New Mexico

New Mexico State Fair plans in-person return this year
Regional News

New Mexico State Fair plans in-person return this year

May 20, 2021

ALBUQUERQUE – The September spectacle featuring funnel cakes, turkey legs, livestock and art exhibits, and carnival rides plans an in-person return this year. The New Mexico State Fair was scrapped…

In-person graduations planned amid New Mexico vaccine push
Regional News

In-person graduations planned amid New Mexico vaccine push

May 12, 2021

LAS CRUCES, N.M. – A year after holding only drive-thru graduations, the school district for New Mexico’s second most populous city has scheduled in-person graduation ceremonies at the district’s soccer…

GOP convention moved to Texas to avoid coronavirus rules
Regional News

GOP convention moved to Texas to avoid coronavirus rules

May 11, 2021

LAS CRUCES, N.M. – The New Mexico Republican Party is moving its three-day convention and retreat this weekend to Amarillo, Texas, citing speakers’ concerns about New Mexico’s COVID-19 restrictions. Mass…

State health agency cites multiple outbreaks of norovirus
Regional News

State health agency cites multiple outbreaks of norovirus

May 11, 2021

SANTA FE – New Mexico public health officials say they’re investigating multiple outbreaks around the state of highly contagious disease often called the stomach flu. Precautions such as frequent hand-washing…

Building New Mexico’s outdoor economy
Business

Building New Mexico’s outdoor economy

May 5, 2021

By Stephen Hamway, Albuquerque Journal ALBUQUERQUE (AP) — Ryan and Cody Dudgeon both grew up in northwest New Mexico. Both left for greener pastures in Missoula, Montana. But after working…

New Mexico to fund blimp broadband study for rural internet
Business

New Mexico to fund blimp broadband study for rural internet

April 28, 2021

Details of the contract to Sceye, pronounced “sky,” are still in the works, says Economic Development Department spokesman Bruce Krasnow. The company calls its silver, blimp-shaped, remotely controlled balloons “stratospheric…