New Mexico Sun

News from January 2022


City of Santa Fe Capital Improvements Advisory Committee met Wednesday, Dec. 16.


'Who's got the slingshot?': Socorro woman again arrested for contributing to delinquency of minors

Danelda Silva, 23, was arrested for a second time accused of contributing to the delinquency of minors, according to a KRQE report.


PNM extends deadline for COVID-19 Customer Relief Fund to 'help you get caught back up again'

PNM is set to extend the deadline for its COVID-19 Customer Relief Fund, helping eligible customers pay down or pay off their past due PNM electricity bills with a one-time credit.


Rural New Mexico school district spends $1.2 million to install students' homes with high-speed internet

A New Mexico school district is providing high-speed internet to all students’ families.


Albuquerque Public Schools to implement enhanced COVID-safe practices amid 'COVID fatigue'

Albuquerque Public Schools has released a plan to implement enhanced COVID-safe practices, detailing steps a school should take if it has 3% or more of the school becoming infectious within 14 days.


Woman sues Bernalillo County for crash involving cow

Bernalillo County is facing a lawsuit after a woman became involved in a crash in which she struck a cow on Shelly Drive in 2019.


Lobos' Duff sinks late-game trey to edge UNLV

A fourth-quarter surge let the L​obos women’s hoops squad walk off the court with a 71-68 win over UNLV Monday.


'People should not suffer another day': Navajo council to send $2,000 checks to qualified tribal members

The Navajo Nation tribal council voted to send $2,000 to qualified tribal members and $600 for each child using some of the $2.1 billion in funds received from President Joe Biden’s American Rescue Plan Act.


'Series stay on the ground a lot longer': State film office searching for another ‘Breaking Bad’ for its economic punch for New Mexico

The New Mexico Film Office looking for another hit like ‘Breaking Bad’ because TV shows spend much more on a season than a movie spends, it said.


'A difficult topic for us to tackle': Land commissioners debate what will become of Epstein's Santa Fe ranch

Land Commissioners outside of Santa Fe are working to determine what will become of Jeffrey Epstein’s $27.5M New Mexico ranch following his arrest and subsequent suicide in 2019.


New year brings new laws to New Mexico

New Mexico starts 2022 with a series new laws approved by Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham and the state’s Democratic-led Legislature.


Albuquerque 'CityMaker' spends 2021 using dance to bring out 'unique brilliance and dignity' of youth at Wellness Hotel

Last year has been time one Albuquerque "CityMaker" spent introducing families in a city shelter to dance, according to a city news release.


Propagandizing Jan. 6

The subject of protecting democracy was front and center this morning as the President and Vice-President of the United States took to the podium in Statuary Hall to lay down some political markers using the events of the mass trespass of January 6, 2021.


'Safer streets for all': Vision Zero Albuquerque continues installing safety street lighting to reduce roadway injuries, fatalities

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


City of Santa Fe Historic Districts Review Board met Tuesday, Sept. 28.


City of Santa Fe Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee met Thursday, Dec. 16.


Website makes it 'very easy' for New Mexicans to claim more than $300 million in unclaimed property

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.


The New Mexico doughnut hole

Many have advocated for changes in New Mexico tax and business regulation policies, including Rep. Jason Harper, Paul Gessing, Rio Grande Foundation CEO and and Carla Sonntag, New Mexico Business Coalition CEO.


Trapped Sandia Peak tram rider recalls fellow passengers as 'jokesters'

One of the 21 passengers who spent 15 hours in freezing temperatures on Albuquerque's Sandia Peak Aerial Tramway on New Year’s Eve didn't take away only bad memories from the experience.


'People are becoming displaced': Albuquerque-area landlords increasingly less willing to accept rent vouchers

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