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NM educators hopeful, cautious after court decision
For Lillian Torrez, the future began Friday evening.The Taos Municipal Schools superintendent said District Judge Sarah Singleton's landmark ruling that state leaders must find a …
2018 Taos Fiesta Children's Parade
Part of the annual Fiestas de Santiago y Santa Ana de Taos is a Children's Parade put on during the second day of the event.
Nusenda helps collect school supplies for Taos students
Nusenda Credit Union in Taos is joining its other branch locations around the state in collecting school supplies. The credit union is partnering with KOAT Channel 7 for the 11th year in the …
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BLM citizen council meeting July 10, 2018
The Taos News recorded the BLM's Resource Advisory Council — a group of citizens meant to advise the agency on land management decisions — during the July 10 meeting. Up for discussion …
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Taos Roast Association honors Kittredge
The Taos Roast Association celebrates its 29th annual "roast" honoree Victoria Kittredge Saturday (July 21) at the Kachina Lodge Hope Room.
Structure fire reported on Santistevan Road
Firefighters and law enforcement are responding to a structure fire on Santistevan Road in El Prado off State Road 64 West.
The fire was first reported shortly after 6 p.m. Friday evening (July …
How does your garden grow?
The Angel Fire Garden Club's 16th Annual Garden Tour, with the theme "Buck Full Moon," is set for Saturday (July 28).
Northern New Mexico wins federal housing grant for homeless youth
A group of Northern New Mexico agencies will get $3.37 million in federal funds to seek ways of dealing with homelessness among young people, a sum that local …
High Country Arts & Crafts Festival kicks off July 28
The 36th Annual High Country Arts & Craft Festival has brought area and out-of-state talent to the Moreno Valley since 1982, and this year's show is …
What's going on with Angel Fire's roads, water system?
Angel Fire homeowner Ray Honea asked a pointed question during the recent July 10 Angel Fire Village Council meeting: "Why are the roads so bad? I know …
Taos Immigration Allies collecting supplies
Making the trip once again to the border, immigrant activist Jose Gonzales is wrapping up his collections for this round.
Gonzales will be collecting a variety of goods to take down to the …
State warns NM dispensaries on cannabidiol sales
A notice from the New Mexico Department of Health to medical marijuana dispensaries caused discomfort that, for some, not even cannabidiol could …
State police conducting sobriety checkpoints, upping patrols this month
New Mexico State Police this month is increasing patrols and operating sobriety checkpoints in a broad and controversial law enforcement strategy that …
¡Que vivan Las Fiestas de Taos!
Fiestas de Santiago y Santa Ana de Taos - full entertainment schedule
Friday (July 20), Saturday (July 21), and Sunday (July 22) schedule of events.
N.M. Supreme Court upholds murder conviction of ‘witch hunter’
The New Mexico Supreme Court this month upheld a Taos jury's decision to convict a West Virginia man of murdering a woman whose body was found near Carson on Christmas Day 2014.
Ivan Dennings …
Strong at Heart drives up MainStreet
As a wrap up of their Downtown Design Workshop for Taos, Colorado-based consultants Community Builders have published some ideas for the downtown district …
Police reports
Inmates captured after escaping from Sandoval County Detention Center
Two inmates that escaped from the Sandoval County Adult Detention Center Friday night (May 5) have been captured.
Accused Costilla shooter released, turns over weapons
Andrew Bernard Mott, the man accused of assaulting an off-duty New Mexico State Police officer and his family in Costilla on March 11, has been released from the Taos County Adult Detention Center.Mott,
New Mexico gears up for National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day
Residents throughout New Mexico are invited to participate in National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day, an initiative designed to reduce prescription drug-related deaths by collecting unused …
Lt. David Maggio appointed acting police chief
Lt. David Maggio, a 20-year veteran of the Taos Police Department, was named “acting police chief” immediately following Randall Parmer’s final day on the job yesterday, Friday …
Crime
Former Mr. New Mexico found guilty of 2014 murder
By Cody Hooks
chooks@taosnews.com
The Taos News
Micola “Mick” Sopyn, a former bodybuilder once named Mr. New Mexico, was found guilty of second-degree murder and use of a firearm by a …
Police blotter March 22-27
The following is a condensed version of the Taos Police Department blotter from March 22-27.
March 22
7:38 a.m. Battery, Martinez Lane – A mother said her son grabbed her and hurt her. She …
Lifestyles
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A Florida city nurtures babies with 'Brain Bags' for parents. Can New Mexico do the same?
NMEditor's note: Communities nationwide are trying to crack the same nut: how to narrow the achievement gap between rich and poor kids. Pensacola, Fla., became one of …
Hiking for life
Hiking has benefits for both the mind and spirit. Studies are showing that if we continue to exercise as we get older, we reduce the risk of heart disease, stroke and diabetes, and increase the …
Messes and inner work
Oh nooooo! The oat groats are bubbling over the lip of my nice, clean stainless steel pot, sliding their not-yet-soft bellies down the sides - getting their behinds blackened on the flame licking the …
Questa hosts fishing tourney Saturday
Get your fishing poles and get up to Questa for the Second Annual Questa Fishing Derby.
The event will take place Saturday (July 21) from 8 a.m. to noon at Eagle Rock Lake in Questa, just 1.5 …
Fechin Gardens: peace and tranquility in the town of Taos
Hidden behind the stately former home of artist Nicholai Fechin a beautiful new garden waits to be discovered. Water bubbles over a small boulder into a …
Taos Herb
Herb of the Month: Arnica
Arnica is one of the best-known medicinal herbs in the Western world with species growing in the Americas and Europe.
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Success Story: Taos Pueblo tour guide program
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Success Story: Golder Associates and the former Chevron Questa Mine
The water treatment plant at the former Chevron Questa Mine is up and running successfully. It began operations last year on July 4 and treats groundwater and stormwater, as well as dewatering the …
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New Mexico ranks last in national survey of child well-being
Prospects for children in New Mexico are the worst in the nation, according to newly released data that rank states across 16 measures of child well-being.
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Down New Mexico's (brain) drain
Leaving New Mexico wasn't a maybe - it was a have-to for Jesse Wood, a Farmington kid who graduated from the University of New Mexico in 2014. Like thousands of other …
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Educating adults has generational payoff in New Mexico
Connie Flores never wanted to drop out of school, let alone leave in eighth grade. But like thousands of other teenagers who never graduate from high school in New …
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Stuck at the bottom: Why New Mexico fails to thrive
For almost 30 years, New Mexico has maintained an iron grip on the bottom rung of key rankings.
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Early childhood education may be key to solving economic woes
Over the last two decades, New Mexico has turned its pockets inside out to keep old businesses from leaving and attract new ones to open their doors.
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A shot in the dark
It had been months since he had pulled the trigger, but Abe Gordon still couldn't find the words.
He would play back the shooting in his head. The argument on the roadway in El Llano. The …
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