New Mexicans should prepare for a historic heat wave peaking this weekend. On Tuesday, the New Mexico Department of Health issued a warning advising residents to look out for signs of heat illness as the temperature jumps to levels the National Weather Service said usually arrive just before June.

Last week, Gov. Michelle Lujan signed the state’s annual budget, which included $630,000 for the creation of a medical psilocybin treatment equity fund. New Mexico is the first state in the country to allocate funds that will ensure residents can receive treatment no matter their income.

A national report looking at the availability of mental health care providers shows 144 million Americans are living in shortage areas, including people in New Mexico.

In honor of International Women’s Day on Sunday, hundreds of protesters caravanned nearly 50 miles from Albuquerque to Jeffrey Epstein’s former Zorro Ranch, demanding justice and accountability for survivors of gender-based and sexual violence. The very next day, the protesters got a partial answer when investigators entered the property.

A ProPublica analysis found that under Mayor Tim Keller’s leadership, Albuquerque has increasingly criminalized conduct associated with homelessness, causing a growing number of people on the streets to be arrested and jailed.

The New Mexico Public Regulation Commission will soon decide whether or not the private equity firm Blackstone Infrastructure will acquire PNM’s parent company. The proposed $11.5 billion acquisition of the Public Service Company of New Mexico has drawn fierce resistance. This week on Let’s Talk New Mexico we’re talking to the players at the center of the whole debate, and we’d love to hear from you! Email letstalk@kunm.org, leave a voice message by clicking the link below, or call in live at (505) 277-5866 Thursday morning at 9.

Hundreds of protesters caravanned to, and held a rally at, Jeffrey Epstein’s former Zorro Ranch south of Santa Fe Sunday in honor of International Women’s Day.

Almost 200 people turned out last Monday night at Albuquerque’s Bataan Memorial Park to protest the strikes by the United States and Israel on Iran. Speakers addressed the crowd, who waved signs at passing motorists along Lomas Boulevard as the sun dropped below the horizon.

The New Mexico Department of Health announced Friday four new cases of measles have been identified in detention facilities in southern New Mexico. Officials said the cases were brought into the facilities by inmates who transferred in from another state.

As climate change makes wildfires more frequent, researchers from here at the University of New Mexico say the smoke — which can drift for thousands of miles — is linked to worse mental health. The new study found a week after exposure to wildlife smoke participants’ mental health scores were at their lowest, but after three weeks scores were close to normal.