- VIRUS OUTBREAK-NEW MEXICO
LAS VEGAS, N.M. (AP) — Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham has blocked the reopening of a popular northern New Mexico drive-in movie theater. The Las Vegas Optic reports the governor's office halted a plan to reopen the Fort Union Drive-In Movie Theater amid the COVID-19 pandemic. City leaders said they had the support of state leaders. But Lujan Grisham's office told the San Miguel County Emergency Management Department the day before the scheduled reopening and said they didn't have permission. Health officials say the state has 7,026 coronavirus cases and 320 COVID-19 deaths.
- OBIT-JIMMY COBB
Jimmy Cobb, a percussionist and the last surviving member of Miles Davis' 1959 "Kind of Blue" groundbreaking jazz album, has died. His wife, Eleana Tee Cobb, announced on Facebook that her husband died Sunday at his New York City home from lung cancer. He was 91. Born in Washington, D.C., Cobb was a drummer on the "Kind of Blue" jam session headed by Davis that also featured Cannonball Adderley and John Coltrane. It is the best-selling jazz album of all time. Cobb says he and his bandmates knew the album, released on Aug. 17, 1959, would be a hit. It has sold more than 4 million copies.
- ELECTION 2020-NEW MEXICO-WOMEN
RIO RANCHO, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico voters are on the verge of sending a historic all-female U.S. House delegation to Congress, no matter which party wins races. And the state's three congresswoman may be all women of color _ another milestone. Latina and Native American candidates are running in all primaries in each contests and have been among the top fundraisers. Democratic Rep. Deb Haaland, who is Laguna Pueblo, is running for re-election for her Albuquerque set. Democratic Rep. Xochitl Torres Small, who is Mexican American, is running for re-election for her southern New Mexico seat. Women in both the Republican and Democratic primaries are running for the open northern New Mexico seat.
- ELECTION 2020-HOUSE-NEW MEXICO
RIO RANCHO, N.M. (AP) — Republicans in New Mexico are calling on a liberal Super PAC to pull ads that seek to favor one GOP U.S. House candidate over another. U.S. House hopeful Yvette Herrell said Sunday she agreed with 125 Republicans who signed a letter and asked her to denounce a new commercial by the Patriot Majority PAC. The group began airing commercials Saturday attacking candidate Claire Chase for previous critical social media posts about Trump while praising Herrell for supporting Trump's border wall. Critics say Democrats want Chase to lose in the GOP primary because she'd be a tougher candidate against Democratic U.S. Rep. Xochitl Torres Small in the general election to represent New Mexico's southern district.
- UDALL-ORAL HISTORIES-VETERANS
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — U.S. Sen. Tom Udall is presenting 90 oral histories his office collected from New Mexico veterans to the Library of Congress. The New Mexico Democrat joined Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden on Monday to virtually present the oral histories as part of the Veterans History Project. Udall and his staff worked with the veterans to ensure that the state's diverse and multicultural experiences were reflected in the oral histories. The Veterans History Project of the Library of Congress' American Folklife Center collects, preserves, and makes accessible the personal accounts of American war veterans.
- OBIT-JOE HARVEY
HOBBS, N.M. (AP) — Joe Harvey, a former Democratic state senator in New Mexico, who also served as Hobbs city manager for 23 years, has died. His family said Sunday he died May 8, at his home in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. No cause of death was given. He was 80. Born in 1939 in Spokane, Washington, Harvey moved to Hobbs after serving in the U.S. Army. He worked for Hobbs police and eventually became Hobbs city manager at the age of 28. At the time, Harvey was the youngest city manager in state history. He was elected to the state senate in 1984 as a Democrat and served two terms.