ALBUQUERQUE: Albuquerque Mayor Tim Keller said he went both inside the outside the Albuquerque Police Department for leadership to fight crime and reform the entire organization.The Mayor announced last Monday his selection of interim Chief Harold Medina to be the new chief and Sylvester Stanley, currently chief of Isleta Pueblo, as superintendent of police reform, … Continue reading Harold Medina New Chief of Police in Albuquerque

SANTA FE, NM: Policing reforms are making for strange bedfellows in New Mexico as the co-founders of Ben & Jerry’s ice cream and the conservative-backed nonprofit group Americans for Prosperity lobby for a bill to eliminate police immunity from lawsuits on civil rights violations.Ice cream entrepreneurs and civic activists Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield on … Continue reading Ben & Jerry lobby for policing reforms in New Mexico

LAS CRUCES, NM- Las Cruces Public Schools Superintendent Karen Trujillo died Thursday evening after being struck by a vehicle while walking her dogs, her family confirmed Thursday night.Las Cruces police responded at approximately 5:30 p.m. to the report of a vehicle crash on the 1200 block of Edgewood Avenue in Las Cruces. According to police, … Continue reading Superintendent Karen Trujillo struck and killed while walking her dogs

The Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi will resume in-person Mass on Ash Wednesday, church officials announced Thursday.The announcement came a day after the state loosened COVID-19 restrictions in Santa Fe County, which has seen an improvement in its test positivity rate.Parishioners have not been permitted to worship inside the downtown cathedral since late … Continue reading Cathedral will resume Mass on Ash Wednesday in Santa Fe

DEMING, N.M. New Mexico was in mourning Friday over the shooting death of a State Police officer in a highway-stop confrontation linked by authorities to drug trafficking that touched off a 40-mile police chase. Officials say the attacker was killed in a shootout with police at Las Cruces, where another officer was wounded.The officer killed … Continue reading New Mexico State Police officer shot and killed on highway

NEW MEXICO: A cold storm system will move in Monday night and spread valley snow showers and mountain snow across the state. Accumulations will be on the light side with most areas seeing an inch or two. However, the west-facing slopes could pick up significantly more snow. Snow showers will continue with cold temperatures on … Continue reading Cold front will be in New Mexico

A bill to repeal a half-century-old law that criminalizes abortion in New Mexico cleared its first committee hearing Monday after emotional and sometimes rousing testimony from people on opposite sides of the contentious issue.On a 5-3 party-line vote favoring Democrats, the state Senate’s Health and Public Affairs Committee endorsed the legislation following a three-hour virtual … Continue reading NM Senate panel endorses repeal of ‘antiquated’ abortion ban

After nearly a year of isolation — time away from loved ones, online learning rather than in-person schooling and no sports team practices — the Academy for Technology and the Classics sophomore hopes the vaccine, which began rolling out last month, will provide a new beginning that prioritizes better protection for her community.“It is very … Continue reading New Mexico Teens hopeful vaccine will mean return to normal

ALBUQUERQUE. — A New Mexico woman is accused of coughing into the face of a health care worker after refusing to wear a mask, authorities said.Joy Ebel, 53 of Truchas, was charged with a fourth-degree felony for battery on a health care worker, which carries a maximum penalty of 18 months in jail and/or a … Continue reading New Mexico woman denies coughing in health worker’s face