Morgan Lee

Morgan Lee wrote about energy and green business for The San Diego Union-Tribune.

FILE - Attorney Gail Evans, of the Center for Biological Diversity's Climate Law Institute, speaks about pollution from oil and natural gas development and frustration with state oversight of the industry outside the state First District Court in Santa Fe, N.M., May 10, 2023. On Monday, June 10, 2024, a New Mexico judge cleared the way for a landmark lawsuit to proceed that alleges the state has failed to meet its constitutional obligations for protecting against oil and gas pollution. Environmental groups and Native Americans who live near oil wells in the No. 2 producing state in the U.S. initially filed the case in 2023. (AP Photo/Morgan Lee, File)

Fight over constitutional provisions to guard against oil, gas pollution moves ahead in New Mexico

June 11, 2024 at 12:54 a.m.

SANTA FE, N.M. — A New Mexico judge cleared the way Monday for a landmark lawsuit to proceed that alleges the state has failed to meet its constitutional obligations for protecting against...

Cecelia Ammon fills out her ballot on primary election day at the Central Mercado in Southeast Albuquerque, N.M., on Tuesday, June 4, 2024. (Chancey Bush/The Albuquerque Journal via AP)

New Mexico voters oust incumbents from Legislature with positive implications for paid family leave

June 5, 2024 at 11:38 p.m.

SANTA FE, N.M. — New Mexico voters have ousted several incumbent lawmakers in the state's primary election, as ballots were tallied Wednesday.Former school board member and educator Jon Hill of Las Cruces...

District attorney in Alec Baldwin’s case wins New Mexico Democratic primary race

June 5, 2024 at 4:17 p.m.

SANTA FE, N.M. — An incumbent district attorney pursuing an involuntary manslaughter charge against Alec Baldwin fended off a Democratic challenger in New Mexico’s primary election on Tuesday to ensure her reelection.In...

FILE - U.S. President Calvin Coolidge wears a Native American headdress of the Sioux tribe as he is adopted as Chief Leading Eagle and first white chief of the tribe at the celebration of the 51st anniversary of the settlement of Deadwood, South Dakota, in 1927. Coolidge signed the Indian Citizenship Act of 1924. (AP Photo/File)

100 years ago, US citizenship for Native Americans came without voting rights in swing states

June 1, 2024 at 5:27 p.m.

SANTA FE, N.M. — Voter participation advocate Theresa Pasqual traverses Acoma Pueblo with a stack of sample ballots in her car and applications for absentee ballots, handing them out at every opportunity...

ARCHIVO - Alec Baldwin es el maestro de ceremonias de la Gala del Premio Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Ripple of Hope en el New York Hilton Midtown el 9 de diciembre de 2021, en Nueva York. El viernes 24 de mayo de 2024, una jueza de Nuevo México rechazó una solicitud de Baldwin para desestimar el único cargo penal en su contra por un tiroteo fatal en el set de "Rust", manteniendo el caso en camino para un juicio este verano. (Foto Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, archivo)

Jueza rechaza solicitud de Alec Baldwin para desestimar cargo por homicidio involuntario

May 25, 2024 at 12:07 a.m.

SANTA FE, Nuevo México, EE.UU. — SANTA FE, Nuevo México, EE.UU. (AP) — Una jueza de Nuevo México rechazó el viernes una solicitud de Alec Baldwin para desestimar el único cargo penal...

Alec Baldwin emcees the Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Ripple of Hope Award Gala at New York Hilton Midtown on Dec. 9, 2021, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)

Involuntary manslaughter allegation against Alec Baldwin advances toward trial with new court ruling

May 25, 2024 at 12:12 a.m.

SANTA FE, N.M. — A New Mexico judge has rejected a request by Alec Baldwin to dismiss the sole criminal charge against him in a fatal shooting on the set of the...

ARCHIVO - Alec Baldwin como maestro de ceremonias de la Gala del Premio Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Ripple of Hope en el New York Hilton Midtown el 9 de diciembre de 2021, en Nueva York. Un juez de Nuevo México está considerando la posibilidad de desestimar una acusación de un jurado contra el actor Alec Baldwin por el tiroteo fatal en el set de una película del oeste, en una audiencia judicial programada para el viernes. (Foto Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, archivo)

Jueza considerara desestimar la acusacion contra Alec Baldwin por el tiroteo fatal en rodaje

May 17, 2024 at 7:11 p.m.

SANTA FE, Nuevo México, EE.UU. — SANTA FE, Nuevo México, EE.UU. (AP) — Una jueza de Nuevo México considerará la solicitud de Alec Baldwin de desestimar la acusación de un jurado en...

FILE - Alec Baldwin attends the Roundabout Theatre Company's annual gala at the Ziegfeld Ballroom on Monday, March 6, 2023, in New York. A New Mexico judge is considering whether to dismiss a grand jury indictment against actor Alec Baldwin in the fatal shooting on the set of a Western movie, at a scheduled court hearing on Friday. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP, file)

Judge pushes decision to next week on Alec Baldwin’s indictment in fatal 2021 shooting

May 17, 2024 at 9:24 p.m.

SANTA FE, N.M. — A New Mexico judge plans to rule next week on a grand jury indictment against Alec Baldwin in the fatal shooting on the set of “Rust," after hearing...

Destiny Ray, right, of YouthUnited for Climate Crisis Action, speaks at a rally outside the New Mexico Statehouse against rules for the treatment and recycling of oil-industry fracking water, Monday, May 6, 2024, in Santa Fe, N.M. Environmental officials in the nation's No. 2 state for petroleum production are taking initial steps toward regulating the treatment and reuse of oil-industry fracking water. New Mexico has been grappling with scarce water supplies, and fossil fuel producers are confronting shrinking opportunities for water disposal. The state's Water Quality Control Commission opened a weeklong series of hearings on Monday, May 13. (AP Photo/Morgan Lee)

New Mexico forges rule for treatment and reuse of oil-industry fracking water amid protests

May 14, 2024 at 2:13 a.m.

SANTA FE, N.M. — Environmental officials in New Mexico took initial steps Monday toward regulating the treatment and reuse of oil industry fracking water as the state grapples with scarce water supplies...

Nuevo Mexico: Activista baleado en protestas por estatua de conquistador llega a un acuerdo judicial

May 8, 2024 at 6:04 a.m.

SANTA FE, Nuevo México — SANTA FE, Nuevo México (AP) — Se ha alcanzado un acuerdo en una demanda civil que reclamaba una indemnización a tres de una familia por balear...

FILE - Rio Arriba County workers remove the bronze statue of Spanish conquerer Juan de Onate from its pedestal in front of a cultural center in Alcalde, N.M., June 15, 2020. A settlement has been reached in a civil lawsuit seeking damages from a 23-year-old man and his parents in the shooting of a Native American activist in northern New Mexico amid confrontations about the statue and aborted plans to reinstall it in public. The settlement was disclosed Tuesday, May 7, 2024, in court documents. (Eddie Moore/The Albuquerque Journal via AP, File)

Civil suit settled in shooting of Native American activist at protest of Spanish conquistador statue

May 8, 2024 at 4:53 a.m.

ESPANOLA, N.M. — A settlement has been reached in a civil lawsuit seeking damages from three relatives in the shooting of a Native American activist in northern New Mexico amid confrontations about...

Ariz.. Rep. Stephanie Stahl Hamilton, takes a selfie with Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs, after Hobbs signed the repeal of the Civil War-era near-total abortion ban to Thursday, May 2, 2024, at the Capitol in Phoenix. Democrats secured enough votes in the Arizona Senate to repeal the ban on abortions that the state's highest court recently allowed to take effect. (AP Photo/Matt York)

Arizona governor’s g of abortion law repeal follows political fight by women lawmakers

May 3, 2024 at 5:05 p.m.

PHOENIX — Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs' g of the repeal of a Civil War-era ban on nearly all abortions was a stirring occasion for the women working to ensure that the 19th...

Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs smiles after g the repeal of the Civil War-era near-total abortion ban, Thursday, May 2, 2024, at the Capitol in Phoenix. Democrats secured enough votes in the Arizona Senate to repeal the ban on abortions that the state's highest court recently allowed to take effect. (AP Photo/Matt York)

Arizona’s Democratic governor signs a bill to repeal 1864 ban on most abortions

May 2, 2024 at 6:07 a.m.

