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Along the 487-mile historic corridor crossing New Mexico from east to west, communities are restoring gas stations, pain...
01/01/2026

Along the 487-mile historic corridor crossing New Mexico from east to west, communities are restoring gas stations, painting murals, installing public art and fixing up neon signs. They’re planning community-wide parties featuring vintage cars, air shows and historical presentations about how the “Mother Road” shaped life in their communities.

New Mexico communities have worked for a year or longer to unveil their celebrations next year for the 100-year anniversary of Route 66.

Source NM spoke with AG Raúl Torrez about his year of suing the White House, the extent to which these claims have resto...
12/31/2025

Source NM spoke with AG Raúl Torrez about his year of suing the White House, the extent to which these claims have restored federal funding to programs in New Mexico and how he balances it with his “day job” as the top legal officer in the state.

New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez reflects on participating in nearly three dozen lawsuits against President Donald Trump in 2025.

“Forever chemicals” seeping into drinking water, a federal shift in public lands and the historic inclusion of New Mexic...
12/30/2025

“Forever chemicals” seeping into drinking water, a federal shift in public lands and the historic inclusion of New Mexican downwinders in a federal restitution program all led the news cycle this year.

Source New Mexico takes a look at the top environment and health stories of 2025, including PFAS, polluted wells and measles.

By year’s end, ICE had arrested at least 1,800 people in New Mexico, creating an emptiness that Zoe Bowman, managing att...
12/29/2025

By year’s end, ICE had arrested at least 1,800 people in New Mexico, creating an emptiness that Zoe Bowman, managing attorney at the New Mexico Immigrant Law Center, feels across the state.

Read our round-up here of Source New Mexico's coverage of the top immigration stories of the year:

Amid the Trump administration's crackdown on immigration, Source New Mexico takes a look at the top immigration stories of 2025

In the coming days, we will be taking a look back at some of the year’s biggest stories.
12/26/2025

In the coming days, we will be taking a look back at some of the year’s biggest stories.

A look back at the top stories of 2025 involving federal fallout from the Trump administration and the impact on New Mexico

This time of year is when Anna Walker, who directs the Western Firefly Project in New Mexico, gets a few false reports i...
12/25/2025

This time of year is when Anna Walker, who directs the Western Firefly Project in New Mexico, gets a few false reports in her inbox.

Well-meaning people, mostly in Albuquerque and other urban areas, see flashes of yellow light dancing through trees and become convinced they’ve seen a firefly.

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Since 2021, researchers have confirmed 13 firefly occurrences in New Mexico.

"“I just know what I’m there to do, which is bring a little joy and comfort to these folks that I talk to."
12/24/2025

"“I just know what I’m there to do, which is bring a little joy and comfort to these folks that I talk to."

When Kevin Thompson, 65, retired to Hurley, New Mexico, in July 2023, he wanted to stay busy and get involved in his new community, so he volunteered at area food banks and the local radio station. Then he stumbled onto the state’s Aging and Long Term Services Department Ombudsman Program, and thr...

For years the National Insurance Crime Bureau ranked Albuquerque as the worst city in the nation for car theft. Official...
12/24/2025

For years the National Insurance Crime Bureau ranked Albuquerque as the worst city in the nation for car theft. Officials blamed Hyundai and Kia, in particular, and said viral videos showed how easy it is to steal those compared to other vehicles.

New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez on Tuesday announced a $9 million multi-state settlement with auto makers over anti-theft technology.

The polar bear plunges might not be as cold as they are some years...but they still sound pretty cold. The state Parks D...
12/23/2025

The polar bear plunges might not be as cold as they are some years...but they still sound pretty cold. The state Parks Department announced plunges and more at all state parks on Jan. 1.

New Mexico State Parks will offer hikes and polar plunges at all 35 state parks to ring in the new year on Jan. 1, 2026.

Sorry. Not exactly a holiday story.
12/23/2025

Sorry. Not exactly a holiday story.

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s administration will start garnishing the wages of student loan borrowers in default beginning early next year, the U.S. Education Department said Tuesday.  In an email, the department said it expects the first notices to be sent to roughly 1,000 borrowers i...

Threatened cuts to federal homelessness funding next year will have ripple effects, including at an emergency shelter in...
12/23/2025

Threatened cuts to federal homelessness funding next year will have ripple effects, including at an emergency shelter in Santa Fe, its director says.

Michele Williams is anxious about the HUD Continuum of Care cuts even though her shelter doesn’t receive any of its funding.

NM AG Torrez announced this week the state had joined a lawsuit against the Trump administration to try and stop its eff...
12/23/2025

NM AG Torrez announced this week the state had joined a lawsuit against the Trump administration to try and stop its efforts to defund the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

New Mexico AG Raúl Torrez joins lawsuit against the Trump administration's efforts to defund the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

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