New Mexico governor asks Biden to declare disaster for wildfire

New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham is asking President Joe Biden to declare a disaster as firefighters scramble to clear brush, build fire lines and spray water to keep the largest blaze burning in the U.S. from destroying more homes.

New Mexico woman defends teen daughter accused of throwing baby in dumpster

The mother of the 18-year-old accused of abandoning her newborn baby in a New Mexico dumpster is defending her daughter's actions, saying, "Everybody makes mistakes... People can preach all they want, they can judge all they want, but we only care about the judgment of one." The baby boy remains hospitalized.

21 people rescued from stuck tram cars in New Mexico

Lt. Robert Arguellas, a Bernalillo County Fire Department spokesperson, said early Saturday afternoon that crews first rescued 20 people stranded in one car and several hours later rescued a 21st person stranded by themselves in a second car.

3 die in New Mexico from drinking hand sanitizer

The state Department of Health said the cases were reported to the New Mexico Poison Control Center, with the first coming in early May. The other cases occurred since May 29.