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A sign markss he Waste Isolation Pilot Plant, March 6, 2014, near Carlsbad, N.M. Top officials gathered Tuesday, March 26, 2024, in southern New Mexico to mark the 25th anniversary of the nation’s only underground repository for radioactive waste resulting from decades of nuclear research and bomb making. (AP Photo/Susan Montoya Bryan, File)

New Mexico regulators worry about U.S. plans to ship radioactive waste back from Texas

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American Airlines planes sit on the tarmac at Terminal B at LaGuardia Airport, Jan. 11, 2023, in New York. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)

American Airlines flight pulls U-turn after passenger tries opening exit door

By Brad Matthews - The Washington Times

Pilot Barbara Fricke checks attachments on her balloon basket, during an interview Sept. 21, 2023, in Albuquerque, N.M. It's been 15 years since the world's elite gas balloon pilots have gathered in the United States for the Coupe Gordon Bennett, a long-distance race whose roots stretch back more than a century. Fricke and her husband, Peter Cuneo, will participate in the 2023 Gordon Bennett competition. The flight window opens Saturday, Oct. 7. (AP Photo/Susan Montoya Bryan)

Elite pilots prepare for ‘camping out in the sky’ as they compete in prestigious ballooning race

By Susan Montoya Bryan - Associated Press

Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham announces an order restricting people from carrying guns in Bernalillo County for 30 days during a news conference in the Governor's Office, Friday, Sept. 8, 2023, in Santa Fe, N.M. Restrictions on carrying guns in public that are tied to an emergency public health order are going under the legal microscope Tuesday, Oct. 3, in New Mexico, where the Democratic governor is testing the boundaries of her authority and constitutional law in response to violent crime in the state’s largest metro area. (Eddie Moore/The Albuquerque Journal via AP, File)

Federal court reviews New Mexico governor’s gun-carry restrictions as states explore options

By Morgan Lee - Associated Press

New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham attends a news conference highlighting newly signed legislation to bolster the state's health care workforce and make medical care more accessible in Santa Fe, N.M., Friday, April 7, 2023. Gov. Lujan Grisham used her veto authority to scale back a tax relief package based on concerns it could undermine future spending on social programs while signing the annual spending plan in state history. (AP Photo/Morgan Lee)

Federal judge blocks New Mexico governor’s gun ban

By Kerry Picket - The Washington Times

Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham announces an order restricting people from carrying guns in Bernalillo County for 30 days during a news conference in the Governor's Office on Friday, Sept. 8, 2023 in Santa Fe, N.M. Grisham said she expects legal challenges but was compelled to act because of recent shootings, including the death of an 11-year-old boy outside a minor league baseball stadium this week.(Eddie Moore/The Albuquerque Journal via AP)

Sheriff in New Mexico’s most populous county rejects governor’s gun ban, calling it unconstitutional

By Susan Montoya Bryan - Associated Press

New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham speaks at the Arcosa Wind Towers, Aug. 9, 2023, in Belen, N.M. Grisham on Friday, Sept. 8, issued an emergency public health order that suspends the open and permitted concealed carry of firearms in Albuquerque for 30 days in the midst of a spate of gun violence. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

New Mexico governor’s suspension of gun rights draws fire from police, Dems, gun control advocates

By Kerry Picket - The Washington Times

Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham announces an order restricting people from carrying guns in Bernalillo County for 30 days during a news conference in the Governor's Office on Friday, Sept. 8, 2023 in Santa Fe, N.M. Grisham said she expects legal challenges but was compelled to act because of recent shootings, including the death of an 11-year-old boy outside a minor league baseball stadium this week.(Eddie Moore/The Albuquerque Journal via AP)

New Mexico governor’s suspension order of right to carry triggers constitutionality questions

By Kerry Picket - The Washington Times

This July 16, 1945, file photo, shows the mushroom cloud of the first atomic explosion at Trinity Test Site near Alamagordo, N.M. New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez and top prosecutors from several other states and the District of Columbia are uniting in support of efforts to compensate people sickened by exposure to radiation during nuclear weapons testing. (AP Photo/File)

Top prosecutors back compensation for those sickened by U.S. nuclear weapons testing

By Susan Montoya Bryan - Associated Press

President Joe Bidensteps off Air Force One upon arrival at Kirtland Air Force Base, Tuesday, Aug. 8, 2023, in Albuquerque, N.M. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Biden reveals that he plans to visit Vietnam amid tensions with China

