News from August 2022
By Submitted by Animal Humane New Mexico | Aug 3, 2022
Pet of the Week: Melody
By George Willis | Aug 3, 2022
Donations continue to be made for a biker who was severely injured in New Mexico after riding for more than 2,600 miles.
By T.H. Lawrence | Aug 3, 2022
Safe outdoor spaces became legal in Albuquerque, New Mexico’s largest city July 28, and the Albuquerque City Council ultimately added the safe outdoor spaces as a new use in the city’s Integrated Development Ordinance (IDO).
By George Willis | Aug 3, 2022
Vandals recently stole a food trailer from where it was being stored on Jefferson near Lumber Avenue in Albuquerque.
By George Willis | Aug 3, 2022
A package of bills announced by New Mexico state Reps. Teresa Leger Fernández and Melanie Stansbury would offer additional assistance to wildfire victims and also ensure wildland firefighters are paid at least $20 an hour.
By Angelica Saylo Pilo | Aug 3, 2022
City of Santa Fe Airport Advisory Board met Thursday, July 14.
By Angelica Saylo Pilo | Aug 3, 2022
Santa Fe River Commission met Thursday, July 14.
By George Willis | Aug 2, 2022
Several national environmental groups recently filed a lawsuit to prevent a nuclear waste facility from opening in Texas near the New Mexico border.
By George Willis | Aug 2, 2022
Mayor Tim Keller recently announced the city is closing down Coronado Park to get rid of the homeless encampments that have overtaken the area, according to KOAT 7 News.
By Kasey Schefflin-Emrich | Aug 2, 2022
While the Albuquerque Police Department (APD) recently revealed its success in charging or arresting 70 homicide suspects this year, the cofounders of New Mexico Crusaders for Justice are demanding swifter legal action and stiffer consequences after they have been arrested.
By Angelica Saylo Pilo | Aug 2, 2022
City of Santa Fe Economic Development Advisory Committee met Wednesday, July 13.
By Angelica Saylo Pilo | Aug 2, 2022
City of Santa Fe Governing Body met Wednesday, July 13.
By W.J. Kennedy | Aug 1, 2022
Neither Mayor Tim Keller’s office nor the city’s Planning Department responded to a request from the New Mexico Sun on the possible suspension of applications for safe outdoor spaces (SOS), tent encampments for the homeless approved by City Council on a 5-4 vote on June 6.
By George Willis | Aug 1, 2022
Emily Butcher and Jesse Lamb stopped in Albuquerque on their way to California thinking the U-Haul carrying all their belongings was safely guarded while they slept for the night.
By George Willis | Aug 1, 2022
An Albuquerque food bank is trying to keep up with increasing demand amid fewer donations.
By Kasey Schefflin-Emrich | Aug 1, 2022
Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez recently signed a federal COVID-19 pandemic relief funding resolution totaling more than $1 billion to help the reservation’s residents throughout Arizona, Mexico and Utah.
By Angelica Saylo Pilo | Aug 1, 2022
City of Santa Fe Historic Districts Review Board met Tuesday, July 12.
