Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Friday signed most of the legislation passed during this week’s special session of the New Mexico Legislature, according to a news release from her office.

Our success as a species is often attributed to our use of tools, our facility with language, and our mastery of fire.

In whirlwind fashion, Trump has inserted himself into the middle of numerous border wars.

Early voting starts today for the 2025 General Election, with candidates for several local offices vying for the posts.

The special session, the first of 2025, was called by Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham to address a sweeping list of topics including the state’s efforts to account for federal funding cuts enacted July 4 when President Donald Trump signed a spending bill known by supporters as the “One Big Beautiful Bill.”

The investigation by the Bureau of Land Management began in June 2025, when special agents received a tip that the men were using a vacuum truck to pump oil out of the lines owned by Plains All American Pipeline, storing it at a facility in Carlsbad and driving it to Texas for sale.

According to Jim Eckles in his book “Trinity,” a few small instrumentation bunkers were also constructed closer to ground zero.

There are 40 cows and 1,760 acres participating in the virtual fence program.

Drug overdose-related emergency department visits also rose by 81% in Rio Arriba County, 131% in Santa Fe County and 206% in Taos County.

Information taken from Artesia Police Department arrest records and dispatch calls. All suspects are innocent until proven guilty.

Anglers looking for the ideal trout-fishing conditions should venture to the northern part of the Land of Enchantment as fish-catching opportunities there are good using all kinds of bait.

A look at community events around Artesia.