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FILE - This March 6, 2021, file photo, shows vials of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine at a hospital pharmacy in Denver. Vaccine supplies have eclipsed demand in New Mexico even as the state makes a hard push toward meeting a key vaccination goal Thursday, June 17. The state is offering cash incentives for people who get either their second shot or the one-time Johnson & Johnson shot by Thursday. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)
Vaccine supplies eclipse demand in New Mexico

By Susan Montoya Bryan Jun. 15, 2021 02:05 PM EDT

State House Majority Speaker Brian Egolf takes his oath on the opening day of the legislative session on Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2021, in Santa Fe, New Mexico. State lawmakers convened for the opening day of a two-month session. Capitol buildings are closed to the public due to the pandemic, and under strict security lockdowns due to the Jan. 6 attack against federal lawmakers in Washington D.C. (AP Photo/Cedar Attanasio)
New Mexico Senate endorses $200 million for business grants

By Morgan Lee Feb. 18, 2021 01:20 AM EST

People protesting the health orders of Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham stand outside the state Capitol on Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2020, in Santa Fe, N.M. The Capitol, which houses the offices of the governor and the legislature, was closed to the public at the start of the coronavirus pandemic. Legislators are meeting Tuesday to pass an economic relief bill. (AP Photo/Cedar Attanasio)
New Mexico counties have long way to go under virus system

By Morgan Lee And Susan Montoya Bryan Nov. 30, 2020 01:34 PM EST

In this photo provided by the New Mexico Office of the Governor, Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham signs a $330 million economic relief package aimed at helping small businesses and out-of-work New Mexicans while at the State Capitol, Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2020 in Santa Fe, N.M. (New Mexico Office of the Governor via AP)
New Mexico counties in the 'red,' virus spread remains high

By Susan Montoya Bryan Nov. 27, 2020 12:07 AM EST

Los Alamos newspaper to call it quits after decades in print

Aug. 25, 2020 02:55 PM EDT
LOS ALAMOS, N.M. (AP) — The newspaper that has served the northern New Mexico community of Los Alamos for nearly six decades will publish its last edition on...

University, public schools announce fall semester plans

Jul. 15, 2020 06:20 PM EDT
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The University of New Mexico has announced its reopening plan for the fall semester with coursework offered both in-person and...

In this April 27, 2020, photo, Chris Topher Chee waits for water to fill a tank in the back of his truck to haul home in Oljato-Monument Valley, Utah, on the Navajo reservation. Even before the pandemic, people living in rural communities and on reservations were among the toughest groups to count in the 2020 census. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
Rural areas, tribal lands hit hardest by census interruption

By Mike Schneider May. 23, 2020 11:16 AM EDT

Official: US must move ahead with nuclear weapons work

By Susan Montoya Bryan May. 06, 2020 03:52 PM EDT
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A top nuclear security official says the U.S. must move ahead with plans to ramp up production of key components for the nation’s...

Health and Human Services Secretary Dr. David Scrase gives an update on the COVID-19 outbreak in the state as New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham, left, listens during a news conference in the state Capitol in Santa Fe, N.M., Wednesday, April 15, 2020. (Eddie Moore/The Albuquerque Journal via AP, Pool)
Virus forecast model from US defense team draws attention

By Morgan Lee Apr. 20, 2020 06:23 PM EDT

FILE - This file aerial photo, date not known, shows Los Alamos National Laboratory in Los Alamos, N.M. The U.S. government's efforts to clean up decades worth of Cold War-era waste from nuclear research and bomb making at federal sites around the country has chugged along, often at a pace that watchdogs and other critics say threatens public health and the environment. Now, fallout from the global coronavirus pandemic is resulting in more challenges as the nation's only underground repository for nuclear waste, the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant, finished ramping down operations Wednesday, April 1, 2020, to keep workers safe. (The Albuquerque Journal via AP, File)
Cleanup of US nuclear waste takes back seat as virus spreads

By Susan Montoya Bryan Apr. 03, 2020 01:02 AM EDT