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Torrance Countyโ€™s ICE detention agreement set to expire in two days amid federal shutdown

This story is republished from Source NM, a part of States Newsroom, the nationโ€™s largest state-focused nonprofit news organization. It is republished here as a part of our commitment to bring readers the best in independent journalism, even if we don’t write it. By Patrick Lohmann, Source NM – Two days before a contract between […]

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City will pay to air Keller speech on TV, again

The City of Albuquerque will once again pay to rebroadcast Mayor Tim Kellerโ€™s 2025 State of the City address Sunday, Oct. 5, on KRQE โ€” the fifth taxpayer-funded airing since September as he seeks a third term and just two days before absentee ballots are mailed to voters in the hotly-contested mayor’s election. According to […]

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Pueblo de Cochiti awarded over $3 million for wildfire fuel reduction project

Pueblo de Cochiti will receive more than $3.2 million in federal funding to reduce wildfire risks and build protective systems for the tribal community under a new U.S. Forest Service grant program. The pueblo was awarded $3,265,040 through the Community Wildfire Defense Grant program for its Fire Reduction through Fuel Management and Capacity Building Project, […]

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Jemez Pueblo begins connecting homes in $15 million broadband project

The Pueblo of Jemez has begun connecting its first homes to high-speed fiber internet as part of a multimillion-dollar broadband expansion project aimed at serving hundreds of previously unconnected residents. Twenty-one homes have received direct fiber connections through the new network, according to the New Mexico Office of Broadband Access and Expansion. The project will […]

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Starbucks to close hundreds of stores, including in New Mexico. Is yours on the list?

Starbucks announced Thursday that it would close hundreds of its company owned stores that would not be a part of the company’s strategy to revive the struggling coffee behemoth brand. Social media soon filled with posts from Starbucks employees saying they had received notice that their location would close, just as the company pushed out […]

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The importance of local news

From the PublisherOur summer-long series of reporting on fiscal mismanagement in the City of Moriarty underscores why we have worked so hard to restore independent, local journalism in news deserts like Moriarty which has been without a local newspaper since the original Independent News closed in 2022. With the help from Press Forward and the […]

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Board dismisses Westside candidatesโ€™ complaint against opponentโ€™s manager

A longtime Democratic campaign manager says he is ready to โ€œmove onโ€ after a city ethics board dismissed a complaint by a Westside city council candidate alleging her opponentโ€™s campaign manager encouraged her to withdraw from the race. Stephanie Telles filed a complaint this summer after she failed to submit enough signatures to qualify for […]

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Marble Brewery inks deal to brew Bosque beers

What started as a regulatory snag for one of Albuquerqueโ€™s top breweries has turned into a first-of-its-kind partnership in New Mexicoโ€™s craft beer scene. Marble Brewery confirmed to City Desk that it will produce and distribute Bosque Brewingโ€™s flagship beers statewide while Bosque works through wastewater compliance issues at its facility in the Town of […]