What's 'essential'? In U.S., it's golf, guns and weed

In the United States, golf courses, gun shops and marijuana dispensaries have all been put on lists of "essential" businesses that should not be closed during the coronavirus pandemic.

Playful puppy causes home fire, evacuated to safety

A curious dog caused some serious damage at a home in Los Alamos, New Mexico after he knocked over an ironing board and started a fire.

Navajo Code Talker Joe Vandever, Sr. dies at 96

Navajo Code Talker Joe Vandever, Sr. died Friday morning in New Mexico at the age of 96.

Police: Armed robber who 'face-planted' into Pizza Hut door left DNA

A suspected robber who face-planted into a Pizza Hut door before fleeing has been arrested thanks to the DNA evidence he left behind, police said.

Authorities continue search for boys allegedly taken by sex offender father

Authorities are continuing to ask for the public's help in locating two young bothers who were taken by their father and have not been seen since Oct. 8.

Authorities search for two boys abducted by their sex offender father

The young boys Maverick Ransom, 3, and his brother Orion Ransom, 4, were last seen on October 8 with their father, Clarence Michael Ransom, 52, when he picked them up from a Las Cruces daycare center.

Woman, 21, killed after witnessing armed robbery while playing Pokemon Go: police

Police in Albuquerque, New Mexico are investigating the murder of 21-year-old Cayla Campos, who was shot and killed after witnessing an armed robbery in a park while she was playing Pokemon Go.

Trump includes Colorado in states getting border wall

President Donald Trump's boast of building part of the border wall in Colorado is garnering attention in the state, including from the state's governor, Democrat Jared Polis.

New Mexico officer resigns after 'excessive force' on 11-year-old girl who allegedly took too much milk

A New Mexico police officer resigned earlier this month after body camera footage showed him throwing an 11-year-old girl to the ground following an altercation she had with the school principal, reportedly because she took more milk from the cafeteria than she was supposed to.

Woman shot and killed after witnessing armed robbery while playing Pokemon Go, police say

Police in Albuquerque, New Mexico are investigating the murder of 21-year-old Cayla Campos, who was shot and killed after witnessing an armed robbery in a park while she was playing Pokemon Go. 

Vietnam Marine veteran in New Mexico hospice care reunites with beloved dog one last time

A New Mexico veteran who served with the Marines in Vietnam said a final goodbye last week to the beloved dog he had to put up for adoption when he entered hospice care.

Balloons fill Albuquerque sky in 2nd day of annual fiesta

Hundreds of balloons have filled the sky over Albuquerque in the city's annual International Balloon Fiesta.

Urlacher's high school names stadium after him

The blue turf of Wildcat Stadium at New Mexico's Lovington High School has been named Brian Urlacher Field in honor of the pro football Hall of Famer.