By Austin Fisher At the second of a series of town hall meetings on Monday night, New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham heard from members of the public for six hours. In an auditorium at Central New Mexico Community College in Albuquerque, locals raised issues ranging from difficulty finding mental health treatment, unfair or unlawful […]
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Prosecutor opposes ‘Rust’ armorer’s request for release as she seeks new trial for set shooting
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A special prosecutor is opposing a request by a former movie armorer that she be released from prison while seeking a new trial and appeal of her involuntary manslaughter conviction in a 2021 shooting on the set of the film “Rust.” Kari Morrissey wrote in a response brief filed Friday […]
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New Mexico gets OK to seek $675M in federal grant to expand high-speed internet across the state
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico has received final federal approval to pursue $675 million in federal grant funding to expand high-speed internet across the state, officials said Monday. That means the New Mexico Office of Broadband Access and Expansion can now start the grant application process. The state must submit a final proposal […]
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Six tribal water rights settlements for NM heard on Capitol Hill
By Danielle Prokop The Navajo Nation president and leaders from Acoma, Ohkay Owingeh and Zuni Pueblos joined tribal leadership from across the nation on Capitol Hill, offering testimony about the benefits of $3.7 billion federal dollars in six proposed water rights settlements across New Mexico. The deals would settle tribes and Pueblos’ water rights in […]
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NM governor says special session ‘was not fair,’ but she won’t punish wildfire survivors for it
By Austin Fisher More than a week after a contentious special legislative session, New Mexico’s governor still has not signed the single piece of legislation lawmakers sent to her desk. As part of a wide-ranging five-hour-long town hall meeting in Las Cruces on Thursday night, Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham talked about House Bill 1, the only […]
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Apache Christ icon controversy sparks debate over Indigenous Catholic faith practices
By DEEPA BHARATH MESCALERO, New Mexico (AP) — Anne Marie Brillante never imagined she would have to choose between being Apache and being Catholic. To her, and many others in the Mescalero Apache tribe in New Mexico who are members of St. Joseph Apache Mission, their Indigenous culture had always been intertwined with faith. Both […]
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Dozens of Doña Ana Co. residents speak up at late night public safety town hall
By Leah Romero, Source New Mexico LAS CRUCES – Hundreds of Southern New Mexicans packed into the Las Cruces Convention Center Thursday evening for over five hours of public discussion on public safety. New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham held the first in a series of town halls to hear from community members that live […]
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Sandoval County Opens State-of-the-Art Public Safety Building
Sandoval County officials and community members gathered July 23 in Bernalillo for a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the new Public Safety Building. The facility is expected to enhance local law enforcement and emergency response capabilities. The $12.2 million building is located on the Sandoval County complex at 7255 Oersted Road NE in Bernalillo. The building was […]
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It’s Fair Time!
This year’s Torrance County Fair is looking to be bigger and better than last year’s. The fair runs from July 27 through Aug. 9 and will take place at the Torrance County Fairgrounds in Estancia. The fair will feature numerous events, music, food, contests, entertainment and more. The festivities kick off with the Old Timer’s […]
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It’s Fair Time!
This year’s Torrance County Fair is looking to be bigger and better than last year’s. The fair runs from July 27 through Aug. 9 and will take place at the Torrance County Fairgrounds in Estancia. The fair will feature numerous events, music, food, contests, entertainment and more. The festivities kick off with the Old Timer’s […]