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Albuquerque leaders ask Legislature for millions to solve several key issues
4+ hour ago (913+ words) As the jam-packed legislative session is set to begin in Santa Fe on Tuesday, Albuquerque leaders are asking for their share of the state's estimated $11.3 billion budget to make improvements in public safety, homelessness and quality of life for residents....
Help decide which Albuquerque landmarks will land on Monopoly board
2+ day, 5+ hour ago (619+ words) The Duke City's real estate market is getting a twist in 2026, thanks to an iconic board game." The city of Albuquerque will have its own official Monopoly game come November, and Top Trumps USA " the company licensed by Hasbro to…...
New bill aims to close 'gaping loophole' in New Mexico microgrid regulations
3+ day, 6+ hour ago (601+ words) LAS CRUCES " A week ahead of a 30-day legislative session in Santa Fe, a lawmaker from Do'a Ana County has filed legislation that would regulate self-generated power stations similarly to investor-owned utilities and address public concerns about the proliferation of…...
City of Deming sued by former spokesperson
1+ week, 6+ day ago (472+ words) The world's largest integrated quantum company will start renovations on its New Mexico facility next month. Quantinuum, in the coming weeks, will start transforming a facility in northwestern Albuquerque into a research and development hub, said Jenni Strabley, vice president…...
Find out which New Mexico State Parks are offering First Day Hikes
2+ week, 5+ day ago (560+ words) On the first day of 2026, several New Mexico State Parks are kicking off the New Year with First Day Hikes. So whether your New Year's resolution is to get moving, or you just want to embrace all the state has…...
SCAM WATCH: 80-year-old California woman gets prison time for scam that targeted New Mexicans
3+ week, 5+ day ago (693+ words) An 80-year-old woman has been sentenced to prison for running a 22-year scam that'bilked her victims " many of them New Mexicans " out of hundreds of thousands of'dollars. The "advance fee fraud" was, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office in New Mexico,…...
Over 300 sign up for free well water testing in Calf Canyon Hermits Peak burn scar
4+ week, 10+ hour ago (990+ words) The New Mexico Environment Department is offering free private well testing within 1 mile of the Calf Canyon/Hermits Peak burn scar after an independent geological study found heavy metals in some private wells in Mora County. The tests are available…...
Former NM congresswoman Yvette Herrell appointed to Trump administration post
4+ week, 10+ hour ago (625+ words) SANTA FE " Former New Mexico congresswoman Yvette Herrell has been appointed to a Trump administration post and is not planning to run next year for the southern New Mexico-based seat she represented for a single term after winning the 2020 election....
With new tech and science roadmap, New Mexico looks to turn research strength into economic growth
1+ mon, 2+ day ago (1103+ words) Nora Meyers Sackett says New Mexico's small, intertwined tech ecosystem can sometimes suffer from siloing itself. But she hopes a newly released roadmap highlighting the state's advancements from national labs and universities will help "clarify the path forward." "We're going…...
He built Albuquerque’s Mountain West Sales one phone call at a time. Now, his son is taking the helm.
1+ mon, 3+ day ago (820+ words) For decades, Mountain West Sales Inc. founder John Lyle wouldn't let the phone ring more than once before he answered an incoming call to the company. It didn't matter whether it was a customer or a supplier on the other…...