Education

The Power of Sleep in Learning: Parents Urged to Reset Children’s Sleep Schedules Ahead of New School Year

A UNM associate professor shares tips to help parents reset their children’s sleep routines before classes begin.

Roads Will Get Busier as Classes Resume. Here Are the Transportation Department’s Safety Reminders.

In preparation for the new school year, the DOT issued road safety reminders for motorists and pedestrians to help keep students, teachers, and parents safe on their trips to and from school.

$2.6M Settlement Funds New Mental Health and Addiction Prevention Programs for Albuquerque Students

APS is planning to allocate $2.6 million for opioid settlement to counseling positions and new student prevention programs.

UNM Medical Students Get $10,000 Tuition Stipends to Ease Debt and Tackle New Mexico’s Doctor Shortage

The state has been lacking medical professionals, and to resolve this, state officials decided to allocate an investment fund to UNM Med Students to ease their financial burden.

Want to Limit Student Cell Phone Use? Schools Can Apply for $1 Million Grant to Enforce Restrictions

The state is offering a $1 million grant to help schools implement student cell phone limits.

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New Mexico Green Chile Feud Turns Deadly as Roswell Man Accused of Shooting Cousin Over Argument Whose Enchiladas Were Hotter Before Police Tracked Him...

A New Mexico family feud over whose green chile enchiladas were hotter turned deadly when a Roswell man allegedly shot his cousin before police tracked him using license plate reader technology.

Winter is Coming: New Mexico’s First Freezing Temperatures Are Just Days Away as Summer’s Grip Begins to Loosen

While much of New Mexico is still baking in late-summer heat, the state's highest communities are already closing in on their typical first freeze, with Red River averaging its first 32°F night around September 7.

New Mexico Judge Strikes Down Seven-Day Gun Waiting Period, But Ruling Applies Only to the Two People Who Challenged It

A federal judge has blocked New Mexico from enforcing its seven-day firearm waiting period against two residents who challenged the law, while leaving it in place for everyone else.

Albuquerque Teeters on the Edge of Climate History as a 43-Year Heat Record is Set to Fall This Week

Albuquerque is on the verge of breaking a 43-year-old record for the most days at or above 90°F, as relentless heat pushes the city toward a historic climate milestone.

Elderly New Mexico Man Mauled to Death by Two Dogs as Grim Toll of Fatal Attacks Since 2006 Reaches At Least 14

A 73-year-old New Mexico man was mauled to death by two pit bull mixes with a reported vicious history, bringing the state’s documented fatal dog attacks since 2006 to at least 14.