New Mexico News

Aggregated New Mexico News Articles

• After 30 years of inquiries, Albuquerque's National Roofing Co. launches residential division
  
  The decision to add a residential division was less to jump on the demand for new housing construction and more to diversify assets within the company's portfolio.
  Ron Davis.  American City Business Journals.  Thu, 06 May 2021 22:24:54 +0000.
• New Mexico MainStreet communities receive grants to aid in economic recovery efforts
  
  The proposed projects will be completed by December 2021.
  Chris Keller.  American City Business Journals.  Thu, 06 May 2021 20:10:33 +0000.
• Boy literally stumbles upon prehistoric fossil
  
  A 10-year-old boy in New Mexico found a 1.2-million-year-old fossil when he tripped and fell on a hike. It turned out to be a stegomastodon, a prehistoric ancestor of the elephant. KRQE's Sara Yingling reports.
  CBS News.  Mon, 03 May 2021 12:08:11 -0400.
• Indian Health Service Settles Dispute Over Care in New Mexico
  
  The federal agency agreed to postpone for a year its proposal to cut service at a hospital serving 9,100 tribal citizens.
  Mark Walker.  New York Times.  Sun, 02 May 2021 09:00:11 +0000.
• Why Wildfires Are Raging Early in the West Due to Drought and Climate Change
  
  Firefighters in New Mexico, Arizona and California are battling springtime blazes that have been fueled by a severe drought and boosted by climate change.
  Simon Romero.  New York Times.  Fri, 30 Apr 2021 20:39:06 +0000.
• Police Say Children Helped Save Mom After Witnessing Abuse by Giving Note to School Bus Driver
  
  On Thursday in Las Cruces, New Mexico, 40-year-old Erik Alvarado allegedly threatened to kill his girlfriend. The girlfriend later said he also abused her by beating, strangling and suffocating her. ...
  Amanda Thomason.  Western Journal.  Wed, 28 Apr 2021 23:29:34 +0000.
• New Mexico Three Rivers Fire grows rapidly overnight
  
  New Mexico's Three Rivers wildfire has almost doubled in size.
  Julia Musto.  Fox News.  Wed, 28 Apr 2021 19:19:48 GMT.
• New Mexico assigned nearly $19 billion in federal aid so far
  
  SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) - A new estimate shows that successive rounds of federal economic relief since the outset of the coronavirus pandemic will deliver an estimated $18.9 billion in money and services to New Mexico. ...
  Washington Times.  Tue, 27 Apr 2021 00:50:37 -0400.
• Albuquerque sets DEBT COLLECTORS on Donald Trump after billing him $211,000 for 2019 rally
  
  Albuquerque Mayor Tim Keller, a Democrat, told Comedy Central's The Daily Show with Trevor Noah that Former President Donald Trump might actually owe his city more than $211,000.
  Daily Mail.  Mon, 26 Apr 2021 04:52:35 GMT.
• New Mexico praised for $87M in road construction funding
  
  CARLSBAD, N.M. (AP) - A coalition of energy companies has thanked government leaders after receiving millions of dollars of road improvements in the southeast New Mexico. Democratic Gov. ...
  Washington Times.  Sat, 24 Apr 2021 17:13:55 -0400.

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In 2008, the estimated population of New Mexico was 1,984,356, whereas in 2006, the population of New Mexico was about 1,937,916.  For detailed, up-to-date information about New Mexico's demographics, visit the U.S. Census Bureau's QuickFacts about New Mexico web page.  For maps of New Mexico, visit this New Mexico Map website.

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