Passed as a ballot measure in the 2023 election, a 3% tax on home sales over $1 million was declared unlawful by a District Court judge.

County officials said in a news release that one board member must have expertise in the property valuation field.

Hurricane Melissa has intensified into a Category 5 storm as it draws closer to Jamaica, where forecasters say it will unleash catastrophic flooding, landslides and widespread damage.

Mason describes what artificial intelligence is, why so many people are excited about it, and how it's being used at the lab.

After the witness spoke with investigators about the incident, an affidavit states, she identified Chester Lemarc Patrick Gutierrez in a photo lineup.

The average price for a gallon of regular unleaded fuel in Santa Fe fell last week from $2.77 on Sept. 16 to $2.70 on Sept. 23.

The dashboard is intended as a tool to help people make decisions about things like masking, traveling and vaccination.

While the teen called the alleged incident "consensual," Christopher Maestas, 19, was charged under a provision on school employees.

The competition will showcase dozens more outdoor businesses and groups at the Albuquerque Rail Yards before the fight begins.

The state has accused Colorado-based Jogan Health, LLC, of billing for services never provided, among other allegations.

Clashes with security forces ahead of Monday's announcement left at least four protesters dead as opposition supporters rallied to demand credible results.

Each of the two recipients will receive $100,000 to help them broadband infrastructure and deploy high-speed internet.

President Donald Trump begins a busy day in Asia on Tuesday, meeting Japan's new prime minister and speaking to U.S. troops. Sanae Takaichi became Japan's first female prime minister just days ago and aims to strengthen ties with Trump while defending Japan's economic interests. Trump seeks $550 billion in Japanese

Santa Feans should pick the last of the peppers and tomatoes from the vines before Tuesday night's freeze zaps the garden.

Sha’Tara Robinson’s resignation letter appeared in my inbox last Monday.

A story on Page C-3 published Sunday, Oct. 26, 2025, about a Chainbreaker Collective community event incorrectly attributed a quote from Karen…

Markets in Argentina rallied, the peso surged and the country’s sovereign bonds jumped on Monday in response.

A 35-year-old Ojo Caliente man pleaded guilty to shoplifting, receiving a stolen firearm and possession of methamphetamine in a global plea deal on Oct. 7.

A Hernandez man was released on his own recognizance following a dangerousness hearing where prosecutors tried to have him held without bail following allegations that he beat up his girlfriend, cocked a pistol and told her and her family he was going to kill all of them.

ALBUQUERQUE — The Balloon Fiesta brought visitors from all over the world to the Land of Enchantment to experience the early morning rush to the park to see the balloons take flight.

Miles Conway, CEO of the New Mexico Home Builders Association, said the paper-based permit system can cost a developer as much as $10,000 for a project.

BRIDGE News: Bridge players at our October 20th game were introduced to the new Los Alamos Retired and Senior Organization (LARSO) Executive Director Ramon Garcia. The Senior Centers and the bridge club have had a close relationship since the mid-1980s. Open winners of this week’s Sectional Tournament at Clubs (STAC)

By GEORGE MORSE Sports and Outdoors Los Alamos Daily Post The Charette Lakes, Clayton Lake, Maxwell Lake 13, Morphy Lake and Laguna del Campo will close for the season Friday, Oct. 31. Streamflow on the Rio Grande has been dropping now that the floodwaters from Southern Colorado have subsided. Stream

The Toppers charge onto the field at Milne Stadium to play the Valley Vikings in a conference game which they won 47-10. Photo by Nate Limback/ladailypost.com Quarterback Haden Watkins hands the ball to Jordan Herrera in the second quarter. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com SPORTS News: The Los Alamos Topper football

NMED News: CATRON COUNTY — The New Mexico Environment Department is warning visitors to avoid water contact at Quemado Lake after samples confirmed the presence of harmful algae and toxins. Harmful algae blooms, or HABs, occur when certain algae grow excessively in water, posing potential health risks to people and

Daily Postcard: A Great Spangled Fritilary enjoys a brief stay at a blooming butterflyweed. Courtesy/Bandelier National Monument Read More

LAHS Peer Leaders participate in team building activities. Courtesy/LAPS LAHS Peer Leaders participate in team building activities. Courtesy/LAPS LAPS News: Los Alamos High School (LAHS) and Los Alamos Middle School (LAMS) are implementing Sources of Strength, an evidence-based, strengths-focused, upstream wellness and suicide prevention program. Now in its second year

U.S. Sen. Crystal Brantley. Courtesy photo STATE News: SANTA FE — Oct. 24, the Senate Rules Committee voted 5–4 to advance the governor’s appointments to the New Mexico State Fair Commission for full Senate confirmation during the upcoming regular session. The State Fair Commission is responsible for setting policy and

New Mexico employers were blindsided by the Trump administration's requiring they pay a $100,000 fee for each H-1B worker.

Chester Lemarc Patrick Gutierrez is suspected of killing Reynaldo Corado-Medina, 32, near the intersection of Cerrillos and Rodeo roads.

