Susan Montoya Bryan

@SMBNewMexico

Associated Press Southwest chief correspondent, covering New Mexico, Indigenous issues, energy, water, environment and the outdoors.

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Joined January 2024

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Susan Montoya Bryan@SMBNewMexico · Jul 18

Extreme athlete Felix Baumgartner has died in Italy. In 2012, he stunned the world when he became the first human to break the sound barrier with only his body after jumping from a capsule more than 24 miles over New Mexico. apnews.com/article/felix-…

SMBNewMexico's tweet card. Extreme athlete Felix Baumgartner, the first skydiver to fall faster than the speed of sound more than a decade ago, died in a crash Thursday along the eastern coast of Italy.

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Susan Montoya Bryan@SMBNewMexico · Jun 16

Trump order calls for scrapping dilute and dispose plan for excess plutonium. @AlainaMencinger at @thenewmexican reports: santafenewmexican.com/news/local_new…

SMBNewMexico's tweet card. The executive order, which would halt a dilute-and-dispose plan, includes several directives to build out the nation's nuclear power industry.

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Susan Montoya Bryan@SMBNewMexico · Jul 21

Scientists have found that bees fly differently during extreme heat and may also cope the same way humans do — by finding a cooler environment. apnews.com/article/honeyb…

SMBNewMexico's tweet card. As global temperatures rise under climate change, the bees responsible for pollinating many crops are under increasing stress and scientists are trying to understand how they are affected.

Susan Montoya Bryan@SMBNewMexico · Jul 21

"The government never let us know what they had done.” @ABQJournal tells the story of New Mexico's downwinders 80 years after the first atomic bomb was tested at the Trinity Site. abqjournal.com/news/article_b…

Susan Montoya Bryan@SMBNewMexico · Jul 21

A Red Bull-certified pump track opens at a New Mexico pueblo. @thenewmexican has more on Picuris Pueblo's efforts: santafenewmexican.com/news/local_new…

SMBNewMexico's tweet card. Picuris Pueblo's newly unveiled mountain bike track is one of a growing array of outdoor sports offerings in New Mexico.

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NWS Weather Prediction Center@NWSWPC · Jul 18

A MODERATE risk is in effect in our Day 1 Excessive Rainfall Outlook. More details: go.usa.gov/cu3Dw

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Santa Fe New Mexican@thenewmexican · Jul 17

Valdemar DeHerrera one of the last living survivors of the Battle of Bataan — and believed to be the last in New Mexico, died Tuesday at the age of 105. sfnm.co/4m4jYqX

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Susan Montoya Bryan@SMBNewMexico · Jul 17

Reflections pour in on 80th anniversary of the Trinity Test blast, when the first atomic bomb was detonated. Words and photos from Cormac Dodd and Jim Weber with @thenewmexican: santafenewmexican.com/news/local_new…

SMBNewMexico's tweet card. Downwinders, public officials and advocates gathered at Stallion Gate, where a new historical marker recognizes the toll of the atomic bomb's detonation.

Susan Montoya Bryan@SMBNewMexico · Jul 16

'There's no catching up': Ranchers lose cattle as Laguna Fire grows in Santa Fe National Forest santafenewmexican.com/news/local_new… via @thenewmexican

SMBNewMexico's tweet card. The fire near Gallina was ignited last month by lightning. Over the weekend, it passed into a Forest Service grazing allotment.

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Longreads@Longreads · Jul 11

“'It’s Alissa!' my sister screamed. 'I’m with Rosemary. Clay is gone.' The memory of those words will never leave me." @FreshParsley @TexasMonthly texasmonthly.com/news-politics/…

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Susan Montoya Bryan@SMBNewMexico · Jul 4

Denny's and Waffle House remove egg surcharges as prices fall apnews.com/article/eggs-p…

SMBNewMexico's tweet card. Denny’s and Waffle House have removed surcharges that the two restaurant chains added to their menus when U.S. egg prices spiked earlier in the year.

Susan Montoya Bryan@SMBNewMexico · Jun 29

Fans criticize Beyoncé for shirt calling Native Americans 'the enemies of peace' apnews.com/article/beyonc…

SMBNewMexico's tweet card. A T-shirt worn by Beyoncé during a Juneteenth performance on her Cowboy Carter tour has caused a wave of criticism for the Houston-born pop star.

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The Associated Press@AP · Jun 26

Police in the southern Mexican state of Chiapas on Tuesday unveiled prototypes for armed drones and a robot dog, which they say will better position them against the heavily armed drug cartels vying for control of their border with Guatemala.

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Susan Montoya Bryan@SMBNewMexico · Jun 27

As temperatures rise, @UNM's Fabiano Amorim has some advice on how to acclimate. news.unm.edu/news/heat-accl…

SMBNewMexico's tweet card. As global temperatures rise and heat waves become more frequent and intense, understanding how to stay safe in the heat is no longer optional - it’s essential.

Susan Montoya Bryan@SMBNewMexico · Jun 27

Behind-the-scenes moments as hail chasers learn about pounding and costly storms: apnews.com/photo-essay/ph…

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Anita Snow ⛄️@asnowreports · Jun 15

The National Weather Service issues Alaska's first ever heat advisory apnews.com/article/alaska…

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NWS Albuquerque@NWSAlbuquerque · Jun 16

It's official! The Albuquerque Sunport has reached 101 degrees today, breaking the previous record of 100 degrees last set in 2021. Make sure you stay hydrated, take breaks indoors or in the shade and wear sunscreen! #nmwx

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NWS Tucson@NWSTucson · Jun 16

🌡️Hot week ahead with an Extreme Heat Warning in effect today. Slightly cooler Tuesday & Wednesday then heating back up Thursday & Friday where an Extreme Heat Watch is in effect. Sunday was the hottest day so far in 2025. Thursday has the potential to be hotter. #azwx

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NWS Albuquerque@NWSAlbuquerque · Jun 16

Record high heat forecast for Albuquerque today and record heat for Roswell tomorrow. Moderate to Major HeatRisk along the RGV and parts of the southeast plains. Drier and breezier conditions will also contribute to critical fire conditions in western NM on Tuesday . #nmwx

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Susan Montoya Bryan@SMBNewMexico · May 31

Miss Atomic Bomb: The woman, the mystery and the man who solved it. The latest by @AP’s @rio_yamat: apnews.com/article/miss-a…

SMBNewMexico's tweet card. A single photo sparked a 25-year search in Las Vegas. Historian Robert Friedrichs became obsessed with uncovering the true identity of Miss Atomic Bomb, the showgirl in a 1957 promo photo wearing a...

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