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'Climate change is kicking our butts.' March smashes heat records for continental US
16+ hour, 18+ min ago (753+ words) WASHINGTON " March's persistent unseasonable heat was so intense that the continental United States registered its most abnormally hot month in 132 years of records, according to federal weather data. And the next year or so looks to turn the dial up…...
AG: Yearlong inquiry into CYFD leadership and child deaths shows 'moral failure"
15+ hour, 24+ min ago (1366+ words) Maybe 1-year-old Isabel never had a chance. She was born drug-exposed, extremely premature, and had a father with 21 arrests in his criminal history. Isabel died of head trauma after her mother slammed her against a wall. But in the months…...
Teen found guilty in Young Park triple murder verdict
15+ hour, 14+ min ago (765+ words) LAS CRUCES " A jury on Wednesday found a third Young Park shooting defendant guilty on three counts of first-degree murder. In the previous trials of brothers Tomas and Nathan Rivas, ages 21 and 18, jurors returned guilty verdicts swiftly. This time, however,…...
You can see it in the trees: New Mexico foresters adapt to wildfire amid a changing landscape, climate
20+ hour, 18+ min ago (1509+ words) TAOS " J. R. Logan was working as a local journalist when he first learned that every forest " and every tree within it " retains a detailed record of its past. It was 2016 when Logan trekked into Capulin Canyon, a few miles east of…...
New Mexico launches big push to grow climate-ready forests
11+ hour, 9+ min ago (728+ words) LAS VEGAS " An estimated 7 million acres in New Mexico have burned in wildfires over the last 26 years, but parts of that land will soon be planted with millions of baby trees developed to withstand a drier, warmer world, thanks to…...
Edgewood residents angered by termination of fire and EMS contract with Santa Fe County
11+ hour, 23+ min ago (1046+ words) EDGEWOOD " Over 100 people " including several Santa Fe County firefighters " filled the Edgewood Town Hall Commission Chambers on Tuesday. Some listened intently while others voiced their displeasure over the upcoming split between Edgewood and the Santa Fe County Fire Department. The…...
OPINION: Retired New Mexico teachers blocked from helping schools
19+ hour, 14+ min ago (343+ words) When a retiree wants to provide short-term or project-based services to a school district or a state education agency, they must apply for an independent-contractor determination. In theory, this process protects both the pension system and the retiree. In practice,…...
Demolition of historic casitas next to Roundhouse underway, despite some locals' concerns
12+ hour, 46+ min ago (629+ words) SANTA FE " After standing for nearly 100 years, it only took a few days for four historic casitas in the shadow of New Mexico's state Capitol to be reduced to rubble." Construction crews began demolition work of the casitas this week…...
Opinion: What does "winning" in Iran really mean?
1+ day, 15+ hour ago (267+ words) Trump invited the Iranians to seize the opportunity for regime change and to rise up spontaneously. Fortified by an entrenched Revolutionary Guard backstopped by 10 of 90 million citizens, the theocracy that has rallied around Ali Khamenei's son, Mojtaba Khamenei, seems secure…...
Eagan era begins: Coach outlines portal plans and vision for program
1+ day, 16+ hour ago (1039+ words) The University of New Mexico's pep band played the fight song as fans clapped in unison Wednesday in at the Pit. The game-style atmosphere wasn't lost on Amy Eagan. It felt a lot like opening day for UNM's newly hired…...