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General newsOct 7, 2026

Appeals court reverses convictions in kidnapping and terrorism case involving 3-year-old boy's death

A federal appeals court has vacated kidnapping convictions in a case involving the death of a 3-year-old boy who went missing from Georgia in 2017 and later turned up dead at a squalid compound in New Mexico

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General newsSep 19, 2026

3 killed in Navajo Nation flood include 7-year-old preparing for her birthday

Flash flooding across the Navajo Nation has damaged roads, forced evacuations and claimed three lives as a late-season surge of monsoon moisture brings heavy rain to the Four Corners region

General newsSep 16, 2026

3 dead after being swept away by floodwaters on the Navajo Nation

Authorities say three people are dead after being swept away by floodwaters that rushed through the Navajo Nation

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General newsSep 4, 2026

Former New Mexico lawmaker pleads guilty to diverting public school funds

A former high-ranking Democratic legislator in New Mexico already convicted in federal fraud case has pleaded guilty to related state charges

General newsAug 14, 2026

Former high-ranking Democratic legislator in New Mexico convicted in federal fraud case

A New Mexico jury has found a former high-ranking Democratic legislator guilty of numerous federal charges stemming from a corruption investigation

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General newsAug 5, 2026

State of New Mexico sues Justice Department and Todd Blanche, saying they blocked its Epstein probe

The state of New Mexico has sued the Department of Justice and Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche, saying the federal government has blocked it from carrying out its own investigation into Jeffrey Epstein's sex crimes

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General newsJul 14, 2026

Busy wildfire season tests US fire bosses as they juggle resources to stay ahead

The strategy calls for moving firefighters, engines and aircraft into areas where the risk of wildfire is high in hopes of catching flames before they make a catastrophic run

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General newsJun 18, 2026

Five years after a Navajo elder vanished, the man who robbed her was released from prison

Five years to the day Navajo elder Ella Mae Begay disappeared, the man who acknowledged beating her and leaving her on the side of the road is free from prison

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General newsJun 11, 2026

Judge considers arguments in challenge to New Mexico's universal childcare program

It is up to a New Mexico judge to settle a challenge over the legality of New Mexico’s fledgling universal childcare program, an ambitious and closely watched effort to eliminate daycare costs for all working families