New Mexico News Connection|Roz Brown

A joint project along the New Mexico-Colorado border aims to protect water quality and watershed health in the event of a wildfire.

The yearly Perseid meteor shower is active until Aug. 24.

Federal court wins by prediction platforms such as Polymarket and Kalshi allow new gambling options — including parlays on wildfires — even as experts warned they could trigger arson.

New Mexico launched its universal no-cost child care program in 2025, becoming the first state in the nation to remove income limits and copayments for state-funded assistance.

By narrowing the definition of "harm," conservationists said places wildlife call home will now be open to logging, drilling, mining, real estate development and more.

In New Mexico, the average cost of living is about $2,500 per month but Social Security covers only about 75% of that, meaning beneficiaries already need another $600 each month to make ends meet.

In 2010, Grant County’s Bayard Public Library became the state’s first affiliate of Dolly Parton's Imagination Library, which provides free, high-quality books to children from birth to age 5, regardless of family income.

New Mexico has had a persistent problem with undercounting first-generation immigrant families and Native Americans according to State Demographer Robert Rhatigan.

Emily Wildau, director of policy at New Mexico Voices for Children, said the state saw some improvement in health data and now has a lower rate of children without health insurance than other states.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture calls the New World screwworm a “devastating pest” that could threaten not only the livestock industry, but also the economy and food supply chain.