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The Animas River in Northern New Mexico is closed to the public after the Environmental Protection Agency accidentally triggered a 1 million gallon dump of mine waste. The latest from the Farmington Daily Times.
The Santa Fe County Commission has approved a $40 million expansion at Christus St. Vincent Regional Medical Center.
More than 200 anti-nuke protesters marked the 70th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima with a peaceful march from Ashley Pond to the gates of the Los Alamos National Laboratory, where nuclear weapons research continues.
More than 200 anti-nuke protesters marked the 70th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima with a peaceful march from Ashley Pond to the gates of the Los Alamos National Laboratory, where nuclear weapons research continues.
Staci Matlock was there. Most of the marchers say it's time for the country to ban the development of nuclear bombs forever.
Read it at the Albuquerque Journal.
Mark Oswald reports that some folks familiar with a decade-old theft case at the labs want the feds to reopen their investigation.
Read his story at the Albuquerque Journal.
A group of former state prosecutors who were fired by Attorney General Hector Balderas earlier this year have lost their appeal at the State Personnel Board.
During yesterday's preliminary hearing, a defense expert says he didn't see any evidence that James Boyd, a homeless camper who was shot and killed by Albuquerque police officers, was actually trying to surrender.
In fact, the expert says he thinks the two officers did everything right.
US Sen. Martin Heinrich (D, N.M.) says he continues to support the controversial nuclear deal Secretary of State John Kerry negotiated with Iran.
Paul Guessing, an outspoken critic of government spending and entitlement program, says the governor's proposal to impose new work requirements on most people receiving supplemental nutrition benefits isn't onerous.
The Morning Word is a little late today. We've been pounding it out on an old 2007 Compaq computer. On Monday, look for the state round-up a little early. We're not going back to school, but we are off to search for a new computer during New Mexico's Tax-Free weekend.
Santa Fe Reporter