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Albuquerque's new Preventative Pet Care Clinic aimed at low- to moderate-income owners

By Valerie Bonk | Sep 23, 2021

A pet care center that allows pet owners to bring pets in for care no matter what they can pay just opened its doors in Albuquerque.

Herrell: Holloman Air Force Base's vetting of Afghan refugees 'dangerously vague'

By Valerie Bonk | Sep 23, 2021

Rep. Yvette Herrell is demanding answers after she toured Holloman Air Force Base and investigated the conditions surrounding the Afghan refugees housed there.

New Mexico Senators refuse to comment on US drone strike that killed civilians

By Art Benavidez | Sep 23, 2021

Neither Sen. Martin Heinrich nor Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, both Democrats from New Mexico, had any comment for the New Mexico Sun when asked if they planned to call for the Biden Administration to investigate the circumstances which led to the U.S. military targeting innocent civilians during last month’s drone strike in Kabul.

Senators Heinrich and Lujan refuse to call for investigation into drone strike which killed innocent Afghans

By Art Benavidez | Sep 23, 2021

Neither Sen. Martin Heinrich nor Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, both Democrats from New Mexico, had any comment for the New Mexico Sun when asked if they planned to call for the Biden Administration to investigate the circumstances which led to the U.S. military targeting innocent civilians during last month’s drone strike in Kabul.

From 'as soon as they can' to waiting on long-term studies, Albuquerque parents sound off on Pfizer vaccine trial results for children

By Caleb Lombardo | Sep 22, 2021

Following the results of a Pfizer trial of the COVID-19 vaccine for children aged 5-12, Albuquerque parents are reacting to what seems to be an inevitable future of vaccine mandates for children in the coming months.

Return-to-work incentives 'a good step,' but only 4,000 New Mexicans take advantage

By Caleb Lombardo | Sep 22, 2021

Earlier this year, New Mexico instituted a return-to-work incentive program for its residents amidst a worker shortage in the state.

'Profits are the purpose of being in business': As McKinley County gas stations stop selling fuel to keep selling liquor, Kokinadis goes to bat for owners

By Caleb Lombardo | Sep 22, 2021

Reacting to an amendment to the New Mexico State Legislature's alcohol reform bill, some gas stations in New Mexico have stopped selling gas altogether.

Herrell: Proposed $3.5 trillion budget would 'nickle and dime the oil and gas industry' out of New Mexico

By Zachary Richter | Sep 22, 2021

The multitrillion budget "spending spree" being drafted by Democrats will increase the levels of inflation, New Mexico Rep. Yvette Herrell argues in a Carlsbad Current Argus opinion piece.

Free Elecrtonic Waste Disposal

By City of Santa Fe | Sep 22, 2021

At BuRRT, Saturday, October 2

$6 Million Federal Funding Anticipated for San Juan-Chama Pipeline

By City of Santa Fe | Sep 22, 2021

Key Part of 80-Year Water Plan

Orange Barrel Report for the Week of September 19, 2021

By City of Santa Fe | Sep 22, 2021

Weekly Road Maintenance and Construction Updates

Your weekly update from the Rio Grande Foundation.

By Paul Gessing, RGF | Sep 21, 2021

Your weekly update from the Rio Grande Foundation.

Cannabis users significantly more likely to suffer heart attacks, new data shows

By Emily Bevard | Sep 21, 2021

Cannabis use among adults younger than 45 years of age may dramatically increase their risk of heart attack, according to new research out of the Canadian Medical Association Journal.