APS bans fans from sports events temporarily to stop skyrocketing COVID-19 cases
697 Views APS: We need to hunker down for 14 days to help schools, community ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Albuquerque Public Schools is still teaching kids in the classroom — with a lot of extra precautions. “We need to hunker down for 14 days to see if we can help not only our schools but the community […]
Indigenous woman to lead Smithsonian American Indian museum
523 Views ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — An Indigenous New Mexico woman has been named to lead the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian. Cynthia Chavez Lamar is an enrolled member at San Felipe Pueblo and an accomplished curator, author and scholar whose research has focused on Southwest Native art.
Airman to be sentenced in Arizona in Mennonite woman’s death
373 Views FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — An Air Force airman convicted of kidnapping and killing a Mennonite woman is scheduled to be sentenced Wednesday afternoon in Arizona.
State workers, National Guard asked to fill school gap
442 Views SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) – Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham announced a statewide initiative on Wednesday, Jan. 19 that will provide support for schools by encouraging state workers and National Guard members to volunteer to become licensed pre-K teachers or childcare workers in an effort to keep doors open for in-person learning and child care.
UNM requires 3-ply medical-grade masks indoors
382 Views The University of New Mexico is requiring a three-ply or better medical-grade mask when indoors, made effective Tuesday, Jan. 17. This decision, which updated the previous mask policy that allowed cloth masks, was made in response to the recent surge of COVID-19 cases and the increased infectiousness of the omicron variant.