PHOENIX — Democratic Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs has relegated a Civil War-era ban on most abortions to the past by g a bill Thursday to repeal it. Hobbs says the move is...

Arizona state senator Jake Hoffman, R-District 15, motions as he speaks to the Senate President, Wednesday, May 1, 2024, at the Capitol in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Matt York)

Arizona lawmakers vote to undo near-total abortion ban from 1864, with Gov. Hobbs expected to sign

May 2, 2024 at 1:32 a.m.

PHOENIX — The Arizona Legislature approved a repeal of a long-dormant ban on nearly all abortions Wednesday, sending the bill to Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs, who is expected to sign it.Two Republicans...

ARCHIVO - Esta imagen del 29 de septiembre de 2022 muestra el Centro de Detención del Condado Torrance, en Estancia, Nuevo México. (AP Foto/Andrés Leighton, archivo)

Condado de Nuevo Mexico extiende acuerdo con el ICE para la detencion de migrantes

April 25, 2024 at 12:54 a.m.

SANTA FE, Nuevo México, EE.UU. — SANTA FE, Nuevo México, EE.UU. (AP) — de una comisión de un condado rural de Nuevo México extendieron el miércoles la autorización para que unas...

FILE - The Torrance County Detention Facility is seen, Sept. 29, 2022, in Estancia, N.M. County commissioners in rural New Mexico extended authorization for a migrant detention facility Wednesday, April 24, 2024, in cooperation with federal authorities over objections by advocates for immigrant rights who allege inhumane conditions and due process violations at the privately operated Torrance County Detention Facility. (AP Photo/Andres Leighton, File)

County in rural New Mexico extends agreement with ICE for immigrant detention amid criticism

April 24, 2024 at 11:20 p.m.

SANTA FE, N.M. — County commissioners in rural New Mexico extended authorization for a migrant detention facility Wednesday in cooperation with federal authorities over objections by advocates for immigrant rights who allege...

ARCHIVO - Varios vehículos cruzan de México a Estados Unidos en una estación fronteriza en Santa Teresa, Nuevo México, el 14 de marzo de 2012. (AP Foto/Jeri Clausing, Archivo)

Decomiso de cannabis en retenes cerca de frontera EEUU-Mexico frustran a industria con aval estatal

April 19, 2024 at 11:30 p.m.

SANTA FE, Nuevo México, EE.UU. — SANTA FE, Nuevo México, EE.UU. (AP) — La Patrulla Fronteriza de Estados Unidos está haciendo valer su autoridad para confiscar cargamentos de cannabis, incluyendo suministros comerciales...

FILE - Traffic crosses from Mexico into the United States at a border station in Santa Teresa, N.M., in this photo made in March 14, 2012. The U.S. Border Patrol is asserting its right to seize cannabis shipments — including state-authorized commercial supplies — amid complaints of licensed cannabis providers that more than $300,000 worth of marijuana has been confiscated in recent months at Border Patrol highway checkpoints in southern New Mexico. (AP Photo/Jeri Clausing, File)

Cannabis seizures at checkpoints by US-Mexico border frustrate state-authorized pot industry

April 19, 2024 at 7:33 p.m.

SANTA FE, N.M. — The U.S. Border Patrol is asserting its authority to seize cannabis shipments — including commercial, state-authorized supplies — as licensed cannabis providers file complaints that more than $300,000...

New attorney s prosecution team against Alec Baldwin in fatal ‘Rust’ shooting

April 18, 2024 at 11:02 p.m.

SANTA FE, N.M. — An attorney has been added to the special prosecution team that is pursuing an involuntary manslaughter charge against actor Alec Baldwin in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer...

Hannah Gutierrez-Reed rinde una declaración ante el tribunal durante su audiencia de sentencia en Santa Fe, Nuevo México, el lunes 15 de abril de 2024. Gutierrez-Reed, la supervisora de armas en el set de la película del oeste "Rust", fue sentenciada a 18 meses de prisión. Fue declarada culpable en marzo de homicidio involuntario por la muerte de la directora de fotografía Halyna Hutchins, quien recibió un disparo mortal de Alec Baldwin en 2021. (Eddie Moore/Albuquerque Journal vía AP, Pool)

Puntos clave de la sentencia de prision para la supervisora de armas del filme de Alec Baldwin

April 16, 2024 at 8:46 p.m.

SANTA FE, Nuevo México, EE.UU. — SANTA FE, Nuevo México, EE.UU. (AP) — Una supervisora de armas recibió la sentencia máxima de 18 meses de prisión por homicidio involuntario luego de un...

Hannah Gutierrez-Reed makes a statement to the court during her sentencing hearing in Santa Fe, New Mexico, on Monday April 15, 2024. Gutierrez-Reed, the armorer on the set of the Western film "Rust," was sentenced to 18 months in prison. She was convicted in March of involuntary manslaughter in the death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, who was fatally shot by Alec Baldwin in 2021. (Eddie Moore/Albuquerque Journal via AP, Pool)

What to know about the prison sentence for a movie armorer in a fatal shooting by Alec Baldwin

April 16, 2024 at 5:09 a.m.

SANTA FE, N.M. — A movie weapons armorer received the maximum sentence of 18 months in jail for involuntary manslaughter in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer by Alec Baldwin on a...

ARCHIVO - Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, la ex supervisora de armas de la película "Rust", escucha los argumentos finales en su juicio en el tribunal de distrito, el miércoles 6 de marzo de 2024, en Santa Fe, N.M. Gutierrez-Reed fue sentenciada el lunes 15 de abril de 2024 a 18 meses de prisión por el tiroteo en el que murió una directora de fotografía con un arma que sostenía Alec Baldwin en el plató de la película del oeste "Rust". (Luis Sánchez Saturno/Santa Fe New Mexican via AP, Pool, archivo)

Supervisora de armas de “Rust” es sentenciada a 18 meses de prision

April 15, 2024 at 6:43 p.m.

SANTA FE, Nuevo México, EE.UU. — SANTA FE, Nuevo México, EE.UU. (AP) — La supervisora de armas de la película del oeste “Rust” fue sentenciada a 18 meses de prisión por el...

Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, center, sits with her attorney Jason Bowles and paralegal Carmella Sisneros during her sentencing hearing in Santa Fe, New Mexico, on Monday, April 15, 2024. Gutierrez-Reed, the armorer on the set of the Western film "Rust," was sentenced to 18 months in prison for involuntary manslaughter in the death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, who was fatally shot by Alec Baldwin in 2021. (Eddie Moore/The Albuquerque Journal via AP, Pool)

Gun supervisor for ‘Rust’ movie gets 18 months in prison for fatal shooting by Alec Baldwin on set

April 16, 2024 at 12:34 a.m.

SANTA FE, N.M. — A movie weapons supervisor was sentenced to 18 months in prison in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer by Alec Baldwin on the set of the Western film...

FILE - Arizona Supreme Court Justices from left; William G. Montgomery, John R Lopez IV, Vice Chief Justice Ann A. Scott Timmer, Chief Justice Robert M. Brutinel, Clint Bolick and James Beene listen to oral arguments on April 20, 2021, in Phoenix. The Arizona Supreme Court ruled Tuesday, April 9, 2024, that the state can enforce its long-dormant law criminalizing all abortions except when a mother’s life is at stake. (AP Photo/Matt York, File)

Shouts of ‘Shame! Shame!’ erupt in Arizona House as fight over abortion ban engulfs lawmakers

April 11, 2024 at 6:34 a.m.

PHOENIX — The Arizona Legislature devolved into shouts of “Shame! Shame!” on Wednesday as Republican lawmakers quickly shut down discussion on a proposed repeal of the state's newly revived 1864 law that...

En esta imagen de archivo, Celina Washburn participa en una protesta el 23 de septiembre de 2022, en el exterior del Capitolio de Arizona, en Phoenix, para mostrar su oposición a un fallo sobre el aborto. (AP Foto/Matt York, archivo)

AP Explica: Fallo de Corte Suprema de Arizona restablece un veto casi total al aborto de 1864

April 10, 2024 at 10:57 p.m.

