New Mexico police are trying to identify 4 people who died in fiery head-on crash

433 Views ESPANOLA, N.M. (AP) — Authorities are trying to identify four people who died in a fiery two-vehicle crash on a New Mexico highway about 20 miles northwest of Española. State police say officers were called to the scene on U.S. Highway 84 around 3:30 a.m. Saturday. They say two people were in each […]
New Mexico negotiates settlement over permit renewal for US nuclear waste repository

663 Views ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico says it has reached a settlement with the U.S. Department of Energy over the renewal of a permit for the federal government’s only underground repository for nuclear waste. Officials with the New Mexico Environment Department announced Tuesday that an agreement was reached last week after four days […]
New Mexico lawmakers seek preschool expansion with oil money

745 Views SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — The Legislature’s lead budget-writing committee recommended a billion-dollar increase in annual state spending that expands preschool access and extends mandatory classroom instruction time at K-12 public schools. The proposal announced Thursday would increase general fund spending by 12% to $9.4 billion for the fiscal year that runs from […]