Interior secretary steps into Utah public lands tug-of-war
SALT LAKE CITY — For decades, a public lands tug-of-war has played out over a vast expanse of southern Utah where red rocks reveal...
Pandemic-weary chefs, cooks enjoy serving from home
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — When COVID-19 shutdowns hit in March 2020, Mike Winneker, a hotel executive sous chef, found himself without work for the first...
EXPLAINER: Is the US border with Mexico in crisis?
Nearly 19,000 children traveling alone were stopped at...
Mexico expects a ‘constant and growing’ flow of migrants
MEXICO CITY — Mexico’s top diplomat said Thursday his country expects to see “constant and growing” flows of migrants in coming years and estimated...
Study: Drought-breaking rains more erratic, rare in US West
BILLINGS, Mont. — Rainstorms grew more erratic and droughts much longer across most of the U.S. West over the past half-century as climate change...
Western rivers face pinch as another dry year takes shape
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — As several states in the American West face intense drought, it’s shaping up to be a very difficult year for New...
New Mexico tribes sue US over federal clean water rule
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Two Indigenous communities in New Mexico are suing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency over a revised federal rule that lifts protections...
A ghostly set of images, and a glimpse of border danger
PHOENIX — A border wall. Smugglers. Small children being dropped into America in the darkness.
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Man sentenced for treasure cemetery dig in Yellowstone
CHEYENNE, Wyo. — A judge in Wyoming has sentenced a man to six months in prison for digging in a Yellowstone National Park cemetery...
Authorities: Smugglers drop 2 children over US border wall
SANTA TERESA, N.M. — Video released Wednesday by federal authorities show two Ecuadoran children being abandoned by smugglers after they were dropped over a...
