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A grocery store sign promoting a New Mexico staple has a lot of New Mexicans scratching their heads. A sign from an unknown location in Texas is advertising “Hatch peppers.” At the very bottom of the sign, you can see it says “produce of the island of New Mexico.” As it turns out, the sign … Continue reading Store ad mistakenly calls New Mexico an island
The state confirmed Tuesday it had to discard 75 doses of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine because of potential overheating during delivery to a Clayton hospital.It was unclear how troublesome the loss of the vaccine would be for the state, given the limited volume of 17,550 doses New Mexico has received this week for front-line medical workers. … Continue reading Storage problem causes loss of 75 vaccine doses in New Mexico
ALBUQUERQUE: New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham, Albuquerque Mayor Tim Keller and Netflix Co-CEO Ted Sarandos are announcing that Netflix will boost its presence in the state by expanding its ABQ Studios and committing to an additional $1 billion in production spending.The Studio expansion will add 300 acres to the company’s existing studios, located in … Continue reading Netflix Commits $1 Billion More In New Mexico
Wishing a happy Thanksgiving to everyone across New Mexico
SANTA FE, N.M. New Mexico has become the first state in history to elect all women of color to the U.S. House of Representatives.Early Wednesday, the state confirmed victories for incumbent Rep. Deb Haaland, Yvette Herrell and Teresa Leger Fernandez in New Mexico's three congressional districts."Tonight the people of New Mexico have chosen hope over … Continue reading New Mexico becomes the first state to elect all women of color to the House
Democratic Rep. Ben Ray Lujan won the U.S. Senate race in New Mexico, bringing the total of Latino senators to five."Thank you, New Mexico! Tonight, our campaign showed that people power can elect the son of an ironworker and a public school employee to the Senate," Lujan tweeted early Wednesday. "I'm grateful for every vote … Continue reading Democratic Rep. Ben Ray Lujan won
A major winter storm is hitting New Mexico bringing record cold, heavy snowfall, and freezing rain for some. Winter weather will continue into the middle of the week.A heavy band of snow stretching through Albuquerque to Santa Fe continues to remain stationary this afternoon dropping heavy snow and reducing visibility. Slick roads will continue through … Continue reading Some parts of New Mexico see record cold temperatures
Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham tightened her administration’s public health restrictions Tuesday as New Mexico’s novel coronavirus numbers continued to spike far above the state’s targets.The governor will extend the state’s emergency public health order Friday, when the current restrictions are due to expire, and will add new rules aimed at slowing the spread of COVID-19.The … Continue reading Governor announces new health restrictions amid spike in cases
SANTA FE: Republican congressional candidate Michelle Garcia Holmes discussed her campaign alone on local network television Tuesday after incumbent U.S. Rep. Debra Haaland declined the invitation for a live-broadcast debate.During five minutes of free broadcast time, Garcia Holmes said she believes negotiations on a new federal recovery package should continue in order to help a … Continue reading Congresswoman skips initial television debate in NM
The name of New Mexico town will soon be on a new fleet of cars. Volkswagen is gearing up to roll out a new mid-sized SUV named Taos.The mayor of Taos says he’s excited for the town’s name to be featured on the new car and hopes people not familiar with the town will stop … Continue reading New Volkswagen SUV to be named after New Mexico town
U.S. News released its annual rankings for the Healthiest Communities in the U.S., and in 2020 — a year rife with health and safety issues — Los Alamos County, New Mexico, came out on top.Located about 40 miles from Santa Fe, Los Alamos is known for its national laboratory, where the first atomic bombs were … Continue reading Los Alamos County, NM Ranks As the Healthiest Community in the U.S.
