RIO RANCHO, N.M. (AP) — The New Mexico Supreme Court ordered he mayor of the small city of Grants on Thursday to comply with a health order and stop nonessential businesses from reopening. The court issued its ruling just hours after Attorney General Hector Balderas filed a petition seeking an order following Grants Mayor Martin “Modey” Hicks move to let …

SANTA FE – New Mexico state health officials on Wednesday announced 239 additional positive tests for COVID-19. Per the state Department of Health, the most recent cases are: 27 new cases in Bernalillo County 1 new case in Cibola County 1 new case in Doña Ana County 1 new case in Guadalupe County 1 new case in Luna County 133 …

SANTA FE – New Mexico state health officials on Tuesday announced 153 additional positive tests for COVID-19. Per the state Department of Health, the most recent cases are: 44 new cases in Bernalillo County 5 new cases in Cibola County 1 new case in Curry County 3 new cases in Doña Ana County 43 new cases in McKinley County 1 …

Patrick Svitek Texas Tribune Gov. Greg Abbott on Monday said he will let the state’s stay-at-home order expire Thursday as scheduled and allow businesses to begin reopening in phases the next day, the latest ramp-up in his push to restart the Texas economy amid the coronavirus pandemic. First to open on Friday: retail stores, restaurants, movie theaters and malls. But …

Patrick Svitek Texas Tribune Gov. Greg Abbott on Monday said he will let the state’s stay-at-home order expire Thursday as scheduled and allow businesses to begin reopening in phases the next day, the latest ramp-up in his push to restart the Texas economy amid the coronavirus pandemic. First to open on Friday: retail stores, restaurants, movie theaters and malls. But …

GRANTS, N.M. (AP) — The mayor of a small New Mexico city and several dozen supporters rallied Monday as he encouraged business owners in his community to defy the governor’s lockdown order that shuttered nonessential shops to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. Grants Mayor Martin “Modey” Hicks vowed in defiance last week to allow all small businesses to reopen. …

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The mayor of the small western New Mexico of Grants announced Thursday that he will allow small businesses to reopen next week, in defiance of Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham’s order that shuttered nonessential to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Mayor Martin “Modey” Hicks said he’s giving businesses permission to reopen on Monday and is ordering the …

SANTA FE – New Mexico state health officials on Wednesday announced 139 additional positive tests for COVID-19, including three new cases in Lea County. Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham also said in a press conference Wednesday she will be extending the stay at home orders and isolation rules until May 15. Per the state Department of Health, the most recent cases …

SANTA FE – New Mexico state health officials on Tuesday announced 103 additional positive tests for COVID-19. Per the state Department of Health, the most recent cases are: 20 new cases in Bernalillo County 2 new cases in Cibola County 3 new cases in Doña Ana County 1 new cases in Lincoln County 45 new cases in McKinley County 5 …

SANTA FE – New Mexico state health officials on Monday announced 126 additional positive tests for COVID-19. Per the state Department of Health, the most recent cases are: 24 new cases in Bernalillo County 1 new case in Colfax County 4 new cases in Doña Ana County 1 new case in Eddy County 1 new case in Grant County 53 …