The story of Gabby Petito’s disappearance grabbed attention, headlines and dominated social media for weeks.

Paying teachers what they are worth is vital. But creating a consistent, sustainable plan to find and keep them is just as important.

In 18 months or so, a center for teenagers in the middle of the community where they live will be open for fun, education, community building, art projects and exercise.

Calves can be be potty trained — and it may help slow climate change.

Shaming people who are poor and need help for their children hardly delivers the aid they require or the results society wants — which is to lift people out of poverty…

To all who complain about trash and the need to clean up Santa Fe: This is your moment.

Meow Wolf isn’t slowing down.

Of the $14 trillion spent by the Pentagon since the Sept. 11, 2001, attack on the United States, up to half went to for-profit defense contractors.

New Mexico needs to make sure its blue skies are free of pollution — setting standards to protect the health of all who live here. Gorgeous views in all parts of the s…

Local news has similarities the world over. That’s the lesson of a recent conversation between journalists from Latvia and Santa Fe.

Considering the next presidential campaign already seems to be gearing up, it’s understandable that people might lose sight of elections closer to home. Many folks jus…

Unanswered questions — disturbing ones — surround the case of a former school health aide charged with three second-degree felony counts of molesting a child.

When the 309th Fiesta de Santa Fe kicks off Friday, let us all breathe a sigh of relief. City residents once more can come together to reflect on their heritage, conti…

Between 6:30 and 10:30 p.m. Saturday, a vandal painted a swastika on the wall outside the Santa Fe home of a Jewish man.

Refugees from Afghanistan are arriving in New Mexico, and they will need our help.

Weather and time are taking their toll on the beloved sculptures, located on the East Alameda Trail since 2004.

The bosses at Public Service Company of New Mexico have made it clear.

No one who lives in New Mexico can be surprised to learn the state has a problem with drug and alcohol abuse. Still, the numbers are staggering and growing worse.

Zozobra: A collective scapegoat for life’s miseries, a sacrifice to swallow gloom and release it via smoke into the sky.

The labor market upheaval of the past 18 months is taking an interesting turn as federal pandemic-related unemployment benefits expire this month — right around Labor …

Federal and private programs that help American children and adults from going hungry have been altered during the pandemic — and unlike most things that are different…

Welcoming refugees is a well-known act of human kindness — and for Christians and Jews, one of the more important tenets of their religions.

Fighting a pandemic should not have been contentious.

Lorraine Price was a Santa Fe education legend.

Plans are useless without follow-through, but having the state Department of Transportation go all out to improve pedestrian safety will save lives.

The Public Education Commission this week is considering an application from a potential K-8 charter school to be located in Santa Fe.

The day after Santa Fe Indian Market is one when people exhale a sigh of relief. The summer season, with tourists and crowds, is more or less at an end.

Amid very real tragedies of summer 2021 — pandemic suffering, raging wildfires, the tumultuous end to the war in Afghanistan — it can be hard to remain upbeat.

No one can say the people of Earth have not been warned.

The burning of Zozobra is an only-in-Santa Fe community event that combines a pagan’s love of fire with a rambunctious gathering, all to eliminate despair and worry in…

The mask mandate is not government overreach. It's an attempt to once again keep hospitals from collapsing.

Any time children use a gun and hurt themselves or others, this is the first question that must be asked: How did the child obtain a weapon?

Santa Fe is about to get a big taste of what it means to live with COVID-19 — tens of thousands of people will be in town for Santa Fe Indian Market and other markets …

After the first week, it's possible to better assess what else our children need that families might not be able to provide.

New Mexico isn’t growing as fast as the rest of the country — and given the reality of drought, climate change and impending water shortages, perhaps the 2020 U.S. cen…

To keep track of all the happenings, The Santa Fe New Mexican has created our newest magazine — Legacy, which introduces the markets, events, and most of all, the people who celebrate Native arts and culture during August in Santa Fe. 

Legislators need to understand that a Congress unable to make policy is worthless.

A child injured while trying to cross a street near a school is a nightmare for every parent and school employee. And on Monday that’s exactly what happened on Richard…

Members of the Citizen Redistricting Committee have been busy in recent weeks, meeting across New Mexico to discuss how districts for the state House, Senate, Public E…

The pandemic of recent months, with disagreements over masks and vaccines, has heightened tensions already raw because of the great divisions in the country.

Local control is considered by many to be the end-all and be-all, a belief that government closest to the people governs best.

The sudden rains of New Mexico’s monsoons can be unsettling, even for longtime residents.

A certain Mr. Smith became famous in the Jimmy Stewart film for taking on the establishment in Washington, D.C.

Employers must step up. They can offer time off for people who get shots, conduct vaccination clinics on site to make shots convenient and educate vaccine hesitant.

A proposal would turn a vacant lot north of Airport Road into a mixed-use housing complex for low-income renters — 93 to 120 units are possible.

With COVID-19 spiking once more across the country, thanks to the delta variant and vaccine hesitancy, the Public Education Department is reviewing guidelines for schools.

Whatever your opinion on Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham’s policies, serving in her Cabinet can be a challenge. Just witness the turnover in top spots in her administration.

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The revelation that a prominent state House leader was being investigated by the Attorney General’s Office on suspicion of racketeering, money laundering, receiving il…

Amid the bustle as summer months come to a close, a bit of quiet is appreciated. And the IAIA Museum of Contemporary Native Arts is offering an in-town escape for ever…

A pandemic is a moving target — that’s been true since the beginning, as scientists learn more about how COVID-19 spreads, infects and kills.