PHOENIX — La Corte Suprema de Arizona dio el martes luz verde a la utilización de una ley que no se aplica desde hace mucho tiempo y que prohíbe casi todos los...

FILE - This file photo shows Celina Washburn at a protest on Sept. 23, 2022, outside the Arizona Capitol in Phoenix to voice her opposition to an abortion ruling. The Arizona Supreme Court ruled Tuesday, April 9, 2024, that the state can enforce its long-dormant law criminalizing all abortions except when a mother’s life is at stake. (AP Photo/Matt York, File)

What to know about abortion in Arizona under the near-total 1864 ban

April 10, 2024 at 8:54 p.m.

PHOENIX — The Arizona Supreme Court gave the go-ahead Tuesday to prepare to enforce a long-dormant law that bans nearly all abortions, drastically altering the legal landscape for terminating pregnancies in a...

FILE - Voters fill out ballots at an elementary school in Tesuque, N.M., on Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2022. A federal judge has ruled, Tuesday, April 2, 2024, that New Mexico election regulators violated public disclosure provisions of the National Voter Registration Act in withholding voter rolls from a conservative group and its public online database. (AP Photo/Morgan Lee, File)

Judge sides with conservative group in its push to access, publish voter rolls online

April 3, 2024 at 5:20 a.m.

SANTA FE, N.M. — New Mexico election officials violated public disclosure provisions of the National Voter Registration Act by refusing to provide voter rolls to a conservative group and its public online...

FILE - A demonstrator holds a sign outside of the U.S. Supreme Court, Feb. 8, 2024, in Washington. A pair of recent U.S. Supreme Court actions has opened the door to a new legal frontier in which local and state officials can be disqualified from office for life for engaging in "insurrection" or providing "aid and comfort" to enemies of the Constitution, based on a post-Civil War-era provision of the nation's foundational legal document and how the courts interpret it. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib, File)

Supreme Court opens new frontier for insurrection claims that could target state and local officials

March 19, 2024 at 8:16 p.m.

SANTA FE — Two recent U.S. Supreme Court actions have opened the door to a new legal frontier in which local and state officials can be disqualified from office for life for...

El comisionado del condado Otero, Nuevo México, Couy Griffin, habla con los periodistas en un tribunal federal en Washington, el 17 de junio de 2022. Griffin fue destituido de su cargo por participar en el asalto al Capitolio en enero de 2021. (Foto AP/Gemunu Amarasinghe, Archivo)

Corte Suprema rechaza apelacion de excomisionado que participo en asalto al Capitolio

March 18, 2024 at 2:57 p.m.

WASHINGTON — La Corte Suprema de Estados Unidos rechazó el lunes la apelación de un excomisionado en Nuevo México que fue destituido por participar en la insurrección en el Capitolio el 6...

FILE - Otero County, New Mexico Commissioner Couy Griffin speaks to reporters at federal court in Washington, June. 17, 2022. The Supreme Court has rejected an appeal by a former New Mexico county commissioner banished from public office for participating in the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection. The court’s order Monday means former Otero County commissioner Couy Griffin remains disqualified from public office under a constitutional provision designed to prevent ex-Confederates from serving in government after the Civil War. (AP Photo/Gemunu Amarasinghe, File)

Supreme Court rejects appeal by former New Mexico county commissioner banned for Jan. 6 insurrection

March 18, 2024 at 2:10 p.m.

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Monday rejected an appeal from a former New Mexico county commissioner who was kicked out of office over his participation in the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection...

New Mexico State Police Chief Troy Weisler addresses reporters at a news conference in Albuquerque, N.M. Saturday, March 16, 2024 following the fatal shooting of officer Justin Hare along Interstate 40 near Tucumcari the day before. (Jon Austria /The Albuquerque Journal via AP)

New Mexico authorities detain man in fatal shooting of state police officer

March 17, 2024 at 10:57 p.m.

SANTA FE, N.M. — A suspect in the shooting death of a New Mexico state police officer was captured Sunday by law enforcement officers in the Albuquerque area based on a tip...

FILE - In this image taken from video released by the Santa Fe County Sheriff's Office, Alec Baldwin speaks with investigators following a fatal shooting on a movie set in Santa Fe, N.M. A jury convicted movie armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed of involuntary manslaughter Wednesday, March 6, 2024, in the fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins by actor Alec Baldwin during a rehearsal on the set of the Western movie “Rust.” Baldwin has been indicted on a charge of involuntary manslaughter and has pleaded not guilty ahead of a July trial date. (Santa Fe County Sheriff's Office via AP, File)

Alec Baldwin seeks dismissal of grand jury indictment in fatal shooting of cinematographer

March 15, 2024 at 4:50 a.m.

SANTA FE, N.M. — Defense attorneys for Alec Baldwin urged a New Mexico judge on Thursday to dismiss a grand jury indictment against the actor in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer...

FILE - "Rust" movie armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed stands by her defense team during her involuntary manslaughter trial, Tuesday, March 5, 2024, at the First Judicial District Courthouse in Santa Fe, N.M. A jury convicted Gutierrez-Reed of involuntary manslaughter Wednesday, March 6, 2024, in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer by actor Alec Baldwin during a rehearsal on the set of the Western movie “Rust.” (Jim Weber/Santa Fe New Mexican via AP, Pool, File)

Judge schedules sentencing for movie armorer in fatal shooting by Alec Baldwin

March 13, 2024 at 6:15 p.m.

SANTA FE, N.M. — A judge has scheduled sentencing next month for a movie set armorer convicted of involuntary manslaughter in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer by Alec Baldwin on the...

FILE - Stephanie Garcia Richard campaigns for state land commissioner, an office she eventually won, at a Democratic political rally in Santa Fe, N.M., Thursday, Oct. 25, 2018. New Mexico’s State Land Office will withhold lease sales indefinitely on its most promising tracts for oil and gas development in the Permian Basin as it seeks approval for the state Legislature to increase top-tier royalty rates. Land Commissioner Garcia Richard confirmed the decision Thursday, March 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Morgan Lee, File)

New Mexico halts some oil-field lease sales in standoff over royalty rates in Permian Basin

March 8, 2024 at 3:54 a.m.

SANTA FE, N.M. — New Mexico's State Land Office will withhold lease sales indefinitely on its most promising tracts for oil and natural gas development in the Permian Basin as it seeks...

Juicio de armera de “Rust” ofrece una ventana al proximo proceso legal de Alec Baldwin

March 8, 2024 at 12:04 a.m.

SANTA FE, Nuevo México, EE.UU. — SANTA FE, Nuevo México, EE.UU. (AP) — El juicio y la condena de una supervisora de armas por un tiroteo fatal en el set de la...

ARCHIVO - En esta imagen tomada de un video publicado por la oficina del jefe de policía del condado de Santa Fe, Alec Baldwin habla con los investigadores luego de un tiroteo fatal en un set de filmación en Santa Fe, Nuevo México. Baldwin ha sido acusado formalmente de homicidio involuntario y se declaró inocente antes de la fecha de su juicio en julio. (Santa Fe County Sheriff's Office via AP, archivo)

Puntos clave en el caso por el tiroteo de “Rust” que llevara a juicio a Alec Baldwin

March 7, 2024 at 10:25 p.m.

SANTA FE, Nuevo México, EE.UU. — SANTA FE, Nuevo México, EE.UU. (AP) — Un jurado en Nuevo México declaró culpable a una supervisora de armas de la película del oeste “Rust” por...

FILE - This aerial photo shows the Bonanza Creek Ranch in Santa Fe, New Mexico, Oct. 23, 2021, used for the film "Rust." A jury convicted movie armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed of involuntary manslaughter Wednesday, March 6, 2024, in the fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins by actor Alec Baldwin during a rehearsal on the set of the Western movie “Rust.” Baldwin has been indicted on a charge of involuntary manslaughter and has pleaded not guilty ahead of a July trial date. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)

What to know about the ‘Rust’ shooting case as attention turns to Alec Baldwin’s trial

March 7, 2024 at 6:14 a.m.

SANTA FE, N.M. — Now that jurors in New Mexico have convicted a movie weapons supervisor of involuntary manslaughter in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer by Alec Baldwin on the set...

