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Apache Christ icon controversy sparks debate over Indigenous Catholic faith practices

The congregation at St. Joseph Apache Mission in the Mescalero Reservation in New Mexico, is struggling to deal with the hurt caused by their priest removing a cherished painting called the Apache Christ, which portrays Jesus as an Indigenous holy man

Apache Christ icon controversy sparks debate over Indigenous Catholic faith practices
Americas|Crime|News

Native American shot at New Mexico protest heals through art

A Native American activist and artist who became a victim of America's ubiquitous gun violence during a visit to New Mexico last year returned to the

Native American shot at New Mexico protest heals through art
Economy|News

Wandering bull moose is captured in downtown Santa Fe, moved to habitat in northern New Mexico

Authorities say a wandering bull moose has been captured in downtown Santa Fe and relocated to a suitable habitat in northern New Mexico

Wandering bull moose is captured in downtown Santa Fe, moved to habitat in northern New Mexico
News|Political

Bill Richardson is mourned in New Mexico after globe-trotting career, lies in state at Capitol

Friends and admirers of former Gov. Bill Richardson are mourning the hard-charging politician whose career spanned the globe, from mountain villages of northern New Mexico as a youthful congressman to the United Nations and a litany of countries on unofficial diplomatic missions that often helped free imprisoned Americans

Bill Richardson is mourned in New Mexico after globe-trotting career, lies in state at Capitol
News

New Mexico governor amends order suspending right to carry firearms to focus on parks, playgrounds

New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham has narrowed an order that broadly suspended the right to carry firearms in and around Albuquerque to apply only to public parks and playgrounds where children and their families gather

New Mexico governor amends order suspending right to carry firearms to focus on parks, playgrounds
News|Political

Weapons charges dropped in 2018 raid on family compound in desert that turned up child's remains

Two firearms charges have been dismissed amid preparations for a trial against an extended family arrested in a 2018 law enforcement raid on a ramshackle desert compound in northern New Mexico and the discovery of a young boy’s decomposed body

Weapons charges dropped in 2018 raid on family compound in desert that turned up child's remains
Environment|News|Science

Biologists in slow and steady race to help North America's largest and rarest tortoise species

U.S. wildlife officials have finalized an agreement with Ted Turner’s Endangered Species Fund regarding the release of more Bolson tortoises on the media mogul’s Armendaris Ranch in central New Mexico

Biologists in slow and steady race to help North America's largest and rarest tortoise species
News

Jury selection opens in terrorism trial of extended family members dating to 2018 New Mexico raid

Jury selection has begun in the trial of several members of an extended family who face trial on kidnapping and terrorism charges linked to a law enforcement raid on their squalid New Mexico encampment in 2018

Jury selection opens in terrorism trial of extended family members dating to 2018 New Mexico raid
News|Political

New Mexico trial begins over allegations that Democrats tried to dilute votes with redistricting map

Accusations that New Mexico’s Democratic-led Legislature unfairly diluted the vote of a politically conservative oil-producing region with its redistricting map have gone to trial

New Mexico trial begins over allegations that Democrats tried to dilute votes with redistricting map
News|Political

Teen testifies about boy's death and firearms training at New Mexico compound

Prosecutors have presented detailed testimony about the final moments of a toddler who was taken by relatives to a remote desert encampment in northern New Mexico where he died

Teen testifies about boy's death and firearms training at New Mexico compound
News

New Mexico man charged with attempted murder in shooting at protest over Spanish conquistador statue

A New Mexico man has been charged with attempted murder in a shooting that wounded one person at a protest over plans to install a statue of a Spanish conquistador outside government offices in the northern New Mexico city of Española

New Mexico man charged with attempted murder in shooting at protest over Spanish conquistador statue
Environment|News|Sports|World

Elite pilots prepare for ‘camping out in the sky’ as they compete in prestigious ballooning race

A radio, batteries and a trap door on the side for stretching are some of the things pilots are relying on to endure what's been called the world's oldest gas balloon race

Elite pilots prepare for ‘camping out in the sky’ as they compete in prestigious ballooning race
News|Political