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Courtesy/PEEC PEEC News: Looking for a fun way to celebrate the season with your family and friends? The Pajarito Environmental Education Center (PEEC) invites community members of all ages to the Holiday Eco Ornament Drop-In 1-4 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 11, at the Los Alamos Nature Center, 2600 Canyon Road.

NMSA Music students and Music Department Chair, Jesse Parker at the All State competition in 2025. Courtesy photo NMSA News: The New Mexico School for the Arts (NMSA) Percussion Ensemble has been selected as an Honor Ensemble for the New Mexico Music Educators Association (NMMEA) All-State Conference. Chosen through a

LARSO News: The Betty Ehart Senior Center in Los Alamos and the White Rock Senior Center will be closed Tuesday, Oct. 28, for Staff Development. All regular activities and congregate meal services will be canceled for the day. The Senior Activity Centers will re-open Wednesday. LARSO appreciates the community’s understanding

SFCC Clay Club Sale Flower Vase by Debbie Dale. Courtesy/SFCC SFCC News: Santa Fe Community College’s Clay Club will hold their ceramics sale from 10 a.m.–4 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 19, and Thursday, Nov. 20, in the SFCC Main Hallway. Discover the fine work by talented student artists, purchase one-of-a-kind handcrafted

SFCB News: The Santa Fe Concert Band will present a concert in conjunction with the City of Santa Fe official observance of Veterans Day at 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, Nov. 11 in the Santa Fe Convention Center, 201 W. Marcy St. The Santa Fe Concert Band along with members of the

By SHERRY ROBINSON All She Wrote © 2025 New Mexico News Services Back in September, the governor announced that on Nov. 1 New Mexico would become the first state to offer universal childcare. We made national headlines. It would be a huge benefit to working families and employers, of course,

Courtesy/LAC COUNTY News: The Community Services Department (CSD), in partnership with Los Alamos Landscaping & More, LLC, will temporarily close Piñon Park Playgrounds during construction to complete planned renovations. These closures are necessary to ensure the safe execution of demolition and rebuilding activities. Piñon Park Play Lot

By Pastor Russ Hall Valley View United Methodist We all know that the pain of addiction, grief, and homelessness runs deeply within this community. We see the symptoms of decades of systems, structures, and neglect that is tearing families apart. We do not have to bring in outsiders to fill

COURT News: The state Supreme Court issued an order on Friday allowing allegations of misconduct in a prior term of McKinley County District Attorney Bernadine Martin to be considered in proceedings to remove her from office. Click here to view the Court’s order and the briefing by the parties on

NHS Secretary Lilia Viteva, center, congratulates LAHS National Honor Society inductees Jenna Larson, left, and Reann Murphy at the induction ceremony last week in Duane Smith Auditorium. Courtesy/LAPS LAHS NHS officers from left, Treasurer Gyasi Atta-Fynn,Secretary Lilia Viteva, Vice President Emma Riede and President Sophia Sisneros presided over last week’s

NMED Secretary James Kenney. Courtesy photo NMED News: CLOVIS — The New Mexico Environment Department (NMED) has selected EPCOR to connect approximately 100 private well owners in rural Curry County to clean drinking water, protecting families exposed to toxic PFAS contamination from nearby Cannon Air Force Base. The $12 million

Haaland has already spent $4 million of the $6.9 million she's raised, including some $2 million with a fundraising firm based in Washington, D.C.

A cop ordered me to leave the public building after I refused to sign in. Just 24 hours later, I was welcomed in after defying the requirement.

The left-leaning populist opposition movement, known as Peronism, had over 31% of the vote — the alliance’s poorest performance in years.

SFCC hosts reception for ‘Cirque du Celestia’ exhibit

U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy is warning that he is about make good on a threat to revoke millions in federal funds for California because he says the state is illegally issuing commercial driver’s licenses to noncitizens.

The shooting took place late Saturday as students and alumni celebrated homecoming at the historically Black university, about an hour's drive southwest of Philadelphia.

New enrollment figures from 20 selective colleges provide mounting evidence of a backslide in Black enrollment.

Visitors expressed relief over the arrests, emphasizing the importance of recovering the stolen jewels.

Thousands of pilgrims packed the back altar of the basilica to a standing room-only capacity.

The sides have reached an initial consensus for President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping to aim to finalize during their high-stakes meeting Thursday in South Korea.

Sunday's announcement came a day after Egypt sent a team with heavy equipment to assist in the work.

Violations of the New Mexico Food Code are often corrected onsite during an inspection. Some require a reinspection within three business days.

The Burevestnik missile, which has been in development for years, reportedly covered 8,700 miles in a key test last Tuesday.

This resistance is a rare setback for President Donald Trump as he aims to cement control of the House in the 2026 elections.

By the power of the moon and mysterious mischief, we summon Hocus! This three-month-old tuxedo kitten will enchant you as the next love in your life! Hocus is looking for a cozy home where she can practice her charms, nap in sunny spots and transform every ordinary moment into a

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In the most recent reporting period, Haaland reported 129,830 total contributions. Only 16% were from New Mexicans.

With 900 to 1,100 new apartment units coming online in Santa Fe this year, many property managers are offering strong move-in incentives.