‘Rust’ armorer’s trial gives Alec Baldwin’s team a window into how his own trial could unfold

March 7, 2024 at 2:43 p.m.

SANTA FE, N.M. — The trial and conviction of a movie armorer in connection with a fatal shooting on the set of the Western movie “Rust” has given Alec Baldwin and his...

Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, armera de la película "Rust", al centro, escucha a su abogado Jason Bowles, derecha, y a su equipo defensor durante su juicio por homicidio involuntario el martes 5 de marzo de 2024, en la Corte Judicial del Primer Distrito en Santa Fe, Nuevo México. (Jim Weber/Santa Fe New Mexican vía AP, Pool)

Declaran culpable de homicidio involuntario a armera en caso de disparo efectuado por Alec Baldwin

March 7, 2024 at 2:19 a.m.

SANTA FE, Nuevo México, EE.UU. — SANTA FE, Nuevo México, EE.UU. (AP) — Un jurado declaró culpable el miércoles a la armera Hannah Gutierrez-Reed de homicidio culposo por el disparo letal a...

Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, the former armorer at the movie "Rust", listens to closing arguments in her trial at district court on Wednesday, March 6, 2024, in Santa Fe, N.M. (Luis Sánchez Saturno/Santa Fe New Mexican via AP, Pool)

‘Rust’ armorer convicted of involuntary manslaughter in fatal shooting by Alec Baldwin on movie set

March 6, 2024 at 11:40 p.m.

SANTA FE, N.M. — A jury convicted a movie weapons supervisor of involuntary manslaughter Wednesday in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer by actor Alec Baldwin during a rehearsal on the set...

Santa Fe County Deputy Levi Abeyta, left, watches as expert witness for the defense Frank Koucky III demonstrates how to uncock a gun like the one used on the set of the movie "Rust" as Koucky testifies in the involuntary manslaughter trial of movie armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, Tuesday, March 5, 2024, at the First Judicial District Courthouse in Santa Fe, N.M. (Jim Weber/Santa Fe New Mexican via AP, Pool)

Workplace safety regulator says management failed in fatal shooting by Alec Baldwin

March 6, 2024 at 4:41 a.m.

SANTA FE, N.M. — Complaints by a movie weapons supervisor to managers went unheeded as she sought more time and resources to fulfill safety duties on the set of the Western movie...

Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, center, sits with her attorney Jason Bowles, left, during testimony in the trial against her in First District Court, in Santa Fe, N.M., Friday, March, 1, 2024. Gutierrez-Reed was working as the armorer on the movie "Rust" when actor Alec Baldwin fatally shot cinematographer Halyna Hutchins and wounded Souza. Gutierrez-Reed is fighting involuntary manslaughter and tampering with evidence charges.(Eddie Moore/The Albuquerque Journal via AP, Pool)

Ammo supplier says he provided no live rounds in fatal shooting of cinematographer by Alec Baldwin

March 5, 2024 at 8:27 a.m.

SANTA FE, N.M. — An ammunition supplier testified at trial Monday that he only provided inert dummy rounds to the Western film “Rust” where actor Alec Baldwin fatally shot a cinematographer in...

Director Joel Souza testifies in the trial against Hannah Gutierrez-Reed in state district court in Santa Fe, N.M., on Friday, March 1, 2024. Gutierrez-Reed was working as the armorer on the movie "Rust" when actor Alec Baldwin fatally shot cinematographer Halyna Hutchins and wounded Souza. Gutierrez-Reed is fighting involuntary manslaughter and tampering with evidence charges. (Eddie Moore/Albuquerque Journal via AP, Pool)

Film director who was shot by Alec Baldwin says it felt like being hit by a baseball bat

March 2, 2024 at 2:40 a.m.

SANTA FE, N.M. — A movie director who was shot by Alec Baldwin during a movie rehearsal — and survived — testified Friday at trial that he was approaching the cinematographer when...

David Halls, former first assistant director on "Rust," testifies during Hannah Gutierrez-Reed's involuntary manslaughter trial in state district court in Santa Fe, N.M., Thursday, Feb. 29, 2024. (Gabriela Campos/Santa Fe New Mexican via AP, Pool)

Assistant director says armorer handed gun to Alec Baldwin before fatal shooting of cinematographer

March 1, 2024 at 4:27 a.m.

SANTA FE, N.M. — Courtroom testimony in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer by Alec Baldwin provided new details Thursday that conflict with other, earlier s about a final safety check on...

Lucien Haag, a witness on forensic science firearms evidence examination and shooting reconstruction, shows the jury a gun like the one used in rehearsal for the film "Rust" during the Hanna Gutierrez-Reed trial at District Court in Santa Fe, N.M., on Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2024. (Luis Sánchez Saturno/Santa Fe New Mexican via AP, Pool)

Production manager testifies about gun oversight in fatal shooting by Alec Baldwin in 2021 rehearsal

February 29, 2024 at 3:42 a.m.

SANTA FE, N.M. — A film-set manager increased oversight of firearm safety but was only partially aware of misfires in the days leading up to the fatal shooting of a cinematographer by...

Defendant Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, former armorer on the set of the movie "Rust", walks back to her seat after speaking with District Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer before her trial at District Court, Monday, Feb. 26, 2024, in Santa Fe, N.M. Gutierrez-Reed is charged with involuntary manslaughter and tampering with evidence in the October 2021 death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins during the filming of the Western. (Luis Sánchez Saturn0/Santa Fe New Mexican via AP, Pool)

Expert in Old West firearms says gun wouldn’t malfunction in fatal shooting by Alec Baldwin

February 28, 2024 at 2:54 a.m.

SANTA FE, N.M. — Courtroom testimony by an independent gun expert Tuesday cast new doubt on Alec Baldwin's that his gun went off without pulling the trigger in the fatal shooting...

CORRECTION: REMOVES REFERENCE ABOUT OWNERSHIP OF GUN - Special prosecutor Kari Morrissey shows defense attorney Jason Bowles a picture of a firearmReed during Hannah Gutierrez-Reed trial at District Court, Monday, Feb. 26, 2024, in Santa Fe, N.M. Gutierrez-Reed is charged with involuntary manslaughter and tampering with evidence in the October 2021 death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins during the filming of the Western “Rust”. (Luis Sánchez Saturno/Santa Fe New Mexican via AP, Pool)

Witness at trial recounts fatal shooting of cinematographer by Alec Baldwin

February 27, 2024 at 4:45 a.m.

SANTA FE, N.M. — Testimony at trial Monday turned emotional and argumentative as an eyewitness recounted the fatal 2021 shooting of a cinematographer by actor Alec Baldwin during a movie rehearsal and...

Hannah Gutierrez-Reed llega a la Corte del Primer Distrito en Santa Fe, Nuevo México el miércoles 21 de febrero de 2024, para el comienzo de su juicio por homicidio involuntario y manipulación de evidencia por la muerte de una cinefotógrafa en el set de la película "Rust" con Alec Baldlwin. (Gabriela Campos/Santa Fe New Mexican vía AP, Pool)

Comienza juicio a supervisora de armas de “Rust” por muerte en rodaje con Alec Baldwin

February 22, 2024 at 9:21 p.m.

SANTA FE, Nuevo México — SANTA FE, Nuevo México (AP) — Los abogados se preparan para hacer declaraciones de apertura el jueves en el primer juicio relacionado con el tiroteo en el...

Hannah Gutierrez-Reed walks into court for the first day of testimony in her trial in Santa Fe, N.M., Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024. Gutierrez-Reed was working as the armorer on the movie "Rust" when Alec Baldwin fired a gun during rehearsal, killing cinematographer Halyna Hutchins and wounding the film’s director Joel Souza, Gutierrez-Reed is charged with involuntary manslaughter and tampering with evidence. (Eddie Moore/Santa Fe New Mexican via AP, Pool)

Negligence or scapegoating? Trial of ‘Rust’ armorer begins in fatal shooting by Alec Baldwin

February 23, 2024 at 3:17 a.m.

SANTA FE, N.M. — Prosecutors sought to pin blame on a movie weapons supervisor for bringing live ammunition on set and “unprofessional and sloppy” work that contributed to the fatal shooting of...

