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Probe reveals elaborate network of audio surveillance at Santa Fe Public Schools
18+ hour, 11+ min ago (1638+ words) Former Superintendent Hilario "Larry" Chavez in 2023. The controversy that ousted Santa Fe Public Schools' top two security officials last year began with a hardware installation. It was around 4:30 p.m. on a Tuesday in the district's Facilities and Maintenance building, according to…...
Sen. Muñoz accused of lobbying state to help son's company | Local News | santafenewmexican.com
4+ day, 16+ hour ago (1201+ words) Sen. George Muñoz, D-Gallup, chair of the Senate Finance Committee. A powerful state senator and three high-ranking New Mexico Department of Transportation employees have been snared in an ethics complaint accusing the longtime lawmaker of using the "power of his…...
Federal law requires most colleges to follow crime statistics reporting rules. In New Mexico, compliance varies.
4+ day, 17+ hour ago (1616+ words) UNM students relax near the campus duck pond Sept. 1. The Clery Act requires higher education institutions that receive federal funding to send emergency notifications for certain on-campus crimes and to compile and publish annual reports outlining yearly data on federally…...
Rep. Romero accused of 'pay to play' for directing $100K to DA's Office before landing job
4+ day, 21+ hour ago (821+ words) Rep. Andrea Romero, D-Santa Fe. Romero used her capital outlay to dole out $100,000 to the District Attorney's Office. The allocation sparked criticism from Republicans because she took a job with the DA's Office months later. A state House member who…...
1 hospitalized in morning rollover crash on I-25 near San Felipe Pueblo
4+ day, 23+ hour ago (209+ words) One person was hospitalized after crashing and rolling their vehicle early Tuesday on Interstate 25 near San Felipe Pueblo in a crash that stopped northbound traffic on the major highway for hours afterward. The first emergency call regarding the crash came…...
Lawmaker accused of 'pay to play' for directing $100K to DA's Office before landing job
5+ day, 3+ hour ago (506+ words) Rep. Andrea Romero, D-Santa Fe, speaks on the House floor on Monday, Feb. 16, 2026. A state House member who has been embroiled in controversy over a government job she took with the First Judicial District Attorney's Office is facing more scrutiny…...
Santa Fe man's death in jail prompted questions — and changes — for medical housing
5+ day, 17+ hour ago (1666+ words) Crystal Ybarra and Sabra Romero join "Conversations Differen… Miners' Colfax Medical Center's long-term care facility is a… When 53-year-old Tom Ward was booked into the Santa Fe County jail one May afternoon on a warrant for failing to appear in…...
New Mexico must do more to investigate campus sexual assault cases
1+ week, 19+ hour ago (558+ words) It’s become common practice for states to step up to protect basic rights — whether of the environment or citizens — as the federal government backs away from sensible safeguards for air, water and people. Now, because of reporting from Searchlight New…...
Ordering CYFD to bring 15-year-old back from Mexico 'absurd and impossible,' lawyers say
1+ week, 22+ hour ago (577+ words) New Mexico's child welfare agency says it would be impossible to bring a 15-year-old foster child back from Mexico, where he was sent alone over a bridge to reunite with his estranged mother. The New Mexico Department of Justice, in…...
Undocumented students share concerns over federal lawsuit to end in-state tuition
1+ week, 22+ hour ago (850+ words) CHAPARRAL — In the colonia of Chaparral — the largest unincorporated community in New Mexico, located mere miles from the U.S. Mexico border — many students are the first in their families to attend college. But the free in-state tuition that several…...