Carson National Forest fire crews are on scene as of Tuesday (May 14) monitoring the quarter-acre Medio Fire east of Trout Lake Roads (#125) i…
Published: May 14, 2024 04:54PM
Updated: May 16, 2024 05:01AM
by: Liam Easley
Sheriff's office to move forward in accreditation process
The Taos County Sheriff’s Office recently moved to the next step of their accreditation process, a process that holds statewide law enforcemen…
Published: May 08, 2024 05:01PM
Updated: May 09, 2024 08:52AM
by: Liam Easley
Eight years ago, on May 5, 2016, Taos resident Holly White mysteriously vanished. Her vehicle was found parked at the Rio Grande Gorge Bridge,…
Published: May 08, 2024 05:01PM
Updated: May 09, 2024 08:52AM
Two rollovers, one fatal, in one month
Taos County Sheriff's deputies responded to a rollover involving three occupants who were ejected around 7:30 a.m. Wednesday morning on U.S. 6…
Published: May 08, 2024 05:01PM
Updated: May 14, 2024 03:16PM
by: Phaedra Haywood, The New Mexican
Supreme Court affirms convictions in triple homicide near Dixon
The state Supreme Court on Monday affirmed John Powell’s convictions for the 2018 shooting deaths of three people and the burglary of a home i…
Published: May 08, 2024 04:15PM
Updated: May 09, 2024 08:52AM
by: Scott Wyland, The New Mexican
If the past two winters have shown anything, it's that nature won't be pigeonholed by labels. The first El Niño in six years has run its cours…
Published: May 08, 2024 04:15PM
Updated: May 09, 2024 08:52AM
by: Staff report
Carson National Forest employees implemented several closures this month, including a rotating elk protection closure in the Valle Vidal, whic…
Published: May 08, 2024 03:01PM
Updated: May 09, 2024 08:52AM
by: Geoffrey Plant
With the Taos County Commission set to consider approval on June 11 of what could be the most ambitious non-municipal mixed-use development in…
Published: May 08, 2024 04:15PM
Updated: May 09, 2024 08:52AM
by: Liam Easley
180-day proposal from PED suspended by restraining order
In a recent hearing, a rule proposed by the New Mexico Public Education Department that would require all schools in the state to switch to fi…
Published: May 08, 2024 04:45PM
Updated: May 09, 2024 08:52AM
by: Staff report
Working in consultation with meteorologists, Carson National Forest fire crews are looking at opportunities to implement a prescribed fire eas…
Published: May 08, 2024 03:01PM
Updated: May 09, 2024 08:52AM
by: Liam Easley
The Taos High culinary team recently returned from a trip to Baltimore, Maryland, where they competed and ranked 27th in the National ProStart…
Published: May 08, 2024 04:30PM
Updated: May 09, 2024 08:52AM
A light breeze filled the air with the aroma of apple, pear and plum blossoms. A few pink and white petals floated down, lit up by the shining…
Published: May 08, 2024 03:01PM
Updated: May 09, 2024 08:52AM
by: Staff report
Taos County declared the week of May 5-11 "Taos News Appreciation Week" at the Taos County Historical Society's luncheon at the Sagebrush Inn …
Published: May 08, 2024 03:45PM
Updated: May 09, 2024 08:52AM
by: Liam Easley
Investigators looking into the death of a woman whose body was found during a search of a Harris Lane residence in Taos in January have determ…
Published: May 08, 2024 03:45PM
Updated: May 09, 2024 08:56AM
Over one year ago, UNM-Taos announced plans to install the largest publicly accessible telescope in the state of New Mexico, Arizona or Colora…
Published: May 08, 2024 04:45PM
Updated: May 09, 2024 08:52AM
by: Geoffrey Plant
A female black bear cub rescued near Red River about a month ago is beginning to thrive in her temporary home north of Española. The Red River…
Published: May 08, 2024 03:01PM
Updated: May 10, 2024 03:16PM
The following is a condensed list of reports made to Taos Central Dispatch within the Town of Taos from May 1-5. May 1 12:01 a.m. Information …
Published: May 08, 2024 02:45PM
Updated: May 09, 2024 08:52AM
The following is a summary of activity at Stray Hearts Animal Shelter from April 29-May 5. Outcomes Adoption: 1 dog, 1 cat Return to owner: 0 …
Published: May 08, 2024 02:31PM
Updated: May 09, 2024 08:52AM
This year marks a significant milestone — the 50th anniversary of Discover Taos.
