Daily marijuana use outpaces daily drinking in the US, a new study says
676 Views   Daily and near-daily marijuana use is now more common than similar levels of drinking in the U.S., according to an analysis of national survey data over four decades.
Wildfire Watch: Indios Fire, Moser Fire, Five Bosque Fire
913 Views   NEW MEXICO — Here is the latest on the Indios Fire in northern New Mexico, the Moser Fire near Cloudcroft and the Five Bosque Fire in Rio Rancho.
New Mexico cannabis industry braces for federal rescheduling
673 Views   ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – In a historic announcement, President Joe Biden says it is time for the feds to rethink how dangerous marijuana really is. His administration is downgrading cannabis in its drug classification. It’s a monumental decision that will impact many areas of the legal marijuana industry, including in New Mexico.
New Mexico attorney general outlines priorities for special session
628 Views   ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez has announced three priorities that he wants legislators to tackle during the upcoming special session on public safety.
DOD designates eastern New Mexico sentinel landscape
829 Views   CLOVIS, N.M. – The U.S. Department of Defense, along with other government agencies, announced Wednesday the first sentinel landscape designation in New Mexico. The Sentinel Landscape Partnership program was first founded in 2013. Through the program, federal, state, and local government agencies work with landowners who volunteer to ease climate change impacts and […]
Gun shop owners raise concerns over implementing new law
648 Views   ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – It was just three months ago when state lawmakers approved two new gun control bills, and Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham signed them into law.
State challenges decision to overturn conviction of former cabinet secretary
669 Views   ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Former tax and revenue secretary Demesia Padilla is not out of the woods from her legal troubles yet. State officials are now appealing the decision to overturn her conviction. In 2021, Padilla was convicted of stealing over $25,000 from a trucking company while acting as the cabinet secretary for former Gov. […]
Thieves try to steal ATM from Belen gas station
831 Views   BELEN, N.M. – One of the owners of Roadrunner Pit Stop gas station in Belen says someone tried robbing his store early Sunday morning.
Hearing set for motion to dismiss Alec Baldwin ‘Rust’ indictment
725 Views   SANTA FE, N.M. — The First Judicial District Court will take up a motion to dismiss a grand jury indictment of Alec Baldwin later this month. The court set a hearing for May 17.
Hermit’s Peak/Calf Canyon fire prompts change to Forest Service firefighting protocol
710 Views   ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – The U.S. Forest Service is changing some of its protocol when it comes to prescribed burns. It comes after the largest and most destructive fire in New Mexico history: Calf Canyon/Hermit’s Peak.