New Mexico congressional map that was approved by Democrats can stand, a judge says

A New Mexico state judge has ruled against a Republican Party challenge of new congressional boundaries approved by Democrats that divvied up a politically conservative oil-producing region

New Mexico congressional map that was approved by Democrats can stand, a judge says
Political

New Mexico judge rejects Republican challenge to Democratic-drawn congressional map

A New Mexico judge on Friday rejected a Republican challenge to the state's Democratic-drawn congressional lines, improving the odds that Democrats will maintain their hold on

New Mexico judge rejects Republican challenge to Democratic-drawn congressional map
Business|Entertainment|News

Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta brings colorful displays to the New Mexico sky

The Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta is bringing colorful displays to the New Mexico sky

Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta brings colorful displays to the New Mexico sky
Health|News|Political

New Mexico governor defends approach to attempted gun restrictions, emergency order on gun violence

New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham is defending her decision to treat gun violence as a public health epidemic by presenting statistics on recent firearms seizures, reduced reports of gunfire in the Albuquerque metro area and an uptick in jail bookings

New Mexico governor defends approach to attempted gun restrictions, emergency order on gun violence
Health|News|Political

Federal judge won't block suspension of right to carry guns in some New Mexico parks, playgrounds

A federal judge will allow enforcement of a public health order that suspends the right to carry guns at public parks and playgrounds in New Mexico’s largest metro area

Federal judge won't block suspension of right to carry guns in some New Mexico parks, playgrounds
Political

U.S. judge upholds suspension of right to carry guns in some New Mexico parks

A U.S. federal judge on Wednesday ruled as valid a temporary suspension by the governor of New Mexico of the right to carry guns in parks and playgrounds in parts of the

U.S. judge upholds suspension of right to carry guns in some New Mexico parks
Business

New Mexico Governor to pursue EV tax credits to achieve zero-emission goals

New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham on Tuesday said she will pursue electric vehicle (EV) tax credits and directed the state to transition to EV to achieve a zero-emission vehicle

New Mexico Governor to pursue EV tax credits to achieve zero-emission goals
News

Prosecutors aim to recharge Alec Baldwin with involuntary manslaughter -NBC News

New Mexico prosecutors intend to recharge actor Alec Baldwin with involuntary manslaughter in connection with the fatal 2021 "Rust" shooting, NBC News reported on Tuesday, citing two

Prosecutors aim to recharge Alec Baldwin with involuntary manslaughter -NBC News
News|Political

Father and other family members are convicted in New Mexico kidnapping and terrorism case

Jurors have delivered split verdicts in a case that stemmed from the search for a 3-year-old boy who went missing from Georgia

Father and other family members are convicted in New Mexico kidnapping and terrorism case
Entertainment|News|Science

Visitors tour New Mexico atomic site in likely record attendance fueled by 'Oppenheimer' fanfare

Visitors have lined to tour the southern New Mexico site where the world’s first atomic bomb was detonated

Visitors tour New Mexico atomic site in likely record attendance fueled by 'Oppenheimer' fanfare
Health|News|Political

Most New Mexico families with infants exposed to drugs skip subsidized treatment, study says

A new study shows that most New Mexico families with infants exposed to illicit drugs, marijuana and alcohol in the womb have been forgoing subsidized addiction treatment and other voluntary support services aimed at protecting children

Most New Mexico families with infants exposed to drugs skip subsidized treatment, study says
Economy|Environment|News|Science

Biologists are keeping a close eye on a rare Mexican wolf that is wandering out of bounds

Northern New Mexico or bust

Biologists are keeping a close eye on a rare Mexican wolf that is wandering out of bounds
News

Prosecutors add hate crime allegations in shooting over Spanish conquistador statue

State prosecutors have added hate-crime allegations to charges of attempted murder and assault with a deadly weapon against a New Mexico man accused in the shooting of a Native American activist amid confrontations about aborted plans to reinstall a statue of a Spanish conquistador in public

Prosecutors add hate crime allegations in shooting over Spanish conquistador statue

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