Published: May 07, 2024 02:30PM
Updated: May 16, 2024 05:01AM
by: Staff report
John Robert Dudley, 50, of Valdez has been listed as a missing person on the New Mexico Department of Public Safety Missing Persons website.
Published: May 03, 2024 12:10PM
Updated: May 16, 2024 05:02AM
by: Staff report
Deputies with the Taos County Sheriff's Office were dispatched the Rio Grande Gorge Bridge Wednesday evening (May 1) regarding a potential sui…
Published: May 02, 2024 11:36AM
Updated: May 16, 2024 05:02AM
With temperatures swinging up into the high 60s and low 70s this week, it finally feels like spring in Northern New Mexico. That means more and more local residents and
Published: May 02, 2024 10:00AM
Updated: May 16, 2024 05:02AM
by: Daniel J. Chacón
With no opponent in the Democratic primary in June and no Republican challenger in the November general election, state Rep. Kristina Ortez of Taos is all but guaranteed a third
Published: May 02, 2024 09:46AM
Updated: May 16, 2024 05:02AM
Thinking of getting outside this spring? Here are three of my favorite hikes to try in the desert west of Taos, known to locals as Taos mesa. La Vista Verde
Published: May 02, 2024 09:46AM
Updated: May 16, 2024 05:02AM
by: Liam Easley
One year ago, husband-wife business duo Isabel and Johnny Duran opened up shop at a spacious lot with a vision of building more than just another place to eat. Soon,
Published: May 02, 2024 09:33AM
Updated: May 16, 2024 05:02AM
by: Liam Easley
Nearly 100 years after its construction in 1931, the St. Anthony School school in Peñasco will soon be getting a makeover as the Peñasco Valley Historic Preservation Society seeks to
Published: May 02, 2024 09:33AM
Updated: May 16, 2024 05:02AM
Local cannabis producer Taos Mountain Grown, LLC was nominated for three categories and accepted one award, Best Indica Flower, at the 2024 New Mexico Essie Awards, hosted by Kurple Magazine
Published: May 02, 2024 09:33AM
Updated: May 16, 2024 05:02AM
Red River Brewery and Distillery was recently awarded a Gold Medal from the American Craft Spirits Association for its Silver King Vodka, according to a press release. The brewery and
Published: May 02, 2024 09:33AM
Updated: May 16, 2024 05:02AM
by: Staff report
New Mexico State Police will be conducting sobriety checkpoints, saturation patrols and registrations, insurance and driver’s license checkpoints in all counties throughout the month of May.
Published: May 02, 2024 09:37AM
Updated: May 16, 2024 05:02AM
by: Geoffrey Plant
The Village of Taos Ski Valley Council voted 3-1 last Friday (April 26) to allow Mayor Chris Stanek to terminate Community Development Director Patrick Nicholson's employment. Nicholson's termination …
Published: May 02, 2024 09:33AM
Updated: May 16, 2024 05:02AM
by: Geoffrey Plant
The Federal Highway Administration, New Mexico Department of Transportation and El Terrero Construction announced last Friday (April 26) that construction around the intersection at Paseo del Pueblo Sur and Quesnel
Published: May 02, 2024 09:28AM
Updated: May 16, 2024 05:02AM
by: Haven Lindsey
In April 2024, for the fourth consecutive year, Taos High School Cheer won the esteemed Class 4A State Championship. It was the tenth title for Head Coach, Lisa Abeyta-Valerio, who
Published: May 02, 2024 09:24AM
Updated: May 16, 2024 05:02AM