Susan Montoya Bryan
The Associated Press
Albuquerque, NM, United States
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New Mexico man confesses to landlord's killing 15 years later
A New Mexico man who called 911 to confess to the 2008 killing of his landlord has been arraigned on a charge of first-degree murder. → Read More
Virgin Galactic completes final test flight before launching paying customers to space
Virgin Galactic has completed a final test flight before taking paying customers on brief trips to space → Read More
New Mexico shooting: New videos show gunman saying 'kill me' to officers
Videos released by authorities in New Mexico recorded a voice said to be an 18-year-old gunman urging police to “kill me” during this week’s rampage that left three older women dead before officers fatally shot him outside a church. → Read More
US greenlights major transmission line for renewable energy in Western states
The U.S. government has approved a proposed multibillion-dollar transmission line that would send wind-generated electricity from rural New Mexico to big cities in the West → Read More
New Mexico authorities describe caregivers' torture of disabled woman who died
New Mexico's top prosecutor says caregivers tortured a 38-year-old developmentally disabled woman before her death → Read More
New Mexico gunman who killed 3, injured 6 shot randomly at cars, houses, police say
The police chief of Farmington, New Mexico, says it appears an 18-year-old man who shot and killed three people and wounded six others fired at random as he roamed the neighborhood. → Read More
New Mexico constitution focus of legal fight over oil and gas drilling
The nation's No. 2 oil-producing state is being sued over its alleged failure to meet constitutional provisions meant to protect against pollution from the industry → Read More
US regulators OK spent nuclear fuel facility in New Mexico
U.S. nuclear regulators on Tuesday said they licensed a multibillion-dollar complex in New Mexico to temporarily store tons of spent fuel from commercial nuclear power plants around the nation → Read More
US regulators OK spent nuclear fuel facility in New Mexico
U.S. nuclear regulators on Tuesday said they licensed a multibillion-dollar complex in New Mexico to temporarily store tons of spent fuel from commercial nuclear power plants around the nation → Read More
Man borrows phone to call 911, admits to 2008 killing of his former landlord, police say
Authorities say a New Mexico man has been arrested after calling 911 to confess to the 2008 killing of his former landlord and he also told police where the body was buried. → Read More
Work begins to clear water canals following northern New Mexico fire
Work to clear the first acequia through a special effort led by state and local contractors began this week near Cleveland, a mountain village southeast of Taos. There are about a dozen more acequias on the list. → Read More
Nomination of Native American leader in New Mexico in limbo
Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham's nomination of James Mountain has sent shockwaves through tribal communities. Here's why. → Read More
Trial set for New Mexico candidate Solomon Pena in drive-by shooting case
Authorities accuse Pena of paying for a father and son and two other unidentified men to shoot at the homes of county commissioners and state lawmakers between early December and early January. → Read More
19 wild cows killed in US aerial shooting operation
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A specialized team of wildlife managers has killed 19 wild cows in the Gila Wilderness in southwestern New Mexico as part of a contested project to rid the area of the unauthorized animals. The three-day operation used a helicopter and high powered rifles to take out the cows in a rugged […] → Read More
Endangered Mexican wolf population makes strides in US
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Endangered Mexican gray wolves are making more strides, as more breeding pairs and pups have been documented since reintroduction efforts began in the southwestern U.S. more than two decades ago, federal wildlife managers said Tuesday. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service released the results of its annual survey in New Mexico […] → Read More
Navajo community wins fight to replace crumbling campus
To’Hajiilee Community School is just one of about 80 schools funded by the U.S. Bureau of Indian Education that are in desperate need of repair or replacement. The price tag tops $6.2 billion -- and the wait is long. → Read More
'Rust' shooting: Weapons supervisor makes first court appearance
The judge ruled that Hannah Gutierrez-Reed can keep a gun at home for self-defense. → Read More
'Rust' shooting: Weapons supervisor makes first court appearance
The judge ruled that Hannah Gutierrez-Reed can keep a gun at home for self-defense. → Read More
Lujan Grisham pans Forest Service amid wild cow fight
New Mexico’s governor has stepped into the fight over how federal land managers are eradicating wild cows in the Gila Wilderness. Democratic Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham issued a statement Friday saying she was disappointed by what she described as the U.S. Forest Service’s lack of meaningful, long-term engagement with stakeholders on a controversial issue. The […] → Read More
Weapons supervisor appears in court in ‘Rust’ shooting case
A weapons supervisor charged with a felony for her alleged role in the shooting death of a cinematographer on the set of a Western movie made her first formal court appearance Friday. → Read More