7+ hour, 46+ min ago  (972+ words) A coalition of New Mexico residents are pushing to save the nearly 80-year-old Sunspot Solar Observatory in the Sacramento Mountains near Alamogordo, after the National Science Foundation announced its plans to demolish the site. The U. S. Air Force in 1947 announced it…...

2+ day, 3+ hour ago  (778+ words) Stephanie Walker moved to New Mexico from Pennsylvania as a child in the 1970s " marking the first time she tried the state's green chile. "I think with many people when they first move to New Mexico, the hot chile is a…...

3+ day, 10+ hour ago  (995+ words) Representatives of advanced technology companies on Tuesday painted a futuristic vision for New Mexico's economy to a panel of lawmakers gathered in Los Lunas." They said New Mexico could host what could become two of humanity's greatest scientific and technological…...

6+ day, 1+ hour ago  (483+ words) A wildfire burning in Carson National Forest between Tres Piedras and the Colorado border grew to 1, 864 acres on Saturday as it neared the Lamy Peak area. Wildland fire crews this weekend battled powerful winds in the area of the wildfire,…...

1+ week, 20+ hour ago  (1817+ words) Their official name was the Middle Fork pack." But to some biologists, advocates and those paying close attention to wolf recovery efforts, the Mexican gray wolves had another name: the Tripod pack. The female alpha and male that ran the…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (701+ words) The'Mc Cauley Springs Fire burns near Jemez Springs, and the Canyon Venado Fire near Clines Corners A wildfire near Jemez Springs forced evacuations and campground closures Wednesday morning as crews battled the blaze. The Mc Cauley Springs Fire, just north…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (679+ words) An Albuquerque startup says it has found a way to bring solar power to remote oil wells that currently run on diesel generators " using 3 D solar panels that capture sunlight more efficiently than conventional designs. "We think this could be…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (854+ words) Just three days after a series of earthquakes rattled Valencia and Socorro counties, another swarm struck before dawn Wednesday, sending tremors through communities from Veguita to Belen and prompting a familiar question from residents: What exactly is going on beneath…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago  (292+ words) Support local news. Please select your privacy preferences to continue. Bicyclists were seen pedaling through the parched Rio Grande on Monday " but meteorologists are predicting that two seasons now underway could provide relief to New Mexico during the second half…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago  (263+ words) Hiking late one afternoon two winters ago I came across an amazing creature. The snow crunched under my feet, the temperature well below freezing, and I could see my breath. At the margins of the Wheeler Peak Wilderness near Taos,…...