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A Santa Fe man turned himself into police Tuesday after officers swarmed his tattoo shop on Airport Road to arrest him i...
06/10/2026

A Santa Fe man turned himself into police Tuesday after officers swarmed his tattoo shop on Airport Road to arrest him in connection with the reported theft of a handgun.

Raymond Sean Lopez, 32, turned himself into Santa Fe police at the agency's police station Tuesday afternoon, police said.

Socorro County commissioners have voted to put a one-year moratorium on the development of data centers and supporting i...
06/10/2026

Socorro County commissioners have voted to put a one-year moratorium on the development of data centers and supporting infrastructure in the county, on the heels of a controversial data center stalling.

After a controversial proposed data center stalled, Socorro County has adopted a moratorium on data center development.

Attorney General Raúl Torrez is pushing back on the federal government's efforts to curtail New Mexico's pro-immigrant p...
06/10/2026

Attorney General Raúl Torrez is pushing back on the federal government's efforts to curtail New Mexico's pro-immigrant policies.

The agency maintains the new law simply underscores New Mexico's right not to participate in federal immigration enforcement.

For the first time in a decade, New Mexico is no longer No. 1 in the nation in per capita pedestrian fatalities.
06/10/2026

For the first time in a decade, New Mexico is no longer No. 1 in the nation in per capita pedestrian fatalities.

According to preliminary data, 89 pedestrians were killed on New Mexico roads in 2025, down from 102 the year before.

A Santa Fe man turned himself into police Tuesday after officers swarmed his tattoo shop on Airport Road to arrest him i...
06/10/2026

A Santa Fe man turned himself into police Tuesday after officers swarmed his tattoo shop on Airport Road to arrest him in connection with an allegation he stole a handgun from a customer days beforehand.

Raymond Sean Lopez, 32, turned himself into Santa Fe police at the agency's police station Tuesday afternoon, police said.

ALERT: Santa Fe police are warning residents of the area around parts of Airport and Jemez roads to stay inside due to "...
06/09/2026

ALERT: Santa Fe police are warning residents of the area around parts of Airport and Jemez roads to stay inside due to "police activity."

Airport Road is closed from South Meadows to Calle Po Ai Pi in both directions due to "police activity," police wrote in a social media post.

OUR VIEW: From the very beginning, it was understood that all faiths — or people of no faith — deserved equal protection...
06/09/2026

OUR VIEW: From the very beginning, it was understood that all faiths — or people of no faith — deserved equal protection under the law. That must remain true today. The U.S. must have no room for hate and intolerance, including here in New Mexico.

Two incidents last week should remind us of the necessity of speaking out against intolerance.

A Lea County dog has been infested by New World screwworm flies, New Mexico’s first confirmed case of the sometimes-dead...
06/09/2026

A Lea County dog has been infested by New World screwworm flies, New Mexico’s first confirmed case of the sometimes-deadly pest eradicated, from the U.S. for decades, that poses a major threat to the livestock industry.

It marks the first such case in New Mexico, after months of surveillance by state and federal authorities.

The Water Quality Control Commission on Monday kicked off a hearing to establish the regulations of a surface water disc...
06/09/2026

The Water Quality Control Commission on Monday kicked off a hearing to establish the regulations of a surface water discharge permitting program, which state officials hope will protect larger swathes of New Mexico’s waterways.

In 2025, the state Legislature adopted a measure directing the state to assume the administration of NPDES permits.

Casey Luna, a high school dropout who went on to become a self-made millionaire, a championship stock car driver and a l...
06/09/2026

Casey Luna, a high school dropout who went on to become a self-made millionaire, a championship stock car driver and a lieutenant governor of New Mexico, died of natural causes at his home in Belen on June 2. He was 95.

Many will remember Luna as a car dealer with a catchy ad or for being lieutenant governor under former Gov. Bruce King.

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