ALBUQUERQUE (AP) — Workers at the nation’s only underground nuclear waste repository have started using a newly mined disposal area at the underground facility in southern New Mexico.
The Biden administration is easing some oil sanctions on Venezuela in an effort to support newly restarted negotiations between the Venezuelan government and its opposition.
In cities across Europe, officials are wrestling with a choice this Christmas. They could dim festive lighting to send a message of energy conservation. Or they could let the lights blaze in a message of defiance.
Building Santa Fe
There are better ideas than rent control
In 1985, graffiti on a wall outside the Harvard Housing Office in Cambridge, Mass., said “Hell is looking for an apartment in Cambridge. Heaven is finding one under re…
Germany’s socially liberal government is moving ahead with plans to ease the rules for obtaining citizenship in the European Union’s most populous country, a drive that is opposed by the conservative opposition.
The change, college President Becky Rowley said, is intended to advance equity and degree completion.
Roman "Tiger" Abeyta begins a new leadership role at Santa Fe Community Housing Trust that will revolve around a notorious issue throughout the city and the county — affordable housing.
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Holiday wonder lights up Santa Fe Plaza
A crowd on the Plaza erupted with delight Friday evening as organizers turned on 30,000 LED lights strung in trees to kick off Santa Fe’s holiday season.
10 who made a difference
Honor guard stands for fallen comrades
"If a fallen veteran is buried without family, they step in to be that family," said Post 12 Commander Carmela Quintana.
Led by author and researcher David Marler, the National UFO Historical Records Center plan to establish the largest historical archive dedicated to the preservation and centralization of UFO information in the United States.
Law enforcement shut down a section of Hyde Park Road leading up to the ski basin at about 11 a.m.
Tree-cutting permits are available online or can be purchased in person at one of seven district ranger stations.
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Fans flock to Railyard to watch U.S.-England
Soccer fans gathered in the Railyard on Friday to watch the U.S. and England play to a 0-0 draw in the World Cup.
Most eligible Americans haven’t gotten the latest boosters. And many have stopped wearing masks.
Authorities investigating the fatal shootings of six people at a Walmart said the shooter bought the gun just hours before and left a note on his phone listing grievances against co-workers.
President Joe Biden and the Democrats have become increasingly emboldened in pushing for stronger gun controls, and they're doing so with no clear electoral consequences. The tough talk reflects steady progress that gun control advocates have made.
Elon Musk says that Twitter plans to relaunch its premium service that will offer different colored check marks to accounts next week.
A mass shooting at a popular gay club in Colorado Springs has resurfaced questions about the city's past and future among its residents.
Netflix’s trailblazing DVD-by-mail rental service has been relegated as a relic in the age of video streaming, but there is still a steady audience of diehards who are happily paying to receive those discs in the iconic red-and-white envelopes.
Experts say there is not enough focus on how to prevent workplace violence.
A witness says that the Walmart supervisor who shot and killed six coworkers in Virginia seemed to target people and shot some victims after they were already hit and appeared to be dead.
10 who made a difference
Andrew Lustig: Healing on the front lines
Lustig created the nonprofit Global Outreach Doctors, which provides critical medical care to those in need around the world.
Ringside Seat
GOP chairman has apologists; does he have the votes?
Republicans this month lost all 10 elections for statewide offices, including governor. An upstart Democrat defeated the only Republican to hold a New Mexico congressional seat.
“The slow season in Santa Fe is becoming smaller and smaller,” said the managing director of Rosewood Inn of the Anasazi.
The court was asked to end its stay on the state PRC's June order for PNM to begin providing electric rate credits following the shutdown of the San Juan Generating Station.
On Thursday, 11 out of the 86 trails were groomed and open, as well as five of seven lifts.
After a 3,300-mile flight, the pups and their mom are at the Animal Rescue Fund in New York awaiting adoption.
The billionaire’s announcement Thursday came after he asked in a poll posted to his timeline to vote on reinstatements for accounts that have not “broken the law or engaged in egregious spam.”
Nic Grzecka built Club Q into an enclave that sustained the LGBTQ community in the conservative-leaning Colorado Springs, Colo.
Jessamyn Land, who worked as a second assistant director on the film, said the production may be in financial trouble because some crew members have yet to be paid.
Stories Behind the Stars is a national nonprofit initiative helping to record the military careers of those who died during the war.
Residents have come up with a proposal for local regulators to consider as they fight for environmental justice.
Throngs of spectators have lined the streets of New York as colorful, high-flying balloons help usher in the holiday season at the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade.
While Black Friday will mark a return to familiar holiday shopping patterns, uncertainty still remains.
Long-time reformist leader Anwar Ibrahim has been sworn in as Malaysia’s prime minister.
Rescue Report
Animal rescuer pours heart into saving unwanted pets
Donna Leschne will not rescue just one pup from a litter. It is all or nothing.
Tales of Tails
Giving thanks for dogs
Whatever the case, thousands of generations pass, and dogs as we know them became our first nonhuman companions.
Foster kittens and puppies will be available for a $10 adoption fee and all adult pets are fee waived.
10 who made a difference
Michaelann Perea: Spirit of giving lives on
An active community volunteer, Perea inspired the Santa Fe New Mexican to create a posthumous award in her honor as part the newspaper's annual 10 Who Made a Difference volunteer recognition program.
Henry Adamé, who runs a contracting company in Santa Fe, is doing his best to give back to those who find themselves in similar shoes to those he walked in 12 years ago.
10 who made a difference
Joan and Arthur 'Low Low' Medina: Love from a lowrider trunk
The Española couple volunteer to help organize local events and anything else they can do to lift neighbors in need.
The annual celebration of lights begins at 5:15 p.m. Friday with live performances and refreshments.
Aaliyah Montoya of Santa Fe is recovering from the surgery in Denver alongside her parents and siblings.
Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham tested positive for COVID-19 late Wednesday afternoon, the Governor's Office announced, and is isolating at the governor’s mansion.
Each year, hundreds of people receive aid from the fund during the holiday season to help cover rent payments, medical bills, utility costs, car repairs, home improvements and other needs.
Police and witnesses say a manager at a Virginia Walmart pulled out a handgun before a routine employee meeting and began firing wildly in the break room, killing six people and injuring at least six others.
Researchers in Tennessee say they have successfully used artificial intelligence in a group of wirelessly connected cars to help ease rush hour traffic on Interstate 24.
Prepare for a side dish of snowflakes with your Thanksgiving turkey.
A photo on Page A-1 published Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2022, about new Republican leaders in the state House of Representatives was not of Rep. Gail Armstrong, R-Magdalena.…
Jerome Naranjo is in stable condition at an Albuquerque hospital, according to a news release.
To honor the people working quietly and tirelessly to bolster Santa Fe and surrounding towns, The New Mexican continues its decades-long tradition of recognizing some of the dedicated volunteers whose service is changing lives.
