New Mexico amps up cannabis enforcement by hiring new weed cops

A sign marking a cannabis dispensary in Santa Fe County. The state’s Regulation and Licensing Department will soon hire a police chief tasked with leading a new crew of certified police officers to enforce criminal violations of the state’s...

New Mexico qualifying tourney for CMWS opens Wednesday

Winner receives berth in Connie Mack World Series which begins play July 25; Midland Southwest earns latest CMWS berth after winning Texas qualifier Scorpions' Nate Sewell pitches a fastball to 505 Panthers' Crew Pennington in the top of the third...

TUES: New Mexico Senators condemn Trump tax and spending bill after Senate passage, + More

New Mexico Senators condemn Trump tax and spending bill after Senate passage - by Kevin Hendricks, NM.news Following the narrow passage of President Donald Trump’s tax and spending bill in the Senate, New Mexico’s Democratic Senators, Ben Ray...

New Mexico State Police searching for missing man out of Dona Ana County

LAS CRUCES, N.M. (KFDA) - According to the New Mexico State Police, 23-year-old Devon N. Granado has been located. A Brittany Alert was issued early Tuesday morning asking the public to help the Dona Ana County Sheriff’s Office locate Granado....

New Mexico college unveils quantum technician boot camp with Sandia Labs

Border Wall Plans at New Mexico’s Mount Cristo Rey Raise Environmental Concerns

EL PASO—U.S. Customs and Border Protection plans to build a 1.3-mile border barrier on Mount Cristo Rey, an iconic mountain rising above the Rio Grande and the neighboring cities of Juárez and El Paso. Most of the mountain lies in Doña Ana County,...

New Mexico Lottery Powerball, Pick 3 Day results for June 30, 2025

Celebrate Independence Day: Fourth of July events across New Mexico

This Fourth of July promises spectacular celebrations across New Mexico, from Albuquerque's biggest fireworks show to Santa Fe's beloved traditions and special drone light displays. Here are some events to join the Independence Day festivities...

Army widens militarized zones in N.M. and Texas

COLUMBUS, N.M. -- The Army has posted thousands of no-entry signs in New Mexico and western Texas, declaring a new "restricted area by authority of the commander." U.S. authorities say the zones are needed to close gaps in border enforcement and...

SBA Relief Still Available to New Mexico Private Nonprofits Affected by Severe Storm and Flooding

SACRAMENTO, Calif. – The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) is reminding eligible private nonprofit (PNP) organizations in New Mexico of the Aug. 1, 2025 deadline to apply for low interest federal disaster loans to offset economic losses...

SBA Relief Still Available to New Mexico Small Businesses and Private Nonprofits Affected by Severe Storm and Flooding

SACRAMENTO, Calif. – The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) is reminding small businesses and private nonprofit (PNP) organizations in New Mexico of the Aug. 1, 2025 deadline to apply for low interest federal disaster loans to offset...

UT Dallas joins same athletic conference as West Texas A&M, Eastern New Mexico

Massive Senate spending bill promises major impact on New Mexico

What's in President Donald Trump's "One Big Beautiful Bill" and how will it affect New Mexicans? For some it will mean tax cuts, for others it could mean life and death. Here's a list of all the ways the bill could affect the Land of Enchantment....

Compliance officers to help crack down on illegal cannabis in New Mexico

ACTIVITY. CANNABIS IN FULL SUPPORT OF THE LATEST CANNABIS ENFORCEMENT LEGISLATION. THE LAW NOW IN EFFECT. FINALLY, THE LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS WILL HAVE THE ABILITY TO GO INTO STORES, TAKE ILLICIT PRODUCT THAT ISN’T MEANT TO BE IN OUR MARKET...

Denton Enterprise Airport will add 44 private hangars built by father-and-son New Mexico company

Kenny Hinkes had purchased the red Cessna aircraft in 2019 to teach his son Jack how to fly and figured it would be easy to find a place to store it. A real estate developer and a pilot with nearly 50 years' experience at the time, Hinkes was...

More Pot Police Coming To New Mexico

A new "pot Po - Po posse" will soon ride across New Mexico as additional new officers start watching pot sales in the land of enchantment more closely. From "seed to sale", as they say, all marijuana transactions in NM are monitored vey closely....

Landmark New Mexico oil pollution lawsuit appealed to state Supreme Court

A coalition of Indigenous, youth and environmental organizations joined community members in appealing the New Mexico Supreme Court Tuesday to hear their landmark lawsuit, which challenges the state’s alleged failure to protect public health and...

New Mexico reproductive health care forges on while clinics close across the country

Advocates say federal cuts are threatening reproductive health care across the country, with research grinding to a halt from lost grants and service providers shutting their doors as donors have started to disappear. But New Mexico is bucking...

New Mexico political leaders discuss 'big, beautiful bill'

New Mexico politicians are debating what the "big, beautiful bill" means for the state."I am really excited for this bill to be passed because I think that the New Mexicans, especially, will be directly affected by all the tax cuts and tax...

Wandering wolf “Ella” found dead in New Mexico

A Mexican gray was found dead March 30, 2025, after being spotted north of Interstate 40 near Mount Taylor in New Mexico the week before. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has indicated that the cause of Ella’s death is under investigation. She...