The Latest Breaking News from New Mexico

New Mexico residents brace for extreme wildfire conditions

Residents of a northern New Mexico city tried to recapture a sense of normalcy as their rural neighbors hunkered down amid predictions of extreme fire conditions

The Independent UK · May 8, 2022

Unprecedented gusts expected to fan wildfires in New Mexico

Weather conditions described as potentially historic are on tap for New Mexico on Saturday and over the next several days as the largest fire currently burning in the U.S. chews through more tinder-dry mountainsides

The Independent UK · May 7, 2022

Fire-ravaged New Mexico villages cling to faith, ‘querencia’

As the largest wildfire burning in the U.S. marches across northern New Mexico, residents have been guided by their faith and their connection to each other and the land

The Independent UK · May 6, 2022

The Southwest is on fire, iconic deserts and towns are at risk and Biden has issued a disaster declaration

New Mexico and Arizona are facing a dangerously early fire season. It has left neighborhoods in ashes and is having such devastating effects that President Joe Biden issued a disaster declaration for New Mexico. Over 600 fires had broken out in the two states by early May, and large wildfires…

The Conversation · May 4, 2022

New Mexico wildfire burns through ‘sacred land’

More than 10,000 people have been evacuated from their homes after the large fire tore through centuries-old villages.

Al Jazeera · May 4, 2022

Item 9 Labs Expands Footprint Through Growth Of Unity Rd. Cannabis Dispensary Franchise

Item 9 Labs Corp. (OTCQX: INLB) announced the accelerated growth of its dispensary franchise model, Unity Rd. across the U.S. with successful expansion into multiple new markets over the past two months.

Benzinga · May 4, 2022

How Much Weed Is Being Sold In America? Analysis Reveals State-By-State Trends, Surprising Leader

After the rollercoaster that cannabis sales were on during the last four months, things settled down in March, and have remained flat since.

Benzinga · May 4, 2022

How the oil and gas industry is trying to hold US public schools hostage

Fossil fuel interest groups are telling New Mexicans: let us keep drilling or the state’s education system will collapse

The Guardian - US · May 4, 2022

Residents wary as fire burns near northeast New Mexico town

Residents of the small northeast New Mexico town of Las Vegas have been watching aircraft disappear into a giant plume of smoke to fight a growing wildfire that has burned hundreds of square miles, destroyed about 170 homes and threatens more destruction

The Independent UK · May 4, 2022

Governors swiftly react to reports of leaked draft opinion of Roe v. Wade

The U.S. Supreme Court has supposedly decided to overrule Roe V. Wade, according to a leaked first draft opinion obtained by Politico. The document has not been verified by NPR.

WEKU · May 3, 2022