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A bill that would allow New Mexico judges to issue longer prison sentences for certain fentanyl trafficking convictions ...

Bills toughening penalties for fentanyl trafficking moved forward in both the Roundhouse and the U.S. Capitol Friday, dividing Democrats between tough-on-crime advocates and those who don't think ...

Guns, oil and gas and the continued backlash to the Trump administration's policies in deep-blue Santa Fe have been among the ...

With the high risk of wildfires given New Mexico’s dry, warm winter the city of Santa Fe is getting proactive by helping residents take steps to prevent fires ...

People marched at state capitols across the U.S., including in New Mexico, to protest the early actions of the second Trump ...

From an advocate, to a legislative staffer, to the majority floor leader of the state House of Representatives, Szczepanski ...

A group of local investors recently purchased a portfolio of two historic Santa Fe bed and breakfasts in an effort to ...

A pelican is recovering at the New Mexico Wildlife Center after Santa Fe police and animal services rescued the injured bird ...

The enslavement of millions of Indigenous people in the Americas is a neglected chapter in U.S. history. Two projects aim to ...

Barron Trump was spotted back on NYU's campus for the first time since staying in Washington, D.C. for the inauguration of ...

Seamans/The New Mex ...