A new report says 80% of disabled state workers have considered quitting because of difficulties receiving accommodations. The list of grievances including extreme wait times of more than a year, denials without engaging in the process, and inappropriate and discriminatory comments by supervisors.

U.S. Rep. Melanie Stansbury paid a visit to the University of New Mexico’s Lobo Food Pantry Thursday afternoon, as part of a larger tour of food banks around her district. She’s been speaking with staff, touring facilities and finding out what they most need. According to the latest basic needs assessment, 58% of UNM students experience some sort of food insecurity.

Northern New Mexico journalist Alicia Inez Guzmán reported on the matter in a recent New York Times investigative feature.

They were cowboys amid the mesas in a corner of New Mexico. For years they coexisted with an oil company — until one day they couldn’t.

Incumbent Albuquerque Mayor Tim Keller said he anticipated a runoff and he is ready. “It's really about the future of Albuquerque. That is what's at stake in this. Are we going to go forward, or are we going to take massive steps backwards?” he said.

15 years ago, Kei Tsuzuki and Molly Luethi presented their first hand-printed tea towel collection to the public and sold out within an hour. The two have cultivated a mission-driven business that fosters education and sustainability, while employing mostly immigrant women. Kei is now the sole owner of Kei & Molly Textiles, after Molly retired in 2023. She spoke to KUNM about their 15 year anniversary.

An analysis of U.S. Forest Service data by a wildland firefighter advocacy group shows that wildfire mitigation efforts in New Mexico – including prescribed burns and other hazardous fuel treatments – are down by over 50% since President Donald Trump took office in January.

Nov. 4 was Election Day around the state and voters turned out to vote for mayors, city councilors, trustees, bonds and ballot initiatives.

Nov. 4 is Election Day. While off-year elections often have lower voter turnouts, in Albuquerque, the energy was high.

The lab where Oppenheimer developed the atomic bomb is the linchpin in the United States’ effort to modernize its nuclear weapons. Yet the site has contended with contamination incidents, work outages and aging infrastructure.