6 Western states blast Utah plan to tap Colorado River water

Views 0 CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Six states in the U.S. West that rely on the Colorado River to sustain cities and farms rebuked a plan to build an underground pipeline that would transport billions of gallons of water through the desert to southwest Utah.

Forrest Fenn, man at helm of famed treasure hunt, dies in Santa Fe home

Views 0 Fenn’s treasure was reportedly found earlier this year SANTA FE, N.M. — The creator of a 10-year-long treasure hunt has died, Santa Fe police confirm. Santa Fe author Forrest Fenn, 90, was a well-known art collector and gallery owner but he was perhaps most known for a mysterious treasure that he claimed to have […]

U.S. Dept. of Justice provides update on Operation Legend federal charges

Views 0 ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The U.S. Department of Justice has provided an update on federal charges resulting from Operation Legend. Since the operation’s launch in Kansas City, Missouri on July 8, through Monday, August 31, the department reports there have been over 2,000 arrests including 147 for homicide.

New Mexico agencies boost access ahead of hunting season

Views 0 SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico land and wildlife managers say they have finished work that will result in more access to state trust land for licensed hunters. The Land Office and the Game and Fish Department made the announcement in time for the start of the deer and elk hunting season, which […]

Pandemic afflicts impoverished areas of New Mexico

Views 0 SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A top state health official is warning that COVID-19 infections are far more prevalent in low-income areas of the New Mexico, potentially straining Medicaid health care.