By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press Famous for being the spot where a spacecraft purportedly crashed in 1947, Roswell, New Mexico, has become a mecca for people fascinated by extraterrestrial […]
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New Mexico joins national effort to bolster local news
New Mexico is now part of a $500 million effort to rebuild and revitalize local news around the country. The state is joining 10 other new Press Forward chapters, bringing […]
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Commission Plans Expansion of Rio Rancho Estates
There was plenty to cheer for in a jam-packed Sandoval County Commission meeting on Feb. 28 before the important county business. Daniel Beaman, the Director of Planning and Zoning for […]
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NM ranks dead last in education. Will 180 days in the classroom help?
By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico has adopted a new rule mandating that school calendars consist of at least 180 days, with top state […]
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These 5 New Mexicans are headed to the State of the Union to highlight local education, women’s health and downwinder issues in DC
Tonight, President Joe Biden will give one of the most important speeches of his political career in front of a joint session of Congress. The annual speech gives the president […]
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AG gets funding for proposed missing and murdered Indigenous people task force
Attorney General Raúl Torrez will have $200,000 at his disposal to create a new task force focused on the disproportionate rates at which Indigenous people experience violence and go missing. Gov. Michelle […]
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Jury convicts movie armorer of involuntary manslaughter in fatal shooting by Alec Baldwin
By MORGAN LEE Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A jury convicted a movie weapons supervisor of involuntary manslaughter on Wednesday in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer by […]
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Defendants in terrorism and kidnapping case sentenced in New Mexico
A U.S. judge handed down sentences Wednesday for five defendants in a federal terrorism and kidnapping case that stemmed from the search for a toddler who went missing from Georgia […]
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Mexican gray wolves boost their numbers, but a lack of genetic diversity remains a threat
By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The wild population of Mexican gray wolves in the southwestern U.S. is still growing, but environmental groups are warning that […]
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New Mexico group to join White House in tackling hunger, homelessness on campus
A New Mexico group has been tabbed to help the White House in its efforts to address hunger and homelessness. Across the state, college students are not immune to those […]