By Karen Kidd | May 21, 2023
The end of a pandemic-era rule aimed at slowing the spread of COVID-19 across the United State's southern border had at least one Albuquerque-area anti-human trafficking advocate concerned about what might come next.
By Karen Kidd | May 20, 2023
The defense attorney for an Artesia teenager whose newborn son died in a hospital bathroom trash bin in January told a local news outlet on May 12 that he has "serious problems" with how his client is being treated.
By Karen Kidd | Jan 17, 2023
Faced with the challenges wrought by climate change, now is the time for community unity, an Albuquerque-area Freemason said during a local gathering in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day this week
By Karen Kidd | May 10, 2022
New Mexicans who claim membership in a minority party or are unaffiliated in their voter registration can switch to one of the three majority parties in advance of the upcoming primary elections
By Karen Kidd | May 7, 2022
An Albuquerque Public Schools (APS) bus flipped on its side in late February when a street racer collided with its back wheel, sending several children to the hospital.
By Karen Kidd | May 7, 2022
New Mexico is sunny more often than not, making skin cancer common, but the number of dermatologists in the state is dwindling.
By Karen Kidd | Feb 18, 2022
Tough-on-crime legislation unanimously passed by the New Mexico House late last week will make a difference to families of murder victims, Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham said in a statement.
By Karen Kidd | Jan 31, 2022
A Farmington-area family dealing with a string of tragedies, including the death of the family patriarch shortly before his sister lost her home "in a horrible house fire," has raised only a portion of its GoFundMe goal.
By Karen Kidd | Jan 29, 2022
Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham this week completed her first day as a volunteer substitute teacher just prior to attending an important conference in Washington.
By Karen Kidd | Jan 20, 2022
COVID-19 stopped this year's march through Albuquerque in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day Monday, but one man turned out anyway, a local news outlet reported.
By Karen Kidd | Jan 6, 2022
Last year has been time one Albuquerque "CityMaker" spent introducing families in a city shelter to dance, according to a city news release.
By Karen Kidd | Jan 6, 2022
Last year was when Albuquerque announced its Vision Zero Action Plan, part of its years long effort to reduce roadway fatalities and injuries, a local news outlet recently reported
By Karen Kidd | Jan 5, 2022
The State of New Mexico is sitting on about $239 million in unclaimed property and would like to dole it out to whomever it belongs to.
By Karen Kidd | Jan 5, 2022
Albuquerque plans to spend millions more on its pandemic-driven housing voucher program, despite the unwillingness of more and more area landlords to accept rent vouchers, a local news outlet reported last week
By Karen Kidd | Jan 5, 2022
This past Christmas holiday season came through for many local residents, including an Albuquerque-area man who is no stranger to homelessness, thanks to a nonprofit
By Karen Kidd | Jan 2, 2022
This weekend's second annual "Al'burrr'querque Polar Bear Plunge," hosted by the city's parks and recreation department, will benefit Shanta Strong Swim Fund, named for a slain lifeguard.
By Karen Kidd | Jan 1, 2022
New Mexico's hourly minimum wage increased by a dollar to $11.50 per hour, but an agricultural worker advocate recently warned that farm laborers will be cheated out of that increase.
By Karen Kidd | Jan 1, 2022
The domestic violence suspect killed in an officer-involved shooting in Albuquerque earlier this month told officers he need to use the bathroom before escaping a police vehicle, according to body-worn footage
By Karen Kidd | Jan 1, 2022
Last week's announced vaccination requirements for entering The Pit at the University of New Mexico are the responsible thing to do, a university athletics official said in a news release
By Karen Kidd | Jan 1, 2022
Thieves are stealing auto parts at the University of New Mexico, and they're doing it in broad daylight, police say.
