All the headlines from our New Mexico Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Feb 23 2015 // A woman’s lawsuit accuses the University of New Mexico of giving short shrift to her report of being raped by two football players and another man.The lawsuit filed Thursday in federal court seeks unspecified...
Feb 23 2015 // A New Mexico lawmaker has introduced a bill to reduce workers’ compensation in cases when an employee’s death or injury results from being drunk or high on the job. Republican Rep. Dennis Roch of Logan said...
Feb 12 2015 // Alejandro Altamirano from Durango, Mexico, has called New Mexico home for a dozen years, and it’s where his two U.S.-born daughters are being raised. But the 36-year-old dairy farmworker fears he will be forced into...
Feb 11 2015 // A New Mexico House panel is set to debate a measure that would take away driver’s licenses of high school students who stop attending class. The House Education Committee this week took up a bill that suspends the...
Feb 3 2015 // A New Mexico lawmaker has introduced a bill to reduce workers’ compensation in cases when an employee’s death or injury results from being drunk or high on the job. Republican Rep. Dennis Roch of Logan said...
Jan 22 2015 // A can of worms has been opened, the horse is out of the barn and the industry is gazing into Pandora’s Box.There is no shortage of idioms for workers’ compensation experts who are concerned over a decision last...
Jan 22 2015 // New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez says she wants the Legislature to repeal a law that allows the state to issue driver’s licenses to immigrants who are in the country illegally. Martinez took aim at the law during her...
Jan 6 2015 // A New Mexico woman is suing a novelty products maker over a flask that includes her likeness and the phrase, “I’m going to be the most popular girl in rehab.”Veronica Vigil’s lawsuit in federal...
Dec 4 2014 // Researchers from universities around the state say New Mexico is undoubtedly dealing with a dire situation thanks to a persistent drought and there’s no telling when conditions will improve.The task force of experts...
Dec 3 2014 // An attorney for victims who claim they were sexually abused by priests in the Diocese of Gallup in New Mexico wants insurance and financial records from the Franciscan Friars, the Albuquerque Journal reported.Claimants...
Oct 31 2014 // A spacecraft for Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic Ltd. tourism operator crashed during a test flight in California’s Mojave Desert, killing the co-pilot and injuring the pilot.The pilot ejected and suffered...
Oct 20 2014 // A New Mexico man is suing Burger King after he says a manager attacked him for complaining about cold onion rings. KRQE-TV reported the lawsuit filed in state district court says Robert Deyapp was assaulted in June 2013...
Oct 13 2014 // It’s nearly impossible to predict when and where the next major wildfire will be and whether an ill-timed thunderstorm could result in tons of ash and charred debris being washed down the bare mountainsides once the...
Oct 10 2014 // A New Mexico man is suing Burger King after he says a manager attacked him for complaining about cold onion rings.KRQE-TV reported the lawsuit filed in state district court says Robert Deyapp was assaulted in June 2013...
Oct 8 2014 // Local governments and some other entities in New Mexico are now eligible for federal assistance to recover from flooding and storm damage suffered during last summer. The White House says a disaster declaration by...
Oct 6 2014 // The National Weather Service says a tornado briefly touched down and caused some damage near Chama, in a sparsely populated mountainous area of northern New Mexico earlier this week.According to the weather service’s...
Oct 6 2014 // A state prison inmate says New Mexico correction officials aren’t allowing him to practice his religion and properly worship Satan behind bars. Bernard Pritchard recently filed a lawsuit in state court alleging the...
Oct 6 2014 // A state judge has denied a request by New Mexico taxi cab and limousine companies for a temporary restraining order against the ridesharing services Lyft and Uber.District Court Judge Nancy Franchini wrote in her order...
Oct 3 2014 // Editor’s Note: This is the third in a series of articles on the the marijuana insurance industry. Upcoming stories will include reports on potential changes to federal laws, and regional reports on how medical...
Sep 30 2014 // Wet weather in recent weeks has left some of New Mexico’s green chile crop in danger.The Las Cruces Sun-News reported that a hail storm last week was the latest in a spate of precipitation to plague chile fields in...