Rural New Mexico county receives high honors for its innovative mental health program
870 Views FARMINGTON, N.M. — San Juan County was recognized by the National Association of Counties for an innovative mental health program that addresses client’s needs by connecting them with local resources.
Marriage equality once again proposed in Navajo Nation bill
897 Views FARMINGTON, N.M. (AP) — Months after withdrawing legislation that proposed the Navajo Nation recognize marriage equality through repealing and amending tribal laws, a new bill is bringing back that recommendation. The legislation seeks to end the ban on same-sex marriage under the Diné Marriage Act and repeal the section of the Navajo Nation Council resolution […]
New Mexico COVID-19 update: 3 deaths, 168 hospitalizations, 1,252 cases
1,177 Views ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — The New Mexico Department of Health reported three additional COVID-19-related deaths and 1,252 new COVID-19 cases Friday. There are currently 168 individuals hospitalized in New Mexico with COVID-19.
New Mexicans train at Albuquerque gym for American Ninja Warrior
708 Views ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – For American Ninja Warrior competitors, the dream is to compete in the finals on the Las Vegas strip. But to get there, a group of local athletes put in the hard work at the NinjaForce obstacle gym in northeast Albuquerque. That is where six out of eight New Mexicans trained for the […]
New program seeks to recruit retired teachers to help fill classrooms
646 Views ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – A brand-new program could bring teachers out of retirement and back into the classroom as soon as this fall, and they get to hold onto all those retirement benefits. It’s been in the works for years and was just signed by the Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham this past session. The goal […]
Albuquerque native advances to next round of ‘American Ninja Warrior’
707 Views ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — It’s official! Albuquerque teen Katie Bone is moving on to the next round of “American Ninja Warrior.” Katie Bone, 16, is a rock climber who entered Monday night’s show as one of 30 people hoping to make it across the finish line and possibly be crowned the next “American Ninja Warrior.”
Flooding damages dozens of Roswell homes
1,186 Views ROSWELL, N.M. – Flooding in Roswell is damaging homes Sunday night, according to the National Weather Service. The NWS reports there are at least a few homes damaged by water.
National forests in New Mexico to ease fire restrictions Friday
949 Views ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Several of the state’s national forests announced Thursday they will be easing fire restrictions at the end of the week. Cibola, Santa Fe and Lincoln National Forests will begin easing restrictions 8 a.m. Friday, June 24.
Forest Service report outlines errors, miscalculations that led to Calf Canyon/Hermits Peak Fire
799 Views ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — A U.S. Forest Service review says the agency used outmoded modeling and didn’t account for a myriad of troubling factors in April before starting a prescribed burn that blew up into the largest wildfire in New Mexico history.
New USFS report details errors with prescribed burn that led to Calf Canyon/Hermits Peak Fire
727 Views ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — A U.S. Forest Service review says the agency used outdated modeling and didn’t account for myriad troubling factors in April before starting a prescribed burn that blew up into the largest wildfire in New Mexico history.
