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After hours of discussion, councilors voted 7-1 to terminate the city's month-to-month lease with the Interfaith Communi...
06/04/2025

After hours of discussion, councilors voted 7-1 to terminate the city's month-to-month lease with the Interfaith Community Shelter effective July 31. The council is considering whether to approve two contracts with the California-based nonprofit Urban Alchemy to take over running the shelter from the longtime local operator and provide street outreach.

Councilors debate proposed changes to homeless services late into the night, after an at-times contentious public comment period.

A state district judge Tuesday ruled a lawsuit against the city of Santa Fe over public records tied to pseudonymous Fac...
06/04/2025

A state district judge Tuesday ruled a lawsuit against the city of Santa Fe over public records tied to pseudonymous Facebook gossipmonger "Jay Baker" can move forward.

Attorney Ken Stalter alleges the city failed to release all Baker-related documents in response to his public records request.

Sonya Smith made history in 2020 as the first African American to lead the New Mexico Department of Veterans' Services.S...
06/04/2025

Sonya Smith made history in 2020 as the first African American to lead the New Mexico Department of Veterans' Services.

She could do it again as the first African American to serve as New Mexico's secretary of state.

Although she doesn't have experience in elections administration, Sonya Smith said she has the capacity to learn very quickly.

Justin Kii Huenemann would have preferred taking a “listen-and-learn” approach to his new position as president and CEO ...
06/04/2025

Justin Kii Huenemann would have preferred taking a “listen-and-learn” approach to his new position as president and CEO of the nonprofit New Mexico Foundation in mid-May, but he didn't have that luxury.

Justin Kii Huenemann, who grew up on the Navajo Nation in Arizona, has become the new president and CEO of the foundation.

Warm days have arrived, giving me a hankering for one of my favorite salads of all time. You can add grilled chicken, sa...
06/04/2025

Warm days have arrived, giving me a hankering for one of my favorite salads of all time. You can add grilled chicken, sausage, beef or salmon if you like to bulk it up, but I love it just like this. I shared this recipe five years ago, but it was such a favorite I thought it was time for a comeback.

With toasted pita wedges and a lemony vinaigrette, this dish makes an easy, sharable summer meal.

A New Mexico appeals court rejected a lawsuit alleging that the nation's No. 2 oil-producing state failed to meet consti...
06/04/2025

A New Mexico appeals court rejected a lawsuit alleging that the nation's No. 2 oil-producing state failed to meet constitutional provisions for protecting against oil and gas industry pollution, in an opinion Tuesday.

The lawsuit from a coalition of environmental groups was the first to invoke the constitution’s 1971 pollution-control clause.

The discovery of a gas main only 6 inches below the existing asphalt at the intersection of Johnson and Guadalupe street...
06/03/2025

The discovery of a gas main only 6 inches below the existing asphalt at the intersection of Johnson and Guadalupe streets will lead to a two-week paving delay in the ongoing Guadalupe Street project.

The discovery of a gas main only 6 inches below the asphalt at the intersection of Johnson and Guadalupe streets will lead to a two-week paving delay in the ongoing

OUR VIEW: Get your workplace, your book group or your pickleball league together and pitch in for a good cause. The need...
06/03/2025

OUR VIEW: Get your workplace, your book group or your pickleball league together and pitch in for a good cause. The need is real.

Things could be about to get tougher for thousands of hungry Northern New Mexico adults and children.

Ralph Vigil Jr. was known as a dogged advocate for clean water, Pecos River protections and a culture of land stewardshi...
06/03/2025

Ralph Vigil Jr. was known as a dogged advocate for clean water, Pecos River protections and a culture of land stewardship in Northern New Mexico. He died unexpectedly May 16. He was 46.

Vigil, a longtime community leader who pushed for Pecos River protections, died May 16, 2025, at the age of 46.

Cecily Decker showed off her gravel cycling skills over the weekend, as she placed second Saturday in the Unbound Gravel...
06/03/2025

Cecily Decker showed off her gravel cycling skills over the weekend, as she placed second Saturday in the Unbound Gravel 200 — considered the discipline’s crown jewel event.

Cecily Decker of Santa Fe placed second Saturday in the Unbound Gravel 200 — considered the discipline's crown jewel event — in Emporia, Kan. Decker rode the 200-mile course in

It might sound like the regular trappings of detective work. Officials look at photos and social media reports, survey t...
06/03/2025

It might sound like the regular trappings of detective work. Officials look at photos and social media reports, survey the scene, look for evidence of damage and piece together what happened.

Much of New Mexico is in a wet weather period over the next few days, with a chance of thunderstorms.

Santa Fe bartender Weston Simons, a Bosque Farms native, recently was named a national finalist in the Diageo World Clas...
06/03/2025

Santa Fe bartender Weston Simons, a Bosque Farms native, recently was named a national finalist in the Diageo World Class competition presented by the United States Bartenders’ Guild.

Weston Simons, award-winning lead bartender at Tonic, discusses the elements that make a good bartender and why he loves the life.

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