Source New Mexico

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.

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...

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.

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.

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...

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.

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

12/23/2025

Six homeowners at a mobile home park in Aztec, New Mexico, allege in a new lawsuit that a Tennessee-based company violated state laws when it abruptly imposed new park rules, fees and lease terms on tenants and then used those illegal measures to threaten eviction.

“I just know what they are doing is wrong,” said longtime tenant Neil Lobato. “People with money pushing around people that didn't have money.”

12/22/2025

Officials attribute rising costs to universal childcare, ‘One Big Beautiful Bill’ cuts.

New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham proposed an $11.3 billion state budget despite slowed recurring revenue growth.

12/22/2025

Common Cause NM and two residents have filed to intervene in the US Department of Justice's lawsuit against the Secretary of State here, who refused to send Social Security numbers and other data to the feds.

Advocates, voters file to intervene in U.S. Department of Justice lawsuit against New Mexico Secretary of State over voter roll data.

12/20/2025

More records. More photos. Including ones with Clinton, Mick Jagger, Michael Jackson.

WASHINGTON — The Department of Justice began releasing thousands of records Friday related to the late s*x offender Jeffrey Epstein, but questions remained over whether officials will meet the requirements of a law overwhelmingly backed by both Republicans and Democrats and signed by President Do...

12/19/2025

New Mexico Republican lawmakers on Thursday sent a letter to Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham urging her to add juvenile crime to the agenda for next year’s legislative session.