New Mexico

Dangerous winds have picked up again, threatening to spread spot fires and complicate work for firefighters.

The declaration releases emergency funds to recovery efforts in three counties in northeastern New Mexico.

The crash occurred in February. The school bus was carrying 23 children at the time, according to police.

New Mexico faces a long and potentially devastating wildfire season, said Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham, as Southwestern wildfires cause destruction and force people from their homes.

New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham signed emergency declarations, and in Arizona, a Flagstaff-area fire burned 30 homes and numerous other buildings.

Firefighters are bracing for the return of ferocious winds in the Southwest after a brief reprieve allowed them to attack flames from the air for the first time in days.

Fire managers across the Southwest are reckoning with strong winds that forecasters say could lead to explosive growth in wildfires this week.

Thousands of residents were displaced as firefighters scouted the mountainsides around a village looking for opportunities to slow a wildfire that burned at least 150 homes and other structures.

New Mexico is making the sale of up to 2 ounces of recreational marijuana legal, bringing legalization to the doorstep of Texas, the largest prohibition state.

Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham announced a new initiative to help schools and child care facilities that are experiencing "extreme" staffing shortages. The plan also taps state employees.