News from May 2023

By New Mexico Sun Report | May 10, 2023
Potential customers and those who were simply curious took part in PNM’s Electric Vehicle Guest Drive event recently.

By New Mexico Sun Report | May 10, 2023
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.

By New Mexico Sun Report | May 10, 2023
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.
By Angelica Saylo Pilo | May 10, 2023
City of Santa Fe Planning Commission met Thursday, March 2

By Pete Dinelli | May 9, 2023
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.

By New Mexico Sun Report | May 9, 2023
A new drug, xylazine, is making the fentanyl crisis even more lethal.

By New Mexico Sun Report | May 9, 2023
Rampant vandalism and crime are causing a business owner to consider closing her doors only weeks after opening.
By Angelica Saylo Pilo | May 9, 2023
City of Santa Fe Governing Body met Wednesday, Feb. 8
By Angelica Saylo Pilo | May 9, 2023
City of Santa Fe Airport Advisory Board met Thursday, April 13

By New Mexico Sun Report | May 8, 2023
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.

By Sam Jackson | May 8, 2023
Animal shelters in Albuquerque are already full or beyond capacity, and officials say the number of animal submissions is on the rise.

By Sam Jackson | May 8, 2023
Residents and businesses of downtown Albuquerque have expressed frustration with a dangerous underpass that connects East Downtown to West Downtown.
By Angelica Saylo Pilo | May 8, 2023
City of Santa Fe Governing Body met Wednesday, April 12
By Angelica Saylo Pilo | May 8, 2023
City of Albuquerque Land Use, Planning, and Zoning Committee met Wednesday, April 12

By New Mexico Sun Report | May 7, 2023
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.

By New Mexico Sun Report | May 7, 2023
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.

By New Mexico Sun Report | May 7, 2023
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.

By New Mexico Sun Report | May 6, 2023
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.

By New Mexico Sun Report | May 6, 2023
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.

By Sam Jackson | May 6, 2023
A recent study found New Mexico has the highest alcohol-related death rate in the United States and has for more than 25 years.