Latest Mexico Headlines
All the headlines from our Mexico Topic Page, ordered by recency.
All 4 Bodies Found in Helicopter Crash Off Gulf of Mexico
Jan 5 2023 // BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) – The bodies of all four people who were aboard a helicopter that crashed into the Gulf of Mexico while departing an oil platform last week have been recovered. The U.S. Coast Guard recovered the...
Cameraman Hurt on New Mexico Film Set Gets $66M in Lawsuit
Jan 4 2023 // A Los Angeles cameraman who suffered a spinal cord injury while on a New Mexico movie set has been awarded more than $66 million in a lawsuit, among the largest settlements in the state’s history, a news outlet...
New Mexico Seeking Changes to U.S. Rules for Wildfire Claims
Jan 3 2023 // New Mexico Attorney General Hector Balderas is asking that changes be made to rules proposed by the U.S. government as it processes damage claims from a historic wildfire sparked by forest managers. Balderas filed comments...
New Mexico Approves Decrease in Workers’ Comp Loss Costs
Dec 6 2022 // The New Mexico Office of Superintendent of Insurance approved a rate proposal submitted by the National Council on Compensation Insurance that will reduce voluntary workers’ compensation loss costs by an average of...
New Mexico Sues Tobacco Companies over Settlement Payments
Dec 2 2022 // New Mexico is suing more than a dozen tobacco companies, accusing them of conspiracy and breach of contract. Attorney General Hector Balderas announced the legal challenge this week, claiming that the companies have been...
Baldwin Sues to Clear Name in New Mexico Movie Set Killing
Nov 14 2022 // Saying he wants to clear his name, Alec Baldwin is suing people involved in handling and supplying the loaded gun that he was using when it fired, killing cinematographer Halyna Hutchins during a 2021 filming accident in...
Aon Buys Mexico’s ERN, Expanding Its LatAm Catastrophe Modeling Capabilities
Nov 14 2022 // Aon plc, the global professional services firm, expands its catastrophe modeling and consultancy capabilities in Latin America with the acquisition of ERN (Evaluación de Riesgos Naturales), a Mexico-based leader in risk...
$17M to Settle New Mexico Gender Pay Lawsuit
Nov 7 2022 // Hundreds of female city employees are anticipating back payment from the City of Albuquerque, New Mexico, to make up for a wage gap going back years. KOB-TV reported that a judge is expected to sign off on the $17 million...
Rural New Mexico Eyes Insurance Fight Amid Wildfires
Nov 7 2022 // Manuel and Marcy Silva combed through the charred rubble that used to be their home, searching for any salvageable bits in the wake of the largest wildfire in New Mexico history. Manuel found two of his high school...
Federal Gov’t Designates 2 Wind Energy Areas in Gulf of Mexico
Nov 4 2022 // The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) announced this week it has finalized two Wind Energy Areas (WEAs) in the Gulf of Mexico, with the potential to produce enough clean wind energy to power nearly 3 million...
Prosecutors Probing New Mexico Movie Set Shooting
Nov 1 2022 // A sheriff’s department submitted its investigative findings to prosecutors in the death of a cinematographer shot and killed by Alec Baldwin on a film set in New Mexico in October 2021. Santa Fe Sheriff’s...
Agency to Cover Matching Costs Following New Mexico Fire
Oct 28 2022 // The U.S. Department of Agriculture will waive cost-sharing requirements for New Mexico farmers and ranchers affected by the largest wildfire in the state’s recorded history. U.S. Sen. Ben Ray Lujan announced that the...
Rural New Mexico Eyes Insurance Fight Amid Wildfires
Oct 26 2022 // ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) – Manuel and Marcy Silva combed through the charred rubble that used to be their home, searching for any salvageable bits in the wake of the largest wildfire in New Mexico history. Manuel found two...
Bankrupt Mexican Airline Interjet Ordered to Pay $7M in Class Action Lawsuit
Oct 25 2022 // Mexican airline Interjet, which was declared bankrupt by a judge in August, has been ordered to pay out 144 million pesos ($7.23 million) to thousands of clients in a class action lawsuit, the country’s consumer...
U.S. Agency Covering Matching Costs Following New Mexico Fire
Oct 21 2022 // The U.S. Department of Agriculture will waive cost-sharing requirements for New Mexico farmers and ranchers affected by the largest wildfire in the state’s recorded history. U.S. Sen. Ben Ray Luján announced that...
New Mexico Licensing Department Subject of Cyber Attack
Oct 17 2022 // The New Mexico agency that oversees professional licenses for thousands of businesses across the state has been the target of a cyber attack. Officials said there was evidence of unauthorized access of the Regulation and...
Baldwin Settles Suit in New Mexico Movie Set Shooting
Oct 5 2022 // Alec Baldwin settled litigation over the accidental shooting death of a cinematographer on the set of the movie Rust, agreeing to give her husband a producer’s role on the picture as part of the agreement. The...
Wrongful Death Lawsuit in New Mexico Veteran’s Death Settled for $300K
Oct 4 2022 // A wrongful death lawsuit filed against the New Mexico Department of Health after a Vietnam War veteran contracted COVID-19 at a veterans’ home has been settled for $300,000. The Santa Fe New Mexican reports that...
Judge Dismisses Mexico Lawsuit Against Gun Manufacturers
Oct 3 2022 // A U.S. federal judge on Friday dismissed a lawsuit brought by the Mexican government against U.S. gun manufacturers arguing their commercial practices has led to bloodshed in Mexico. Judge F. Dennis Saylor in Boston ruled...
Mexico Struck by Powerful 7.5 Magnitude Earthquake on Fateful Anniversary
Sep 20 2022 // MEXICO CITY – A magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck western Mexico on Monday on the anniversary of two devastating temblors, killing at least two people, damaging buildings, knocking out power and sending residents of Mexico...
