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New Mexico's 'Earthships' offer unique model for living off the grid

By Megan Thompson

This summer’s extreme heat and the demand for air conditioning are putting a big strain on the electricity grid in many parts of the nation. But for more than 40 years, a pioneering architect in New Mexico has been building…

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Thousands flee New Mexico wildfire, at least 1 dead, governor's office says

By Morgan Lee, Associated Press

Thousands of southern New Mexico residents fled a mountainous village as a wind-whipped wildfire tore through homes and other buildings, and killed at least one person.

Early controversies over election certification in battleground states raise concerns about presidential race

By Nicholas Riccardi, Joey Cappelletti, Associated Press

Controversies over certification of election results are beginning to re-emerge as the nation heads closer to the fall presidential contest.

'Rust' gun supervisor sentenced to 18 months in prison over fatal shooting on movie set

By Morgan Lee, Associated Press

A movie weapons supervisor has been sentenced to 18 months in prison for the fatal shooting of a cinematographer by Alec Baldwin on the set of the Western film “Rust.”…

Supreme Court rejects appeal from New Mexico official barred from office for Jan. 6 participation

By Morgan Lee, Nicholas Riccardi, Mark Sherman, Associated Press

The court’s order Monday means Republican former Otero County commissioner Couy Griffin remains disqualified from public office under a constitutional provision designed to prevent ex-Confederates from serving in government after the Civil War.

Grand jury indicts Alec Baldwin in fatal shooting of cinematographer on movie set in New Mexico

By Morgan Lee, Associated Press

Special prosecutors brought the case before a grand jury in Santa Fe this week, months after receiving a new analysis of the gun that was used.

New Mexico delegation wants more time for the public and tribes to comment on proposed power line

By Associated Press

The tribes say longstanding mismanagement by federal land managers has resulted in desecration to sacred sites on the Caja del Rio.

U.S. Forest Service sued over flooding deaths in the wake of New Mexico's largest recorded wildfire

By Associated Press

The wrongful death lawsuit filed in early October alleges the agency was negligent in the management of the prescribed burn that caused the blaze.

Judge blocks New Mexico governor's suspension of right to carry firearms in public

By Susan Montoya Bryan, Associated Press

A federal judge has blocked part of a public health order that suspended the right to carry guns in public across New Mexico's largest metro area.

Bernalillo County sheriff in New Mexico rejects governor's gun ban, calling it unconstitutional

By Susan Montoya Bryan, Associated Press

Some Republican lawmakers have proposed starting impeachment proceedings, while a gun rights group has filed a federal lawsuit seeking an immediate court order to block it from taking effect.