Anthony mayor calls for audit, accuses political foes Anthony’s new mayor urges a forensic audit and criminal probe, escalating a long-running clash with the former mayor and ex–police chief who is now running for sheriff.

Ninety days into his administration, Mayor Holguin issued a public call for probes into the city that aimed new allegations against political foes.

There is a family connection but they are separate businesses. The founder of the El Paso chain was a nephew of Frank Ardovino.

Beard-honored chef puts Sunland Park dining on the map Why food lovers are traveling to Ardovino’s Desert Crossing for chef Danny Calleros’ acclaimed brunches and dinners.

For a change of pace, I wrote about a nice restaurant in Sunland Park.

They needed to stick a fork in this thing a long time ago.

Rubbing elbows at a luxury dinner with the people they are supposed to be holding to account was a bad look long before this administration.

Start one!

Supreme Court won't intervene in Otero County ICE detentions State justices reject AG Raúl Torrez’s bid to block Otero County’s ICE detention contract for Chaparral facility.

The New Mexico Supreme Court declined to intervene in a dispute over Otero County’s new service agreement with Immigration and Customs Enforcement, which means the use of a county-owned facility in Chaparral for federal immigration detention will continue for now.

State land chief blasts federal move to seize land in Santa Teresa Feds move to condemn 7-acre state trust parcel near Santa Teresa Port of Entry for border wall, drawing sharp pushback.

The Trump administration is preparing to take state trust land by eminent domain for border wall construction.

And the first thing you see when you open the article is an AI summary. @usatoday.com we don’t need a fucking AI summary of a simple news article, thanks. We can read it.

Credit to the Block family for selling to the non-profit Banner at a discount. They were offered significantly more by a for-profit chain that would have further gutted the paper. They saw what rhe Banner is doing in Maryland and opted for civic responsibility.

Judge tosses 828 Productions lawsuit, but it's not over Las Cruces wins early court round in 828 Productions dispute over canceled economic incentives, but legal fight is set to continue.

The movie production company suing Las Cruces tried a legal argument in court today that would have made a frequently used economic development tool in New Mexico much more complicated.

The judge tossed the lawsuit, but this is not over.

County commissioners press for answers on Project Jupiter water use County orders review of data center’s water demands and environmental impacts after reports raise questions about non-potable supply

Doña Ana County commissioners approved an unusual resolution Tuesday seeking answers from the builders and tenants of the massive data center complex known as Project Jupiter, currently under construction in Santa Teresa.

The way people state a casual guess/ hunch/ paranoid suspicion/ accusation as a fact, and the way that has become normalized and widespread, is how a lot of people participate in truth decay. Here, there, and everywhere. Across the political spectrum.

*without prejudice, so that he can file an amended complaint by April 27.

Don’t get your news from memes.

Illiberalism Is Not Inevitable If Viktor Orbán can lose, then his Russian and American admirers can lose too.

How did Magyar win? A long running grassroots campaign in rural and small town Hungary; a refusal to be distracted by government propaganda; a focus on economic issues and corruption; a central promise to bring back democracy and the rule of law

Qatar’s foreign ministry spokesman Majed Al Ansari says in a media briefing that the security of the Strait of Hormuz cannot be threatened by any party. Here are his remarks.

Las Cruces pushes to toss lawsuit over movie studio deal City asks judge to dismiss 828 Productions suit over canceled incentives and $1.3M clawback tied to unmet project commitments.

Movie studio 828 Productions is taking the city to court over its February decision to cancel economic incentives for the company and claw back $1.3 million spent on the project.

Stand back from the holy bonfire Of books, peer pressure and a question of hypocrisy

New from Desert Sage: Books, freedom to read, and avoiding hypocrisy.

NM judges see AI mistakes creeping into legal cases Courts have detected AI-generated hallucinations in at least seven NM lawsuits since 2023, leading to warnings and sanctions

From my colleague, Colleen Heild: Courts have detected AI-generated garbage in at least seven NM lawsuits since 2023, leading to warnings and sanctions.

A Baltimore-based thread to explain one singular, overriding reason why American journalism is incapable of compassing and explaining the astonishing misrule and the implosion of all our governing norms. To wit:

A few decades ago, as a police reporter covering the Baltimore department, a new...

U.S. And Iran Fail to Agree on Peace Deal After 21 Hours of Talks, Vance Says

Hard to believe the talks failed. After all, we sent a real estate investor, the president’s son-in-law, and JD Vance. Meanwhile, the Secretary of State was watching sports with the president.

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BikeWyrks fuses art and cycling in TorC Inside BikeWyrks, a downtown Truth or Consequences shop combining bicycle repairs with an active art studio.

I hung around this combo bicycle repair shop and art studio in Truth or Consequences, New Mexico, and wrote a little somethin’.

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My dad’s first published horror novel had a top-notch textured paperback cover of a scary gargoyle. Publisher commissioned a painting from an obscure artist for it. My father wanted to buy the original but it never happened.

Screenshot of the article since for some reason it is not displaying correctly. Picture of Tomas Rivas on the witness stand. Headline: Tomas Rivas alleged misconduct denied him fair trial

In a prelude to an appeal, Tomas Rivas was back in court Friday for a hearing in which he asked the trial judge to throw out his murder conviction or order a new trial.

Story here: www.abqjournal.com/news/tomas-r...

dchieftain.com Data center company proposes large scale project in Socorro GREEN DATA Jason Bak, CEO of Green Data Centers gave a presentation to the Socorro Electric Co-op Board on April 2. Jessica Carranza Pino THE Ombudsman Chieftain Editor/Publisher

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President Donald Trump promised to cut Americans’ electricity bills in half, but costs have increased. It’s becoming an aggravating issue for voters, even deep in Trump country where some fed-up West Virginians are paying more for power than mortgages.

In Las Cruces, proposal to remove Chavez's name mixed Public weighs cost, fairness and legacy as Las Cruces school board considers whether to rename César Chavez Elementary.

Ahead of any steps to remove his name from César Chávez Elementary, the Las Cruces Public Schools board has solicited public input. So far, reaction has been mixed.

I hear that a lot and yet Vance gives no indication of cognitive impairment or inability to distinguish reality from fantasy. That’s the improvement. Politics aside, we cannot have a person with Trump’s level of impairment in office. He can order nuclear strikes and is clearly thinking about it.

The fate of the earth depends on removing Trump from the White House, ASAP | Will Bunch Trump's unhinged genocide threats demand radical action to remove him from the White House, immediately,

Tuesday was a scary moment of clarity for U.S. and the world. Trump war crimes and his rapid mental decline challenge us to remove him from office immediately, to save our democracy, possibly the human race

Ignore the roadblocks. Start talking action. My new column www.inquirer.com/opinion/trum...

Sheinbaum announces fracking plan as Mexico seeks to curb US gas reliance Global energy shock prompts rethink of environmental concerns by world’s largest buyer of US natural gas

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This place was essential infrastructure for my college years. Borscht and bottomless cups of coffee kept me from death.