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More fields could go unplanted under New Mexico water plan

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham’s top water adviser on Tuesday warned New Mexico lawmakers that snowpack runoff is expected to be grim this spring and that the arid state needs readily available tools so it can accommodate years with particularly slim supplies.

DATE: Jan 25, 2022 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

Beavers force removal of trees along Durango’s Animas River Trail

Parks and Recreation cut down three cottonwoods at risk of falling

DATE: Jan 25, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

Former Mancos teacher pleads not guilty to sexual assault of student

Case set for trial in July Armando Lee-Martinez, the Mancos teacher accused last year of sexually assaulting a student and tampering with evidence, has pleaded not guilty. In a Tuesday arr...

DATE: Jan 25, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

Trial seeking damages from Durango railroad for 416 Fire pushed back

More than 30 property owners and businesses accuse D&SNG of disregarding known risk

DATE: Jan 24, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

Update: Police identify three people found dead in Cortez home

Two died from blunt-force trauma; one from a gunshot wound

DATE: Jan 24, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

Colorado lawmakers want to tweak how at-risk students are counted

At-risk students are counted as those signed up for free or reduced-price lunch, a metric lawmakers say has become inaccurate during pandemic

DATE: Jan 24, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

Montezuma-Cortez schools limit tracing of COVID cases

Letter reportedly written with school board president’s guidance; Southwest Health notes highest positivity rate since onset of pandemic

DATE: Jan 24, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

Investigators find ‘substantial reason’ to believe Rep. Doug Lamborn misused official resources

Aides told investigators they were frequently asked to run errands for Lamborn’s wife, Jeanie, and that they were instructed to help Lamborn’s son apply for a federal job

DATE: Jan 24, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

New Mexico considers clampdown on violent criminal cases

ALBUQUERQUE – Mothers who lost their sons to violence in New Mexico testified Monday that something has to be done to keep suspects accused of brutal crimes behind bars ahead of their trials...

DATE: Jan 24, 2022 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

Some legislators in New Mexico tire of amateur status

SANTA FE, –The nation’s only unsalaried legislature in New Mexico is considering whether to abandon its amateur status. A proposed constitutional amendment from Democratic Sens. Daniel Ivey-...

DATE: Jan 24, 2022 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

New Mexico educators rally amid growing teacher shortage

SANTA FE – Educators on Sunday called on state lawmakers to do something about the shortage of teachers in New Mexico, saying schools are at a critical juncture because of the historic level...

DATE: Jan 24, 2022 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

New initiative aims to boost bilingual teachers in Santa Fe

SANTA FE – Dozens of teachers at Santa Fe Public Schools are planning to take part in a new initiative aimed at boosting the number of educators trained to teach English as a second language...

DATE: Jan 24, 2022 | CATEGORY: New Mexico