Hannah Gutierrez-Reed arrives at the First Judicial District Courthouse in Santa Fe, N.M., on Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2024, for the start of her trial on charges of involuntary manslaughter and tampering with evidence. Prosecutors in New Mexico are pursuing ability for the 2021 death of a cinematographer who was fatally shot by actor Alec Baldwin during a rehearsal for the Western film “Rust.” (Gabriela Campos/Santa Fe New Mexican via AP, Pool)

Jurors sworn in for trial of ‘Rust’ armorer in fatal 2021 shooting by Alec Baldwin

February 22, 2024 at 1:17 a.m.

SANTA FE, N.M. — Prosecutors in New Mexico are pursuing ability for the 2021 death of a cinematographer who was fatally shot by actor Alec Baldwin during a rehearsal for the Western...

The sun sets on the New Mexico Statehouse in Santa Fe, N.M., Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2024, as legislators rush to bills before the end of a 30-day legislative session. Lawmakers are creating new endowments and trusts to future spending amid a windfall in state income from oil production. (AP Photos/Morgan Lee)

New Mexico’s Democrat-led House rejects proposal for paid family and medical leave

February 15, 2024 at 5:47 a.m.

SANTA FE, N.M. — New Mexico's Democrat-led House of Representatives narrowly rejected a bill Wednesday that would have guaranteed paid time off for workers to cope with serious illnesses or care for...

The Round House is pictured at the beginning of the 56th Legislature at the Capitol, Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2024, in Santa Fe, N.M. (AP Photo/Roberto E. Rosales)

New Mexico legislators seek cleaner transportation fuels, would follow West Coast’s lead

February 14, 2024 at 3:14 p.m.

SANTA FE, N.M. — New Mexico's Legislature has approved a bill aimed at reducing climate-warming pollution from cars and trucks through financial incentives to reward businesses that produce cleaner fuels.The Senate voted...

In this screen grab from lapel camera video provided by the Santa Fe County Sheriff's Office, movie set armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, right, speaks with a sheriff's deputy as other colleagues, at center and left, react on the set of the western move "Rust," shortly after the fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins by Alec Baldwin during a rehearsal, Oct. 21, 2021, in New Mexico. The scheduled trial next week of the movie weapons supervisor in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer by Alec Baldwin may hinge on an enduring mystery: How did live ammunition find its way onto the set of a film set where it was expressly prohibited? (Santa Fe County Sheriff's Office via AP)

How did live ammunition get on Alec Baldwin’s ‘Rust’ set? The armorer’s trial will focus on this

February 14, 2024 at 1:10 a.m.

SANTA FE, N.M. — The scheduled trial next week of a movie weapons supervisor in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer by Alec Baldwin may hinge on an enduring mystery: How did...

The Mariachi group called Euforia entertain lawmakers prior to the start of the 56th Legislature at the Capitol, Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2024, in Santa Fe, N.M. Pictured from left to right are Lorenzo Lujan, Joseph Varela, and Megan Pacheco. (AP Photo/Roberto E. Rosales)

New Mexico Senate endorses budget bill emphasizing savings during oil sector windfall

February 13, 2024 at 1:13 a.m.

SANTA FE, N.M. — New Mexico would set aside well over $1 billion to guarantee tuition-free college and sustain government spending in case its oil production bonanza fades in the transition to...

New Mexico budget bill would found literacy institute, propel housing construction and conservation

February 11, 2024 at 12:25 a.m.

SANTA FE, N.M. — New Mexico’s strategy for spending and investing a multibillion-dollar annual surplus linked closely to oil production came into sharper focus Saturday, as a legislative advanced an annual...

Democratic state Rep. Derrick Lente of Sandia Pueblo in New Mexico presents a bill on Thursday, Feb. 8, 2024, in Santa Fe, N.M., to create a unique educational endowment of at least $50 million to help Native American communities create their own student programs, include efforts to teach and preserve Indigenous languages. The initiative from Democratic legislators with ties to tribal communities won unanimous House approval Thursday on a 68-0 vote, advancing to the state Senate for consideration. Bill sponsors say the endowment would help reverse the vestiges of forced assimilation and fulfill the state's commitment to Native American students in the wake of a landmark state court ruling. (AP Photo/Morgan Lee)

New Mexico legislators seek endowment to bolster autonomous tribal education programs

February 9, 2024 at 1:35 a.m.

SANTA FE, N.M. — New Mexico legislators would create a unique educational endowment of at least $50 million to help Native American communities create their own student programs, including efforts to teach...

Republican political contenders including Nella Domenici, right, filed petitions Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2024, in Santa Fe, N.M., to appear on New Mexico's primary ballot in hopes of challenging incumbent Democratic U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich. Republicans also hope to reclaiming a congressional swing seat along the U.S. border with Mexico held by Democratic U.S. Rep. Gabe Vasquez. (AP Photo/Morgan Lee)

New Mexico Republicans vie to challenge incumbent senator and reclaim House swing district

February 7, 2024 at 12:21 a.m.

SANTA FE, N.M. — Republican contenders filed petitions Tuesday to appear on New Mexico’s June 4 primary ballot in hopes of challenging incumbent Democratic U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich and reclaiming a congressional...

FILE -New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez discusses the nexus of public safety, mental health and adverse child experiences during a news conference following a summit in Albuquerque, N.M., Friday, Nov. 3, 2023. Torrez, New Mexico’s top prosecutor said Friday, Jan. 5, 2024 that the state’s five Republican electors cannot be prosecuted under the current law for filing election certificates that falsely declared Donald Trump the winner of the 2020 presidential race. (AP Photo/Susan Montoya Bryan, File)

New Mexico Democrats push to criminalize fake electors before presidential vote

February 2, 2024 at 8:22 p.m.

SANTA FE, N.M. — New Mexico Democrats who control the Legislature want to make it a crime to pose as a fake presidential elector in one of the few states where Republicans...

FILE - Actor Alec Baldwin attends a news conference at United Nations headquarters, Sept. 21, 2015. Baldwin has pleaded not guilty to an involuntary manslaughter charge in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer during a rehearsal on a movie set in New Mexico. Court documents filed Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2024, show Baldwin entered the plea in state district court in Santa Fe, waiving an arraignment Thursday, Feb. 1, that was scheduled to take place remotely by video conference. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)

Alec Baldwin pleads not guilty to involuntary manslaughter charge in fatal film set shooting

January 31, 2024 at 11:47 p.m.

SANTA FE, N.M. — Actor Alec Baldwin has pleaded not guilty to an involuntary manslaughter charge in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer during a rehearsal on a Western movie set in...

Bill to ban guns at polling places in New Mexico advances with concerns about intimidation

January 30, 2024 at 11:45 p.m.

SANTA FE, N.M. — A Democratic-backed bill to ban firearms at polling places and near ballot drop boxes won the endorsement of New Mexico's state Senate in response to concerns about intimidation...

New Mexico lawmakers don’t get a salary. Some say it’s time for a paycheck

January 27, 2024 at 12:22 a.m.

SANTA FE, N.M. — of New Mexico's Legislature are the only state lawmakers in the country who aren't paid a salary for their service, but voters might change that as a...

New Mexico state Rep. Matthew McQueen, D-Galisteo, left, discusses proposed changes to state oil and natural gas regulations on Thursday, Jan. 25, 2024, in Santa Fe, N.M., under a bill he is co-sponsoring. An effort to modernize state oversight of a thriving petroleum industry in the nation's No. 2 state for oil production advanced past its first committee vetting at the New Mexico Legislature. (AP Photo/Morgan Lee)

Bid to overhaul New Mexico oil and gas regulations clears first hurdle amid litigation

January 26, 2024 at 3:10 a.m.

SANTA FE, N.M. — An effort to modernize state oversight of a thriving petroleum industry in the nation's No. 2 state for oil production advanced past its first committee vetting Thursday at...

New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham delivers her State of the State speech for the start of the 56th Legislature at the Capitol, Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2024, in Santa Fe, N.M. (AP Photo/Roberto E. Rosales)

Latest federal court order favors right to carry guns in some New Mexico public parks

January 24, 2024 at 3:28 a.m.

SANTA FE, N.M. — A U.S. District Court judge is standing by her decision to block portions of a public health order from New Mexico's governor that would suspend the right to...

