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Democratic gubernatorial candidate Deb Haaland speaks with her arms extended outside Grand Summit Recovery and Workforce Development in Albuquerque, with a chain-link fence behind her.
Elections

New Mexico Election 2026: trail notes

With the June 2 primary approaching, New Mexico campaigns trade complaints, endorsements and outside spending while nearly 140,000 voters cast ballots early.

Joshua Bowling
A sign identifies the United States Courthouse at 100 N. Church St. outside a stone building in Las Cruces.
Federal Court

Fugitive who used dead man’s identity for decades in Weed pleads guilty

Stephen Craig Campbell admitted using another man’s identity while hiding in rural Otero County from a Wyoming warrant dating to 1983.

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A woman casts a ballot at a voting booth while other voters stand inside a polling location in Doña Ana County.
Elections

Doña Ana County launches online ballot image, election record portal

Doña Ana County has launched Ballot Verifier, an online portal where residents can view ballot images and Cast Vote Records from the 2025 local election.

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Manuel González, wearing a black cap and light blue shirt, looks down at papers in his hands while seated beside a microphone before a live “Pass the Sopapillas” taping at KRWG Studios.
Community

‘Pass the Sopapillas’ brings southern New Mexico solutions to the table in Las Cruces

At the first Las Cruces taping of “Pass the Sopapillas,” New Mexico leaders discussed jobs, family economic security and locally rooted solutions.

Damien Willis
A FastTrack Fuel sign displays gas prices above an intersection lined with businesses and traffic lights in New Mexico.
Gas Prices

By the #s: Where New Mexico gas prices have risen the most since the Iran war began

Regular gas prices in New Mexico have risen nearly $1.50 per gallon since February, with Taos County seeing the largest increase and Harding County paying the most.

Patrick Lohmann
Doña Ana Fire Rescue firefighters wearing protective gear and air tanks stand near a smoke-damaged mobile home after a fire in Anthony.
Fire

One treated for smoke inhalation after mobile home fire in Anthony

One person was treated for smoke inhalation after a mobile home fire Saturday afternoon in Anthony. The cause remains under investigation.

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Republican Party of New Mexico Chairwoman Amy Barela, wearing a red dress, speaks with attendees at a party event as a row of American flags lines the stage behind her.
Politics

Republican Party of New Mexico appeals to state Supreme Court to overturn chairwoman’s ouster

New Mexico Republicans are asking the state Supreme Court to overturn a ruling removing Chairwoman Amy Barela and restricting party endorsements during the primary.

Patrick Lohmann
Three New Mexico State University graduate students wearing lab coats, hairnets and gloves prepare ice cream ingredients on a stainless steel worktable in the campus food science dairy lab.
NMSU

NMSU lab helps sweeten the deal for major ice cream producers

NMSU’s food science dairy lab is helping major ice cream companies improve quality, reduce waste and explore innovations including slower-melting ice cream.

Adriana M. ChĂĄvez
Four researchers pose in a collage tied to an NMSU study on daylight saving time and mental health.
NMSU

NMSU researchers: Daylight saving time may worsen cognitive, psychological problems

A new study involving NMSU researchers examines how shifting clocks twice a year may affect sleep, mood and cognitive function.

Carlos Carrillo LĂłpez
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