Employers required to notify NMED of positive COVID cases within four hours to ensure rapid response
The New Mexico Environment Department (NMED) has filed an emergency rule that requires employers to report positive COVID-19 cases to NMED within four hours of being notified of the case.
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N.M. COVID-19 cases now at 21,566; two new cases in Eddy County; 229 new cases, nine deaths statewide
New Mexico state health officials on Wednesday announced 229 additional COVID-19 cases, including two in Eddy County.
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NMED issues statewide list of businesses that have undergone Rapid Response testing
The New Mexico Environment Department (NMED) has begun issuing a list of businesses statewide that have undergone Rapid Response COVID-19 testing after an employee tested positive.
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AHS announces tentative spring football schedule
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AGH urges community to remain vigilant in slowing spread of COVID-19
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State hits pause on start of school year; in-person learning postponed through Labor Day
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State Supreme Court grants stay in indoor-dining case; public health restrictions remain in effect
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NMSP enforcing health order’s mask mandate, say local agencies can also issue citations
Local News
N.M. COVID-19 cases now at 21,340; nine new cases in Eddy County; 214 new cases, three deaths statewide
New Mexico state health officials on Tuesday announced 214 additional COVID-19 cases, including nine in Eddy County.
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N.M. COVID-19 cases now at 21,130; five new cases in Eddy County; 117 new cases, one death statewide
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N.M. COVID-19 cases now at 21,016; six new cases in Eddy County; 226 new cases, three deaths statewide
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N.M. COVID-19 cases now at 20,796; five new cases, one death in Eddy County; 210 new cases, nine total deaths statewide
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N.M. COVID-19 cases now at 20,600; three new cases in Eddy County; 216 new cases, seven deaths statewide
Crime
Artesia man arrested on meth trafficking charges
An Artesia man was arrested on trafficking charges and a female passenger for outstanding warrants during a traffic stop Wednesday by the Pecos Valley Drug Task Force (PVDTF).
Sports
No championships, but champions still in the making
The week of May 10 was a difficult one for Artesia High School’s spring sports athletes and coaches.
New Mexico
New Mexico school officially dumps Spanish conquistador name
LAS CRUCES, N.M. (AP) — A southern New Mexico school district blocked efforts Tuesday to repeal a vote to change the name of a high school named after a brutal Spanish conquistador.
National
Asian shares mixed as investors watch talks on US stimulus
Updated: 2:35 amStocks were mixed in Europe and Asia on Thursday as investors watched to see if lawmakers will come ahead with fresh stimulus for a U.S. economy struggling with shutdowns as new coronavirus outbreaks flare.
Business
The Latest: Australian hot spot state says don't panic-buy
Updated: 3:35 amJOHANNESBURG — As Africa’s confirmed coronavirus cases near 1 million, the director of the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warns that “we cannot at all exercise fatigue” in the pandemic response.
Entertainment
Pete Hamill, legendary New York columnist, has died
NEW YORK (AP) — Pete Hamill, the self-taught, street-wise newspaper columnist whose love affair with New York inspired a colorful and uniquely influential journalistic career and produced several books of fiction and nonfiction, died Wednesday morning. He was 85.