FILE - This aerial photo shows part of the Bonanza Creek Ranch film set in Santa Fe, N.M., Oct. 23, 2021. A grand jury indicted Alec Baldwin on Friday, Jan. 19, 2024, on an involuntary manslaughter charge in a 2021 fatal shooting during a rehearsal on a movie set in New Mexico, reviving a dormant case against the A-list actor. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)

Grand jury indictment against Alec Baldwin opens two paths for prosecutors

January 20, 2024 at 5:36 p.m.

SANTA FE, N.M. — Alec Baldwin once again is staring down a felony involuntary manslaughter charge after a grand jury indicted the actor in connection with the fatal 2021 shooting of a...

ARCHIVO - Alec Baldwin a la gala por el 50 aniversario de NYU Tisch School en el Frederick P. Rose Hall de Jazz at Lincoln Center, el 4 de abril de 2016, en Nueva York. Un jurado de acusación imputó a Baldwin on el viernes 19 de enero de 2024, un cargo de homicidio involuntario por un tiroteo de 2021 en el que murió una directora de fotografía durante un ensayo en un rodaje en Nuevo México, reviviendo un caso que ha amenazado al actor desde entonces. (Foto Andy Kropa/Invision/AP, archivo)

Jurado acusa formalmente al actor Alec Baldwin por tiroteo mortal de 2021

January 19, 2024 at 9:00 p.m.

SANTA FE, Nuevo México, EE.UU. — SANTA FE, Nuevo México, EE.UU. (AP) — Un jurado de acusación imputó el viernes al actor Alec Baldwin por un cargo de homicidio involuntario derivado de...

FILE - Alec Baldwin attends the NYU Tisch School of the Arts 50th anniversary Gala at Jazz at Lincoln Center's Frederick P. Rose Hall, April 4, 2016, in New York. A grand jury indicted Alec Baldwin on Friday, Jan. 19, 2024, on an involuntary manslaughter charge in a 2021 fatal shooting during a rehearsal on a movie set in New Mexico, reviving a dormant case against the A-list actor. (Photo by Andy Kropa/Invision/AP, File)

Grand jury indicts Alec Baldwin in fatal shooting of cinematographer on movie set in New Mexico

January 19, 2024 at 9:09 p.m.

SANTA FE, N.M. — A grand jury indicted Alec Baldwin on Friday on an involuntary manslaughter charge in a 2021 fatal shooting during a rehearsal on a movie set in New Mexico,...

Otero County Representative John Block (R) is seen in attendance for the start of the 56th Legislature at the Capitol, Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2024, in Santa Fe, N.M. (AP Photo/Roberto E. Rosales)

2 New Mexico Republican lawmakers seek to impeach Democratic governor over gun restrictions

January 18, 2024 at 11:16 a.m.

SANTA FE, N.M. — Two Republican legislators filed a resolution Wednesday aimed at initiating impeachment proceedings against Democratic Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham over her emergency public health orders suspending the right to...

Nella Domenici, daughter of late US senator from New Mexico, launches her own bid for a seat

January 18, 2024 at 12:32 a.m.

SANTA FE, N.M. — Nella Domenici, a daughter of longtime U.S. Sen. Pete Domenici, said Wednesday that she will compete for the Republican nomination to challenge Democratic incumbent Sen. Martin Heinrich as...

New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham, center, appears at a news conference, Friday, Jan. 12, 2024, in Santa Fe, N.M., to advocate for a broad suite of legislative proposals on gun control and enhanced penalties for violent crime. The governor is seeking to forge new pathways through the complex landscape of constitutional law in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court's 2022 decision to expand gun rights. Republicans in the legislative minority vowed to oppose bills that infringe on Second Amendment rights. (AP Photo/Morgan Lee)

Democratic lawmakers in New Mexico take aim at gun violence, panhandling, retail crime and hazing

January 12, 2024 at 10:41 p.m.

SANTA FE, N.M. — New Mexico's governor presented a broad suite of legislative proposals on gun control and enhanced penalties for violent crime Friday, vowing to forge new pathways through the complex...

Democratic state Rep. Derrick Lente of Sandia Pueblo speaks in Santa Fe, New Mexico, on Friday, Jan. 5, 2024, about tax relief and budget proposals in advance of a 30-day legislative session. The Democratic-led legislature convenes Jan. 16 amid a multibillion-dollar budget surplus to address concerns about education, gun violence, affordable housing and childhood wellbeing in an election years for House and Senate lawmakers. Lente is chairman of the House taxation committee (AP Photo/Morgan Lee)

New Mexico Legislature confronts gun violence, braces for future with less oil wealth

January 10, 2024 at 9:06 p.m.

SANTA FE, N.M. — New Mexico's Legislature convenes Tuesday for a rapid-fire 30-day session amid a multibillion-dollar financial surplus and concerns about violent crime, homelessness and childhood wellbeing in an election year...

FILE - Solomon Peña, center, a Republican candidate for New Mexico House District 14, is taken into custody by Albuquerque, New Mexico, Police officers, Jan. 16, 2023, in southwest Albuquerque. Peña has been indicted on federal charges including interference with the electoral process in connection with a series of drive-by shootings at the homes of state and local lawmakers in Albuquerque, according to a grand jury indictment that was unsealed Wednesday, May 31. (Roberto E. Rosales/The Albuquerque Journal via AP, File)

New Mexico man pleads guilty in drive-by shootings on homes of Democratic lawmakers

January 10, 2024 at 1:26 a.m.

SANTA FE, N.M. — One of three defendants has pleaded guilty to federal charges in connection with a series of drive-by shootings at the homes of state and local lawmakers in Albuquerque...

New Mexico Supreme Court Chief Justice Michael Vigil, center, along with Justice Julie Vargas, left, and Chief Justice Shannon Bacon question attorney Holly Agajanian, the governor's chief general counsel, during oral arguments over the challenge to Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham's executive order prohibiting the carrying firearms in Albuquerque parks and playgrounds, as the justices hear both sides during a Supreme Court hearing, in Santa Fe, N.M., Monday, Jan. 8, 2024. (Eddie Moore/The Albuquerque Journal via AP)

New Mexico justices hear challenge to public health ban on guns in public parks and playgrounds

January 8, 2024 at 9:45 p.m.

SANTA FE, N.M. — Advocates for gun rights urged the New Mexico Supreme Court on Monday to block emergency orders by Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham restricting people from carrying guns at public...

FILE - New Mexico Democratic Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham speaks at Arcosa Wind Towers, Aug. 9, 2023, in Belen, N.M. On Thursday, Jan. 4, 2024, New Mexico's governor proposed a nearly 10% general fund spending increase for the coming fiscal year to shore up housing opportunities, childhood literacy and health care access with additional payouts for electric vehicles purchases. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File)

New Mexico legislators back slower, sustained growth in government programs with budget plan

January 6, 2024 at 2:50 a.m.

SANTA FE, N.M. — Leading New Mexico lawmakers on Friday recommended a 5.9% increase in general fund spending for the coming fiscal year amid a windfall in oil-related income, while also sounding...

New Mexico attorney general says fake GOP electors can’t be prosecuted, recommends changes

January 6, 2024 at 1:08 a.m.

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — New Mexico’s top prosecutor said Friday that the state’s five Republican electors cannot be prosecuted under the current law for filing election certificates that falsely declared Donald Trump the...

New Mexico governor proposes 10% spending increase amid windfall from oil production

January 5, 2024 at 1:01 a.m.

SANTA FE, N.M. — New Mexico's governor is proposing a nearly 10% general fund spending increase for the coming fiscal year to shore up housing opportunities, childhood literacy and health care access,...

New Mexico considers setback requirements for oil wells near schools and day care centers

January 4, 2024 at 1:55 a.m.

SANTA FE, N.M. — A bill to ban oil and gas production within a mile (1.6 kilometers) of schools and day care centers across New Mexico is among the first published proposals...

FILE - Oil rigs stand in the Loco Hills field on April 9, 2014, on in Eddy County near Artesia, N.M.. The state's environmental regulators have proposed a new regulatory framework for reusing wastewater with a major focus on treating and repurposing the used, salty byproducts of oil and natural gas drilling in a major U.S. petroleum production zone. The EPA announced Thursday, Dec. 28, 2023, its petition to the state Water Quality Control Commission to begin formal deliberations on the proposed rules. (AP Photo/Jeri Clausing, File)

New Mexico proposes regulations to reuse fracking wastewater

December 29, 2023 at 1:27 a.m.

