Back-to-school vaccinations to be offered in Sandoval County
The New Mexico Department of Health's 'Got Shots' clinics will be offered statewide from June 13 through Aug. 29
Jun 8, 2026Open source
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Sandoval County primary results
County Clerk Ann Brady Romero encouraged poll workers ahead of a long tabulation night. Michaela Helean/Observer Michaela Helean Michaela Helean Observer Sta...
Jun 5, 2026Open source
Sandoval candidate in hot water after TorC blow up
Republican primary candidate Dan Stoddard was removed from a Truth or Consequences hotel after allegedly threatening to shoot a staff member. No charges were...
May 9, 2026Open source
Primary early voting off to slow start
The clerk’s office at 1500 Idalia Road, Building D in Bernalillo is the first to open for early voting. Michaela HeleanObserver staff writer Michaela Helea...
May 6, 2026Open source
New Mexico Primary 2026: NM House of Representatives, District 41
Two Democrats will face off to represent New Mexico House District 41, which includes Rio Arriba Sandoval, Santa Fe & Taos.
May 4, 2026Open source
Bernalillo County Commission approves $4M budget reconciliation for MDC medical costs
Officials attribute rise in jail healthcare budget to reliance on travel nurses
May 15, 2026Open source
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Shoshone County jail bookings
Jude Emmaus Connell, 19, of Albuquerque, New Mexico, was arrested and booked for being a fugitive from justice.
Jun 13, 2026Open source
Santa Fe County woman dies of plague
A Santa Fe County woman has died of plague, marking the first human infection in New Mexico in 2026. Health officials are investigating and urging residents...
Jun 12, 2026Open source
In Los Alamos, a co-op bet on lower prices. Customers came back.
Los Alamos Cooperative Market has turned around its finances, lowered prices, and grown daily sales as it competes with Natural Grocers and Smith’s. The lo...
Jun 12, 2026Open source
Longtime New Mexico Restaurant Association CEO to retire
Carol Wight, CEO of the New Mexico Restaurant Association for 25 years, will retire at the end of the year.
Jun 11, 2026Open source
Nightly Gorge Bridge closures will have least impact
The appearance of a dedicated webpage — dot.nm.gov/raise-the-rails/ — for the railing modifications project at the Rio Grande Gorge Bridge should bring a...
Jun 11, 2026Open source
New Mexico county adopts yearlong data center moratorium
After months of opposition from residents, Socorro County, NM commissioners approved a yearlong moratorium on data centers.
Jun 11, 2026Open source
Champaign man arrested in 1983 cold-case murder in New Mexico
Charlie Brown Jr., 73, was arrested around 1:15 p.m. Tuesday in Champaign in the killing of Agnes Tybo, 71, who was found dead on Nov. 11, 1983, in an Albuqu...
Jun 10, 2026Open source
USDA confirms two more cases found in Texas and New Mexico. See where else the parasite fly iswdsu
With the four new confirmed cases, there are now six active cases of the screwworm in the country.
Jun 9, 2026Open source
New Mexico reports first New World screwworm case in dog
New Mexico agriculture officials on Monday confirmed the state’s first case of New World screwworm, detected in a Lea County dog.
Jun 9, 2026Open source
Texas confirms 5 New World screwworm cases as federal response intensifies
New cases involving a calf in La Salle County, a dog linked to New Mexico and Mexico, and a goat in Gillespie County bring Texas' total to five confirmed det...
Jun 9, 2026Open source
Santa Fe-area pool inspections, March 1-May 31
Public aquatic venues are regulated according to the New Mexico Administrative Code and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Model Aquatic Health C...
Jun 8, 2026Open source
New Mexico will use AI to implement Medicaid work requirements. What does that mean?
The state will use AI tools to manage some components of the new requirements, but human caseworkers will still be making final decisions.
Jun 8, 2026Open source
New Mexico regulators get recommendation to void PNM-Blackstone stock sale
Hearing examiners call the $400 million stock sale "unlawful" and recommend the PRC force the companies to "unwind" it.
Jun 8, 2026Open source
Taos News welcomes newsroom intern
Eight New Mexico State University journalism students are joining a growing mission to ensure the future vitality of local newspapers in New Mexico — inclu...
Jun 8, 2026Open source
Understanding Monsoons: New Mexico's deadliest weather season
Monsoon season is New Mexico’s deadliest weather season, bringing everything from thunderstorms to flash floods. The KOAT 7 Weather Team will help prepare...
Jun 8, 2026Open source
Saturday night forecast: Hot and dry for the next few days
A hot and mostly dry stretch will build across New Mexico, with highs in the 90s around Albuquerque and near 100 degrees in southeast New Mexico.
Jun 8, 2026Open source
New Mexico eases rules for in-home daycare to meet child care demand
New Mexico still needs about 12,000 child care spots, and a new law could make it easier for more in-home day cares to open.
Jun 8, 2026Open source
Seven Cabins Fire reaches 90% containment
The Seven Cabins Fire has reached 90% containment after burning 31,870 acres in the Capitan Mountains in southern New Mexico.
Jun 8, 2026Open source
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Placitas is in Sandoval County, New Mexico.
Region: New Mexico
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87043
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Shoshone County jail bookings
Jude Emmaus Connell, 19, of Albuquerque, New Mexico, was arrested and booked for being a fugitive from justice.
Jun 13, 2026Open source
Santa Fe County woman dies of plague
A Santa Fe County woman has died of plague, marking the first human infection in New Mexico in 2026. Health officials are investigating and urging residents...
Jun 12, 2026Open source
In Los Alamos, a co-op bet on lower prices. Customers came back.
Los Alamos Cooperative Market has turned around its finances, lowered prices, and grown daily sales as it competes with Natural Grocers and Smith’s. The lo...
Jun 12, 2026Open source
Longtime New Mexico Restaurant Association CEO to retire
Carol Wight, CEO of the New Mexico Restaurant Association for 25 years, will retire at the end of the year.
Jun 11, 2026Open source
Nightly Gorge Bridge closures will have least impact
The appearance of a dedicated webpage — dot.nm.gov/raise-the-rails/ — for the railing modifications project at the Rio Grande Gorge Bridge should bring a...
Jun 11, 2026Open source
New Mexico county adopts yearlong data center moratorium
After months of opposition from residents, Socorro County, NM commissioners approved a yearlong moratorium on data centers.
Jun 11, 2026Open source
Champaign man arrested in 1983 cold-case murder in New Mexico
Charlie Brown Jr., 73, was arrested around 1:15 p.m. Tuesday in Champaign in the killing of Agnes Tybo, 71, who was found dead on Nov. 11, 1983, in an Albuqu...
Jun 10, 2026Open source
USDA confirms two more cases found in Texas and New Mexico. See where else the parasite fly iswdsu
With the four new confirmed cases, there are now six active cases of the screwworm in the country.
Jun 9, 2026Open source
New Mexico reports first New World screwworm case in dog
New Mexico agriculture officials on Monday confirmed the state’s first case of New World screwworm, detected in a Lea County dog.
Jun 9, 2026Open source
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