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New Mexico communities prepare for Route 66 centennial celebrations all year long
State grants mean new neon, restored gas stations, public art and maybe even a ‘musical road’
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When home has an expiration date for Queer youths
Ashley Vance, a resident at Casa Lola in Albuquerque, sits in the living room on Nov. 14, 2025. (Bella Davis/New Mexico In Depth)cca But Vance’s relief is fragile. Her journey…
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New Mexico to receive $211.5 million in federal rural health care funds
New Mexico will receive $211.5 million in federal funding to bolster health care in rural communities in 2026. Pictured is a nurse hooking up an IV to a flu patient…
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New Mexico will kick off 2026 with polar plunges and more
State Parks announces outdoor activities at all 35 parks Jan. 1
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Volunteer tries to ‘bring a little joy’ to New Mexico nursing, assisted living residents
Kevin Thompson is part of the Aging and Long-Term Services Department Ombudsman Program
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Aztec mobile home park tenants sue landlord, alleging unlawful rules, evictions and fees
Tenant of 16 years says he and family can’t afford rent increase
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Researchers insist fireflies exist in New Mexico – if you know where to look
Western Firefly Project in New Mexico has 13 confirmed sightings since 2021
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When home has an expiration date for Queer youth
LGBTQ+ youth are 120% more likely to experience homelessness than their peers
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Trump’s push to make oil drilling cheap again squeezes some states more than others
A pump jack operates at sunset in the Permian Basin near Loving, New Mexico. Susan Montoya Bryan/AP File Photo The shift stems from the sweeping law President Donald Trump signed…
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Republican N.M. candidate for governor Duke Rodriguez insists he meets residency requirement for race
Court records show years of returned mail at Albuquerque home for parking tickets
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Georgia O’Keeffe’s views of the New Mexico desert will be preserved with conservation plan
The Ghost Ranch landscape, seen here July 18, near Abiquiu, N.M., will be preserved under a new conservation agreement announced Dec. 9. The vistas inspired painter Georgia O’Keeffe’s work in…
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Proposed Endangered Species Act rollbacks could limit future habitat for Mexican wolves
A Mexican wolf is released after being fitted with a radio collar. Courtesy Mexican Wolf Interagency Field Team/USFWScca While the move is being praised by some industry sectors, conservationists are…
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New Mexico not alone in child welfare struggles, national expert tells lawmakers
Playground at the CYFD Pinetree office in Albuquerque. Nadav Soroker/Searchlight New Mexicocca But the state is not alone in its woes, a national expert reminded lawmakers recently. New Mexico’s struggles…
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Wall failure on San Juan County bridge replacement prompts work halt, investigation
Flora Vista to Aztec Bridge over Jones Arroyo faces more uncertainty in schedule as public works director issues stop work order to contractor
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Incoming Santa Fe Mayor Michael Garcia plans ‘strong coalition’ with state, county
Tension between the city and state administrations have spilled into the public’s view in recent years
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By the #s: the places firefighters dropped retardant during Hermits Peak-Calf Canyon Fire
As residents call for more testing, Source NM analysis finds more than 900 wells in the burn scar
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Mexican gray wolf ‘Taylor’ crosses I-40 for the third time
FILE – In this undated file photo provided by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, a Mexican gray wolf leaves cover at the Sevilleta National Wildlife Refuge, Socorro County, N.M.…
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FBI surge leads to charges in 2020 killing in Native American community
Zachariah Shorty was last seen alive in Farmington
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Art Briles hired by Eastern New Mexico, 9 years after Baylor fired him amid scandal
Baylor coach Art Briles stands in the tunnel before the team’s game against Texas on Dec. 5, 2015, in Waco, Texas. (AP Photo/LM Otero, File) “Very excited, very grateful, very…
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FEMA says NM fire victims will have to prove ‘causation’ to get payment for well contamination
Rep. Leger Fernández says office should create “protocol” quickly to address problem
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A drying-up Rio Grande basin threatens water security on both sides of the border
New research says the situation arguably is worse than challenges facing the Colorado River
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Rural, unhoused people statewide cite deposit, application fees as greatest barrier to housing
A small group of volunteers walks through alleys in downtown Albuquerque in search of unhoused people to survey on Jan. 28, 2025. The New Mexico Coalition to End Homelessness on…
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From roadways to classrooms, this New Mexico program is bringing women’s history out of the shadows
Roadside markers around New Mexico feature the significant contributions of women
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What is the history of Raton Pass?
The view seen at Raton Pass heading south. (Briana Heaney/KRCC News) The interstate sits on what was once the Mountain Branch of the Santa Fe Trail. Indigenous people lived in…
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New Mexico officials, Mora residents say feds should respond to groundwater contamination
FEMA claims office has not said whether wildfire money can be used for wells
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Work is underway to create a high tech film and technology training center in a historic school in northern New Mexico
Work is underway to convert the historic Kearny Elementary School in Raton, N.M. into a film studio and education center. (Courtesy of El Raton Media Works) The 1936 art deco…
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Trump-supporting Cuban dissident says NM ICE lockup denied him legal documents
Heinrich calls on ICE to release detainees from Torrance County jail until it renews contract
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New Mexico wolf relocation prompts outcry from advocates
‘Taylor’ the latest gray wolf to wander outside government boundary
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Trump’s pardons of 2020 fake electors don’t include New Mexico’s
Santa Fe resident John Eastman, a key architect of the legal strategy, among the 77 to receive a pardon