Latest New Mexico Headlines
All the headlines from our New Mexico Topic Page, ordered by recency.
New Mexico Cracking Down on Drunken Drivers
Nov 30 2020 // New Mexico authorities will be cracking down on drunken drivers throughout the month of December. State police issued the warning this week, saying sobriety checkpoints will be set up around the state. Officers also will...
Meat Company Suing New Mexico to Remain Open After Virus Cases
Nov 12 2020 // A U.S. meat company that supplies Walmart and Costco is suing New Mexico to fight a state order that seeks to close a production facility where more than 100 workers have tested positive for COVID-19. The lawsuit from...
New Mexico Agency Settles Gas Plant Air Pollution Case for $950K
Nov 9 2020 // The New Mexico Environment Department said it has reached a settlement with the operator of a gas plant in northwestern New Mexico over permit and regulatory violations that resulted in excess emissions. The agency said...
California Insurance Co. Hits Commissioner with Anti-SLAPP Motion
Nov 3 2020 // California Insurance Co. has filed an “Anti-SLAPP” motion the company says is to protect its First Amendment rights in its ongoing legal battle with the California Department of Insurance and Insurance...
Applied Underwriters Sues California Over ‘Bad Faith’ Insurer Conservatorship Plan
Oct 21 2020 // Workers’ compensation specialist Applied Underwriters is suing California Insurance Department officials to halt a state plan its says would force its workers’ compensation partner California Insurance Co....
New Mexico Lawmakers Say Farmers Shortchanged on Disaster Aid
Oct 19 2020 // New Mexico’s congressional delegation is calling for more oversight of a federal agency after some farmers and ranchers were shortchanged on disaster aid and Hispanic farmers who rely on traditional acequias to...
New Mexico Nominee Named 2020 National Outstanding CSR of the Year
Oct 12 2020 // Austin, TX October 12, 2020 – Judi Vaughn, CIC, CISR, Account Manager for Kysar Leavitt Insurance Agency, in Farmington, New Mexico, has been awarded the most prestigious honor available to insurance customer service...
New Mexico Disabled Woman Getting $300K Settlement
Sep 24 2020 // New Mexico State Police have reached a $300,000 settlement with a disabled woman who accused an officer of grabbing and handcuffing her after she refused to provide ID in 2016. Jessica Guttman claimed in her 2018 lawsuit...
Ex-Director Files Whistleblower Suit Against University of New Mexico
Sep 21 2020 // The University of New Mexico retaliated against the director of Africana Studies for demanding that his program be elevated to a department and later removed him when the program got state funding for the change, according...
New Mexico Officials Say Teachers Are Safe from Legal Liability Amid Virus
Sep 21 2020 // New Mexico officials have clarified that teachers won’t be on the hook for lawsuits that might stem from COVID-19 outbreaks as in-person classes began for some students. “In no way will teachers or school...
Ex-Director Files Whistleblower Suit Against University Of New Mexico
Sep 14 2020 // The University of New Mexico retaliated against the director of Africana Studies for demanding that his program be elevated to a department and later removed him when the program got state funding for the change, according...
New Mexico Officials Say Teachers Are Safe from Legal Liability Amid Virus
Sep 10 2020 // New Mexico officials clarified this week that teachers won’t be on the hook for lawsuits that might stem from COVID-19 outbreaks as in-person classes began for some students. “In no way will teachers or school...
New Mexico Reports 210 More Coronavirus Cases, 9 Deaths
Aug 3 2020 // The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in New Mexico increased by 210 and deaths by nine on Saturday, state health officials reported. The deaths included three residents of Bernalillo County, two in Dona Ana County,...
Higginbotham Enters New Mexico with Pat Campbell Merger
Jul 29 2020 // Higginbotham and Pat Campbell Insurance, an independent agency in Las Cruces, N.M., have merged operations. Both firms broker commercial and personal property/casualty insurance, employee benefits and individual life and...
Walmart in New Mexico Ordered to Close After 4 Workers Test Positive
Jul 13 2020 // New Mexico work safety regulators Saturday ordered Walmart to close a store in Las Cruces, after four employees tested positive for COVID-19 in the past three weeks, the New Mexico Environment Department said. A...
Former New Mexico Detectives File Whisteblower Lawsuit
Jun 11 2020 // A whistleblower lawsuit filed by former New Mexico police detectives says they were retaliated against for repeatedly raising concerns about the operation of their department’s sex crimes unit. Former Albuquerque...
A.M. Best Affirms North American Casualty Group Companies’ Ratings
Jun 10 2020 // Ratings issuer A.M. Best said it has removed from under review with negative implications and affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of A (Excellent) and Long-Term Issuer Credit Ratings of “a” of five companies...
New Mexico Hospital Paying to Settle Retaliation Claim
May 22 2020 // The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission said a northern New Mexico hospital will pay $98,000 to settle a discrimination and retaliation lawsuit filed by the agency. The case against Christus St. Vincent Regional...
New Mexico Man’s Body Mutilated to Fit in Coffin, Lawsuit Charges
May 12 2020 // A New Mexico funeral home broke the legs of the body of a tall man so he could fit into a smaller coffin, a new lawsuit said. The family of Dakota Powell filed last week a lawsuit in state district court against French...
New Mexico Man Sues After Being Injured in Chase, Crash
May 11 2020 // A man has sued a New Mexico State Police officer who crashed into his vehicle in January 2019 while chasing a truck near Espanola. Rudy Vialpando, 62, said he suffered spinal fractures and injuries to his ribs and right...
