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The Rio Grande existed long before humans. It may not outlive us.

A bill that originally would’ve banned prescribed burns in the spring has morphed into legislation that would prohibit planned fires anytime the National Weather Service puts out a warning that extreme weather conditions could lead to risky fire danger.

The Rio Grande existed long before humans. It may not outlive us.

The Rio Grande existed long before humans. It may not outlive us.

Crisis on the Rio Grande is a multi-part series that travels along the river from Colorado through New Mexico into Texas.

A proposal to strengthen tribal self-determination in early childhood education will get its first committee hearing in the New Mexico Legislature today.

A federal appeals court has sided with environmentalists, ruling that the U.S. government failed to consider the cumulative effects of greenhouse gas emissions that would result from the approval of nearly 200 drilling permits in an area surrounding Chaco Culture National Historical Park.Plus, fifteen Native American tribes will get a total of $580 million in federal money this year for water rights settlements, the Biden administration announced Thursday.

A bill that would prohibit firearms at New Mexico polling places during elections with exceptions for police officers cleared its first hurdle at the Legislature on Wednesday.New Mexico already prohibits guns on school grounds, where many election polls are located. But firearms can be carried at many other polling locations, openly or with a concealed-handgun permit.

A classroom of Las Cruces fifth graders ignites the debate over whether New Mexico should have an official aroma on the books.

A political newcomer who lost his bid for the New Mexico statehouse has been indicted on charges of allegedly orchestrating a series of drive-by shootings at the homes of Democratic officials.