This episode discusses domestic violence. If you or someone you know is experiencing domestic violence, stalking or other forms of abuse, help is available: Call the Taos Community Against Violence HELPline at 575-758-9888, text 575-770-2706. Call...

Authorities are requesting the public's assistance in catching the individual or individuals who placed several homemade bombs near a federal public lands office near Tres Piedras.

Six hybrid wolf-dogs belonging to a pack living at a reserve in the Embudo Valley were found dead on a highway in Embudo on Sunday (Aug. 2), reigniting a conflict between the pack’s breeder and residents who fear for their safety due to the...

Flock cameras in Taos have been defunded, but the technology’s future in town is far from settled. More cameras may soon appear as the state makes a gambit to place AI-powered license plate readers in Taos County and across New Mexico. Less than...

New Mexico State Police are investigating the death of a 34-year-old woman and an officer-involved shooting that occurred Sunday (Aug. 16) along New Mexico State Road 518 in Mora County. According to State Police, uniformed officers responded at...

A jury acquitted the man accused in the fatal stabbing of Julio Guevara at an Allup’s store in Taos in 2025, ending a case that grew from a years-long feud over inherited property on La Mora Road. The verdict, filed in 8th Judicial District Court...

Outside the ranch near Stanley that once belonged to Jeffrey Epstein, crosses, teddy bears, signs, flowers, and rocks arranged in the shape of a heart have all come and gone. The roadside memorial designed to honor Epstein’s victims — located off...

Amid scrutiny from constituents and elected officials within its own governing body over transparency, mainly in relation to questions surrounding Kit Carson Electric Co-op’s proposed green hydrogen project and solar array, the Village of Questa...

After years of stalling, a much-discussed plan to build a museum in New Mexico honoring the Navajo Code Talkers of World War II is finally getting off the ground — news touted Friday (Aug. 14) by Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on the eve of Santa Fe...

The majority of New Mexico’s tribal, pueblo land could be ripe for exploring geothermal energy, an energy expert told a panel of state lawmakers Aug. 10. Stair’s presentation to the committee focused on the advantages of geothermal energy — such...

The majority of water contamination linked to oil and gas spills in New Mexico happens in a county that includes much of Chaco Culture National Historical Park, a culturally and spiritually significant site for many Pueblos and tribes that the...

Angel Fire will complete its planned 30-home workforce housing development this fall through a financing partnership that allows the village to add 17 manufactured homes without the upfront cost of purchasing them. The Village of Angel Fire has...

Keeping food and yard waste out of the Taos Regional Landfill is now both a drop-off and/or pick-up opportunity for local residents who might not have the capacity to compost green waste themselves. Taos Land Trust Taos Land Trust is offering...

Wildfire smoke will continue to have a moderate impact the Taos Valley and surrounding areas as long as the Frijoles Fire is burning in the Santa Fe National Forest roughly 40 miles south of Taos, as the crow flies. The mountain peaks typically...

The New Mexico Department of Health announced Aug. 13 that an unvaccinated adult in Southeastern New Mexico tested positive for measles, marking the state’s 18th case this year as the U.S. sees its highest number of cases in more than three...

The following is a summary of activity at Stray Hearts Animal Shelter from Monday (April 13) through Sunday (April 19). Animals currently in care: 57 Total intakes this week: 8 Transfers this week: 12 Animals in foster: 11 Pounds of food:...

Stray Hearts Animal Shelter is partnering with 93.5 KNCE True Taos Radio for a special radio fundraiser Wednesday (Aug. 26), with the goal of raising $20,000 to support animals throughout Taos County. Community members can tune in from 7–9 a.m....

Flock Safety is tightening privacy and oversight controls for its nationwide network of automated license plate readers as more communities pull back from the technology and lawmakers across the political spectrum push for new restrictions. The...

A jury has acquitted the man accused in the fatal stabbing of Julio Guevara outside an Allup’s store in Taos last year.

As the last sweet notes of summer fade into fall and cooler weather arrives, Sol Food Café and Market beckons locals and visitors to sample its international menu and tempting desserts.

