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Failed New Mexico candidate gets 80 years for convictions in shootings at officials’ homes
Associated Press
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August 13, 2025
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A failed political candidate was sentenced to 80 years in federal prison Wednesday for his convictions in a series of drive-by shootings at the homes of state and local lawmakers in Albuquerque in the aftermath of the 2020...
Albuquerque launches mural grant program for property owners and artists
ABQ Times - New Mexico
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August 14, 2025
The City of Albuquerque has announced the launch of the Murals of Possibilities Grant, a program aimed at supporting property owners, businesses, and artists interested in creating public murals within the city’s Metropolitan Redevelopment Areas...
Failed New Mexico House candidate sentenced to 80 years for shooting at local officials’ homes
Tri City Record - New Mexico
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August 13, 2025
Solomon Peña, center, is taken into custody by Albuquerque Police officers on Monday, Jan. 16, 2023, in southwest Albuquerque. Roberto E. Rosales/The Albuquerque Journal via AP, File × House Speaker: ‘Peña’s conviction demonstrates that political...
Crime Sparks State of Emergency in New Mexico: What We Know
Newsweek
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August 13, 2025
By Gabe Whisnant is a Breaking News Editor at Newsweek based in North Carolina. Prior to joining Newsweek in 2023, he directed daily publications in North and South Carolina. As an executive editor, Gabe led award-winning coverage of Charleston...
Business Briefs — August 2025
Tri Cities Area Journal of Business - Washington State
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August 14, 2025
Architects West announces 2 new hires Architects West, which has designed projects in the Tri-Cities and is based in Coeur d’Alene, has announced two new hires: Helen Casey joins the team as a landscape designer. She earned her Bachelor of Science...
Study: Spaceport America produced $240M economic output in New Mexico
KOB 4 - New Mexico
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August 13, 2025
The study is from New Mexico State University's Arrowhead Center. TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES, N.M. — A new study from New Mexico State University shows Spaceport America is making a big economic impact on the state. According to the NMSU Arrowhead...
Governor Declares State of Emergency in N.M. City over Spiking Crime Rates
Officer.com
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August 14, 2025
By Dan Boyd Source Albuquerque Journal, N.M. SANTA FE, NM — In a move rife with political undertones, Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Wednesday announced an executive order declaring a state of emergency in Española and its surrounding areas due to...
Amid strong opposition, New Mexico water board lets plan for more oil and gas wastewater use proceed
Tri City Record - New Mexico
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August 13, 2025
Pat Florence, a biochemist and attorney was one of about 50 public speakers at Tuesday’s Water Quality Control Commission Meeting, urging the commission to not continue hearing a rule which would expand uses for oil and gas wastewater. Danielle...
Gabe Vasquez highlights local arts revival and economic efforts across New Mexico district
SW New Mexico News
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August 13, 2025
U.S. Representative Gabe Vasquez, who serves New Mexico’s 2nd district in Congress, has recently highlighted several local initiatives and concerns through his social media posts.On August 12, 2025, Vasquez praised the revitalization of a historic...
"A Year of Frustration": How New Mexico Kept Denying People Voting Rights Despite Reform
The Daily Advance - North Carolina
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Amber Smith thought she'd never be allowed to cast a ballot in her home state of New Mexico. Thirty years ago, when Smith was 18, she was convicted of a marijuana-related felony and sentenced to three-and-a-half years probation. At the time, New...
Governor declares emergency as crime surges in Española area
Enchantment State News - New Mexico
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August 13, 2025
New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham has declared a state of emergency in Rio Arriba County, the city of Española, and area Pueblos following a marked increase in violent crime, drug trafficking, and related public safety concerns. The...
New Mexico leaders criticize Trump’s National Guard deployment to Washington
Enchantment State News - New Mexico
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August 11, 2025
New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham and Albuquerque Mayor Tim Keller have criticized President Donald Trump’s recent decision to deploy 800 National Guard troops to Washington, D.C. The two officials issued a joint statement Monday...
Dem Governor Declares Crime Emergency in Her State — Days After Blasting Trump for 'Overreach' in DC
The Western Journal
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August 14, 2025
New Mexico’s Democratic Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham declared a crime emergency in certain areas of her state just two days after publicly criticizing President Donald Trump for federalizing the police in Washington, D.C. She even authorized the...
9 DAYS TO 2025 KICKOFF: Jacques Spradley-Demps
Bring On The Cats - Kansas
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August 17, 2025
Goal No. 9: ELIMINATE MISTAKES. Don’t beat yourself.Redshirt Freshman | 6-1 | 214 lbs. | Jarrell, TexasJacques “Deebo” Spradley-Demps (b. Nov. 13, 2005) is a physical, young, “stupid fast” wideout from Weiss High School in Pflugerville, Texas, who...
Governor Declares Emergency In Rio Arriba County, City Of Española And Area Pueblos Due To Crime
Los Alamos Reporter - New Mexico
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August 14, 2025
FROM THE OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR Today, New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham declared a state of emergency in Rio Arriba County, the city of Española, and area Pueblos at the request of those governments in response to a significant surge in...
New Mexico Awards Disaster Grants to Restore Broadband
Telecompetitor
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August 11, 2025
Broadband grant awards are usually made for expanded or improved service, but, last week, the New Mexico Office Broadband Access and Expansion (OBAE) awarded more than $1.25 million in disaster grants to restore high-speed broadband services in...
Study: New Mexico ranks No.1 for most underprivileged children in US
Las Cruses Sun News - New Mexico
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A new study ranks New Mexico as the number one state for underprivileged children because of low-income households, high rates of teens unenrolled in school and other factors. The study, released by WalletHub on Wednesday, Aug. 6, considered...
State game commissioner removed after role in wolf media campaign discovered
Santa Fe New Mexican
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New Mexico state game commissioner and lifelong Silver City resident Sabrina Pack has been removed from her post due to her involvement in a marketing campaign pushing for loosening protections on the Mexican gray wolf. The removal comes after the...
NMiF discusses deadline for education fixes; business on the reservation
The University of New Mexico
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August 14, 2025
This week on New Mexico in Focus, host Nash Jones heads to the Mescalero Apache Reservation for a community feedback meeting organized by the state's Public Education Department (PED). This is one of about a dozen in-person and virtual meetings...
What to know about the LCPS fall sports media day
Las Cruses Sun News - New Mexico
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Las Cruces Public Schools is going outside the box this Saturday. The LCPS-TV media day is from 9-11 a.m. on Aug. 16 at the Field of Dreams, featuring athletes across all upcoming fall sports in football, volleyball, boys and girls' cross country...