Abandoned oil and gas wells could cost New Mexico more than $200 million and take a decade to clean up.

“... it was the epoch of belief...”

Starting July 1, hair braiders will be exempt from the requirement of a cosmetology license to practice hair braiding due to the recently signed “Exempting Hair Braiding from Provisions of the Barbers and Cosmetologists Act.”

Veteran trainer Tony Sedillo hopes to dominate this weekend’s trials for the Zia Futurity and Zia Derby.

The very best thing about family gatherings like fourth of July is the abundance of food, especially if you opt for potluck style.

The 105 campers in attendance broke last year’s record of 80.  

I want to invite you to consider the phrase “The pursuit of happiness.”

In recent weeks the media again has been pre-occupied by celebrities, including the ones attending the Bezos-Sanchez wedding in Venice, and the “news” that it took 900 hours to make the bride’s dress.

Iran had been reduced to an anemic, performance-art missile attack on our base in Qatar -- the last Parthian shot from a terrified regime, desperate for an out -- and a ceasefire.

Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) has made yet another attempt to revise his plan to put public land up for sale in the federal reconciliation bill. Lee’s original plan would have had 14 million acres of public land in the West eligible to private buyers. However, the public land sale was removed from the bill earlier this week for violating the congressional Byrd rule.

I came across this information last week while I was researching the Depression and was surprised to learn that we’ve been having pretty much the same arguments over public lands for the better part of a century.

Manager Manón Arnett of Amy’s Fireworks says safety is crucial for customers looking to celebrate this Fourth of July.