Santa Fe, NM

The trash blighting New Mexico's roadsides, parks, forests, arroyos and anywhere else it can be cast off or wind-blown shows that many people don't revere the planet as much as conservationists would hope.

A new trash removal group wants to start from the littered ground up in an effort to beautify the Santa Fe area.

Three main concessions relate to utility rates, economic development contributions and job creation.

Victoria Rabinowe had been placing the art at the corner of West Alicante Road and Don Gaspar Avenue as a way to bring joy to her community, she said. She knew it was a risk.

Sigfredo Lewis "Ziggy" Martinez, 23, is facing two counts of first-degree criminal sexual penetration, two counts of aggravated battery and a count of kidnapping.

The steering committee, whose members were selected by Public Works Department staff, has no formal authority but will provide feedback and advise staff, Public Works Director Regina Wheeler said.

A 73-year-old man shot April 12 is recovering from the injuries he suffered after a man "shot him in the face" and stole his car, police said.

But nine counties, including Rio Arriba, dropped to a lower tier after seeing an uptick in infections, according to an updated color-coded map released Wednesday by state health officials.

The tour includes stops in Albuquerque and the Navajo Nation as the U.S. is set to meet President Joe Biden’s goal of administering 200 million doses in his first 100 days in office.

The case was confirmed in McKinley County in northwestern New Mexico but it wasn't known how the person contracted hantavirus, the tribal Department of Health said.

A 58-page decision by the three judges on a 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel said they were convinced Arthur Perrault “received a fundamentally fair trial in compliance with his constitutional rights."

While Dominic Gabello will no longer be working in the Governor's Office, he will continue to work with Lujan Grisham.

A man accused in a hit-and-run Monday on N.M. 4 through the Jemez Mountains that injured two bicyclists is now facing criminal charges, according to the Los Alamos Police Department.

Santa Fe County's virus totals, while still modest, have risen over the past two days.

New Mexico Gas' proposal would result in an increase to typical bills of $2.37 to $8.84 per month, depending on monthly usage, the company said.

Chuck Logsdon, 6, right, and Ukiah Logsdon, 5, take a break from chasing Mitchell Gustin, top left, a kindergarten teacher at Fayette St. Academy, with pool noodle on Tuesday at Larragoite Park.

Modern Elder Academy acknowledges it is one of the interested parties. A spokeswoman for the Modern Elder Academy and others have named The Mighty Union, a Texas-based hospitality company, as the other potential buyer.

An attorney for the center said the nonprofit filed the records requests after trying unsuccessfully to engage Department of Workforce Solutions officials in discussions.

Local activists say there is still more work to be done.

A draft shows the city would follow the union contract by notifying the union at least 30 days prior to the use of services under a work contract.