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Daily Postcard: Peaches Adorn A Tree In Velarde
Daily Postcard: Peaches hang from the branches of a tree growing in the yard of a residence July 16 in Velarde. ‘Looks like we will have peaches this year … if we win our annual race against the birds. Current odds in Vegas are six to one the birds will win.’ Photo and comment by Johnnie Martinez.
USDA extends D-SNAP program to over 25k households
NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – Some low-income residents affected by recent wildfires and flooding in northern New Mexico, will be eligible for help in getting food on the table. The Department of Agriculture is extending the D-SNAP program to over 25,000 additional households that did not fall under the program in San Juan and Rio Arriba counties. […]
New Mexico ED to Offer Free 'Digital Citizenship' Training
(TNS) — The New Mexico Public Education Department will host training sessions on how to safely navigate the Internet — with lessons on screen time, social media use, artificial intelligence — for educators, parents and other community members. The first two "digital citizenship" training sessions will be...
New Mexico Governor holds standing room only public safety town hall in Las Cruces
New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham took questions related to public safety for six hours at the Las Cruces Convention Center on Thursday, July 25. Lujan Grisham said she expected to see about 200 people at the event, but over 500 southern New Mexicans, along with state legislators and local government officials filled...
Female Mexican gray wolf to be held through 2025 breeding season
NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – A Mexican gray wolf caught wandering around the state last year will be held through another breeding season in the hopes of helping the recovery of the species. The female wolf, known as Asha, has been caught north of I-40 twice, most recently in the Valles Caldera National Preserve in December. U.S. Fish […]
New Mexico Gas Company to increase rates
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — New Mexico Gas Company has permission to increase customer rates in 2024. It submitted therate request in September 2023. The rate increase will take effect on Oct. 1. It was unanimously approved by the state Public Regulation Commission on Thursday, July 25. Your neighborhood: Local news...
NMSU touts tuition-free online school for NM residents
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — New Mexico State University (NMSU) Global Campus, the online campus for NMSU, is bringing awareness to New Mexicans to go back to school tuition-free with the New Mexico Opportunity Scholarship. NMSU Global Campus wants eligible individuals who have some college credits, but no degree to enroll for their first undergraduate […]
N.M. theatrical troupe holds mock trial after Netanyahu’s visit to Congress
At a mock people’s trial of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the Santa Fe Plaza on Wednesday night, pro-Palestinian activists imagined what it would look like for authorities to hold him accountable, rather than inviting him to speak in Congress. The street theater production coincided with mass protests...
NM tax-free weekend on Aug. 2-4
Back-to-school shopping is all the buzz with tax-free weekend’s upcoming arrival. At 12:01 a.m. Aug. 2, shops will welcome customers looking to score items free of tax. This event will end on the following Sunday, Aug. 4. Tax-free weekend is placed on select items, such as, clothing or shoes...
FEMA warns of scam calls related to wildfire, flood relief
NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – If you applied for FEMA assistance following the Ruidoso wildfires and flooding in New Mexico, you should be aware that FEMA may call from an unfamiliar number. The agency says it is important to answer those calls as representatives are calling for many reasons like issues with applications, scheduling inspections, or just […]
Native American shot at New Mexico protest heals through art
SANTA FE, New Mexico (Reuters) - A Native American activist and artist who became a victim of America's ubiquitous gun violence during a visit to New Mexico last year returned to the state to exhibit work that includes paintings of his suspected shooter.
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