SANTA FE, N.M. — New Mexico environmental officials have proposed a new regulatory framework for reusing wastewater with a focus on the used, salty byproducts of oil and natural gas drilling in...

Steve Pearce, chair of the Republican Party of New Mexico, from left, House Speaker Javier Martinez, D-Albuquerque, Ann Keith, general counsel for the New Mexico Chief Justice, and Jessica Velasquez, chair of the Democratic Party of New Mexico, talk after a committee meeting to decide on which candidates for U.S. President should go on the ballot during the New Mexico June 4 primary election, at the New Mexico Supreme Court, in Santa Fe, N.M., Friday Dec. 22, 2023. (Eddie Moore/The Albuquerque Journal via AP)

New Mexico parties certify 5 GOP candidates for June presidential primary amid challenge to Trump

December 22, 2023 at 2:29 p.m.

SANTA FE, N.M. — Donald Trump is among a slate of presidential candidates New Mexico’s major political parties certified Friday to appear on the state’s June 4 primary ballots, amid uncertainty about...

La productora Rosalva Cuaxospa camina entre sus flores de Nochebuena, o poinsettias, en un invernadero de San Luis Tlaxialtemalco, Ciudad de México, el jueves 14 de diciembre de 2023. (AP Foto/Marco Ugarte)

Poinsettia? Nochebuena? La flor que es un simbolo de la Navidad tiene varios nombres

December 20, 2023 at 5:41 p.m.

SANTA FE, Nuevo México, EE.UU. — Al igual que los árboles de Navidad, Santa y los renos, la poinsettia ha sido desde hace tiempo un símbolo omnipresente de la temporada navideña...

Producer Pablo Perez walks amid his potted poinsettias in a greenhouse in the San Luis Tlaxialtemalco district of Mexico City, Thursday, Dec. 14, 2023. The universal Christmas icon is native to Mexico where the poinsettia is commonly known as "la flor de Nochebuena" or Christmas Eve Flower and by some as "cuetlaxochitl", as it is called in Nahuatl. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte)

The checkered history of the poinsettia’s namesake and the flower’s origins get new attention

December 20, 2023 at 5:09 p.m.

SANTA FE, N.M. — Like Christmas trees, Santa and reindeer, the poinsettia has long been a ubiquitous symbol of the holiday season in the U.S. and across Europe.But now, nearly 200 years...

FILE - The New Mexico Supreme Court Building is seen, Jan. 9, 2023, in Santa Fe, N.M. The New Mexico Supreme Court is weighing whether to strike down local abortion restrictions by conservative cities and counties at the request of the state attorney general, in a state where abortion laws are among the most liberal in the country. Oral arguments were scheduled for Wednesday, Dec. 13, in Santa Fe. (AP Photo/Morgan Lee, File)

New Mexico Supreme Court weighs whether to strike down local abortion restrictions

December 14, 2023 at 1:22 a.m.

SANTA FE, N.M. — The New Mexico Supreme Court is weighing whether to strike down local abortion restrictions by conservative cities and counties at the request of the attorney general for the...

New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham, left, and Senior Public Safety Advisor Ben Baker, right, provide an update, Monday, Dec. 11, 2023, in Santa Fe, New Mexico, on a public health order aimed at reining in gun violence and drugs in the Albuquerque area that the governor describes as an epidemic. New Mexico could become an early political testing ground for a proposal to make assault-style weapons less deadly. (AP Photo/Morgan Lee)

Governor wants New Mexico legislators to debate new approach to regulating assault-style weapons

December 11, 2023 at 9:51 p.m.

SANTA FE, N.M. — New Mexico could become an early political testing ground for a proposal to make assault-style weapons less deadly.Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Monday said she'll encourage the state's...

FILE - Pumpjacks work in a field near Lovington, N.M., on April 24, 2015. A windfall in government income from petroleum production is slowing down but far from over in New Mexico as the nation's No. 2 oil production state grapples with how much it can effectively spend — and how to set aside billions of dollars for the future in case the world's thirst for oil falters. The state is headed for a $3.5 billion general fund surplus for the year running through June 2025, according to a new forecast Monday, Dec. 11, 2023. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)

New Mexico, the No. 2 oil-producing US state, braces for possible end to income bonanza

December 11, 2023 at 11:29 p.m.

SANTA FE, N.M. — A windfall in government income from petroleum production is slowing down but far from over in New Mexico as the nation's No. 2 oil-producing state grapples with how...

FILE - New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham speaks on Aug. 9, 2023, in Belen, N.M. Under a proposal from Grisham, announced Tuesday, Dec. 5, from the international climate conference in Dubai, New Mexico would underwrite development of a strategic new source of water by buying treated water that originates from the used, salty byproducts of oil and natural gas drilling, and help preserve its freshwater aquifers in the process, (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

New Mexico governor proposes $500M to treat fracking wastewater

December 6, 2023 at 1:15 a.m.

SANTA FE, N.M. — New Mexico would underwrite development of a strategic new source of water by buying treated water that originates from the used, salty byproducts of oil and natural gas...

Writer John Nichols, author of ‘The Milagro Beanfield War’ with a social justice streak, dies at 83

November 29, 2023 at 3:36 a.m.

SANTA FE, N.M. — Writer John Nichols, best known for his populist novel, “The Milagro Beanfield War," has died. He was 83.Nichols died Monday at home in Taos, New Mexico, amid declining...

FILE - Rep. Gabe Vasquez, D-N.M., speaks during a news conference to announce the bipartisan Southwest Caucus, June 15, 2023, on Capitol Hill in Washington. The New Mexico Supreme Court upheld a Democratic-drawn congressional map that divvied up a conservative, oil-producing region and reshaped a swing district along the U.S. border with Mexico, in an order published Monday, Nov. 27. The Republican Party argued unsuccessfully that the new district boundaries would entrench Democratic officials in power, highlighting the 2022 defeat of incumbent GOP Congresswoman Yvette Herrell by Vasquez. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib, File)

New Mexico Supreme Court upholds Democratic-drawn congressional map

November 27, 2023 at 9:49 p.m.

SANTA FE, N.M. — The New Mexico Supreme Court upheld a Democratic-drawn congressional map that divvied up a conservative, oil-producing region and reshaped a swing district along the U.S. border with Mexico,...

FILE - Ryan Martinez, seated, cries during his preliminary and detention hearing in Tierra Amarilla, N.M., Friday, Oct. 13, 2023, as his attorney Nicole Moss, describes the events that led to him allegedly shooting Jacob Johns during a rally outside the Rio Arriba County Complex in Espanola. An appeals court Monday, Nov. 20, has upheld a judge’s decision to deny bail to Martinez who is charged with attempted murder in the September shooting of a Native American activist during confrontations about canceled plans to reinstall a statue of a Spanish conquistador. Martinez has pleaded not guilty to the charges. (Eddie Moore/The Albuquerque Journal via AP, File)

Court upholds pretrial jailing of man charged in shooting over Spanish conquistador statue

November 21, 2023 at 12:53 a.m.

SANTA FE, N.M. — An appeals court Monday upheld a judge's decision to deny bail to a New Mexico man charged with attempted murder in the September shooting of a Native American...

New Mexico Supreme Court Chief Justice Shannon Bacon, left, and Justice David Thomson question attorney Carter Harrison, representing the Republican Party of New Mexico, during oral arguments of an appeal for the redrawn borders of New Mexico's Congressional District 2, Monday, Nov. 20, 2023. (Eddie Moore/The Albuquerque Journal via AP)

New Mexico Supreme Court weighs GOP challenge to congressional map, swing district boundaries

November 20, 2023 at 9:39 p.m.

SANTA FE, N.M. — The Republican Party urged New Mexico's state Supreme Court on Monday to strike down a congressional map that has divvied up a politically conservative oil-producing region into multiple...

