Latest New Mexico Headlines
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New Mexico Traffic Deaths Up 20% This Year
Aug 19 2014 // A government report shows that traffic deaths in New Mexico have increased about 20 percent this year. According to preliminary figures from the Department of Transportation, 204 people have died in traffic accidents from...
Cease And Desist in New Mexico Continues for Lyft
Aug 1 2014 // State regulators have rejected a motion by ride-sharing service Lyft for a stay on a pending cease and desist order against the company. The Albuquerque Journal reported that the New Mexico Public Regulation Commission...
Millennium in New Mexico Merges With Leavitt Group Four Corners
Jul 24 2014 // Farmington, N.M.-based Millennium Insurance Agency has merged with Leavitt Group Four Corners. In the combined operations, Millie Howle and Terry Hayes are partners along with the current co-owner, Ryan Woolverton. Leavitt...
Settlement in New Mexico Stemmed from Air Pollution Allegations
Jul 21 2014 // The owner of a natural gas plant in southeastern New Mexico has agreed to pay the state nearly $70,000 to settle a case involving allegations of air quality violations. The New Mexico Environment Department announced the...
Settlement in New Mexico Stemmed from Air Pollution Allegations
Jul 14 2014 // The owner of a natural gas plant in southeastern New Mexico has agreed to pay the state nearly $70,000 to settle a case involving allegations of air quality violations. The New Mexico Environment Department announced the...
Ban on Texting While Driving Among New State Laws in New Mexico
Jul 1 2014 // A new law is ready to take effect that will ban texting while driving in New Mexico. Starting today, the law will prohibit drivers from sending or reading text messages and emails, even while at a stop light. Drivers also...
In New Mexico, Arizona Fire Danger and Drought Spark Fireworks Concerns
Jun 30 2014 // The fire season has been relatively mild across the West this year, but officials in New Mexico and Arizona are doing what they can to rein in the use of fireworks given the dry conditions plaguing both states. New Mexico...
Quake Widely Felt In Arizona, New Mexico
Jun 30 2014 // A moderate earthquake struck in Arizona near the New Mexico line that was widely felt across the region, but no injuries or damages were immediately reported. County sheriffs’ offices on both sides of the state line...
Uber Faces Operational Setback in New Mexico
Jun 27 2014 // New Mexico regulators have denied a temporary operating permit for ridesharing company Uber. The Albuquerque Journal reported that the Public Regulation Commission voted 3-2 on Wednesday to withhold the permit from Uber...
Indian Activist Widow Files Suit Against New Mexico Doctors
Jun 25 2014 // The widow of Native American activist Russell Means has filed a lawsuit accusing doctors in New Mexico of overlooking his esophageal cancer. The Santa Fe New Mexican reported that the lawsuit by Pearl Means in state...
New Mexico Immigrant Driver Licenses Plunge
Jun 20 2014 // Records show that newly issued driver’s licenses to immigrants in New Mexico have plunged by nearly a third in the past year despite no change in the state’s policy of granting driving privileges to foreign...
Wildfire Threatens Homes in New Mexico
Jun 18 2014 // Firefighters are bracing for another day of hot, dry and windy conditions as they battle a fast-moving wildfire in New Mexico. The Assayii Lake Fire blackened more than 19 square miles in less than two days while making...
New Mexico Court: Insurer to Pay for Injured Worker’s Medical MJ
Jun 2 2014 // The New Mexico Court of Appeals has ruled that a worker’s employer and its insurer must pay for medical marijuana for treating the employee’s chronic pain from a job-related back injury. The court in May upheld...
New Mexico Court: Insurer to Pay for Injured Worker’s Medical MJ
May 21 2014 // The New Mexico Court of Appeals has ruled that a worker’s employer and its insurer must pay for medical marijuana for treating the employee’s chronic pain from a job-related back injury. The court on Monday...
Disaster Loans Made Available for New Mexico Small Businesses
May 19 2014 // Small businesses in eight New Mexico counties are eligible for federal disaster loans due to the drought. The U.S. Small Business Administration made the announcement in April, saying the loans can help offset economic...
New Mexico Wildfire Spreading Uncontained
May 13 2014 // An uncontained wildfire in New Mexico is approaching 5,000 acres is threatening several structures, ranches and campgrounds, and has forced some evacuations, according to fire officials. The Signal Fire 10 miles north of...
Driving Privileges Revoked For Some Employees Of New Mexico
Apr 29 2014 // A new report out of New Mexico says nearly 200 state employees have had their state vehicle driving privileges revoked. The Santa Fe New Mexican reported the General Services Department says 191 state workers had their...
Disaster Loans Made Available for New Mexico Small Businesses
Apr 28 2014 // Small businesses in eight New Mexico counties are eligible for federal disaster loans due to the drought. The U.S. Small Business Administration made the announcement Friday, saying the loans can help offset economic...
Supreme Court Denies Appeal by Photographer Who Refused Same-Sex Couple
Apr 8 2014 // The U.S. Supreme Court turned away an appeal from a New Mexico wedding photographer found to have violated a state anti-discrimination law when she refused to take pictures of a commitment ceremony for a same-sex...
New Mexico Jury Gives 1-Cent Damage Award
Apr 7 2014 // A potash mining company won its lawsuit against an oil and gas company over a mistake in a New Mexico drilling project but a jury awarded just one cent of damages. The award for Plymouth, Mass.-based Mosaic Co. in its suit...