Robin Collier just wanted to build a radio tower on Picuris Peak to increase his radio station’s reach from 60,000 to 500,000 potential listeners. Instead he became embroiled in a 15-plus year legal battle to secure the title of the property. A...

A jury trial for Alden Lujan began this week in 8th Judicial District Court, where jurors will decide whether the fatal stabbing of Julio Guevara outside an Allsup’s store in Taos in 2025 was second-degree murder or self-defense. Lujan is charged...

Taos Schools staff donning orange-black jerseys, tutus and Taos Tiger mascot suits packed the Taos Center for the Arts, cheering raucously as the district kicked off the 2026-2027 school year with a convocation Friday (Aug. 7). “This jersey...

The scent of sizzling beef chow mein and kimchi fried rice wafts through Earth Oven’s kitchen, where owner Fen “Judy” Wang fills and pinches each dumpling closed by hand. The dough is stuffed with pork, cabbage, chicken or soup, then placed in a...

Taos Ski Valley Village officials are urging residents to use caution around the community trash compactor after a bear learned how to open the compactor door and was found inside the unit, according to Village of Taos Ski Valley press...

The New Mexico Environment Department says no hazards are present at a remote illegal dumping site containing decades-old decontamination equipment near the community of Dixon. In February, a hiker found various green canisters labeled...

A man detained by police while traveling with a missing 14-year-old Navajo girl in a van through Taos on Thursday (Aug. 6) has been cleared of wrongdoing, according to investigators with the Taos County Sheriff’s Office. “The male was also...

Melissa Casias, the Los Alamos National Laboratory employee who disappeared from Ranchos de Taos in June 2025, and whose remains were discovered by a hiker almost a year later, died from a gunshot wound to the head, according to an autopsy...

Reports made to the Taos Central Dispatch within the Town of Taos from August 3, 2026 – August, 9, 2026 were not released to the Taos News by press time. Taos Police Department’s records custodian, Rebecca Rodriguez, said the dispatch logs...

Taos United Community Church, located at 209E & F Camino De La Merced in Taos, announced the launch of a new pastoral leadership team, the Shepherd Body, in an Aug. 8 press release. The new structural model shares leadership across four...

The Eighth Judicial District Court has reintroduced its Alternative Dispute Resolution Civil Mediation and Settlement Program, giving people with pending civil or probate cases in Taos, Colfax and Union counties another option for resolving...

The Taos Town Council voted unanimously Tuesday (Aug. 11) to adopt an ordinance placing a Local Economic Development Act local option gross receipts tax on the November ballot, giving voters the final say on whether to raise the town's combined...

Zebadiah Romero, a man convicted of murdering an enrolled member of Taos Pueblo in 2023, then stealing his dog and truck, was sentenced to life in federal prison plus 120 months, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of New...

Melissa Casias, the Los Alamos National Laboratory employee who disappeared from Ranchos de Taos last June, and whose remains were discovered by a hiker almost a year later, died from a gunshot wound to the head, according to an autopsy condu…

Updated Aug. 13 at 4:55 p.m.

Growing high-production commercial cannabis is a skill that is relatively easy to come by these days. Growing organic, high-quality craft cannabis, however, is both an art and a science. Yerba Cannabis Co.’s award-winning flower reflects that…

This summer, the Taos County Chamber of Commerce proudly celebrates the 25th Anniversary of Taos Plaza Live, one of Northern New Mexico’s most cherished summer traditions. For a quarter century, this free concert series has brought together r…

Updated Aug. 7 at 10:05 a.m.

A 17-year-old Taos teen riding a bicycle died after he was struck by a pickup truck while attempting to cross an intersection against a red traffic signal last month, a Taos Police investigation of the crash site found. According to a motor...

An early chile harvest has sent the smoky aroma of roasting green chiles wafting through Taos several weeks sooner than expected. At the Taos Super Save store, Malcom Anderson, who started roasting chile 12 years ago, said New Mexico’s...