New Mexico recorded a second straight year of fewer pedestrian deaths and is no longer the worst state for pedestrian fatality rates, the Albuquerque Journal reports.
Five candidates competed in New Mexico's June 2 gubernatorial primaries, the first in which independent voters could take part without switching parties, KOAT reports.
The Trump administration is moving to seize seven acres of state trust land along the U.S.-Mexico border after New Mexico rejected an offer to buy it, KOB 4 reports.
State officials and community leaders defended New Mexico's new immigrant protection laws at a forum at the National Hispanic Cultural Center, while Republican lawmakers voiced strong opposition, KOAT reports.
Albuquerque Public Schools showcased its Freshman Academies, a team-based ninth-grade model it plans to expand to six more high schools, the district said in a news release.
According to KOB 4, the New Mexico Department of Transportation implemented the road closure on State Road 309 at the river bridge as a precautionary measure while crews examine the area.
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