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New Mexico Pint Glass Day returns June 17 with Route 66 centennial design
16+ hour, 20+ min ago (672+ words) BREWERIES | NEW MEXICO WHEN: Wednesday, June 17 HOW MUCH: Varies by location (may include beer pour with purchase) Bathtub Row Brewing Co-Op Box Canyon Brewing Co. Boxing Bear Brewing Co. Ex Novo Brewing Co. High & Dry Brewing La Cumbre Brewing Co....
UNM Wind Symphony heads to Rio de Janeiro this summer
15+ hour, 34+ min ago (553+ words) To learn more about the UNM Wind Symphony's upcoming trip to Brazil, or to donate, visit'goto. unm. edu/qslte This summer, the University of New Mexico Wind Symphony, the university's premiere wind ensemble consisting of over 50 undergraduate and graduate students,…...
Local bookstore owner reviews thrilling novel 'Whalefall"
16+ hour, 55+ min ago (563+ words) Support local news. Please select your privacy preferences to continue. Author Daniel Kraus" new book "Angel Down" was recently crowned the winner of the 2026 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. I was thrilled that Mr. Kraus was awarded this prestigious prize. In…...
Author events at ABQ, Santa Fe bookstores this week
16+ hour, 56+ min ago (565+ words) The Albuquerque bookstore is hosting three authors Sunday, May 31. Rittenhouse was also a writer, a printer and a historian of the American West. Publishers Weekly, a trade publication, called the biography "a solid tribute to a celebrated bookman." Farmer is…...
From a local judge: The essential role of jury duty in New Mexico's justice system
11+ hour, 17+ min ago (444+ words) Jury trials have long been an integral and important cornerstone of every known democratic society. Trial by jury can be traced as far back as 2, 500 years ago to Athens, Greece. The purpose of juries was to promote democratic accountability by…...
'A huge game changer': Across New Mexico, drones are proving a help and hindrance in emergencies
8+ hour, 22+ min ago (294+ words) Police shot and killed a person Friday evening in Northeast Albuquerque. Gilbert Gallegos, an Albuquerque police spokesperson, said no officers were injured and the person died at the scene of the shooting, which unfolded near San Mateo and Central." Gallegos…...
Las Cruces accused of secret policy meetings by watchdog group
10+ hour, 44+ min ago (985+ words) LAS CRUCES " A prominent government transparency advocate is accusing the city of Las Cruces of unlawfully convening a select committee that conducted public business out of public view for years. The New Mexico Foundation for Open Government has notified the…...
NM governor's race spending tops a record-breaking $17 million
13+ hour, 44+ min ago (1079+ words) SANTA FE " While some parts of New Mexico's economy might be struggling, the state's political sector does not appear to be one of them. Fundraising reports filed this week show candidate spending on New Mexico's open race for governor has…...
Supreme Court orders lesser charge in 2020 shooting death
16+ hour, 44+ min ago (672+ words) The New Mexico Supreme Court this week tossed Roman Cerna's first-degree murder conviction in a 2020 fatal shooting and ordered a lower court judge to instead enter a judgment on a lesser charge of second-degree murder. A jury in 2024 convicted Cerna,…...
State Land Office hears praise, pushback on tougher oil and gas bonding rules
16+ hour, 53+ min ago (1098+ words) Support local news. Please select your privacy preferences to continue. State Land Commissioner Stephanie Garcia Richard wants oil and gas companies to pay more in upfront cleanup costs before they extract minerals from state trust lands. She says that land…...