Feds give 65 acres of land for border wall infrastructure
The agency says it’s now handing over 53 acres in Yuma County, Arizona, that is needed to install power and other utilities around the border wall there. Another 12.7 acres in Hidalgo County, New Mexico, were transferred so that the Army could install power and other utilities along with engineering or roads that provide access to the border wall project there.
Arizona COVID-19 patients being sent to New Mexico
People who have tested positive for COVID-19 in Arizona are being transferred to New Mexico hospitals because of staffing shortages and a lack of bed space, under a federal law that requires hospitals to accept patients from neighboring states if beds are available.
Navajo Nation COVID-19 death toll now more than 400
Tribal officials say 64,128 people on the reservation have been tested for the coronavirus and 5,856 people had COVID-19 but recovered.
Navajo Nation under another weekend virus curfew
The Navajo Nation is under another weekend curfew as the Native American community battles the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
Navajos concerned with COVID-19 spikes in surrounding areas
Reports from a dozen health care facilities on and near the Navajo Nation indicate more than 5,080 people have recovered. More than 54,700 people have been tested so far.
Arizona reports highest daily coronavirus cases with 3,858
Arizona health officials reported 3,858 more confirmed coronavirus cases on Sunday, the most reported in a single day in the state so far and the seventh time in the last 10 days that daily cases surpassed the 3,000 mark.
‘Stunning mothership’ cloud formation looming over city captured on video
An enormous shelf cloud loomed over Clovis, New Mexico before the onset of a storm.
3 die in New Mexico from drinking hand sanitizer
The state Department of Health said the cases were reported to the New Mexico Poison Control Center, with the first coming in early May. The other cases occurred since May 29.
U.S. city to send unarmed social workers, not police officers, to some 911 calls
Albuquerque Mayor Tim Keller announced that the city would create a “first-of-its-kind” cabinet-level department that would respond to calls on inebriation, homelessness, addiction and mental health.
Border Patrol agent, 26, found dead along New Mexico trail
A U.S. Border Patrol agent on duty in a remote part of New Mexico was found dead last week, federal authorities confirmed Saturday.
Phoenix ties 1910 record of 112 as heat wave hits Southwest
The National Weather Service has issued an excessive heat warning for 13 Arizona counties.
Rough start to the year for Mexican gray wolves, cattle
Monthly reports show 10 wolves have died in the first four months of 2020.
Navajo Nation casinos remain closed amid COVID-19 pandemic
The tribe has three casinos in New Mexico near Farmington, Shiprock and Gallup, and one in Arizona east of Flagstaff. They have been closed since mid-March and will remain shuttered until at least June 7
Arizona reports 233 new coronavirus cases, 6 more known deaths
Arizona health officials are reporting six more known deaths from the coronavirus outbreak with 233 new cases of COVID-19.
Arizona county leads in COVID-19-cases on Navajo Nation
Arizona’s Apache County has now surpassed neighboring McKinley County in New Mexico as having the most COIVD-19 cases on the Navajo Nation.
New Mexico man, 108, survives coronavirus a century after living through Spanish flu, report says
More than a century after living through the Spanish flu pandemic, a 108-year-old New Mexico man survived COVID-19, according to a local report.
Senators seek to designate Gila River as 'wild and scenic'
Supporters say the project is vital to supplying communities and irrigation districts with a new source of water as drought persists.
Teen invited to apply for police job after finding $135,000 in cash on the ground and turning it in
José Nuñez Romaniz, who studies criminal justice, was invited to apply for a job as a public safety officer in Albuquerque.
New Mexico governor extends Navajo Nation gateway lockdown
New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham announced she will extend the lockdown on a western New Mexico city to help stop the spread of COVID-19 on the Navajo Nation.
Brother of suspect in murder of Mennonite woman arrested in Phoenix
Officials with the Coconino County Sheriff's Office say another arrest has been made in connection with the murder of a Mennonite woman whose body was found off a forest road in northern Arizona.