New Mexico Public Education Department Secretary Mariana Padilla presented her budget needs to the Legislative Finance Committee on Dec. 11, 2025, including $35 million to cover multiple districts ...

BNSF Railway, which employs nearly 3,000 people at its Fort Worth headquarters, is lobbying against a colossal merger proposal by two competitors that would reshape the nation’s freight rail network ...

After years of negotiations with BNSF Railway, Stanwood is finally moving forward with a crucial floodwall project to protect its downtown from rising waters. A key need for this undertaking is the ...

Americans’ confidence in the economy slipped in November to negative 30, according to the latest Gallup poll, the lowest level recorded since July 2024. Gallup’s Economic Confidence Index — which ...

NAPERVILLE, Ill. (WLS) -- A freight train hit a pedestrian in the west suburbs on Monday night, Metra said. Metra said the collision happened near Naperville. What led up to the crash was not ...

FORT WORTH, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--BNSF Railway today announced the Class I railroad has filed a petition with the Surface Transportation Board (STB), requesting the immediate review and enforcement ...

In advance of the Surface Transportation Board (STB) evaluating a Union Pacific (UP)-Norfolk Southern (NS) merger application (yet to be filed), rival BNSF wants a separate proceeding to examine, with ...

The Las Cruces Police Department reported one person died in a fatal train collision on Nov. 26 in Las Cruces. A pedestrian was reportedly struck by a BNSF train around 2 p.m. Law enforcement said the ...

Nevada ranks 50th out of 51 among all states and the District of Columbia for its residents’ health care experiences. The finding is based on a survey of nearly 20,000 Americans nationwide. It's part ...

The freight rail executive urges Union Pacific Corp. to adopt the same position it took relative to an earlier merger in that sector. Interstate solid waste shippers and recyclers and traders of metal ...

MCKINLEY, N.M. – Police are investigating a deadly wrong way crash near Gallup on Interstate 40 involving a suspected drunk driver. The McKinley County Sheriff’s Office says the crash happened on I-40 ...

NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – State police and the McKinley County Sheriff’s Office are investigating a fatal crash on I-40 near Gallup. NMSP has confirmed that alcohol bottles were found at the scene of the ...