FILE - This aerial photo shows part of the Bonanza Creek Ranch film set in Santa Fe, N.M., Oct. 23, 2021. Prosecutors are preparing to present evidence to a grand jury against Alec Baldwin in the fatal 2021 shooting of a cinematographer on the set of the Western movie "Rust" in New Mexico. A grand jury did not take up the case Thursday, Nov. 16, 2023, and a decision on whether to revive criminal charges against Baldwin still could be weeks away. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)

What to know about grand jury evidence on actor Alec Baldwin and the 2021 fatal film set shooting

November 17, 2023 at 2:31 a.m.

SANTA FE, N.M. — Prosecutors are preparing to present evidence to a grand jury against Alec Baldwin in the fatal 2021 shooting of a cinematographer on the set of a Western movie...

ARCHIVO - El centro de detención del condado de Torrance, 29 de septiembre 2022, en Estancia, Nuevo México. Una demanda en nombre de cuatro migrantes acusa a las autoridades de inmigración de Estados Unidos de hacer caso omiso de las denuncias de las condiciones insalubres e inseguras en el centro de detención de inmigrantes en Nuevo México para que la instalación permanecería abierta. Una coalición de defensores de los derechos de los migrantes presentó la demanda el miércoles 8 de noviembre de 2023 ante el Tribunal de Distrito de Estados Unidos en Albuquerque, Nuevo México. (AP Foto/Andres Leighton, Archivo)

Demanda colectiva alega condiciones inseguras en centro de detencion de migrantes en Nuevo Mexico

November 10, 2023 at 4:01 a.m.

SANTA FE, Nuevo México, EE.UU. — SANTA FE, Nuevo México, EE.UU. (AP) — Una nueva demanda colectiva afirma que las autoridades federales de inmigración de Estados Unidos ignoraron las señales de condiciones...

FILE - The Torrance County Detention Facility is seen, Sept. 29, 2022, in Estancia, N.M. A lawsuit on behalf of four migrants accuses U.S. immigration authorities of disregarded indications of unsanitary and unsafe conditions at the immigrant detention center in New Mexico to ensure the facility would remain open, in violation of federal standards. A coalition on advocates for migrant rights on Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2023, announced the lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Albuquerque, N.M., regarding oversight of the Torrance County Detention Facility. (AP Photo/Andres Leighton, File)

Class-action lawsuit alleges unsafe conditions at migrant detention facility in New Mexico

November 10, 2023 at 2:34 a.m.

SANTA FE, N.M. — A new class-action lawsuit alleges that U.S. immigration authorities disregarded signs of unsanitary and unsafe conditions at a detention center in New Mexico to ensure the facility would...

A mason works on an adobe-brick wall in on a residential lane lined with multimillion-dollar homes in Santa Fe, N.M., on Friday, Nov. 3, 2023. Voters are deciding whether to tax mansions to pay for affordable housing initiatives in a state capital city prized for its desert-mountain vistas, vibrant arts scene and stucco architecture rooted in Native American and Spanish-colonial tradition. (AP Photo/Morgan Lee)

Santa Fe voters approve tax on mansions as housing prices soar

November 8, 2023 at 11:26 p.m.

SANTA FE, N.M. — Voters have approved a tax on mansions to pay for affordable housing initiatives in New Mexico's capital city of Santa Fe.Uncertified election results on Wednesday show that nearly...

Ryan Martinez, seated, cries during his preliminary and detention hearing in Tierra Amarilla, N.M., Friday, Oct. 13, 2023, as his attorney Nicole Moss, at podium, describes the events that led to him allegedly shooting Jacob Johns during a rally outside the Rio Arriba County Complex in Espanola the month before. Martinez allegedly shot Johns during a rally and celebration of the postponement on a resurrection of a statue of Juan de Onate that divided much of the Espanola community. (Eddie Moore/The Albuquerque Journal via AP)

Man charged in shooting over Spanish conquistador statue appeals detention order pending trial

November 8, 2023 at 1:30 a.m.

SANTA FE, N.M. — A judge’s order to deny bail is being challenged by a New Mexico man charged with attempted murder in the September shooting of a Native American activist during...

Santa Fe considers tax on mansions as housing prices soar

November 3, 2023 at 6:23 p.m.

SANTA FE, N.M. — Voters are deciding whether to tax mansions to pay for affordable housing initiatives in a state capital city prized for its desert-mountain vistas, vibrant arts scene and stucco...

FILE - In this Dec. 21, 2016 file photo, family physician Leslie Hayes listens for a fetal heartbeat while attending to a 40-year-old mother (right, obscured) who is being treated for an addiction to heroin with the anti-craving medication Subutext, at the El Centro Family Health medical clinic in Espanola, N.M. Most New Mexico families with infants exposed to illicit drugs, marijuana and alcohol in the womb have been forgoing subsidized addiction treatment and other voluntary services since the state's shift in 2020 that halted automatic referrals to protective services, a new study indicated on Friday, Oct. 27, 2023. (AP Photo/Morgan Lee)

Most New Mexico families with infants exposed to drugs skip subsidized treatment, study says

October 28, 2023 at 12:46 a.m.

SANTA FE, N.M. — Most New Mexico families with infants exposed to illicit drugs, marijuana and alcohol in the womb have been forgoing subsidized addiction treatment and other voluntary services since...

New Mexico Democratic Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham speaks at Arcosa Wind Towers Wednesday, Aug. 9, 2023, in Belen, N.M. Grisham traveled to Australia this week to attend a hydrogen summit and meet with related businesses that may have an interest in expanding to New Mexico. At least one hydrogen business is forging plans to expand to New Mexico. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

Australian hydrogen company outlines US expansion in New Mexico, touts research

October 26, 2023 at 3:24 a.m.

SANTA FE, N.M. — An Australia-based company plans to build a campus in New Mexico to expand its research into hydrogen fuel as a heat source for industry, touting a proprietary chemical...

ARCHIVO - Alec Baldwin asiste a la Gala del 50º Aniversario de la Escuela de Artes Tisch de la Universidad de Nueva York en el Jazz del Frederick P. Rose Hall del Lincoln Center, el 4 de abril de 2016, en Nueva York. Fiscales especiales dijeron el martes 17 de octubre de 2023 que buscarán acusar nuevamente al actor Baldwin por homicidio involuntario en un tiroteo fatal en 2021 en un set de película en Nuevo México. (Foto Andy Kropa/Invision/AP, archivo)

Fiscales buscan acusar nuevamente a Alec Baldwin por tiroteo mortal en filmacion

October 17, 2023 at 9:47 p.m.

SANTA FE, Nuevo México, EE.UU. — Fiscales especiales dijeron el martes que buscan acusar nuevamente al actor Alec Baldwin de homicidio involuntario por la muerte a tiros de una directora de...

FILE - This aerial photo shows a film set at the Bonanza Creek Ranch in Santa Fe, N.M., Saturday, Oct. 23, 2021. Special prosecutors said Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2023, that they will seek to recharge actor Alec Baldwin with involuntary manslaughter in a 2021 fatal shooting on the movie set in New Mexico. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)

Prosecutors seeking to recharge Alec Baldwin in fatal shooting on set of Western movie ‘Rust’

October 17, 2023 at 11:12 p.m.

SANTA FE, N.M. — Special prosecutors are seeking to recharge actor Alec Baldwin in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer on the set of a Western movie in 2021, describing Tuesday their...

A man who identified himself to the Albuquerque Journal as Ryan Martinez, of East Mountains, pulls a gun during a rally outside the Rio Arriba County building in Española, N.M., Thursday, Sept. 28, 2023. The man scrambling at lower left was not shot. (Eddie Moore/Albuquerque Journal via AP)

Judge authorizes attempted murder trial in shooting over Spanish conquistador statue

October 14, 2023 at 1:16 a.m.

SANTA FE, N.M. — A judge on Friday ordered an attempted murder trial for a New Mexico man accused in the shooting of a Native American activist amid confrontations about aborted plans...

A performer from the Native American Hoop Dance of Ballet Arizona dances at an Indigenous Peoples Day festival Monday, Oct. 9, 2023, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

Sunrise gatherings, dances and speeches mark celebration of culture on Indigenous Peoples Day

October 10, 2023 at 2:15 a.m.

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Events across the country — including a sunrise gathering in Minneapolis, a statehouse rally in Maine, a celebratory march in Seattle and traditional dancing, music, and food in Alaska...

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