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World folk art market to open in Santa Fe

SANTA FE – It’s more than the world’s largest folk art market. It’s about keeping traditions alive and helping artisans from developing countries use their skills to start their own business...

DATE: Jul 2, 2015 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Archaeologists call for Chaco protection

They say oil, gas industry threatens cultural resource

DATE: Jul 1, 2015 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life

Student achievement poor in N.M. middle schools

ALBUQUERQUE – With New Mexico’s focus centered on building reading skills among younger students and ensuring that high school students make it to graduation, the state’s middle schools have...

DATE: Jun 26, 2015 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Hydraulic-fracking halt sought in N.W. New Mexico

San Juan Basin one of largest natural-gas fields in the country

DATE: Jun 1, 2015 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Power plant decision delayed

SANTA FE, N.M. – New Mexico regulators on Wednesday gave Public Service Co. of New Mexico more time to ink agreements with a mining company, further delaying a decision that will affect the ...

DATE: May 26, 2015 | CATEGORY: Regional News

3 generations attend to O’Keeffe home, studio

ALBUQUERQUE – Georgia O’Keeffe’s home and studio is just the way she left it, from the record player in the living room to the spices in the kitchen and the pebbles the painter collected whi...

DATE: May 8, 2015 | CATEGORY: Regional News

North America’s largest powwow draws thousands

ALBUQUERQUE – Droves of Native American and other indigenous performers and spectators have converged in New Mexico for the 32nd annual Gathering of Nations, North America’s largest powwow. ...

DATE: Apr 24, 2015 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Craigslist gets a helping hand

Police offer up their parking lot to safely complete online sales

DATE: Apr 18, 2015 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Funding in short supply for water projects

ALBUQUERQUE – A pipeline project intended to bring billions of gallons of water a year to a drought-stricken section of eastern New Mexico represents a lifeline to parched communities that a...

DATE: Mar 29, 2015 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Art found in drug den returned

ALBUQUERQUE – Albuquerque Police Officer Martin Smith was making a final sweep of a condemned apartment that had become a hangout for heroin and meth addicts. On the floor, he fo...

DATE: Mar 13, 2015 | CATEGORY: Regional News