By Kevin Hendricks The East Mountains could be without power Thursday as PNM is considering a Public Safety Power Shutoff. PNM, the state’s largest electricity provider, announced late Wednesday that it is considering shutting down the power in the East Mountains, Santa Fe and Las Vegas on Thursday as extreme weather conditions included forecast wind […]
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Lawmakers Attempt to Address Challenges with Free-Roaming Horses
By Hannah Grover Driving through Placitas, it is not uncommon to see horses in the roadways and signs warn motorists to be aware of the free-roaming equines. The Placitas herd is one of several free-roaming horse herds in New Mexico and, while many people enjoy seeing these unbridled equines, others argue they are a nuisance […]
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Stargaze in Placitas: Community library to host astronomy event
The Placitas Community Library (PCL) will host its spring Star Party on April 5 beginning at 6 p.m. with solar viewing. The Albuquerque Astronomical Society Star Master will present a talk at 7 p.m. about celestial objects visible that night, including the First Quarter Moon, planets Uranus, Jupiter and Mars, bright stars such as Sirius, […]
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Trump agrees to one-month tariff reprieve aimed at helping U.S. automakers
by Aaron Gregg, David J. Lynch (c) 2025 , The Washington Post Less than 48 hours after slapping tariffs on all goods from Canada and Mexico, President Donald Trump agreed to a one-month reprieve for automobile imports that qualify for duty-free treatment under the North American trade agreement negotiated during his first term. The president’s […]
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Trump agrees to one-month tariff reprieve aimed at helping U.S. automakers
by Aaron Gregg, David J. Lynch (c) 2025 , The Washington Post Less than 48 hours after slapping tariffs on all goods from Canada and Mexico, President Donald Trump agreed to a one-month reprieve for automobile imports that qualify for duty-free treatment under the North American trade agreement negotiated during his first term. The president’s […]
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Americans don’t love Trump’s methods on Ukraine
Americans don’t love Trump’s methods on Ukraine by Aaron Blake (c) 2025 , The Washington Post President Donald Trump in his speech to Congress on Tuesday pitched his strategy to end the war in Ukraine – which is increasingly focused on pressuring and criticizing that country – as bearing fruit. “I’m also working tirelessly to […]
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Americans don’t love Trump’s methods on Ukraine
Americans don’t love Trump’s methods on Ukraine by Aaron Blake (c) 2025 , The Washington Post President Donald Trump in his speech to Congress on Tuesday pitched his strategy to end the war in Ukraine – which is increasingly focused on pressuring and criticizing that country – as bearing fruit. “I’m also working tirelessly to […]
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Supreme Court says judge can force Trump administration to pay foreign aid
by Justin Jouvenal, Annie Gowen, Ann E. Marimow (c) 2025 , The Washington Post A sharply divided Supreme Court on Wednesday denied the Trump administration’s request to block a lower court order on foreign aid funding, clearing the way for the State Department and the U.S. Agency for International Development to restart nearly $2 billion […]
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Supreme Court says judge can force Trump administration to pay foreign aid
by Justin Jouvenal, Annie Gowen, Ann E. Marimow (c) 2025 , The Washington Post A sharply divided Supreme Court on Wednesday denied the Trump administration’s request to block a lower court order on foreign aid funding, clearing the way for the State Department and the U.S. Agency for International Development to restart nearly $2 billion […]
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Sandoval County Celebrates Black History
By Jesse Jones At its Feb. 26 meeting, the Sandoval County Commission proclaimed February 2025 Black History Month and honored the African American contributions to the community. Sandoval County Commissioner Joshua Jones issued the proclamation and commended Bishop Christopher Keeling of Unity and Faith Ministries Church in Rio Rancho for his service to the community. […]