New Mexico
New Mexico dust storm shrinks visibility and causes crashes
A powerful dust storm swept through southern New Mexico on Monday bringing limited visibility and causing crashes according to local media reports.
Vehicles were abandoned on roads as the National Weather Service issued Dust Storm Warnings.
The winds are part of a weather system due to move through other southern states including Louisiana where tornadoes are expected.
Staff reports Dr. Ned Elkins and Lee White were sworn into office as trustees on the Southeast New Mexico College Board on Jan. 12 during…
Initial filings for unemployment benefits in New Mexico dropped last week compared with the week prior, the U.S. Department of Labor said Thursday.
New jobless claims, a proxy for layoffs, fell to 795 in the week ending January 24, down from 939 the week before, the Labor Department said.
U.S. unemployment claims dropped to 209,000 last week, down 1,000 claims from 210,000 the week prior on a seasonally adjusted basis.
Nebraska saw the largest percentage increase in weekly claims, with claims jumping by 207.4%. Kentucky, meanwhile, saw the largest percentage drop in new claims, with claims dropping by 59.7%.
USA TODAY Co. is publishing localized versions of this story on its news sites across the country, generated with data from the U.S. Department of Labor’s weekly unemployment insurance claims report.
Former Interior Secretary Deb Haaland (Laguna Pueblo), who is running to be the next governor of New Mexico, on Friday sharply criticized Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem for withholding more than $1 billion in Federal Emergency Management Agency disaster relief funds from New Mexico, according to a report from NOTUS. The report comes as Noem has also drawn criticism for aggressive Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations in New Mexico communities, actions Haaland says are putting residents at risk while urgently needed disaster preparedness funding remains stalled.
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