Commentary, Columnists and Analysis at nm.news When reporting the who, what and when aren’t enough, our columnists explain the why and how it all comes together. Find more and learn how you can submit your own commentary here. A few years back, my friend Norm told me that when he was growing up in northern […]
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Work comp law changes increase attorney fees
Triple Spaced Again Merilee Dannemann is a longtime New Mexico journalist. She has written freelance for many local newsrooms and served as the Taos correspondent for the Albuquerque Journal. Find her online at triplespacedagain.com It has been quite a while since New Mexico has done anything substantive to make life better for injured workers covered […]
Posted inNM.news, Pueblos
Trump says he will “MAKE INDIANS GREAT AGAIN (MIGA)!”
President Donald Trump has a plan to “make Indians great again,” starting with requiring sports teams that abandoned racist Native American names to return to those roots. Trump posted on social media this past weekend that he would like to condition plans for the Washington Commanders NFL team to build a new stadium in the […]
Posted inCongress & Federal Gov., NM.news, Pueblos
When Is the Right Time to Ask the Hard Questions?
This is a heartbreaking column to write. But as the flood tragedies in Texas and New Mexico unfold, heartbreak is unavoidable. More families are reeling from the deaths of children, missing loved ones, and homes and lives destroyed. As I watched the crisis in Texas, my mind went back to childhood memories — when my […]
Posted inCourts, Justice & Safety, Sandoval Signpost, Westside Albuquerque
Man shot at Rio Rancho’s Rainbow Park; two arrested
A shooting at Rainbow Park Thursday morning left one adult male hospitalized and prompted police to arrest two people for questioning, disrupting what should have been a typical summer day at one of Rio Rancho’s busiest family recreation areas. The incident occurred at approximately 9:40 a.m. at the 14.7-acre park located at 301 Southern Blvd. […]
Posted inNew Mexico Statewide News
Water managers brace for dry conditions along sections of the Rio Grande
Water managers across the middle Rio Grande Valley in New Mexico are coordinating efforts in anticipation of a dry 2025 season, which will likely cause sections of the river to run dry. This follows a trend seen in Albuquerque, where the Rio Grande dried up for the first time in 40 years in 2022. While […]
Posted inEdgewood
No Water, no answers: Melody Ranch residents forced into survival mode
Developing a strategy wasn’t on Fox Morgan’s to-do list, but planning every detail of her life has been her best course of action for the past few months, as she’s resorted to drastic measures to get by and adapted despite it all. She jokingly states that her former experience as a Girl Scout and a […]
Posted inCongress & Federal Gov., Edgewood, Route 66 Independent
Community gathering to rally support against East Mountains development
A grassroots group fighting large-scale development in the East Mountains is bringing the community together Wednesday night for food, music and a show of solidarity. The East Mountains Protection Action Coalition (EMPAC) will host a community gathering at 6:30 p.m. on July 9 at Lantern Ridge Farm, 12540 NM-14 in Sandia Park. The all-volunteer nonprofit […]
Posted inHousing & Homelessness, Sandoval Signpost, Town of Bernalillo
Lovelace to open new hybrid healthcare facility in Bernalillo
Lovelace Medical Group is expanding its healthcare footprint in the Albuquerque metro area with a new hybrid urgent and primary care facility in Bernalillo, scheduled to open in mid-December. The healthcare provider held a groundbreaking ceremony last month for the new Lovelace Urgent & Primary Care facility, located at 554 Venada Plaza Drive near NM […]
Posted inEnvironment, Conservation & Climate, NM.news, Pueblos
Historic Ruidoso flash flooding kills three people, including two children
The Village of Ruidoso confirmed that three people have died as a result of the historic flash flooding that deluged the community on July 8. The victims were swept downstream by unprecedented floodwaters. The fatalities include a male, aged 40-50, a 4-year-old girl and a 7-year-old boy. All three were caught in the powerful current […]