New Mexico's state lawmakers are hitting the gas pedal on proposed solutions to some of New Mexico's biggest issues.

State lawmakers made progress on several big initiatives in the first full week of New Mexico's 60-day legislative session.

The ordinance increases the penalties for violating the noise ordinance to $500, with an option for community service instead.

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Doña Ana County Fire Rescue Chief Shannon Cherry retired effective Friday, Jan. 31, the County said in a news release. Cherry served in various roles for more than

The opening of the New Mexico Legislature was largely eclipsed by the Presidential Inauguration last week. Even the State of the State address, Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham's seventh, was subdued (but not truncated – the Governor held forth for some 45 minutes).

El Paso County commissioners got the ball rolling last week on a land swap agreement to map out the future of the New Santa Fe Trail during construction of an

Creating a new state-of-the-art treatment plant would have a whopping price tag for the city, but could include benefits hard to quantify with numbers.

Check out community events around New Mexico from January 31 to February 6. Albuquerque January 31-February 1 The Show – Albuquerque’s longest-running comedy show

A committee that helps immigrant communities in Santa Fe has been dormant for the last several years. But now, following Wednesday’s City Council meeting in the state’s capital, the Immigration Committee will once again be back in full swing.

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Santa Fe police used rubber bullets, a stun gun and a police dog Wednesday night against a man accused of pointing a fake handgun at another man while naked from the waist down. Police allege David Gebhardt,