I am writing today to announce the closure of the New Mexico Independent. After three and a half years of operation in New Mexico, the board of the American Independent News Network, has decided to shift publication of its news…
While environmental activists played their part yesterday during demonstrations at the capitol building, going so far as to dress up as solar panels and to sing the tune of “You Are My Sunshine,” their counterparts, the anti-cap-and-trade contingency who has…
Roughly one quarter of University of New Mexico students are unimpressed with the state’s flagship public school, according to a survey that questioned college students about their higher education experiences.
Gov. Susana Martinez ordered 300 National Guard troops and dozens of police officers from both the Albuquerque Police Department and the New Mexico State Police to Taos and Española Monday to help turn back on natural gas to thousands of residents who have been without the gas for nearly a week. The workers are scrambling to restore heat before another winter storm hits the state Tuesday.
The New Mexico State Police today distributed photos of a man tearing down campaign signs in Española, along with a reminder that destroying the signs is a misdemeanor offense that could result in as much as six months in jail.
The…
Bill Clinton attended a rally for Democratic gubernatorial candidate Diane Denish yesterday in Española and The Independent was there to cover the speech.
Below is a slideshow of the event. You can click on each picture to see the…
Former President Bill Clinton appeared in Espanola for Democratic Lt. Gov. Diane Denish on Thursday in a bid to whip up support. Denish trails Republican Susana Martinez in the New Mexico governor’s race with less than three weeks to go before the Nov. 2 election. Speaking in front of thousands on Thursday, Clinton called Denish “a proven leader with a proven plan” while attacking Martinez by linking her to her large Texan donors.
President Bill Clinton will speak at a rally for Democratic gubernatorial candidate Diane Denish in Española Oct. 14, Denish’s campaign announced Thursday.
The event is free, but space is limited. To RSVP, call 505-255-1282 or e-mail: Clintonvisit@dianedenish.com.
An internal U.S. Department of Energy investigation found that Los Alamos National Laboratory and its federal managers have repeatedly skirted nuclear safety rules at plutonium labs, the Albuquerque Journal reports.
Mexican consul Gustavo de Unanue has accused city…
The Independent teamed up with KUNM-FM and KNME-TV to host a discussion on jobs and the economy with Richard Berry, the mayor of Albuquerque; Tom Swisstack and Kate Noble, economic development specialist with the city of Santa Fe.
Click on the title to see the transcript of the live blog.
Northern New Mexico College in Española will host a panel on healthy eating and obesity, and a free screening of the documentary Food Inc., starting at 1:30 p.m. Saturday.
Local farmers and other speakers will hold a panel…
State Auditor Hector Balderas wants legislators to pass three new laws that would give his office teeth, including one making it a crime to mislead or obstruct auditors.
Remember that story about how members of a prominent Española family were accused of beating up the owners of a local tattoo parlor/hookah lounge? (Not kidding.) Well it just keeps getting worse. “The Rio Arriba County Sheriff’s Department recently…
Española mayor Joe Maestas has decided not to run for a second term, the Rio Grande Sun reports. Maestas made an unsuccessful bid for a seat on the Public Regulations Commission in 2008.
Steve Terrell has the press release from Española Mayor Joe Maestas saying that he is not running to be the state’s next lieutenant governor.
