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Alec Montoya poses for a photo in his graduation cap and gown. Montoya graduated from the UNM College of Nursing in 2023 and worked as a pediatric emergency nurse for nearly three years. He died from a hit-and-run crash in Albuquerque on Oct. 9., 2025.
Courtesy of the University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center
The man accused of hitting and killing a University of New Mexico Hospital nurse was rearrested Tuesday on a charge of vehicular homicide.
Let's Talk New Mexico
Maybe the most overlooked part of going anywhere in a car is parking once you’re there. We assume there will be a spot for our car, either at a business, or on a street, or in a garage. But should we expect parking? How much should it cost us and how much does it cost to provide? And should we presume it will be safe for us and our property?
A group of sandhill cranes fly over the Rio Grande Nature Center State Park.
Katie Conley
Future climate modeling predicts New Mexico will have far less water in the coming decades, which will likely shift the migratory patterns of large birds to the state – including the beloved sandhill crane and Ross’s goose.
Finding Help With Food
More than half a million New Mexicans will see their monthly grocery budgets shrink significantly when the U.S. government cuts off extra aid that had been doled out during the coronavirus pandemic. Top New Mexico officials issued the warning Thursday, Jan. 19, 2023, saying it will take a mix of short and long-term efforts to fill gaps that will be created when the extra food assistance ends after next month.
Susan Montoya Bryan
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AP
A list of resources around New Mexico for those who need assistance in the wake of the ongoing government shutdown and disruption in SNAP benefits.