Tag: New Mexico

A Santa Fe County woman has died from plague, New Mexico's first human case of 2026. The tragedy is a sobering reminder that the disease that fueled the Black Death never disappeared. Though rare, plague still circulates among wildlife in the American West, making awareness, prevention and early treatment essential.

Ruidoso Downs wildfire has prompted The various emergencies to respond and urge residents to remain calm and vigilant in situations like this.

A New Mexico judge dismissed a lawsuit challenging the state's universal child care program, allowing free child care for families regardless of income to continue. The ruling marks a major victory for Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham and thousands of working parents who depend on the benefit, even as opponents vow to appeal.

Heat waves continue across the state, and the risk of flash flooding persists near Ruidoso Burn Scars.

The proposed mega data center in Socorro has ignited a fierce debate over water use, rural landscapes, and who really benefits from the AI boom as New Mexico courts tech infrastructure to move beyond oil and gas.

State regulators added 145 alleged violations to New Mexico’s Enforcement Watch list in May while closing 93 cases. From a $34,000 refinery fire penalty to water system and emissions violations, here’s who made the list.

Albuquerque City Councilor Renée Grout wants smoke shops to have the same standards as dispensaries.

In back-to-back incidents in Silver City and Mountainair, powdered fentanyl and methamphetamine sickened dozens of firefighters, deputies and paramedics responding to overdose scenes, highlighting a dangerous new risk for emergency personnel in New Mexico’s fentanyl crisis.

More than four decades after 71-year-old Agnes Tybo was found strangled in an Albuquerque motel room, advances in DNA technology have led authorities to charge a 73-year-old Illinois man, reviving a cold case that had long seemed unsolvable and offering hope of justice to her family and the Indigenous community.

An unknown substance exposure, which is suspected to be fentanyl, led to the hospitalization of two employees in Deming. Suspect still at large.

Federal officials have confirmed New Mexico's first case of New World screwworm after an infected dog in Lea County was initially reported in Texas. While authorities believe the case is isolated, they are expanding surveillance and urging pet owners and livestock producers to inspect animals daily for signs of the flesh-eating parasite that threatens pets, livestock, wildlife and, in rare cases, humans.

New Mexico harbors a quieter, more localized killer. The North American Monsoon brings a volatile combination of high-desert geography, violent atmospheric shifts, and catastrophic flash floods—making it statistically the state's deadliest weather phenomenon.