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New Mexico TV stations to broadcast classes for K-5 students
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — With New Mexico schools shut down for the rest of the school year because of the coronavirus outbreak, three public television stations on Monday will begin broadcasting class lessons for home learning for students in grades K-5. The participating Public Broadcasting Service...
Santa Fe's vacation rental market sees big decline
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — As in many other tourist destinations in the United States, a large portion of Santa Fe’s housing market is short-term rentals, where guests can stay in family-sized homes for a few nights instead of a hotel. Oftentimes, owners rent properties through such websites as Airbnb...
New Mexico Land Office considers emergency oil and gas rule
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Land managers in New Mexico are considering an emergency rule allowing oil and gas companies that lease state trust land to temporarily stop producing without penalty for at least 30 days, with a possible extension of up to 120 days. State Land Commissioner Stephanie Garcia Richard on...
Albuquerque retirement facility has 18 coronavirus cases
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Eighteen residents at a retirement facility in New Mexico's most populous city have tested positive for the coronavirus, bringing the state's total to nearly 500 cases, officials announced Friday. Mark DiMenna, deputy director of Albuquerque's Environmental Health Department,...
Police: Man tried to set wife on fire over stimulus check
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A New Mexico man is facing charges after police say he became enraged he didn’t qualify for a COVID-19-related stimulus check and tried to set his wife on fire. The Albuquerque Journal reports Joe Macias was arrested Wednesday shortly following an argument with his disabled...
Cleanup of US nuclear waste takes back seat as virus spreads
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The U.S. government’s efforts to clean up Cold War-era waste from nuclear research and bomb making at federal sites around the country has lumbered along for decades, often at a pace that watchdogs and other critics say threatens public health and the environment. Now,...
New Mexico city mayor sworn in after predecessor indicted
LAS VEGAS, N.M. (AP) — The northern New Mexico city of Las Vegas has officially sworn in a new mayor whose predecessor resigned amid bribery charges. The Las Vegas Optic reports Louie Trujillo took the oath of office Wednesday during a special ceremony that was live-streamed to the public. The ceremony was...
Man faces prison sentence in attempt to arrange killing
LAS CRUCES, N.M. (AP) — A southwestern New Mexico man faces nine years in prison after pleading guilty in federal court in Las Cruces to crimes stemming from a 2019 attempt to arrange a murder-for-hire. The U.S. Attorney's Office for New Mexico announced Thursday that 30-year-old Jacob Grijalva of Silver...
New Mexico sees another huge spike in unemployment claims
RIO RANCHO, N.M. (AP) — More than 28,000 New Mexico residents have applied for unemployment benefits — more than 50% higher than the amount filed the previous week — amid the widespread economic shutdown caused by the coronavirus, federal numbers showed Thursday. The continuing surge in...
New Mexico has few medical masks to spare as virus spreads
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — As nationwide demand for health protection equipment surges, New Mexico's health care system has a limited statewide stock of about 44,000 snug-fitting N95 face masks that protect medical workers from the coronavirus by filtering out small airborne particles, state officials said. New...
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