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A New Mexico judge on Thursday granted Mark Zuckerberg's request to be dropped from a lawsuit that alleges his company has failed to protect young users on its social media platforms from sexual exploitation.

A former city manager within the Risk Management Division filed a whistleblower lawsuit against the City of Albuquerque on May 17 citing intimidation, false accusations and disregard for workplace safety laws concerning asbestos at the Gateway Center.

The Native American Community Academy network, or NACA, which numbers 13 schools in six states, has big plans but faces growing pains.

Millions in federal dollars are headed to 10 New Mexico communities to address lead and copper pipes in local water systems. State finance officials said other municipalities need to act soon and apply to receive what’s left of the $28.6 million New Mexico received in its portion of the $3 billion from the 2021 Bipartisan […] The post New Mexico efforts to catalog lead water lines off to ‘slow start’ as federal money flows in appeared first on Source New Mexico.

County clerks’ offices across the state are open today for early voting for the June 4 primary elections. The ballot includes state lawmakers from across New Mexico competing for spots on the general election ballot. Voters will also see primary races for congressional, county and local seats including water commissions. Registered voters can study up […] The post Early voting begins today for statewide primaries appeared first on Source New Mexico.

One week ahead of hearings that could lead to new state regulation on the reuse of treated toxic wastewater from oil and gas operations, environmental and frontline groups are gathering in opposition. The New Mexico Environment Department’s Water Protection Division wants to set regulations on new ways water is reused after it mixes with waste. […] The post State regulators to consider ‘produced water’ reuse rule next week appeared first on Source New Mexico.

One of the greatest athletes of all time, Jim Thorpe, racked up a number of achievements over the course of his career. Now, posthumously, the Sac and Fox Nation and Potawatomi citizen is being awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom; the nation’s highest civilian honor. Recipients of the medal are “​​individuals who have made exemplary […] The post Jim Thorpe honored with Presidential Medal of Freedom appeared first on Source New Mexico.

A portrait of prominent Palestinian professor and poet Dr. Refaat Alareer is one part of an altar at the center of the Gaza Solidarity Encampment at the University of New Mexico. An airstrike by Israel killed Alareer, his brother, sister and her four children on Dec. 7, 2023. On April 26, another bombing killed his […] The post UNM faculty imagine ‘more liberated futures’ at Gaza solidarity encampment appeared first on Source New Mexico.

Survivors of the Hermits Peak-Calf Canyon Fire told federal and state officials at a town hall meeting late last week that they are concerned about how much compensation is going to repair smoke and ash damage while many in the burn scar are still struggling to get back on their feet. The Federal Emergency Management […] The post NM fire survivors raise concerns about smoke damage payments appeared first on Source New Mexico.

DENVER — Stories from the Land of Enchantment told by local journalists were highlighted among the top news articles last year in the region. On Saturday, the annual Top of the Rockies Excellence in Journalism competition honored 67 articles published in 2023 by nine news outlets from journalists across the state. Judges picked award-winners from […] The post Source New Mexico wins 10 awards at the SPJ Top of the Rockies contest appeared first on Source New Mexico.