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Owning a home in Santa Fe is getting more expensive

By Matthew Narvaiz
  • In the wake of COVID-19, homeowners have been facing risings costs associated with the pandemic and inflation.
  • In the first quarter of the year, the median home price in the Santa Fe area was at $631,250.
  • Repairs have gotten more expensive and home insurance has also increased.
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Enjoy the shade: PNM drops tree-cutting plan

By Milan Simonich
Santa Fe
  • Public Service Company of New Mexico has dropped its plan to cut down a swath of Siberian elms at Fort Marcy park.
  • The utility decided on a milder approach in which it will remove trees directly under power lines.
  • PNM will continue regular maintenance by trimming other trees to prevent branches from interfering with power lines.
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Rural lifeline: Family Dollar closures could impact small communities

By Matthew Narvaiz
Business
  • Dollar Tree Inc., the parent company of Family Dollar, plans to shutter nearly 1,000 stores in the U.S. this year.
  • The decision has sent a shudder through small-town New Mexico, where many residents rely on these stores.
  • While some see the stores as hurting mom-and-pop shops, others say they've saved them from long drives for supplies.
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Judge puts temporary halt on 180-day rule pending hearing

The New Mexican
Public Education Department
  • A temporary restraining order has been issued letting school districts continue to use four-day calendars for now.
  • The judge's order bars the state from enforcing the 180-day rule for the time being.
  • More than 50 New Mexico school districts are suing the state Public Education Department seeking to block the rule.
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Meow Wolf announces plans to open Los Angeles exhibition by 2026

By Matthew Narvaiz
Arts & Entertainment
  • Meow Wolf announced Friday it plans to open a sixth permanent immersive arts exhibition in Los Angeles by 2026.
  • The news comes less than three weeks after the company laid off more than 100 workers.
  • The Santa Fe-based entertainment company said its Meow Wolf Los Angeles site will be in a movie theater.
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Former Santa Fe priest to take plea in abuse case, court filing says

By Nicholas Gilmore
  • A former Santa Fe priest has agreed to plead guilty in a child sex abuse case, according to a federal court filing.
  • Daniel Balizan, a former priest at Santa Maria de la Paz Church, faces charges of coercion and enticement of a minor.
  • Details of the plea deal have not yet been released.
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New EPA rule compels San Juan, Four Corners coal plants to clean up ash waste

By Scott Wyland
  • The EPA has issued a new rule that requires companies to do a thorough inventory of on-site ash pits.
  • Companies must also remediate every one that might leach contaminants into groundwater, no matter how old it is.
  • Conservationists and community advocates hailed the new rule, saying it’s way overdue.
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Democratic senator won't seek second term after all

By Milan Simonich
Ringside Seat
  • State Sen. Siah Correa Hemphill is ending her candidacy for a second term.
  • She is the only Democratic candidate on the primary ballot in Senate District 28 in southwestern New Mexico.
  • She said she has employment opportunities she has to pursue in the interest of financial stability for her family.
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Governor enlists Santa Fe youth to clean up parks to 're-beautify New Mexico'

By Daniel J. Chacón
  • The Governor’s School Community Challenge involved youth from various schools cleaning up four Santa Fe parks.
  • Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham joined students in picking up trash on Wednesday at SWAN Park.
  • “I’ve been worried about the accumulation of trash in every single community everywhere,” Lujan Grisham said.
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Rover with LANL camera finds evidence of 'Earth-like environment' on Mars

By Scott Wyland
Science
  • The Curiosity rover detected large amounts of manganese in rock deposits in an ancient lakebed amid Mars' Gale Crater.
  • The rover used a special high-tech camera that Los Alamos National Laboratory helped develop.
  • Mars lacks the oxygen and the microbes to form high concentrations of manganese, leaving scientists puzzled.
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Sixteen arrested as pro-Gaza demonstrators are ejected from UNM Student Union Building

By Gabrielle Porter
University of New Mexico
  • Sixteen people were arrested early Tuesday morning in connection with protests at the University of New Mexico.
  • Fifteen of those people are facing counts of criminal trespass and wrongful use of public property.
  • The protestors demand UNM end investments in companies “colonizing and and ethnically cleansing Palestinian People.”
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