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Visitors explore the Trinity Site / April, 2015 / Roberto Rosales, nm.news

It’s Wednesday July 16th — the 80th anniversary of the Trinity Test in the deserts of Southern New Mexico that introduced the world to the Atomic Age and changed New Mexico’s future.

For the first time in 80 years, families living with the impacts of that test are able to get some restitution from the federal government thanks to a little-known provision tucked in the Big, Beautiful Bill. Catch up on the impacts with Sen. Ben Ray Lujรกn below.

Pointing fingers: What caused a big two-day internet outage in ABQ this week? City Desk ABQ tracked down the story of how a fiber company, the gas company and Comcast all failed in different ways. That is below in our ABQ section.

PLUS: The state is going to start sending your phone more of those loud, automatic alerts. nm.news explains why.

Those stories and 15 others from across New Mexico below.

citydesk.org

A gas line repair that went wrong left about 15,000 Xfinity customers in southeast Albuquerque without internet for nearly 24 hours, highlighting ongoing infrastructure damage problems as multiple fiber companies install new networks across the city. About 15,000 internet customers in southeast Albuquerque regained service Tuesday evening after a 24-hour outage that disrupted homes and […]

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The City of Albuquerque is fighting to protect more than $92 million in federal funding that supports police officers, affordable housing and homelessness programs by joining two lawsuits challenging the Trump administration’s efforts to withhold money from cities that limit cooperation with immigration enforcement. The city filed a motion last week to join a coalition […]

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Albuquerque Community Safety (ACS) has officially launched a new bilateral response model that divides the city into two geographic zones along Interstate 25, aiming to enhance response times and strengthen community connections across the metro area. The new operational approach assigns ACS responders to either the east or west side of the city, allowing resources […]

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The City of Albuquerque is calling on residents to help ease the burden on families experiencing housing insecurity by donating school supplies through a back-to-school drive benefiting 65 families at Gateway Family. The donation campaign will collect essential school items, including loose-leaf paper, binders, notebooks, pencils, backpacks and new shoes for children whose families are […]

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Albuquerque Public Schools will have to scramble to provide some services after the federal government withheld millions of dollars in education funding just weeks before the school year begins.ย 
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Albuquerque has launched or completed nearly $167 million in capital projects across the city, from new parks and fire stations to library upgrades and public art. These efforts aim to improve daily life and core services in every City Council district. This series breaks down where the money went, what was built and how it [u0026hellip;]

nmpoliticalreport.com

As the 80th anniversary of the Trinity Test approaches this week, New Mexico radiation exposure victims are closer than ever to receiving federal compensation, but face new threats to their healthcare access from proposed Medicaid cuts. Senator Ben Ray Luján called for federal agencies to quickly establish guidelines for the expanded Radiation Exposure Compensation Act […]

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Communities across New Mexico will participate in nationwide โ€œGood Trouble Lives Onโ€ protests Thursday, joining what organizers call a moral reckoning on the fifth anniversary of civil rights leader John Lewisโ€™s death.ย  [โ€ฆ]

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New Mexico residents will soon receive emergency alerts directly on their cell phones when Silver Alerts and Turquoise Alerts are issued for missing vulnerable adults, according to a New Mexico…

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Local artists are giving new meaning to the phrase “raining cats and dogs” with a colorful exhibition that opens this weekend at the Placitas Community Library. The “Raining Cats & Dogs” exhibit in the library’s Gracie Lee Community Room features work by more than a dozen artists from Placitas and surrounding areas, challenging them to […]

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Valles Caldera National Preserve will mark its 25th anniversary with a special three-day celebration from July 25-27, featuring new attractions, cultural performances and extended evening hours for stargazing. The anniversary festivities will kick off on Friday, July 25, the preserve’s actual 25th birthday, with two ribbon-cutting ceremonies highlighting major new additions to the park. At […]


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This back-to-school season, a ranch-style homeschooling program offers an alternative to traditional education. Apple Academy Homeschool, located in the East Mountains, blends traditional academics with hands-on ranch activities to create…

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Estancia residents will benefit from major improvements to their town hall and community center after Sen. Ben Ray Luján secured $1.513 million in federal funding for renovations to the facilities that serve as the civic heart of the county seat. The funding, part of more than $6.9 million Sen. Luján secured for New Mexico communities, […]


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