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New Mexico governor appoints new State Police chief, effective June 24
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham announced Tuesday that W. Troy Weisler will be the next State Police chief, effective June 24. Weisler will become the state’s 23rd police chief and succeeds Tim Johnson, who is retiring after 23 years on the job. ...
New Mexico convenes law enforcement commission to disrupt organized crime
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico's governor announced a new effort to confront organized crime Wednesday by convening a specialized commission of local prosecutors and leading law enforcement officials. Organized crime in New Mexico has recently spurred the adoption of criminal...
New Mexico homelessness spikes as housing costs surge
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A tally of the homeless population in New Mexico shows an abrupt jump in the number of people living without permanent housing or with no shelter at all, according to the legislative agency focused on budgeting and accountability. A spot-count commissioned by...
Fired New Mexico archaeological official sues governor, others
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — The former director of the New Mexico Office of Archaeological Studies is suing state officials, saying his race and gender played a role in his firing. Eric Blinman filed a lawsuit in federal court late Thursday against Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham, state...
New Mexico authorities describe caregivers' torture of disabled woman who died
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — “Torture” is how New Mexico’s top prosecutor describes the treatment a 38-year-old developmentally disabled woman endured before her death at the hands of her caregivers, who he said were paid thousands of dollars a month through a special program meant to offer an...
New Mexico gunman who killed 3 and injured 6 shot randomly at cars, houses, police say
FARMINGTON, N.M. (AP) — An 18-year-old man armed with at least three guns roamed through a northwestern New Mexico community firing randomly at cars and houses, killing three people and injuring six others including two police officers before he was killed, authorities said. The...
New Mexico constitution focus of legal fight over oil and gas drilling
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico and its Democratic governor are being sued over alleged failures to meet constitutional provisions for protecting against oil and gas pollution, a challenge that comes as the nation's No. 2 oil-producing state rides a wave of record revenue from drilling in one...
US regulators OK spent nuclear fuel facility in New Mexico
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — U.S. nuclear regulators licensed a multibillion-dollar complex to temporarily store tons of spent nuclear fuel in New Mexico from commercial power plants around the nation, a decision likely to be challenged in court. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission...
US regulators OK spent nuclear fuel facility in New Mexico
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — U.S. nuclear regulators have licensed a multibillion-dollar complex to temporarily store tons of spent fuel in New Mexico from commercial nuclear power plants around the nation. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued its decision Tuesday about the...
Governor of New Mexico sees progress on health, poverty
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham provided an exuberant overview Friday of her approach to improving public health during a second term in office, touching on initiatives ranging from children's nutrition to reproductive health care and the regulation of oilfield...
