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As Santa Fe heads into a hot summer, city pool access remains limited

By Carina Julig
  • Three of Santa Fe's four city pools are currently closed for maintenance and repairs.
  • The Genoveva Chavez Community Center has the only city swimming facility that is open.
  • With temperatures consistently in the 90s, some Santa Feans have turned to private club and hotel pool memberships.
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Environmental groups sue feds over cows in Valles Caldera

By Scott Wyland
Northern New Mexico
  • Errant cattle roaming the Valles Caldera National Preserve have spurred a lawsuit from three conservation groups.
  • The groups contend federal land and wildlife managers have failed to prevent the rogue cows from invading the park.
  • They say this is allowing the cattle to degrade riparian areas and grasslands vital for three endangered species.
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Hundreds mourn slain Lindrith teen at candlelight vigil in Cuba, N.M.

By Nicholas Gilmore
  • More than 250 people gathered in Cuba to share their favorite memories of 18-year-old Trent Greene of nearby Lindrith.
  • The recent graduate of Cuba High School and a student athlete was slain earlier this month.
  • Greene was found fatally shot off a rural road several miles from Lindrith. No one has been identified as a suspect.
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Santa Fe Summer Scene brings free music, movies to sites citywide

The New Mexican
Arts & Entertainment
  • Performances by world-class musical groups and local class acts alike are enlivening summer nights in Santa Fe.
  • The Lensic Performing Arts Center and Lensic 360 have brought back Santa Fe Summer Scene.
  • The series of free live music shows and movie screenings runs from June through August at several sites in the city.
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New Mexico launches new initiative to stop the carnage on state's roadways

By Daniel J. Chacón
  • New Mexico grapples is among the worst states in the nation for vehicle fatalities and No. 1 for pedestrian deaths.
  • The state Department of Transportation is rolling out a new initiative to reduce deaths on state roadways.
  • The launch of the initiative comes weeks before a special legislative session focused on public safety.
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Federal bill aims to help more New Mexicans become homeowners

By Margaret O'Hara
  • U.S. Rep. Teresa Leger Fernández, D-N.M., introduced a bill Wednesday to help people buy their first home.
  • The Home of Your Own Act would provide one-time, $30,000 grants for first-time homebuyers.
  • It would create a $6.7 billion-per-year assistance program through the Department of Housing and Urban Development.
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Police seek new leads into disappearance of 7-year-old Robbie Romero 24 years ago

By Nicholas Gilmore
Santa Fe Cold Case
  • Robbie Romero, a 7-year-old Santa Fe boy, went missing in June of 2000.
  • An older brother was named a “person of interest," but he was never charged with a crime tied to the case.
  • Santa Fe police still hope someone might come forward with a tip that would help close the troubling unsolved case.
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Report: New Mexico retains last spot in child welfare

By Margaret O'Hara
  • New Mexico is at the bottom of the Annie E. Casey Foundation’s 2024 Kids Count Data Book’s child well-being rankings.
  • For the fourth time since 2019, the state ranked 50th nationwide in the data set.
  • The report amalgamates indicators of economic well-being, health, education and family demographic data.
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