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Abandoned oil and gas wells could cost New Mexico more than $200 million and take a decade to clean up.

Starting July 1, hair braiders will be exempt from the requirement of a cosmetology license to practice hair braiding due to the recently signed “Exempting Hair Braiding from Provisions of the Barbers and Cosmetologists Act.”

Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) has made yet another attempt to revise his plan to put public land up for sale in the federal reconciliation bill. Lee’s original plan would have had 14 million acres of public land in the West eligible to private buyers. However, the public land sale was removed from the bill earlier this week for violating the congressional Byrd rule.

Manager Manón Arnett of Amy’s Fireworks says safety is crucial for customers looking to celebrate this Fourth of July.

Family members of Elijah Hadley, the 17-year-old Mescalero youth shot and killed by an Otero County Sheriff’s deputy in June 2024, sued the county for wrongful death as the murder case against deputy Jacob Diaz-Austin proceeds in 12th District Court.

This past Saturday morning, a fatal collision involving a Union Pacific Railroad train and a person identified by a railroad spokesperson as a “trespasser” occurred.

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Painting was ongoing at the Community Mural near Eagle Draw.

Up to 14 million acres of public land in New Mexico will be eligible for sale to private buyers according to the federal reconciliation bill currently making its way through the Senate.

The mural is located near Eagle Draw.