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PHOTOS: The 41st Gathering of Nations Powwow

Every April, Albuquerque hosts the world’s largest Native American powwow, where thousands of dancers from more than 500 tribes gather to perform traditional dances and celebrate their culture. Photographer Roberto Rosales attended the Grand Entry of Dancers at EXPO New Mexico on Friday as well as an event where Black Eagle Singers from the Jemez […]

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Freight train derailment, fire forces Interstate 40 closure near Arizona-New Mexico line

ASSOCIATED PRESS SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) โ€” A freight train carrying fuel derailed and caught fire Friday near the Arizona-New Mexico state line, forcing the closure of interstate highway that serves as a key trucking route. No injuries were reported in the midday train wreck east of Houck, the Arizona Department of Transportation said in a […]

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Nuclear Watch New Mexico calls for comprehensive plutonium cleanup at LANL

This story is republished from NM Political Report, a nonprofit news outlet, as a part of our commitment to bringing you the best in independent news coverage that matters to Albuquerque. By Hannah Grover / New Mexico Political Report A group of anti-nuclear activists used data from Los Alamos National Laboratory toย mapย places whereย plutoniumย contamination has been […]

Posted inNew Mexico Statewide News, Westside Albuquerque

Torrance County Commission votes to extend ICE contract

This story is republished from Source NM as a part of our commitment to bringing you the best in independent news coverage that matters to Albuquerque. BY AUSTIN FISHER / Source NM Torrance Countyโ€™s elected officials unanimously voted to extend the contract that allows U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to incarcerate asylum seekers at the Torrance […]

Posted inNew Mexico Statewide News, Pueblos, Westside Albuquerque

See which legislative races are close, which are lopsided based on fundraising data

This story is republished from Source NM as a part of our commitment to bringing you the best in independent news coverage that matters to Albuquerque. BY PATRICK LOHMANN / Source NM Two long-time Gallup lawmakers and one from Elephant Butte have the most money to spend in the New Mexico Legislature as they and their […]

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New Mexico reaches settlement in 2017 wage-theft complaint after prolonged legal battle

By ASSOCIATED PRESS / SANTA FE, N.M. New Mexico labor regulators on Tuesday announced a legal settlement that resolves longstanding accusations of unpaid wages against a restaurant business in northwestern New Mexico. The Workforce Solutions Department said in a news release that 505 Burgers Farmington LLC has agreed to pay out $100,000 to resolve claims […]

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Location for Doรฑa Ana Co. reproductive health center expected to be announced next month

This story is republished from Source NM as a part of our commitment to bringing you the best in independent news coverage that matters to Albuquerque. BYย LEAH ROMERO / Source NM The location for New Mexicoโ€™s $10 million reproductive health clinic in Doรฑa Ana is slowly getting closer to a public announcement.ย  Dr. Eve Espey, […]

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Torrance County to vote on extending ICE prison contract

By Austin Fisher / Source NM Torrance Countyโ€™s elected officials will meet Wednesday to vote on whether to extend a contract allowing the federal government to incarcerate asylum seekers in central New Mexico. The agenda for tomorrowโ€™s Torrance County Commission meeting includes a request from County Manager Janice Barela to sign an amendment to the contract between the county […]

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Two PFAS chemicals designated hazardous substances under Superfund law

This story is republished from NM Political Report, a nonprofit news outlet, as a part of our commitment to bringing you the best in independent news coverage that matters to Albuquerque. By Hannah Grover / New Mexico Political Report The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency released a final rule Friday to designateย two types of PFAS chemicals […]