Approximately 30 residents attended a July 27 public meeting in Edgewood led by a consulting firm to discuss the town’s Comprehensive Plan and goals for the town’s future. Topics discussed in the meeting included land use, infrastructure, transportation, economic development, housing and community services. According to a press release from the town, the goals and […]
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Edgewood Planning and Zoning Meeting Raises Concerns About Town’s Priorities
Approximately 30 residents attended a July 27 public meeting in Edgewood led by a consulting firm to discuss the town’s Comprehensive Plan and goals for the town’s future. Topics discussed in the meeting included land use, infrastructure, transportation, economic development, housing and community services. According to a press release from the town, the goals and […]
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Gov.’s latest stop on public safety tour is Española, where tensions rise about a homeless camp
By Patrick Lohmann Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Tuesday made Española her third stop on an impromptu public safety tour, hearing from more than a dozen people who spoke up to say they are very concerned about crime, drug addiction and homelessness. TJ Lopez, a resident of northern Rio Arriba County, said he thanked the […]
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$100M headed to Ruidoso after lone special session bill signed by Gov. Lujan Grisham
By Leah Romero Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham signed House Bill 1 Tuesday, which will provide $100 million in monetary relief for the Ruidoso areas devastated by fires and floods in June. The bill was the only legislation to come out of the five-hour special session that Lujan Grisham convened on July 18. Lawmakers rejected all public safety […]
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At least 973 Native American children died at U.S.-run boarding schools between 1871-1969
By Shaun Griswold The U.S. legacy of genocide against Native people through public education may never be completely told. Today, there is a little more truth to share. The second half of an investigative report was released Tuesday as part of the Federal Indian Boarding School Initiative led by the Department of the Interior. It’s another step […]
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Housing looms large in governor’s Albuquerque town hall
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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Truck Crashes Into Cedar Crest Thrift Store
In the early morning hours of Friday, July 26, a truck crashed into the Talking Talons Thrift Store in Cedar Crest. According to footage from the store’s security camera, the truck was driving at a fast speed through the parking lot and crashed into the front of the store, shattering windows and part of the […]
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Truck Crashes Into Cedar Crest Thrift Store
In the early morning hours of Friday, July 26, a truck crashed into the Talking Talons Thrift Store in Cedar Crest. According to footage from the store’s security camera, the truck was driving at a fast speed through the parking lot and crashed into the front of the store, shattering windows and part of the […]