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Community organization works to create fairer workplaces for undocumented New Mexicans
In a presentation at the New Mexico Workforce Conference on Thursday, a community-based organization that advocates to protect and expand the rights of immigrants in New Mexico addressed the challenges undocumented people face in the workplace and how it is working to make more equitable opportunities available. Advocates with Somos...
New Mexico Starbucks nicknamed 'Charbucks' after arson attacks
TAOS, New Mexico (Reuters) - After two arson attacks at a Starbucks construction site in Taos, New Mexico, a developer is trying again to build the chain's first drive-through cafe in the mountain town with a history of revolts and opposition by some to national chains. It did not take...
‘Failure to investigate’: Family of missing Pueblo woman sues Bernalillo Police
BERNALILLO, N.M. (KRQE) – When a missing Pueblo woman was found dead in a ravine, her family wanted answers. However, police never launched a criminal investigation to help find those answers. Now, the family aims to hold those officers accountable. For nearly three years, Lynelle Tafoya’s family sought answers about what happened to her after she […]
Bernalillo County warns people about unsafe mobile food pop-ups
BERNALILLO COUNTY, N.M. (KRQE)- Bernalillo County is warning people to watch out for unlicensed food vendors. This week, the county has shut down two operations in the South Valley, they said they were putting the public at risk. “Lack of food safety knowledge, improper temperature control, open food,” said Kell Platero, Health Protection Manager with Bernalillo County. […]
South Broadway neighborhood says speed camera is working but more are needed
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Albuquerque’s newest speed camera is answering a call to slow drivers down through a downtown-area neighborhood. Neighbors said they’re already seeing a difference, but that the job’s not finished. Now, watching drivers on South Broadway, the city’s latest speed camera near downtown, is already getting a positive response. Put up in June, the […]
Alamogordo police asking for information on August 15 homicide
ALAMOGORDO, N.M. (KRQE) – The Alamogordo Police Department is asking business owners and residents to look at their surveillance video from August 15. Details are limited but they said they are looking for a male who may have been walking eastbound in the area between 5th and 10th Street and North Florida Ave. to Washington Ave […]
Renderings released of new El Paso VA main clinic on Ft. Bliss
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) -- The El Paso Veterans Administration Health Care System has released renderings of the new primary health care center for the region, set to break ground next week and open by 2028. The 492,996 square-foot facility will be built next to the new William Beaumont Army Medical Center on Ft. Bliss The post Renderings released of new El Paso VA main clinic on Ft. Bliss appeared first on KVIA.
Hillary And The Chill House Band Headlines Concert Tonight
Hillary and the Chill House Band headlines the Los Alamos Summer Concert this evening at Ashley Pond Park. Sax Atomix and Santa Fe Youth Symphony youth group Mariachi Estrella open the concert. The Chill House Band consists of Jim Casey, Milo Jaramillo, Glenn Kostur and JD Davis. This is a...
UNM OER Initiative expected to save students over $400,000 this academic year
The University of New Mexico's Open Educational Resources (OER) Initiative has made significant strides since its inception in the spring of 2023. Collaborating with faculty, the initiative has championed the adoption, adaptation, and creation of OER at UNM and two other New Mexico colleges. Projections based on historical enrollment and textbook costs estimate student savings from the OER initiative to be between $466,000 and $486,000 for the Academic Year 2024-2025.
Tres Semillas Discusses Plans to Sell Land
Note: As this article was going to press, NYP was contacted by a realtor who said that the land had listed on Monday for $610,000 though no public listing has appeared as of press time. Abiquiu residents recently have heard through the grapevine that the owner of the property across...
Santa Fe Shelter Going Strong
The transfer operation began in Santa Fe, with staff workers and volunteers collaborating with the ASPCA. Santa Fe Humane Society and Shelter (SFHSS) The Santa Fe Humane Society and Shelter has spent most of its time this year—and other years—filled to near-capacity with animals. But when floods hit...
El Paso man arrested in Juarez for driving under influence previously punched officer, officials say
UPDATE: ABC-7 has been made aware that the incident in which "Edgar T." punched an officer and the incident in which he ran a stop sign are two separate events. Below is the amended account of the arrest. Road security agents in Juarez who arrested an El Paso man for...
‘Most Wanted’ fugitives for week of Aug. 23, 2024
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) – Crime Stoppers of El Paso, Inc. distributes pictures of fugitives wanted by the El Paso Police Department and the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office weekly through the Most Wanted feature. The following fugitives are individuals, which attempts to locate have been unsuccessful. El Paso Police Department Joshua Aguilar: Age 23; […]
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