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A recently released trove of thousands of convicted s*x offender Jeffrey Epstein’s emails offer glimpses into his time i...
11/26/2025

A recently released trove of thousands of convicted s*x offender Jeffrey Epstein’s emails offer glimpses into his time in New Mexico, including the prominent people he invited to his home here and when he scheduled visits.

Check out a timeline of New Mexico-related emails in the Epstein files here:

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The emails show Epstein invited prominent figures including author Deepak Chopra, linguist Noam Chomsky, billionaire Tom Pritzker, former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak and filmmaker Bill Sieger

New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez first filed criminal charges against Lunsford in late 2023. The filing marked th...
11/26/2025

New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez first filed criminal charges against Lunsford in late 2023. The filing marked the first time in nearly a decade that a police officer anywhere in New Mexico had faced criminal charges for a fatal shooting.

While a former police officer previously convicted of manslaughter awaits a possible new trial, the AG refutes juror bias allegations.

Breaking bad news:
11/26/2025

Breaking bad news:

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump was briefed Wednesday afternoon on the shooting of two National Guard members in downtown Washington, D.C., and is “actively monitoring this tragic situation,” according to a statement from White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt. The Metropolitan Polic...

Missing cash or other goods? The state may have it.
11/26/2025

Missing cash or other goods? The state may have it.

The New Mexico Taxation and Revenue Department this week announced $390 million in unclaimed property ahead of the holiday weekend

A preliminary report on New Mexico’s Nov. 4 local elections found that Election Day voting in general went smoothly in e...
11/26/2025

A preliminary report on New Mexico’s Nov. 4 local elections found that Election Day voting in general went smoothly in every corner of the state — and offered suggestions on how election officials can improve next year.

A preliminary report from an election transparency group said elections across the state ran well, and offered suggestions for next year.

"It just seems that once you get a little bit ahead, there’s just another blow, which is now the well water situation. N...
11/26/2025

"It just seems that once you get a little bit ahead, there’s just another blow, which is now the well water situation. Now we’re eating on paper plates and really not drinking the well water and that kind of thing. So it’s just one hurdle after another.”

U.S. Rep. Teresa Leger Fernández visited the burn scar to brainstorm next steps and meet with a family whose well is contaminated with heavy metals.

Years-old government reports found issues with private equity firm founder’s previous company.
11/25/2025

Years-old government reports found issues with private equity firm founder’s previous company.

New Mexico lawmakers joined a small group of residents to call for greater transparency around the proposed New Mexico Gas Company sale.

The study found increasing disenchantment with the second Trump administration's approach to the economy and immigration...
11/25/2025

The study found increasing disenchantment with the second Trump administration's approach to the economy and immigration.

A majority of U.S. Latinos have grown increasingly disapprove of Trump's immigration and economic policies, report says

Officials with the federal claims office overseeing a multi-billion-dollar compensation fund for New Mexico’s Hermits Pe...
11/24/2025

Officials with the federal claims office overseeing a multi-billion-dollar compensation fund for New Mexico’s Hermits Peak-Calf Canyon Fire victims told Source New Mexico they will consider paying to address newly found well contamination, but only if victims first prove “injuries and causation.”

A recent independent geologic study discovered high levels of heavy metals in several dozen private wells in Mora County, findings the study’s author attributed to fire suppressants firefighters used in battling the 534-square-mile wildfire that raged for several months in spring and summer 2022.

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“Heavy metals caused by the fire can be compensable," FEMA officials tell Source. "And a claimant will need to present a claim demonstrating injuries and causation."

Bregman in a statement said the Legislature is “dominated by long-serving incumbents” and hopes that term limits will at...
11/24/2025

Bregman in a statement said the Legislature is “dominated by long-serving incumbents” and hopes that term limits will attract new candidates for office.

Bernalillo County District Attorney and gubernatorial hopeful Sam Bregman proposed term limits and salaries for New Mexico's lawmakers.

"These fabricated allegations were blatant acts of political retaliation and a dangerous abuse of power." So said NM Att...
11/24/2025

"These fabricated allegations were blatant acts of political retaliation and a dangerous abuse of power." So said NM Attorney General Raúl Torrez about the dropped charges against Comey and James.

A senior federal judge dismissed charges Monday against two public officials with long-running public disputes with President Donald Trump, saying the controversial appointment of the president’s former personal attorney as a prosecutor doomed the cases. Senior U.S. District Judge Cameron McGowan ...

The "Gulf of America" case is back in court.
11/24/2025

The "Gulf of America" case is back in court.

WASHINGTON — A three-judge federal appeals panel grilled lawyers for a former White House official and The Associated Press Monday in a case that could significantly overhaul press access to the Oval Office and Air Force One. The two sides sparred over whether the president, in this case President...

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