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Dinner and a Drive: A couple slices of Pie Town, New Mexico
Silver and gold miner Clyde Norman struck it rich in the mid-1920s, but it wasn't precious metals that put money in his pocket – it was pies made from dried apples. Around 1922, Norman, a World War I veteran, filed a claim to mine silver and gold along a cattle trail known as "The Driveway." However, the mine played out, and Norman struck gold with his bakery, which served pies to sweet-starved cowboys looking for a tasty snack on the trail.
New Mexico authorities investigating hotels for price gouging during deadly wildfires
Cease-and-desist notices were sent to several New Mexico hotels after the New Mexico Department of Justice received nearly a dozen reports of price gouging as residents fled from the South Fork and Salt wildfires near Ruidoso, authorities said. The New Mexico Department of Justice sent cease-and-desist notices to several hotels...
Local charter school has creative plans in getting young people engaged in healthcare careers
New Mexicans seeking health care are facing increasing wait times for crucial appointments. According to a Legislative Finance Committee report, the state is in need of more health care workers than any other profession. While the state looks at loan forgiveness and recruitment and retention efforts, a local high school aims to raise the next generation of these professionals.
Join PEEC And State Poet Laureate Lauren Camp July 16 For ‘Poetry Under The Stars’
New Mexico Poet Laureate Lauren Camp/Courtesy photo. Join the Pajarito Environmental Education Center (PEEC) for an enchanting evening with New Mexico Poet Laureate Lauren Camp at the Los Alamos Nature Center on Tuesday, July 16 at 6:30 PM as part of the exciting ScienceFest 2024 celebration powered by Los Alamos Mainstreet.
New Mexico law aimed at supporting access to hospitals offers limited help to the highest-need facilities, LFC says
SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) – Earlier this year, New Mexico lawmakers approved a law to boost healthcare across the state. Now, a close look at the impacts of the bill shows that the smaller hospitals are going to be getting a small share of the help, while larger, more profitable hospitals will get more cash under the […]
From Roe to Dobbs and Beyond: A resurrection in New Mexico
Quality Journalism for Critical Times This is the final installment of a four-part series Diane Derzis bought a clinic in Jackson, Mississippi, in 2010. It was the state’s only abortion provider. She’d been doing this work for decades. First in Birmingham, then around the country. She’d navigated many crises in her career — protesters, threats, even the awful aftermath of […] The post From Roe to Dobbs and Beyond: A resurrection in New Mexico appeared first on Florida Phoenix.
NM governor wants more prison time for people convicted of felonies who face new gun charges
This article was published by Source New Mexico. Find more at sourcenm.com. Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham is proposing to once again extend how long someone can be put in prison for possessing a gun when they have already been convicted of a felony. New Mexico law prohibits someone from having...
KRQE Newsfeed: Fire update, Needle cleanup, Cooler and breezy, Restaurant closed, Long journey
Friday’s Top Stories Friday’s Five Facts [1] South Fork and Salt Fire update – Fire crews are working to get the south South Fork and Salt fires fully contained. The South Fork Fire is 87% contained and the Salt Fire is at 84% containment. Investigators announced lightning sparked the South Fork Fire, they are still […]
The City of Las Cruces does not need a sales tax/GRT tax increase
The City of Las Cruces is right now conducting a campaign to somehow convince hard-pressed city residents that it really needs a sales tax/grt tax increase. This despite the city having one of the highest-paid officials in the state, City Manager Ikani Taumoepeau, who makes even more than the Governor of New Mexico in what is regarded by some accounts to be the poorest area in the nation, despite the City being top heavy with high-paid senior City management in such a small city in such a poor area, and even more importantly, despite the City consistently running budget surpluses for many years now. With all the high-paid City management and ongoing surpluses, it’s clear that the City of Las Cruces does not need any more money.
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