Will New Mexico reach reopening vaccination goal by today? DOH doctor says yes
270 Views A doctor with the New Mexico Department of Health tells KOAT she is confident the state will reach the 60% vaccination goal by the end of Thursday. As of Thursday morning, the numbers provided by DOH showed 16,039 New Mexicans 16 and over still needed to be fully vaccinated to reach that mark.
Senators press Interior Secretary Haaland on oil lease pause
431 Views WASHINGTON (AP) — Both Republican and Democratic senators are pressing Interior Secretary Deb Haaland for answers after a federal court blocked the Biden administration’s suspension of new oil and gas leases on federal lands and waters.
EXPLAINER: What’s behind the heat wave in the American West?
274 Views PHOENIX (AP) — Much of the American West has been blasted with sweltering heat this week as a high pressure dome combines with the worst drought in modern history to launch temperatures into the triple digits, toppling records even before the official start of summer.
Fireworks and summer events return to Albuquerque
316 Views ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.- Major Tim Keller announced Thursday the return of fireworks to Balloon Fiesta Park and other summer events.