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Protests break out throughout New Mexico regarding mask requirements 'for the people's good' in schools

New Mexico mask requirements for the upcoming school year have ignited protests throughout the state.


'People are going to fly from New Mexico': Spaceport America seeks $2 million in state funding

Spaceport America recently asked state lawmakers for $2 million in funding at a recent committee meeting.


Keller: Imperial Inn redevelopment groundbreaking aims to revitalize downtown Albuquerque, 'honor our place as the capital of Route 66'

In an effort to revitalize a downtown motel that has lost most of its luster over the years, the city recently broke ground to renovate it into appealing real estate.


'Looking forward to a great fall season': Registration open for Albuquerque youth programs

Mayor Tim Keller and One Albuquerque Youth Connect announced that registration is now open for the city’s fall youth programs.


'Conflicts of interest' in Albuquerque Public Schools: Stapleton under investigation for racketeering, money laundering

New Mexico Rep. Sheryl Williams Stapleton, who also serves as the House Majority leader and an employee of Albuquerque Public Schools, is being investigated for racketeering and money laundering.


'It’s dozens of state agencies' – Activist claims encrypted messages go beyond governor's staff

Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham’s administration is receiving criticism for using private-messaging apps on their government-issued cell phones, which allows them to delete messages or keep them private through encryption.


Biden claims big tech 'killing people' with COVID-19 vaccine misinformation

President Joe Biden recently claimed that that big tech is "killing people" by deceiving them about COVID-19 and the vaccine, but critics counter that if individuals don’t want to get vaccinated then it really doesn’t matter what the social media leaders do.


Kokinadis observes COVID-19 'elephant in the room': Hospitalization, death occurring in inoculated individuals

Despite getting the COVID-19 vaccination, a small number of people have still been hospitalized with the virus and sometimes died.


More than $1 billion in marijuana seized in massive SoCal drug bust; 'This is the cartels'

Authorities in Southern California have seized more than 16 tons of marijuana, worth an estimated $1.19 billion, in the largest pot growth bust in Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department history.


'Not about teenage delinquencies': Albuquerque, state partner to combat organized retail crime

The City of Albuquerque and the state are joining forces to derail organized retail crime, like serial shoplifters, as the New Mexico attorney general says shoplifting crimes are on the rise, with some tied to more serious, and even violent, crimes.


Second Amendment supporters to host Fight for Freedom shooting event

The Rio Grande Foundation is teaming up with the New Mexico Shooting Sports Association (NMSSA) to host the inaugural Fight for Freedom event, an effort to protect second amendment rights of gun ownership.


State to hold clinics for student immunizations, COVID vaccinations

To help protect students from the COVID-19 coronavirus before the start of the new academic year, New Mexico is holding immunization clinics from July 24 to Aug. 14.