A fast-moving wildfire burned 1,000 acres in northern Arizona on Sunday, forcing more than 500 homes to evacuate.
It looked like Democratic Gov. Bill Richardson would coast toward re-election until Saturday when his little-known Republican opponent dropped out of the race and the GOP named a more aggressive candidate.
The Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in the San Francisco Bay area and the Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico are competing to design the nation's first new nuclear bomb in two decades.
A former New Mexico state treasurer was indicted for a second time — this time on state charges — in what prosecutors say was a scheme to steer millions of public dollars to investment advisers in exchange for kickbacks.
New Mexico and New York share the top spot while Ohio and South Dakota are tied for last in a new state-by-state ranking compiled by three liberal advocacy groups that analyzes laws dealing with gay rights and reproductive rights.
New Mexico on Friday reported its first death from the plague in 12 years. The state Department of Health confirmed that a Bernalillo County woman died from septicemic plague early last week. The agency does not release details on plague victims.
A federal appeals court heard arguments Wednesday over whether a lynx that has federal protection in Colorado is still protected if it wanders across the state's southern border into New Mexico.
The Bureau of Indian Affairs has toughened its driving policy as the result of drunken driving crashes involving BIA workers in New Mexico.
A wildfire forced the evacuation of three small towns as it burned across 12,500 acres of grass and ponderosa pine trees in northeastern New Mexico, authorities said.
Low pressure in the Southwest on Wednesday brought showers to Arizona, and light rain and snow to New Mexico.
Sophia Young scored 21 points and third-seeded Baylor beat No. 11 seed New Mexico 87-67 Monday night in the second round of the NCAA tournament.
Florida traveled all the way from the swamp to the desert only to get blown out by New Mexico's best night of basketball this season.
A Mescalero Apache family in southern New Mexico has sued the producers of Steven Spielberg's television miniseries, "Into the West," claiming a set stylist cut an 8-year-old girl's hair without regard for tribal customs.
A 70,000-acre grass fire burned Sunday near homes and farms in two southeastern New Mexico communities, prompting evacuation orders for up to 200 people and injuring one man.
Ricky Morgan sank two free throws with 16 seconds left to cap a comeback from a 13-point second-half deficit and give UNLV a 65-64 win over New Mexico in the Mountain West Conference quarterfinals Thursday.
UNLV put a quick end to No. 21 New Mexico's hopes of a fourth straight Mountain West Conference tournament title with a 57-45 upset of the Lobos on Wednesday.
A film starring Jim Carrey and Ben Stiller will start production in New Mexico in June.
Reserve guard Julie Briody scored 16 points and No. 21 New Mexico hit seven straight 3-pointers in the first half to beat No. 18 Brigham Young 74-49 on Saturday.
Sherry McCracklin grabbed an offensive rebound and scored with 23 seconds left to give UNLV a 65-63 win over No. 21 New Mexico on Thursday night.
A fire burned Wednesday morning on parched grassland in northeast New Mexico, forcing the evacuation of a small farming and ranching community.
Dennis Weaver, an actor with a Midwestern twang who played stiff-legged Chester the deputy on "Gunsmoke" and the cowboy cop hero in "McCloud," has died. He was 81.
Julie Briody tied a career high with 20 points as No. 23 New Mexico beat San Diego State 75-48 on Saturday.
Abbie Letz had 18 points and 10 rebounds and Dionne Marsh set two New Mexico free-throw shooting records in the No. 23 Lobos' 79-53 victory over Air Force on Wednesday night.
A small branch of a South American religious sect may use hallucinogenic tea as part of a ritual intended to connect with God, a unanimous Supreme Court ruled Tuesday.
Republicans in Congress put the pharmaceutical industry in charge when they passed the Medicare prescription drug plan, New Mexico's attorney general said Saturday.