Fossil unearthed decades ago is older, more primitive T. rex, scientists say
The researchers determined it predated T. rex by up to 7 million years, showing that tyrannosaurs were in North America long before paleontologists previously thought.
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Mexican and Tex-Mex bites to try in 2024
"Texas Monthly" released its list of the year's best Mexican and Tex-Mex bites with restaurants outside the Lone Star State making the cut. Taco Editor José Ralat joins CBS News to share his picks.
State starts drug testing school wastewater
New Mexico is one of the first U.S. states to drug test its public schools' wastewater for a range of opioids and stimulants. Wall Street Journal reporter Sara Randazzo joins CBS News to examine some of the data released earlier in December.
U.S. wildlife managers play matchmaker after endangered female wolf captured
A Mexican gray wolf that traveled far beyond the boundaries set in the Southwestern U.S. for managing the endangered species is back in captivity after being captured Saturday in northern New Mexico.
Eye on America: Ford Mustang’s legacy
In California, we take a ride in the latest model of one of the most iconic American cars, the Ford Mustang. Then in New Mexico, we tour a company that’s developing a more eco-friendly method to transport rockets into space. Watch these stories and more on "Eye on America" with host Michelle Miller.
How New Mexico celebrates fall with flavor
Pumpkin spice might be the flavor of fall across the country, but in New Mexico, hatch chiles are the real treat of the season. These smoky, spicy local chiles grow locally and are sold in a variety of recipes. Lana Zak has more.
New Mexico attorney general charges officer in shooting of a Black man
New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez on Tuesday announced that Las Cruces Police Officer Brad Lunsford has been charged with voluntary manslaughter in the shooting of Presley Eze in 2022.
1 wounded in shooting at protest over statue of Spanish conquistador
The shooting occurred during a protest over a plan to redisplay a statue of controversial Spanish conquistador Juan de Oñate in Española, New Mexico.
New Mexico protester shot; suspect arrested
A suspect has been arrested in a shooting that wounded a protester Thursday in Española, New Mexico. The protest was against a planned monument for a Spanish conquistador.
2 arrested in shooting death of 11-year-old that prompted gun ban
New Mexico's governor tried to temporarily ban guns from being carried in public in Albuquerque after Froylan Villegas was shot to death.
Family of man killed by police responding to wrong house files lawsuit
Robert Dotson, 52, was shot and killed in the doorway of his house in Farmington.
Judge halts New Mexico governor's gun order
A federal judge temporarily halted a 30-day order from New Mexico's governor suspending the right to carry firearms in the state's largest metro area. The move by Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham sparked bipartisan protests in Albuquerque. CBS News' Lana Zak spoke to one protester who feels the need to carry a gun to protect her family after her son was fatally shot.
Judge blocks New Mexico governor's suspension of carrying firearms in public
A federal judge has blocked part of an order suspending the right to carry guns in public in the Albuquerque area.
Judge blocks New Mexico's temporary gun ban
A federal judge Wednesday blocked an order from New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham that had suspended the right of private citizens to carry firearms on public property in Albuquerque and Bernalillo County. Grisham said the suspension was part of an effort to tackle rising gun violence. Lana Zak has more.
New Mexico to hold hearing on gun ban
A U.S. district judge in New Mexico is holding a hearing Wednesday about Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham's recent order to suspend the right to carry firearms. Grisham declared gun violence a public health emergency after two children were killed in separate, recent shootings. CBS News' Lana Zak has more from Albuquerque.
New Mexico governor, AG, clash over her monthlong guns ban for Albuquerque
Both Michelle Lujan Grisham and Raul Torrez are Democrats.
New Mexico governor sees backlash for gun ban
New Mexico's Democratic governor is facing impeachment threats after issuing an emergency order banning guns in public. Michelle Lujan Grisham announced the 30-day order Friday in response to a number of recent shootings. Anastasia Boden, director of the Cato Institute's Center for Constitutional Studies, joins CBS News to discuss the legal challenges surrounding the ban.
New Mexico governor issues order to suspend open, concealed carry in Albuquerque
The Democratic governor said she is expecting legal challenges, but felt compelled to act in response to gun deaths.
Suspect wanted in Mexico massacre of American family arrested in U.S.
The Mormon group was headed to a wedding, and authorities said some of the victims were burned alive.
Ex-New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson dies at 75
Bill Richardson, former U.S. ambassador to the U.N. and two-term Democratic governor of New Mexico, died Friday at the age of 75. CBS News senior White House and political correspondent Ed O'Keefe reports on Richardson's legacy.
Former New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson dies
Former U.N. ambassador and renowned diplomat Bill Richardson died in his sleep on Friday at the age of 75, according to a statement put out by the Richardson Center for Global Engagement. The former U.S. Congressman traveled across the globe helping to secure the release of numerous Americans from North Korea and Sudan to Iran and Russia.
Bill Richardson, former New Mexico governor and global diplomat, dies at 75
Richardson helped negotiate the release of detained Americans.
These states are still sending out stimulus checks
Montana and other areas saw a surplus in their state budgets, allowing them to send stimulus payments to taxpayers.
Wolf pups rehomed in New Mexico
Hundreds of Mexican wolves are living in the wilds of national forestland. Their survival is far from guaranteed, so the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is working to help. Every May, when litters of pups are born in captivity, there's a two-week window where they can be rehomed to be raised by wolf packs in the wild. It's a race across the country and against time, and we were allowed special access to see it all happen. Kris Van Cleave has the story.
Teen allegedly kills 13-year-old girl with father's gun in New Mexico
Police said the alleged shooter and his dad refused to come out of their New Mexico home after the death of a teenage girl.
Isaias lashes Southeast after making landfall in the U.S.
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