ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, Aug. 14 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of New Mexico posted the following news release: * * * Eighty Year Sentence for Former Candidate Who Orchestrated Shootings and Murder-for-Hire After Election Loss ALBUQUERQUE - Solomon Pena was sentenced to 960 months in prison for orchestrating a politically motivated shooting spree and plotting to murder witnesses to obstruct justice. According to court documents and evidence presented at trial, Solomon  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 14 (TNSres) -- The Federal Reserve issued the following white paper abstract (No. 2025-064) on Aug. 13, 2025, by Mark Carlson entitled "Banking Panic in New Mexico in 1924 and the Response of the Federal Reserve." * * * Banking Panic in New Mexico in 1924 and the Response of the Federal Reserve Abstract: There was a banking panic in New Mexico in early 1924 when about one-fourth of the banks in the state closed temporarily or permanently amid widespread runs. The Federal Res more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 14 (TNSFR) -- The International Trade Commission determined that imports of oleoresin paprika from India, which is a key ingredient used for coloring and flavoring, are causing a reasonable indication of material injury to a domestic industry. The investigation comes after a complaint was filed by Rezolex Ltd. Co., based in Las Cruces, New Mexico. The complaint alleges that the imported paprika product is being sold at less than fair value and is also being subsidized by the go more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 14 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Justice has filed a proposed settlement with the U.S. District Court for the District of New Mexico, addressing two uranium-contaminated Superfund sites. This action concerns a lawsuit brought against United Nuclear Corporation (UNC) by the U.S., the State of New Mexico, and the Navajo Nation. The complaint alleges that UNC is liable for cleanup costs and remediation efforts under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and L more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan Announces Guidance From DOJ for Claimants Following the Recent Extension and Expansion of RECA * Guidance From DOJ Comes Following Bipartisan Push Led by Lujan to Secure Detailed Guidance for Claimants to Access the RECA Program Albuquerque, N.M. - U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) has secured guidance from the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) for claimants seeking compensation through more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan Secures Over $12 Million for New Mexico Projects in Committee-Passed Appropriations Bill * Total Investments for FY26 is $300,585,000 Investments Include Workforce Development, Health Care, and Education Santa Fe, N.M. - U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) announced over $12 million in federal funding secured for New Mexico through the Appropriations Committee's bipartisan passage of F more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan: More Evidence that GOP Budget Betrayal Benefits the Wealthiest Americans, Abandons Working Families * Albuquerque, N.M. - U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) issued the following statement on the Congressional Budget Office's (CBO) latest assessment that the GOP Budget Betrayal benefits the wealthiest Americans while abandoning working families: "The nonpartisan CBO has confirmed what S more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * This Week in Albuquerque: Lujan Visits Bernalillo County Sheriff's Office, Meets with Local Business Leaders Amid Tariff Chaos and Confusion * Albuquerque, N.M. - U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) concluded a series of events in Albuquerque this week, visiting the Bernalillo County Sheriff's Office to discuss public safety and meeting with local business leaders to discuss the impacts of Presi more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * This Week: Lujan Holds Events Across Northern and Central New Mexico * Lujan Visits Taos, Santa Fe, Espanola, Albuquerque, and Santa Ana Pueblo Holds Town Hall, Listens to Constituent Concerns, and Highlights Work on Behalf of New Mexicans New Mexico - U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) concluded a series of events across New Mexico this week, holding a town hall in Taos and meeting with he more PR

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, Aug. 13 -- The University of New Mexico issued the following news: * * * Two UNM undergrads return from Johns Hopkins medical research program By Anna Padilla University of New Mexico students Celeste Maldonado Taheri and Anthony Languit recently participated in a Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) at Johns Hopkins University. Their area of study was the pulmonary and critical care medicine program. This was Languit's second time returning to the summer p more PR

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, Aug. 13 -- The University of New Mexico issued the following news: * * * Humanities building demolition makes way for state-of-the-art Humanities & Social Sciences Facility Throughout the remainder of 2025, the Humanities Building located on the southern edge of Smith Plaza on UNM Central Campus will be demolished to make way for the new state-of-the-art Humanities & Social Sciences (HSS) Facility. A construction barrier has been installed around the Humanities Build more PR

SANTA FE, New Mexico, Aug. 14 -- WildEarth Guardians issued the following news release on Aug. 13, 2025: * * * Conservation groups appeal New Mexico rule on forever chemicals in oil and gas PFAS are 'forever chemicals' that poison water, persist for centuries, and have no place in New Mexico * SANTA FE, N.M. -- Today, WildEarth Guardians and New Energy Economy, two New Mexico-based environmental conservation organizations, appealed a recently-enacted New Mexico state rule governing the use  more PR