Matt Gontram, who owns and operates New Mexico River Adventures in Embudo, has heard all that doom-and-gloom talk about low snowpack this year, especially the effect it could have on the rafting business. But he’s not buying it. sfnm.co/3Q0P2gz

Española police have arrested 19-year-old Peter Santiago Velarde in connection with what officials describe as a drive-by shooting in the early morning hours of April 4. sfnm.co/484dLXs

NEW: An incident authorities describe as an active shooter situation Tuesday morning in Bernalillo left schools shut down and New Mexico Rail Runner Express commuter train service suspended as officers searched for a suspect. sfnm.co/41SyxWB

The state has been tight-lipped about what, if anything, the March search of the 7,500-acre property unearthed — but public records released to The New Mexican help clarify how it unfolded. sfnm.co/4mupQef

In a wide-ranging recent interview, Michael Garcia said he is “beyond thankful and grateful” to be serving as mayor and is proud of what the city has accomplished in his first months in office. sfnm.co/47Z2cRc

New Mexico Public Education Secretary Mariana Padilla joins the latest podcast episode of "Conversations Different" to discuss the state's free summer reading program and child literacy gains. sfnm.co/4c73Dj2

Someone walking their dog Sunday near Caja del Rio Road west of Santa Fe discovered decomposed human remains, authorities confirmed Monday. sfnm.co/4cpQ6Sz

A fog-sealing project on Interstate 25 between Albuquerque and Santa Fe will leave one lane closed from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday. sfnm.co/4ejyQ3Q

Nearly a year after its headquarters was set on fire in an arson attack, the Republican Party of New Mexico reported Monday the building suffered another act of destruction. sfnm.co/4cHjZiw

NEW: Sam Bregman reported raising more than $1.2 million in the latest campaign finance reporting period in his bid to win the Democratic nomination for governor against Deb Haaland. sfnm.co/480hlSj

OUR VIEW: The New Mexico attorney general is suing a New Mexico Cabinet agency, not the federal government, a gigantic corporation or alleged consumer fraudster. This one is in the family. The stakes couldn’t be higher. sfnm.co/3QjVcs1

Roundhouse Report: Democratic gubernatorial candidate Deb Haaland released her first ad of the campaign on Saturday. sfnm.co/4mBgVrB

Staff limitations at the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service have turned off the tap temporarily for a monthly report forecasting New Mexico’s water supply. sfnm.co/429tyk5

RINGSIDE SEAT: U.S. Sen. Ben Ray Luján ranks as the king of breathless emails motivated by greed. A Democrat from Nambé, Luján always portrays himself as an underdog in a fight for his political life. sfnm.co/4dK1HhM

Santa Fe-area food service inspections for the week of Feb. 16-22. sfnm.co/4vsC2jW

Record-low snowpack levels in Colorado and Northern New Mexico and record-high temperatures in March have left the Rio Grande and other waterways in dire conditions. Forecasters warn rivers could run at 10% to 40% of their normal levels. sfnm.co/4clPXzk

St. Michael’s senior Sophia Miera went for it in the deadlift, the final discipline of the State Girls Powerlifting Championships on Saturday in the Rio Rancho Events Center, and came out an individual champion. sfnm.co/4szAVw6

UNM swept its three-game series against San Diego State over the weekend, which left the Lobos alone in first place in the Mountain West Conference at 22-12-1 overall and 8-3-1 in league play. sfnm.co/4vrGKyg

Education Standouts: A Farmington high school senior has earned top recognition for bilingual proficiency in the Diné language. sfnm.co/4c6MFkO

The candidates vying to be the next governor and lieutenant governor in the June 2 primary election were asked to answer three questions about issues related to child welfare. Here's their responses. sfnm.co/3Q4Vymq

Candidates for New Mexico governor have big plans for the state’s foster care and child care systems, from splitting CYFD in two to relinquishing the governor’s control of the troubled agency. sfnm.co/48tu3sU

After battling drug addiction, domestic violence and homelessness, a Santa Fe woman said the accomplishment of being able to buy a home, with the assistance of Homewise, has given her freedom. sfnm.co/4clLDAq

In 2025, 64% of Consuelo’s Place residents who left the shelter entered some form of permanent housing, a rate shelter officials say makes it stand out not just locally but nationally. sfnm.co/47TLwL4

The gut punch Lobo basketball fans were dreading finally landed Friday afternoon when multiple outlets reported that reigning Mountain West Conference freshman of the year Jake Hall intended to enter the transfer portal.

Coach Dennis Sanchez called the New Mexico United’s performance in a 1-0 win over Orange County SC on April 4 “the mark of a championship team.” He hopes that continues as the United make their way to Phoenix at 8 p.m. Saturday for a match against the Rising in USL Championship play.

Jial Wood redeemed himself. Jedrek Lewandowski finally got his individual title. Jasper Nelson aimed for the moon, but ended up among the stars Friday at the State Boys Powerlifting Championships.

