A bill advancing in the New Mexico House would toughen penalties for repeat drunken-driving offenders. According to the Santa Fe New Mexican, the bill would increase prison sentences for fourth and subsequent DWI offenses to 30 months in prison, up …
A New Mexico man sent to prison six years ago for killing a motorcyclist while driving drunk is back in jail on the same charges, this time for a crash that killed the brother of the judge who sentenced him. …
Democratic Sen. Peter Wirth says he’s optimistic this will be the year New Mexico joins 41 other states in banning texting while driving. A Senate committee considers a proposal on Tuesday to prohibit drivers from sending or reading a text …
Santa Fe County has seen the number of crashes involving alcohol drop sharply over the past year, and experts say that’s evidence New Mexico’s drunken-driving laws, police enforcement and education are making the state safer. “It’s not noise. It’s not …
The New Mexico Department of Transportation is receiving a $1.6 million federal grant to repair and reconstruct highways damaged by flooding last September. The announcement by members of the state’s congressional delegation says the Federal Highway Administration authorized the grant …
A judge has awarded nearly $80 million to the estate and family of an Albuquerque woman who suffocated in 2002 when her car was buried by sand after being struck by a tractor-trailer truck. District Judge Shannon Bacon entered the …
Gov. Susana Martinez has appointed a state government lawyer from Albuquerque to run a regulatory agency overseeing New Mexico’s workers’ compensation program. Darin Childers will become director of the Workers’ Compensation Administration starting next week. He has served as the …
U.S. Sen. Tom Udall says steps need to be taken in New Mexico and across the country to curb escalating problems stemming from the abuse and trafficking of prescription drugs. The New Mexico Democrat met with medical experts and law …
Lawsuits filed over the 2011 Las Conchas Fire could end up costing the Jemez Mountains Electric Cooperative millions of dollars. But General Manager Ernest Gonzales tells The Santa Fe New Mexican it’s too soon to know how much the co-op …
President Barack Obama has signed a disaster declaration to provide federal aid to New Mexico for mid-September flooding and storm damage. The White House says the federal assistance will supplement state and local recovery efforts in the affected areas. According …