A New Mexico clinic that offers abortions later in pregnancy braces for more patients
627 Views ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — On a Friday afternoon outside Southwestern Women’s Options in Albuquerque, N.M., a protester grips a cardboard box overflowing with small, plastic baby figurines. A man reclines in the driver’s seat of a truck, a baseball cap over his eyes.
New Mexico track confirms health status of race horses
496 Views ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — State regulators say several horses that were feared dead by animal advocates following a weekend of racing at one of New Mexico’s premiere horse tracks are alive and well. Officials with the New Mexico Racing Commission said only one animal died after being injured during a race at Ruidoso […]
Mexican feminist groups helping Americans get access to abortions across border
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Governor Lujan Grisham withstands lawsuits over COVID-19 public health orders
603 Views SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico residents who say they endured constitutional rights violations and depression under aggressive public health restrictions during the coronavirus outbreak have abandoned a lawsuit against Democratic Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham.
Texas’ border mission grows, but crossings still high
531 Views AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The deadliest smuggling attempt in U.S. history underscores the limitations of Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s massive border security operation. Texas is spending $3 billion on a mission that includes National Guard members, jail for suspects arrested on trespassing charges and buses to shuttle migrants to Washington, D.C. But the […]
Secretary of State Maggie Toulouse Oliver says her safety has been threatened
498 Views SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico’s top elections regulator says she received threats to her safety via an email and telephone calls to her offices and that the FBI has been notified.
New Mexico to pay feds more than $19M over SNAP mishandling
624 Views ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico will reportedly pay the federal government more than $19 million to settle a claim by the Department of Agriculture that the state mishandled the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program and overpaid some needy families in 2014 and 2016.
Tour the lowrider-inspired art on display at Phoenix Art Museum’s ‘Desert Rider’ exhibit
673 Views The vast deserts of the Southwest often expand our imaginations, and generations have chosen different ways to travel through the sometimes-beautiful, sometimes-mysterious lands. An exhibition at the Phoenix Art Museum, “Desert Rider” explores artists’ interpretations of lowriders, saddles and even skateboards and the role all of them have played in the culture of […]
Officials: Rain falls over area affected by Black fire
574 Views On Saturday, officials reported that the Black fire was over 324,900 acres and 58 percent contained. According to Saturday’s update, rainfall amounts varied in the area affected by the fire. New Mexico Highway 152 has reopened at milepost 40 in Kingston and milepost 15 in San Lorenzo.
New Mexico governor concerned with potential migrant influx
574 Views ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico’s Democratic governor wants the Biden administration to delay planned or expanded efforts to transport migrants to her state if pandemic-related restrictions on asylum seekers are lifted. The federal government has predicted a threefold increase in border crossings if that happens.
