New Mexico Sun

News from May 2023


Williamson: 'The goal is to really let customers experience electric vehicles right now'

Potential customers and those who were simply curious took part in PNM’s Electric Vehicle Guest Drive event recently.


Rock Legend Ringo Starr: 'I love to play. I love an audience.'

Ex-Beatle legend Ringo Starr will be stopping in New Mexico as part of a new fall tour for 2023, announced recently. Starr and his All Starr Band will perform at the Rio Rancho Events Center on Sept. 20.


Reforestation center will be "regional hub" to grow seedlings for future forestry needs

New Mexico State University can resume its plans to build a reforestation center with funding from a spending bill recently signed by Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham.


City of Santa Fe Planning Commission met Thursday, March 2


Tim Keller's shanty town of casitas, duplexes and homeless encampments

A shanty town is loosely defined as an area of improvised buildings known as shanties or shacks of poor construction that lack adequate infrastructure including proper sanitation, safe water supply, electricity and street drainage and parking.



Rampant crime threatens new business: 'I feel like, as small business owners, we're just sitting ducks'

Rampant vandalism and crime are causing a business owner to consider closing her doors only weeks after opening.


City of Santa Fe Governing Body met Wednesday, Feb. 8


City of Santa Fe Airport Advisory Board met Thursday, April 13


Badoni, Harry appear in federal court on bid rigging charges

William Ross Badoni, 59, of Shiprock and Elroy Harry, 59 of Aztec appeared in federal court on April 27 and April 25 on an indictment charging them with conspiracy to commit federal program fraud.


Albuquerque Animal Welfare's Ortego on shelter shortage: 'A shelter is not always the best' place for homeless pet

Animal shelters in Albuquerque are already full or beyond capacity, and officials say the number of animal submissions is on the rise.


Downtown Albuquerque residents, businesses frustrated with 'hellish landscape' of dangerous underpass

Residents and businesses of downtown Albuquerque have expressed frustration with a dangerous underpass that connects East Downtown to West Downtown.


City of Santa Fe Governing Body met Wednesday, April 12


City of Albuquerque Land Use, Planning, and Zoning Committee met Wednesday, April 12


Prosecutor on man who brought gun to high school: 'He impersonated an officer in a manner that was predatory, menacing, and dangerous'

Rico TreShon Dukes, who has been charged with impersonating a Bernalillo County Sheriff’s deputy, is also facing charges for allegedly carrying a deadly weapon on school property.


Albuquerque's Trapdoor Projects owners on latest gallery fire: 'It's really validating to have our community turn up to help us'

After two fires in two years, Trapdoor Projects used the help of friends and volunteers to tear down its fire-challenged gallery in order to build a new one.


Northwest Albuquerque resident on deadly shooting: 'The longer we have lived here the more crime we have seen over the years'

A deadly shooting in the Motel 6 parking lot has renewed concerns about crime from neighbors who live near the Coors and Iliff intersection just south of I-40 on the west side of Albuquerque.


Grisham 'appalled' by hazing, abuse allegations at New Mexico public universities

New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham said she will address hazing at universities during the state’s next legislative session. New Mexico is one of six states that does not have an anti-hazing law.


'It was all bad': Dispute over tamales leads to beating, severe injuries for inmate in Silver City

A man currently housed at the Grant County Detention Center in Silver City, New Mexico for allegedly shooting at a police officer is now accused of beating up an inmate over tamales.


'One in five people die every day from alcohol use': New Mexico leads nation in alcohol related deaths

A recent study found New Mexico has the highest alcohol-related death rate in the United States and has for more than 25 years.