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New Mexico State Police arrest suspect in Monday morning shooting
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – New Mexico State Police arrested 22-year-old Paul Marquez, accused of shooting at another vehicle on Paseo Del Norte near 2nd St. Monday morning. NMSP says an officer saw Marquez traveling east on Paseo Del Norte when he pulled up next to another vehicle and fired three shots into the passenger side of the […]
New Mexico judge halts state mandate for school districts to adopt calendars with more school days
A new mandate that requires school districts across New Mexico to adopt calendars that consist of at least 180 days was put on hold by a judge on Monday while he considers the change's legality.Dozens of school districts and superintendents have been challenging the state Public Education Department over the change. Teacher unions and Republican lawmakers also have raised concerns about the rule. In granting the school districts' request for a preliminary injunction, Judge Dustin Hunter said the rule undermines the Legislature's intent when it adopted legislation in 2023 that called for extending the number of hours children spend...
WANTED: Hundreds of instructors to help New Mexico kids read, pay starts at $35 per hour
State officials are looking to hire workers — teachers and non-teachers alike — to teach elementary and middle school students how to read this summer. The New Mexico Summer Reading Program will provide reading instruction in small group, four-hour classes of children ranging in age from those becoming kindergarteners to ninth graders. People hired to […] The post WANTED: Hundreds of instructors to help New Mexico kids read, pay starts at $35 per hour appeared first on Source New Mexico.
New Mexico murder suspect caught in Abilene waives detention hearings
A New Mexico murder suspect caught in Abilene last week is now on his way back to New Mexico. 26-year-old Alek Isaiah Collins was in federal court in Abilene today and waived any further detention hearings in Abilene. Collins is accused of killing 23-year-old Taryn Allen and 23-year-old Samantha Harley...
Thousands of New Mexico could benefit from free Hepatitis C testing
State health officials are encouraging all New Mexico adults to get free diagnostic testing for Hepatitis C in order to prevent it from spreading. Federal guidelines under the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends Hepatitis C (HCV) testing at least once in a lifetime for everyone aged 18 or older, and for all pregnant […] The post Thousands of New Mexico could benefit from free Hepatitis C testing appeared first on Source New Mexico.
New Mexico to stand in for California as McConaughey stars in film about a 2018 deadly wildfire
New Mexico is standing in for California in a new film as Jamie Lee Curtis’ production company and others tell the story of a bus driver and a school teacher who rescued students during the deadliest and most destructive wildfire in California’s history. The 2018 blaze killed 85 people and nearly erased the community of Paradise in the Sierra Nevada foothills. Some residents have returned to help make something new, while others are still haunted by their memories.Curtis was among those marking the five-year anniversary in November when she posted on social media about the people of Paradise having...
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