CULTURE | NEW MEXICO Luminarias or farolitos? State historian Rob Martinez sheds light on a New Mexico holiday tradition
NEW MEXICO New SNAP work requirements will affect 55,000 New Mexicans 'One Big Beautiful Bill Act' changes to SNAP work requirements go into effect next year
ENVIRONMENT New Mexico awards $26 million in grant funds to seven brackish water projects First grants awarded under new Strategic Water Supply program
LOCAL COLUMN OPINION: New Mexico’s water use is not sustainable. That places our future at great risk. New Mexico needs plan to create sustainable water use along Rio Grande
ENVIRONMENT Gray wolf relocated from New Mexico back to Colorado States' agreement to relocate wandering Colorado wolves used for first time
TECHNOLOGY With new tech and science roadmap, New Mexico looks to turn research strength into economic growth
PREPS Meet the Journal's 2025 All-Metro volleyball team Three future Division I players are among the first and second teams
YOUTH SPORTS Running hot and cold: New Mexico runners earn 17 All American awards at national XC championships Gianna Chavez earns fourth in boys 8-and-under race
COMMUNITY COUNCIL OPINION: Cooperation needed to roll out balanced path forward for health care system
LEGISLATURE 2026 Hazy horizons? Revised climate change bill set to generate debate at Roundhouse Legislation would codify governor's 2019 executive order in state law
NEW MEXICO New Mexico senators ask for post-fire money to clean up public lands Sen. Martin Heinrich also leads letter asking for more information on Forest Service wildfire preparedness ahead of 2026 fire season
GOVERNMENT Lawmakers express budgetary unease over universal child care initiative Cabinet secretary faces pushback amid scaled-back revenue estimates
CRIME Two plead guilty, third charged in Las Cruces, Los Lunas bank robberies Bank robber admits to heists
New Mexico First abandoned uranium mine cleanups have begun under New Mexico initiative Cleanups underway at five mines in Grants Mining District
EVENTS | NEW MEXICO Looking for some holiday lights? Here are some spots across the state celebrating the season
THEATER | ALBUQUERQUE Visions of sugar plums ... and Zozobra? 15th annual 'Nutcracker in the Land of Enchantment' returns to NHCC
