be getting longer for free breakfast and lunch at New Mexico public schools.
Alec Baldwin pleads not guilty in fatal 'Rust' shooting
His conditions of release prohibit him from possessing firearms or other dangerous weapons.
New Mexico State men's basketball program suspended indefinitely after reports of hazing: chancellor
NMSU Chancellor Dan Arvizu said hazing is strictly against the school system's policy and it is "something that will not be tolerated."
New Mexico considering naming a first-in-the-nation 'state aroma,' thanks to fifth-grade class
The kids are pushing for "the aroma of green chile roasting in the fall." What do you think your state's would be?
Satanic Temple launches telehealth abortion care in New Mexico, hopes to expand
The Satanic Temple, which doesn’t believe in a literal Satan, has claimed its abortion ritual is exempt from bans because it’s part of religious practice.