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City of Santa Fe Planning Commission met Thursday, Aug. 19.


Fiebelkorn, Grout win seats on Albuquerque City Council

Environmental consultant and lobbyist Tammy Fiebelkorn and small business owner Renee Grout won their respective runoff elections Tuesday, filling out the Albuquerque City Council where Democrats maintain a majority of seats, despite the balance of power shifting slightly to the right in 2022.


'It takes so much time to get records': Albuquerque tax preparer arrested for fraud

An Albuquerque man is in jail after being caught allegedly committing fraud for a second time. Russell Mays is behind bars, accused of stealing unemployment benefits from his clients as an employee for H&R Block.


City of Santa Fe Public Works and Utilities Committee Met Monday, Aug. 23.


City of Santa Fe Finance Committee met Monday, Aug. 16.


16-year-old repeat offender becomes youngest shot by Albuquerque police

Jesus Lopez became the youngest person ever shot by an Albuquerque police officer Thursday morning when the 16-year-old tried to escape while carrying multiple firearms.


Federal jury convicts Albuquerque man of supermarket robbery

Jesse Barela, 35, of Albuquerque faces up to 20 years in prison after being found guilty by a federal jury for stealing hundreds of dollars of goods from a supermarket.


New Mexico restaurateur: 'Tiny reduction' in sales tax not nearly enough

Restauranteur George Gundrey said a proposal to slightly lower the New Mexico's gross receipts tax (GRT) amounts to mere crumbs, not a healthy portion for business owners.


19-year-old driving nearly 100 mph kills man, his 2 dogs in Albuquerque crash

An Albuquerque man, arrested for DWI four days earlier, is accused of being drunk when his SUV traveling at nearly 100 mph crashed into and killed a man and his two dogs.


Report: New Mexico students falling behind in academics

Children in rural communities in New Mexico are falling behind in their academics due to the restrictions that have existed for nearly two years during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to one report.


UNM student-athletes achieve high graduation rate

The Graduat​ion Success Rate for student-athletes at the University of New Mexico was listed at 80%, according to a report released by the NCAA.


Lobos withstand wild crowd, blackout to come away with 101-94 win over New Mexico State through 'difficult' elements

It was a wild night in Las Cruces when the New Mexico and New Mexico men’s basketball teams squared off last week, with the Lobos coming away with a 101-94 win over the Aggies after nearly an hour of stopped action due to a blackout, according to Golobos.com.


City of Albuquerque Finance & Government Operations Committee met Monday, Aug. 23.


City of Santa Fe Planning Commission met Thursday, Dec. 2.



Winter Festivals, seeds and suncatchers: Santa Fe events Dec. 8-14

Winter Festivals, seeds and suncatchers: Santa Fe events Dec. 8-14


Lois Mae Sherwood

Lois Mae Sherwood - October 11, 1924 ~ November 10, 2021 (age 97)


Margie May Meyer

Margie May Meyer - May 17, 1935 ~ November 16, 2021 (age 86)


Don Carlos Haslam

Don Carlos Haslam - October 12, 1935 ~ November 17, 2021 (age 86)


Charles Lee Galassini

Charles Lee Galassini - November 25, 2021