New Mexico Sun

News from April 2022


City of Santa Fe Community Health and Safety Task Force met Tuesday, April 5.






Woman accused of abandoning infant in trash bin requests visitation: 'We can't predict what she might or might not do'

A Hobbs woman accused of putting her baby in a dumpster is now seeking visitation with the child, according to KOB 4.


UNM athletics director talks vaccine mandate: ‘That is part of the expectation’

The director of the University of New Mexico (UNM) Athletics Department recently clarified that UNM athletes will be required to be vaccinated in order to compete.


Albuquerque considers creating designated homeless camps: 'We need to come up with an answer'

In an effort to address Albuquerque's homeless problem while working to help that population, city leaders are now considering the idea of establishing a city-run homeless camp for those who don't want to be placed in a home.


City of Santa Fe Film and Digital Media Commission met Tuesday, April 5.


City of Santa Fe Finance Committee met Monday, April 4.


Lisa D Pannoni

Lisa D Pannoni September 22, 1963 ~ April 12, 2022 (age 58)


Women charge sexual assault at Springer facility: ‘One of the most difficult settings for any victim’

The Springer Correctional Center is slated to close in the next few years – an action that apparently can’t come soon enough.


Albuquerque repeals plastic bag ban but some want to ‘create a cleaner city’

It’s a question between personal convenience and protecting the environment, and in the case of plastic bags, convenience wins for now.


GOP gubernatorial candidate Dow backs federal lawsuit on voter roll transparency: average New Mexican getting “shut out”

State Rep. Rebecca Dow (R-Truth or Consequences), a Republican candidate for governor, has come out in support of a federal lawsuit brought by a voter integrity group seeking permission to show the public the state’s voter rolls.Dow said that under Secretary of State Maggie Toulouse Oliver, whose office maintains the rolls, the rolls are accessible only to those willing and able to pay a costly fee to gain access, even though taxpayers fund them.


The precious right to vote

This is a story about my father – W.O. Culbertson, Jr. A few of you reading this will still remember him.


City of Santa Fe Liquor Commission met Monday, April 4.


City of Albuquerque City Council met Monday, April 4.


Growth of Mexican gray wolves slows: They ‘need better protection’

There are more Mexican gray wolves in the southwestern United States today than when they became an endangered species, but U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service officials are concerned about New Mexico's wolf pup population.