New Mexico officials say recent flooding caused about $19.8 million in damage to roads. In a briefing for a legislative panel on Tuesday, state Department of Transportation estimated it will cost about $13 million to repair state Route 159 in …
President Barack Obama has signed a disaster declaration for parts of New Mexico for June storms and flooding. The Federal Emergency Management Agency says that federal disaster aid is being made available to supplement state, local and tribal recovery efforts. …
Storm-weary New Mexico is getting some help from the federal government on flood cleanup. The U.S. Department of Transportation announced Friday it will make immediately available $2 million in emergency relief funds to help the state cover the costs of …
As more states are preparing to give driving privileges to immigrants who illegally entered the U.S., heavily Hispanic New Mexico appears headed in the other direction. The state is issuing fewer driver’s licenses to them, with the number of first-time …
A New Mexico woman is facing child abuse charges after police said she stopped at a McDonald’s before taking her severely injured 3-year old son to the hospital. KOB-TV reports that 30-year old Stephanie Austin was arrested last week following …
State Insurance Superintendent John Franchini will remain New Mexico’s top insurance regulator when his office becomes an independent governmental agency next month. A nine-member committee named Franchini on Wednesday to serve as insurance superintendent for a term expiring Dec. 31, …
State officials say New Mexico’s extreme drought is causing a higher number of car accidents involving animals looking for water. KRQE-TV reports that New Mexico Department of Game and Fish officers believe the drought is forcing wildfire to take desperate …
About 85 percent of 276 oil and gas well sites inspected in southeastern New Mexico over the past six weeks have failed to pass after-the-fact electrical safety inspections. Correction notices were issued to those sites that received a “failed” grade. …
A man who says he was injured when his bicycle wheel got caught in a railroad crossing groove is suing the city of Santa Fe and the state of New Mexico. The Santa Fe New Mexican reports that Gregory Waits …
A 47-mph wind gust peeled back part of the metal roof on a VFW hall in Carlsbad, N.M. About 120 people were playing bingo inside the hall at the time of Thursday night’s storm and all escaped unharmed, although many …