By Jeff Mordock and Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

This undated file photo shows the Los Alamos National Laboratory in Los Alamos, N.M. The U.S. agency that oversees development and maintenance of the nation’s nuclear arsenal is moving ahead with plans to modernize production of key components for the weapons, but some watchdog groups and members of Congress are concerned about persistent delays and cost overruns.. (The Albuquerque Journal via AP, File)

In a nod to Oppenheimer’s legacy, U.S. officials vow to prioritize cleanup at nuclear lab

By Susan Montoya Bryan - Associated Press

Solomon Pena, center, a Republican candidate for New Mexico House District 14, is taken into custody by Albuquerque Police officers, Monday, Jan. 16, 2023, in southwest Albuquerque, N.M. Pena was arrested in connection with a recent series of drive-by shootings targeting Democratic lawmakers in New Mexico. (Roberto E. Rosales/The Albuquerque Journal via AP)

Ex-GOP candidate charged in shootings at lawmakers’ homes

By Rio Yamat and Susan Montoya Bryan - Associated Press

Solomon Pena, center, a Republican candidate for New Mexico House District 14, is taken into custody by Albuquerque Police officers, Monday, Jan. 16, 2023, in southwest Albuquerque, N.M. Pena was arrested in connection with a recent series of drive-by shootings targeting Democratic lawmakers in New Mexico. (Roberto E. Rosales/The Albuquerque Journal via AP)

Failed candidate arrested in shootings at lawmakers’ homes

By Rio Yamat - Associated Press

State Sen. Majority Whip Linda Lopez removes her mask on Thursday, Feb. 17, 2022, in Santa Fe, N.M. Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham announced the end of an indoor mask mandate in the state citing falling COVID-19 numbers. (AP Photo/Cedar Attanasio) ** FILE **

3 homes, 1 office of Albuquerque politicians hit by gunfire

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The flame of a gas burner helps inflate a hot air balloon as part of a re-enactment of the first Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta in 1972 during a special event at Coronado Center in Albuquerque, New Mexico, on Friday, Sept. 30, 2022. Hundreds of hot air balloons will be lifting off over the nine-day annual fiesta that has drawn pilots and spectators from across the globe for 50 years. (AP Photo/Susan Montoya Bryan)

Annual hot air balloon festival draws global audience to U.S.

By Susan Montoya Bryan - Associated Press

This Aug. 9, 2020, still image taken from officer video provided by the Albuquerque Police Department shows the arrest of Muhammad Syed. Syed, the main suspect in the slaying of four Muslim men in Albuquerque has committed regular acts of violence in the six years since he fled war-ravaged Afghanistan and resettled in the United States, according to police documents and court records. (Albuquerque Police Department via AP, File)

Suspect in 4 New Mexico killings left trail of violence

By Susan Montoya Bryan, Stefanie Dazio and Julie Watson - Associated Press

Ahmad Assed, president of the Islamic Center of New Mexico, left, speaks at a news conference to announce the arrest of Muhammad Syed, a suspect in the recent murders of Muslim men in Albuquerque, N.M., as Albuquerque Mayor Tim Keller listens, at right, Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2022. (Adolphe Pierre-Louis/The Albuquerque Journal via AP)

Albuquerque Muslims help bid to keep killings suspect jailed

By Susan Montoya Bryan - Associated Press

Demonstrators gather outside the Whole Women's Health clinic Friday, June 24,2022 in McAllen, Texas. The one clinic that provides abortion services in the Rio Grande Valley ceased providing abortions on Friday following the Supreme Court ruling overturning abortion. (Delcia Lopez/The Monitor via AP)

Large Texas abortion provider will relocate to New Mexico

Associated Press

Art teacher Sarah Hager works at a computer in her classroom at Cleveland Middle School on Sunday, Jan. 23, 2022, in Albuquerque, N.M. Public school systems — which often have limited budgets and cybersecurity expertise — have become an inviting target for ransomware gangs. The coronavirus pandemic has forced schools to turn increasingly toward virtual learning, making them more dependent on technology and more vulnerable to cyber-extortion. (AP Photo/Cedar Attanasio)

Cyberattacks increasingly hobble pandemic-weary U.S. schools

By Cedar Attanasio - Associated Press

Albuquerque Mayor Tim Keller discusses the city's efforts to end a backlog for testing rape evidence kits during a news conference in Albuquerque, N.M., Friday, April 30, 2021. Keller said the city now has processes in place and teams of law enforcement officials and advocates working together to ensure another backlog never happens. (AP Photo/Susan Montoya Bryan)

New Mexico city ends backlog of untested rape evidence kits

By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN - Associated Press