News from January 2022


City of Santa Fe Airport Advisory Board met Jan. 13

City of Santa Fe Airport Advisory Board met Thursday, Jan. 13.


Lobos women stay perfect at The Pit

When you talk about a home court advantage, point to the Lobos women’s basketball team as an example of a team that knows how to defend its turf.


Santa Fe water main break causes property and street damage; homeowner calls flooding 'an ongoing issue for decades'

A water main break in Santa Fe has left homeowners with a variety of problems, including their homes being flooded and their street being washed out creating a sinkhole.


New Mexico Dream Center back at 'flipping the script' on local youth homelessness

An Albuquerque nonprofit shelter has reopened its doors to kids who may have nowhere else to go.


2022 Edelman Trust Barometer shows that public trust in government, media outlets and businesses is dwindling, but 'opportunity' seen

Public trust in government, media and businesses all landed on shaky ground in the 2022 Edelman Trust Barometer, which attempts to measure public trust in these entities.


'Put that in your pocket and let me go': Texas man accused of DWI, offering bribe to Carlsbad officers

A West Texas man was recently pulled over for suspicion of DWI and then proceeded to try and bribe officers to let him go.


Texas A&M biologists sequence drug-resistant bacteria in pioneering U.S. phage therapy case

The full genome of nine different bacteriophages used in one of the first modern applications of this promising type of antibacterial agent in the United States was published last month. Also published were the genomes of three strains of the multidrug-resistant bacteria, Acinetobacter baumannii, that the phages targeted.


Santa Fe River Commission met Oct. 14

Santa Fe River Commission met Thursday, Oct. 14.


City of Santa Fe Economic Development Advisory Committee met Jan. 12

City of Santa Fe Economic Development Advisory Committee met Wednesday, Jan. 12.


Farmington Mennonite woman's murderer sentenced to life in prison

The man who was found guilty of​ murdering Mennonite woman from Farmington was sentenced to life in prison last week.


'Respect, recruit and retain': New Mexico teachers rally for higher wages, benefits to reduce shortages

A group of New Mexico teachers held a rally Jan. 23 to demand that legislators address a statewide teacher shortage, KRQE reported.


Lujan Grisham proposes free college so New Mexicans can 'reach higher'

Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham has an ambitious proposal to make college free for citizens of the state.


Santa Fe man told it could take 'five to six months' to address parking ticket

A Santa Fe man is in quite a predicament due to a parking ticket snafu that he says may take months to rectify.


New Mexico's plant count increases ahead of 'thriving cannabis industry' sales on April 1

New Mexico regulators will increase the allowed plant count for the cannabis market prior to the state’s marijuana sales opening April 1.


City of Santa Fe Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee met Jan. 13

City of Santa Fe Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee met Thursday, Jan. 13.


City of Santa Fe Governing Body met Jan. 12

City of Santa Fe Governing Body met Wednesday, Jan. 12.


New Mexico to distribute millions of free at-home COVID-19 test kits 'despite national shortages'

To help alleviate a dearth of COVID-19 testing availability, New Mexicans will collectively soon have access to over a million at-home tests every two weeks, for free.


Proposal for state-run New Mexico utilities met with skepticism, pushback against 'further jurisdiction over us'

In New Mexico, pressure is building from some for the state to provide state-run utilities in an effort to make them more affordable and accessible.


'A very common-sense thing': Reintroduced New Mexico bill would label shooting threats a felony

A New Mexico lawmaker is reintroducing a bill that would make shooting threats at schools a felony.


More come forward as former Santa Fe school worker faces sexual charges

A New Mexico school employee already had several charges of criminal sexual contact, and now, more students are coming forward.