Wednesday, September 27, 2023

Judge Sides with ACLU, Orders Albuquerque to Pause Removal of Homeless People's Belongings

The city of Albuquerque will be banned under a court order from seizing or destroying property of people who are homeless. A Bernalillo County District Court judge issued a preliminary …

It's Almost Harvest Time!

It's that time of the year again, folks! The Corrales Harvest Festival is right around the corner and it promises to be a weekend of fun and festivities that the whole family can enjoy. The Harvest …

New Mexico News
 Safe Haven Baby Box used in New Mexico for 1st Time as Newborn Boy Dropped Off at a Fire Station
It's called the "Save Haven Baby Box" and city officials in Hobbs credit it with saving the life of a newborn boy. An anonymous woman surrendered her baby at a Hobbs' fire station Saturday …
Birthplace of the Atomic Bomb Braces for its Biggest Mission Since the Top-Secret Manhattan Project
Los Alamos was the perfect spot for the U.S. government's top-secret Manhattan Project. Almost overnight, the ranching enclave on a remote plateau in northern New Mexico was transformed into a …
Loggers Ask Lawmakers to Help Their Industry to Eliminate Wildfire Threats
Lawmakers and local loggers laid into the U.S. Forest Service at a meeting on Friday, seeking better management of forests in New Mexico to prevent future catastrophic wildfires. The Economic …
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Step Back in Time for the Wild West Fest

Ever want to swagger through the swinging saloon doors in some dusty Western town, stare down the villain in the black hat, sidle up to the long bar and tell the barkeep, “Whiskey – neat, and leave the bottle.”

The Art of Science and Flight

On Saturday, October 14, 2023 the annular solar eclipse will cross North, Central, and South America. An annular solar eclipse happens when the Moon passes between the Sun and Earth and it appears …

Digital Meets Ancient

Chilean artist and Corrales resident, Alexander Sutulov is on a mission to convey what he believes are timeless messages embedded in pictographic images drawn over several millennia by the Indigenous …

Basement Films Finds New Academic Home

After weeks of facing down the prospect of homelessness and even the possible dissolution of its collection, nonprofit arts organization Basement Films has managed to secure a new home here in …

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Community

Old Church Fine Arts Show Coincides with Balloon Fiesta

Part of the whole “Balloon Fiesta experience” is deciding what to do during the hours the balloons aren’t flying. The Corrales Historical Society and Corrales Society of Artists have an …

MoGro to Grow More

As free healthy school meals make their way this year to all K-12 public school students in New Mexico, food insecurity isn't slowing down. With pandemic aid programs ending, individuals and families …

American Idol Auditions Coming to State Fair

The New Mexico State Fair and American Idol are teaming up to find the best voices in New Mexico through a local audition.

Project Feed the Hood Empowers International District’s Youth

“My mom always told me that she needed me to be able to provide for the family when I became an adult. I took that as I need to be able to meet the very basics and the very basics are food and …

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Albuquerque
The International Balloon Fiesta is gaining a new neighbor this year on its final Saturday. The Fiesta is set to host the mass ascension as usual, assuming the weather cooperates, but this year the …
Jury selection is set to open Monday in federal court as members of an extended family face kidnapping and terrorism charges stemming from a raid of their squalid New Mexico encampment in 2018 by …
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Two people were arrested Thursday in connection with a shooting outside an Albuquerque baseball stadium that killed an 11-year-old boy and prompted the New Mexico governor …

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Commentary
Last week energy professionals met to talk about “building an advanced energy ecosystem in New Mexico.” Conference participants came from industry, the labs, government, unions and education. …
Twenty years ago, two key pieces of legislation were enacted in New Mexico. First was the Concealed Handgun Carry Act, which was introduced in the Senate by a Democrat, and passed both chambers with …

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New Mexico
LOS ALAMOS, N.M. (AP) — The movie about a man who changed the course of the world's history by shepherding the development of the first atomic bomb is expected to be a blockbuster, dramatic and …
New Mexico's top election official met with federal prosecutors for 2020 special counsel probe By CHRISTINA A. CASSIDY and ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The top state election …
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico is eligible for $25 million in federal funding to plug and clean up abandoned oil and natural gas wells under a new phase of an initiative aimed at lingering …

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National
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Known as the Zorro Ranch, a high-desert property once owned by disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein has been sold after two years on the market. An attorney for Epstein’s …
WASHINGTON (AP) — A judge on Monday set a March 4, 2024, trial date for Donald Trump in the federal case in Washington charging the former president with trying to overturn the results of the 2020 …
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Illicit Pot: More Dangerous Than You Thought
A new study highlights one of the most important reasons that cannabis consumers should always buy state-regulated pot. It found that over 90 percent of illicit cannabis contained pesticides that …
Harvest Soon
Croptober is just around the corner, and all across New Mexico, producers and home-growers are preparing to reap the rewards of all their hard work. After all these months of waiting and stressing …
Anti-Pot Group Tattles On Bank
A group dedicated to fighting cannabis legalization tried to narc on Wells Fargo over a plan between the banking giant and the state of Maryland to process cannabis taxes, presumably in an attempt to …
Feds: Move Pot To Schedule III
The nation’s top health agency has recommended that marijuana be reclassified as a less dangerous drug on the list of controlled substances. The historic recommendation has received mixed responses …
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