A day after a parliamentarian issued an opinion on an internal dispute at the Republican Party of New Mexico, state GOP Chair Amy Barela, who was at the center of the inner strife, tried to smooth things over with her detractors. But not everybody was ready to move on.

Remediation work on Questa’s closed molybdenum mine is on hold after its former operator, Chevron Mining Inc., failed to renew a contract, putting about 150 people out of work.

Last year’s trophy, which went to the University of North Texas, will be the last to feature Marcellus Medina’s painting. The longtime Zia Pueblo artist and tribal leader died March 18 of a heart attack. He was 72 years old.

Although data suggests it might be a long shot, Rio Rancho could elect a Democratic mayor for the first time in more than a decade by the end of next week.

"We are devastated, heartbroken, and, quite frankly, angry," Lisa Bransford's niece said in a statement. "This senseless act not only took Lisa from us — it has forever changed the course of our family’s future. It has also irrevocably altered the life of the young driver responsible."

"Politics in the state will never be the same," proclaimed former presidential candidate Andrew Yang outside the New Mexico state Capitol Friday afternoon before a crowd of about two dozen people. The cause for celebration? The "birth of a new political party in New Mexico," as Yang put it.

The National Nuclear Security Administration on Friday publicly released a draft of its broad environmental review on plans for the production of new plutonium pits — the trigger devices for nuclear weapons — as the agency aims to modernize the nation's arsenal.

Two packs of Mexican gray wolves were transported last month to the Mexican state of Durango — the last place the endangered wolf species was found in the wild in the 1970s before all stragglers were captured for a captive breeding program and a goal of preventing the species from blinking out.

Shakey Graves is returning this May with a new album, Fondness, Etc., that hearkens back to his early days while also progressing forward. He is returning to Santa Fe, one of his favorite cities, with a solo show at the Lensic. sfnm.co/47RJo6o

A documentary following the arc of creating a monumental, three-dimensional sculpture opens Friday, April 10, at Center for Contemporary Arts. sfnm.co/3Qc5oCT

IAIA once again has a strong presence at a biennale — this time at Sydney’s, which is one of the world’s largest. It will feature work by Santa Fe-area artists Daisy Quezada Ureña, Rose B. Simpson and Cannupa Hanska Luger. sfnm.co/4vst5r0

ANOTHER VIEW: One of the reasons people appreciate travel is that it offers a different perspective on home. Distance has a way of recalibrating what actually is important. Now imagine gaining such a perspective from deep in space. sfnm.co/4cj7oRa

Wellness Wire: It's been a busy week for child welfare news in New Mexico and for Attorney General Raúl Torrez, who announced he was suing CYFD. sfnm.co/3OxfLkj

A Santa Fe judge has rejected a motion by the world’s largest social media company to postpone a bench trial in which the attorney general plans to ask for major new restrictions, including age verification for New Mexico users. sfnm.co/3Ofh3QI

RINGSIDE SEAT: Ambrose Castellano, campaigning for his old seat in June’s Democratic primary, is charged with a felony and a misdemeanor, accused of involvement in the vicious beating of a man on Santa Fe’s municipal golf course in September. sfnm.co/3OwRg6M

Two of New Mexico’s federal lawmakers met Wednesday with the new leader of the office in charge of distributing billions in federal funding to people impacted by New Mexico’s largest recorded wildfire. sfnm.co/4sp1HHm

A bridge in Eldorado is in line for repairs after Santa Fe County commissioners approved a contract of a little more than $1 million to an Albuquerque-based contractor last week. sfnm.co/3OsUFUa

When Brooklyn Cardenas started powerlifting two years ago, it was supposed to supplement what she was trying to accomplish on the softball field. But the sport grew on her to the point that she faced a dilemma this weekend. sfnm.co/4ta4shc

Enrollment at St. Mike's has been declining consistently. The school needs someone to get people talking and take an expanded interest in what it offers, someone who can push the academic and spiritual message while drawing a crowd. sfnm.co/41unL8C

After at least a decade of debate, the demolition of four historic Santa Fe casitas across the street from the state Capitol began this week. The razing will pave the way for the construction of a new executive office building. sfnm.co/48Gi5fA

NEW: The National Nuclear Security Administration on Friday publicly released a draft of its broad environmental review on plans for the production of new plutonium pits as the agency aims to modernize the nation's arsenal. sfnm.co/3QwS8J9

Santa Fe Railyard Community Corp. board President Rosemary Romero faces defamation allegations in a new lawsuit, the latest development in an ongoing legal saga that began in February when the board fired Christine Robertson. sfnm.co/41lcAz7

A double-homicide trial for Jose Antonio "Adrian" Roman, 47, of Albuquerque, began Thursday in Santa Fe. Roman is charged with two counts of premeditated first-degree murder in connection with the 2023 deaths of his ex-girlfriend and her son. sfnm.co/4dzjSqe

On the latest "Around the Roundhouse" podcast episode, Stephanie Garcia Richard speaks on the failings that allowed Jeffrey Epstein to lease state land and what her office has done to try to ensure something like that will never happen again. sfnm.co/4mjdeGK