The helpline was established Oct. 21, 2024, with funding support from the New Mexico Crime Victims Reparation Commission and Health Care Authority.

New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez's push to protect children online and hold social media companies like Meta accountable for the safety…

Numbers from Los Alamos National Laboratory show 4,172 workers — nearly a quarter of the lab’s total workforce — lived in Santa Fe in 2024.

A few dozen showed for a conversation about cross-culture ties of Spanish and Indigenous New Mexicans amid a time of uncertain futures

For anyone who folds their pajamas each morning, realigns forks and spoons at a restaurant or scowls when getting an odd-number boarding posit…

While many people say Santa Fe's housing market is 5,000 units short, one industry leaders says "we need more housing than we can possibly build.”

Hot-air ballon pilot Johnny Lewis inflates his balloon, called Wildfire, on Saturday at the second annual Sky Fiesta at Los Luceros Historic Site near Alcalde.

Piñon Elementary School sixth grader Mikolas Means is being recognized by staff and classmates for his leadership, creativity and willingness …

Early in-person voting in Santa Fe County continues through Nov. 1. Polling sites will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Nov. 4.

Along with the past week's roll call votes, the Senate also passed these bills: the Internal Revenue Service Math and Taxpayer Help Act (H.R. …

President Donald Trump says he plans to hike tariffs on imports of Canadian goods by an extra 10% because of an anti-tariff television ad aired by the province of Ontario.

Exxon Mobil Corporation is suing California over two climate disclosure laws from 2023.

A person has been shot inside a downtown library in Austin, Texas, prompting a shelter-in-place alert for a brief period.

Prosecutors dropped charges of attempted murder against an Española man in exchange for him waiving a preliminary hearing. He’s accused of shooting at the people he was staying with.

Leon Law, one of two teenagers accused of shooting a homeless woman to death in May, will be held without bail pending trial after waiving a dangerousness hearing on Oct. 15.

The first snowfall of the season on Pueblo Peak has winter sports enthusiasts and businesses excited for more of the white stuff.

As Election Day (Nov. 4) approaches, expanded early voting is underway, including on Saturday (Oct. 25) on Nov. 1 — the last Saturday on whic…

After years of investigation and a lengthy review, a special forensic audit authorized by and in collaboration with the Office of the State Au…

The police blotter is published to give readers an abridged look at criminal activity in their community and neighborhood. It is simply an illustration of what local law enforcement, funded by taxpayers, must deal with daily throughout the Española Valley.

Weeks after taking a global plea deal for charges related to helping his 15-year-old girlfriend dodge police and felon in possession of a firearm, a 48-year-old Chimayó man is back in jail after picking up new charges for drunk driving.

The New Mexico Office of the Medical Investigator has classified the death of a man who died while handcuffed by a Taos County Sheriff’s deput…

An off-duty Questa police officer was killed in a motorcycle crash Friday afternoon (Oct. 17), at the corner of Albright Street and Paseo del …

Authorities are investigating a motorcycle crash on Paseo del Pueblo Sur just south of Siler Road Thursday morning (Oct. 23) that claimed the …

A "No Kings" protest Saturday (Oct. 18) drew large numbers of demonstrators in Taos, where an estimated 2,500 people gathered in Kit Carson Pa…

The Taos County Economic Development Corporation held their second annual apple pressing event Saturday (Oct. 18), allowing anyone to bring as…

Taos County may be a test case for a longstanding property law that some say has a loophole that allows for irresponsible development.

A drum pulsed outside Picuris Pueblo Museum on Saturday (Oct. 18) as girls carrying sticks and baskets stepped gracefully to the beat. To repr…

After nearly a quarter century of service to the University of New Mexico-Taos, Dean of Instruction Dr. Randi Archuleta announced she will ste…

Ahead of the planned reopening of Stray Hearts Animal Shelter later this year, the shelter's board of directors has appointed a new executive …

Unused, old, or expired prescription medication taking up space in your medicine cabinet? Mark your calendars for Saturday (Oct. 25). The 8th …

Smoky conditions caused by the Kiowa-San Cristóbal Prescribed Fire burning in the Carson National Forest near Arroyo Hondo and San Cristóbal m…

The scent of cucumber wafts through the air as Lisa Maestas, founder of Luv Ur Nails Salon, massages hand lotion into her client’s freshly pai…

A Coyote man who shot at his family member’s house in December will serve no time in prison or jail after pleading guilty to misdemeanor offenses and receiving a suspended 180-day sentence.

An Española man held without bail for the past 11 months, pleaded guilty to two counts of armed robbery on Oct. 7, following a spree of successful and unsuccessful armed robbery attempts, all during a single day last year.

A Ranchos de Taos man, accused of stabbing a man to death in the parking lot of a Laundromat at the Ohkay Travel Center, and implicated in the shooting death of two men in Taos, is undergoing a competency evaluation.

An Española man took Rio Arriba County Sheriff’s deputies on a chase on highways and back roads, over and in rivers and through fields, while driving an allegedly stolen and conspicuous vehicle: an orange BMW SUV.

The City of Española was awarded more than $17.5 million from the New Mexico Water Trust Board to complete three projects to improve the city’s water infrastructure system.