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With a unanimous vote, the Bernalillo County Commission appointed the first Asian American woman to the New Mexico Legislature.  Viengkeo Kay Bounkeua, who goes by Kay, was sworn into office Tuesday evening by Bernalillo County Clerk Linda Stover after commissioners voted 4-0 to appoint Bounkeua to fill the House District 19 seat. The House seat […]

The governor of New Mexico and one of her cabinet secretaries is again facing a lawsuit after issuing a COVID-19 public health order requiring healthcare workers, among other professions like teachers or school staff, to be vaccinated unless they qualify for an exemption. The order, which was issued on Aug. 18, also requires that anyone […]

After having a turbulent relationship with Jose Mourinho, Paul Pogba has started to showcase his best form for Manchester United under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer. 

Leaders from New Mexico’s largest healthcare systems had a message for New Mexicans: Get vaccinated. During a press conference Tuesday, they discussed the current surge in cases, which they all described as largely among those who remain unvaccinated. “Evidence shows that COVID-19 is now really a pandemic of the unvaccinated,” Presbyterian Healthcare Services Medical Director […]

Planet Football 27th June 2021 Undoubtedly one of the best midfielders currently playing the game, N’Golo Kante is someone who will go down as one of Chelsea’s greatest ever signings.  Antonio Conte brought the Frenchman to Stamford Bridge in the summer of 2016 off the back of Leicester City’s heroic Premier League triumph. The diminutive fan favourite was at the heart of a Chelsea team that returned to the summit of the top-flight a year later, scooping the PFA’s Playe...

An Army veteran has announced she is seeking the appointment to House District 28. Michelle Peacock, who served tours of duty in Iraq and Afghanistan as an Army Nurse Corps Officer, has joined the list of two other women who are seeking to replace U.S. Rep. Melanie Stansbury for her former seat. Peacock is now […]

New Mexico state Representative Melanie Stansbury announced her resignation from the state House. The resignation will be effective Monday, the same day Stansbury will be sworn into the U.S. House after a landslide special election victory earlier this month. “Serving in the New Mexico House of Representatives has been one of the greatest joys and […]

NMED Secretary James Kenney Toxic chemicals that do not break down in the environment have been threatening water sources nationwide, witnesses told the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works during a hearing on Wednesday. Per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances, better known as PFAS, have received attention in New Mexico and nationwide as they were used in firefighting foam at two air force bases. This contamination has migrated from the military bases and led to water contamination at ...

The New Mexico Environment Department is investigating the size of the PFAS plumes in eastern New Mexico. PFAS, or per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances, are chemicals that were used in firefighting foam at two air force bases in the state. The chemicals can impact human health and are known as “forever chemicals” because they do not […]

Even when when Newcastle did splash the cash, that spending did not always guarantee success. Plenty of players have turned up at St. James' Park hyped as the next big thing before failing to deliver, sometimes spectacularly.