The Corrales Historical Society’s Archives Committee hosted Heritage Day 2025 last weekend at the Old San Ysidro Church. The theme for this year’s event was “Agua es Vida – Water is Life,” focusing on the importance of water in the farming community of Corrales. The event explored the history and present-day picture of water in […]
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Placitas Community Library to host assemblage art exhibit
The Placitas Community Library Art Committee is presenting an exhibition of assemblage works from June 14 to July 17 in the library’s Gracie Lee Community Room. The exhibit will feature more than 20 artists from Placitas and surrounding areas. Assemblage, unlike collage, combines multidimensional objects into an artistic whole, either free-standing or projecting from the […]
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Albuquerque’s $1.5 billion budget is approved, but city councilors aren’t celebrating
Albuquerque City Councilors Monday night approved a $1.5 billion city budget that none of them seemed to love. Perhaps the council’s biggest disappointment was an inability to provide the pay hike they wanted for city employees. The budget, as amended, calls for many workers to receive a 2.5% pay raise. Mayor Tim Keller’s proposed budget […]
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Stansbury, Haaland criticize proposed Medicaid cuts in New Mexico
Rep. Melanie Stansbury (D-NM) and former U.S. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland have recently voiced strong opposition to proposed Medicaid cuts, raising concerns about the potential impact on residents’ healthcare in New Mexico. Congressional Budget Office estimates indicate that the House Republican reconciliation bill would eliminate health coverage for at least 8.6 million individuals and reduce […]
Posted inEnvironment, Climate & Conservation, New Mexico Statewide News
New Mexico Environment Department to receive $2 million grant for property assessments
The New Mexico Environment Department is set to receive a $2 million grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for local property assessments. Announced on May 19, the Brownfields grant aims to conduct environmental site assessments in several New Mexico communities, including Springer, the village of Cuba, Clovis and Artesia. The funding is part […]
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NMexus Center launches in Mesa del Sol with $100 million investment
Just one week after Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham unveiled plans for a new global business accelerator, the NMexus Center, a ribbon-cutting ceremony was held Monday to celebrate its official launch. Hosted by the New Mexico Economic Development Department, the event brought together local and international business leaders at the center’s location in the Mesa del […]
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Tijeras kicks off summer with three-part concert series
The village of Tijeras is launching its 2025 summer concert series starting in June. The event will feature live music, community events and outdoor fun for the entire family in a three-part series. The series will begin with a free outdoor concert on Saturday, June 14, featuring the popular local band MISDEMEANOR. People of all […]
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Remains found in 2001 identified 24 years later as 1950s wrestler and actor
The remains of a man found in a grave in Sandoval County in 2001 have been identified 24 years later as Hawaiian Keeble Wofford Sr., also known as Kimo Mahi, a wrestler and actor from the 1950s. Othram, a DNA lab in Texas, recently identified Wofford, who appeared in films like “Twilight for the Gods” […]
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Meet ‘Ice,’ ‘Ogle’ and other crypto millionaires who bought a night with Trump
By Drew Harwell, Jeremy B. Merrill, Chris Dehghanpoor, Carol D. Leonnig — When the creators of President Donald Trump’s meme coin announced last month that its top 220 buyers could join him for dinner at his private golf club outside Washington, the mostly anonymous investors of the Singapore-based crypto collective MemeCore raced to capitalize on […]
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What to know about Biden’s prostate cancer diagnosis
By Joel Achenbach — Former president Joe Biden has been diagnosed with an aggressive form of prostate cancer that has spread to his bones. Prostate cancer is one of the most common types of cancer among men, especially older men. It usually grows slowly and initially remains confined to the prostate gland where it may […]