Origins Hall at the New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science has closed to make room for a new hall named "Ancient Life." The new hall, which is expected to open in January, will feature about ...

Trump election likely marks the end of a federal response to worsening air pollution in the Permian Basin. It’s a ...

Suspect accused of killing pregnant woman in Artesia extradited to CA Manuel Ortiz Jr. is accused of fatally shooting Marissa Perez in December 2022 while she was on her way to a birthday party ...

There isn’t a business left in town and homes from Artesia ... has also taken on a life of its own. Robert Julyan, author of "The Place Names of New Mexico," published by the University of ...

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Much of the state's income is derived from oil and gas. The Permian Basin in New Mexico is dotted with thousands of oil wells, and includes some of the largest oil fields in the nation.

Night - Clear. Winds S at 6 mph (9.7 kph). The overnight low will be 53 °F (11.7 °C). Sunny with a high of 89 °F (31.7 °C). Winds from S to SSE at 6 to 14 mph (9.7 to 22.5 kph). Sunny today ...

SANTA FE, N.M.— More oil and gas wells have been built near New Mexico schools in the past year, but Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham is ignoring pleas to establish statewide health buffer zones to better ...

It may be Robert Carpenter's season. New Mexico State's graduate student forward dropped 22 points and six three-pointers in an exhibition against Western New Mexico on Nov. 4, and started the ...