2+ week, 4+ day ago   (215+ words) The suspect in the fatal University of New Mexico dorm shooting has been sentenced. John Fuentes pleaded no contest to second degree murder and aggravated battery. He is expected to spend the next twelve years behind bars and will serve…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (127+ words) A former Albuquerque teacher has been sentenced to 40 years in federal prison after sexually exploiting children in the community. Benjamin Smith is a former middle school teacher at Escalante Middle School in Durango who posed as a 16-year-old female on…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (198+ words) The New Mexico Public Education Department is rolling back the mandatory use of the AI reading assessment tool "Amira AI," allowing districts and public charter schools to opt out, though parents cannot opt out individually. "Amira AI" records students' voices…...

1+ mon, 4+ day ago   (110+ words) Melissa Casias was reported missing back in June 2025. The cause of death has been revealed for Melissa Casias, who was reported missing back on June 26, 2025, after failing to show up for work. Her remains were identified back in May after…...

1+ mon, 5+ day ago   (208+ words) Parents and some school districts worried about privacy concerns with Amira Parents and educators in Albuquerque are voicing concerns about Amira, an AI-powered reading assessment tool mandated by the New Mexico Public Education Department for kindergarten through second grade. The…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (94+ words) KOAT Crews responding to train fire in Valencia County Valencia County and Los Lunas fire crews are currently on scene of a train fire in the San Clemente area of Valencia County. According to a Facebook post by Valencia County…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (621+ words) A pilot of an overloaded commuter plane appears to have been distracted by icy conditions and didn’t pay attention to his airspeed, leading to a crash that killed all 10 people onboard, the National Transportation Safety Board concluded Thursday. The crash…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago   (391+ words) President Donald Trump recently celebrated what he called an "extremely good" medical examination. In a May 31 Truth Social post, Trump wrote: We will have to take Trump’s word for it that he scored a 30 out of 30 on the test, which…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (79+ words) KOAT Two small planes collide at Santa Fe airport with no injuries Two small planes collided at Santa Fe airport on Friday, causing minor damage but no injuries, according to the Federal Aviation Administration. The FAA reported that the collision…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (528+ words) President Donald Trump's administration sought phone records of several New York Times journalists and even those of some of their relatives, according to a motion unsealed Monday — an unusually aggressive attempt to unmask the confidential sources of reporters who wrote…...