List/Grid Author Archives: Associated Press
Hopis seek return of artifacts at auction
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — An Arizona tribe is asking a Paris auction house to cancel its upcoming sale of dozens of items central to the tribe’s religious practices and return... Read more »
Clovis begins voluntary water restrictions
CLOVIS (AP) — Clovis city officials are urging residents and business owners to conserve water. The eastern New Mexico city started voluntary watering restrictions on Monday. They will be in... Read more »
USDA: Range conditions poor in N.M.
Officials with the U.S. Department of Agriculture say range and pasture conditions across much of New Mexico are very poor. The latest weather summary from the agency shows pastures in... Read more »
UPDATED: 7 El Paso school officials reinstated after testing scandal
EL PASO (AP) — Seven administrators in a West Texas school district tainted by a testing scandal have been reinstated while another is in the process of being ousted. Trustees... Read more »
Ruidoso’s reservoirs nearly empty
RUIDOSO (AP) — The village of Ruidoso is warning residents that the mountain community’s reservoirs are nearly empty due to the drought and the effects of a devastating wildfire. The... Read more »
ABQ man arrested for blowing up toilet
CONCHAS (AP) — State Police officers have arrested a man suspected of using an explosive device to blow up a portable toilet at Conchas State Park in northeastern New Mexico.... Read more »
Oryx hunting license discounted for vets
SANTA FE (AP) — A new law in New Mexico will offer disabled military members and veterans from other states a lower cost license to hunt an exotic big game... Read more »
N.M. getting a new observatory
RADIUM SPRINGS (AP) — The New Mexico state parks system is getting a third observatory. Officials on April 20 will celebrate the grand opening of the observatory at Leasburg Dam... Read more »
Gov. signs tax break for BNSF
SANTA FE (AP) — A newly enacted law in New Mexico will provide a tax break to lower the cost of locomotive fuel for the BNSF Railway Co. Gov. Susana... Read more »
Navajo suit against Urban Outfitters moves forward
A federal judge has ruled that the Navajo Nation can move forward with its claims against Urban Outfitters but tossed out a couple of the tribe’s legal theories. The tribe... Read more »
Judge grants injunction in concealed carry case
SANTA FE (AP) — A gun-rights group has won a preliminary injunction that will keep New Mexico from enforcing part of its concealed handgun carry law. The Second Amendment Foundation... Read more »
Is Facebook losing its edge?
NEW YORK (AP) — To see what Facebook has become, look no further than the Hutzler 571 Banana Slicer. Some time last year, people began sharing tongue-in-cheek online reviews of... Read more »
