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Scholarship program honors Montezuma-Cortez student; encourages new round of applicants

M-CHS student Shylee Graf selected as scholarship recipient; program taking applications

DATE: Dec 14, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

EPA stops White Mesa mill from receiving toxic waste from uranium sites

Ute Mountain Utes say company might be polluting well water

DATE: Dec 13, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

New Mexico redistricting stalls amid discord on tribal plan

SANTA FE – A state Senate redistricting plan is in limbo amid a standoff over Native American political priorities and efforts by lawmakers to avoid competitive pairing of incumbents in the ...

DATE: Dec 13, 2021 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

New Mexico reports its first case of the omicron variant

SANTA FE – The New Mexico Department of Health on Monday announced the state’s first identified case of the COVID-19 omicron variant. Health officials said the case was identified Sunday an...

DATE: Dec 13, 2021 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

Owner of mine to pay $1.6 million in settlement for Gold King blowout

Money will go toward restoration projects in areas damaged by spill

DATE: Dec 13, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

Drug trafficking presentation will be held at Lewis-Arriola community center

Sheriff’s Office connects hard drug trade with Mexican cartels

DATE: Dec 13, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

Sleeping Ute Apartments in Cortez to be sold and upgraded

Complex will remain low-income housing

DATE: Dec 13, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

Outdoor recreation showing signs of recovery in New Mexico

CARLSBAD, N.M. – New Mexico’s multibillion-dollar outdoor recreation industry struggled in 2020 amid the COVID-19 pandemic but was already recovering, officials said, as businesses reopened ...

DATE: Dec 13, 2021 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

New Mexico Legislature sends redistricting plan to governor

SANTA FE – Democratic legislators in New Mexico on Saturday approved an overhaul of the state’s three congressional districts that would reshape a southern district in an oil-production regi...

DATE: Dec 13, 2021 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

Feds: Fentanyl is the No. 1 drug driving Albuquerque crime

ALBUQUERQUE – Authorities say fentanyl is the No. 1 drug driving crime and violence in Albuquerque. Drug Enforcement Administration said agents seized 242 pounds of fentanyl in the past fisc...

DATE: Dec 13, 2021 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

Shop with a Cop brings families, officers together for the holidays

The event helped 24 local elementary students and their families cross some holiday shopping off their to-do list

DATE: Dec 13, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

Endowment created to fund book drive in Montezuma and Dolores counties

An endowment fund has been created through Onward! to resurrect Dolly Parton’s Imaginary Library program in Montezuma and Dolores counties. The program mails age-appropriate books to to chil...

DATE: Dec 13, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

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