Bruce Lesman’s Southwest Street Corn Pasta brings Mexican elote flavors to a hearty, colorful dish with roasted corn, smoky Hatch green chiles, Cotija cheese, cilantro, lime, and a creamy dressing. Served warm or chilled, it makes a versatile main course or side, with optional additions including bacon, avocado, black beans, chicken, or pepitas.
New Mexico officials proposed new oilfield methane rules, including a “super emitter” program allowing certified third parties to report leaks of at least 50 kilograms per hour and requiring operators to investigate and repair them. The proposal also mandates zero-emission electric pneumatic pumps by 2031, but oil and gas leaders object to the shortened timeline.
Fishing conditions vary across New Mexico, with anglers finding mixed success for catfish, trout, largemouth bass, bluegill, and tiger muskie. Reports highlight fair to good bass fishing at Sumner Lake, strong trout action at Eagle Nest Lake, and very good bluegill and catfish catches at Navajo Lake, while other waters remain slower.
Sheryl Williams Stapleton’s corruption conviction highlights how power, entitlement and weak ethics rules can enable self-dealing. Yet New Mexico’s unpaid legislators also make significant personal sacrifices, and most serve honorably. This opinion argues that both parties deflect blame while the party in power enjoys the greatest opportunity and cover for corruption—leaving taxpayers and residents to pay the price.
The FBI has joined a local investigation into the deaths of three transient men found in the Roswell area in June and July. Authorities are seeking tips about possible links between the killings of Kent Hoffman, Andrew Lujan-Huerta and Karl Affsprung, all of whom were found dead in separate locations, some with gunshot wounds.
This New Mexican Shrimp Gumbo puts a Southwest spin on a Louisiana classic, blending Gulf shrimp, andouille sausage, the Cajun holy trinity, and roasted Hatch green chiles in a rich dark roux. Served over rice with cornbread, it delivers hearty, smoky flavor with a distinctly New Mexico twist.
New Mexico’s wildfire season is now year-round, placing rural electric cooperatives and the communities they serve under constant threat. Otero County Electric Cooperative is investing heavily in vegetation management, fireproof infrastructure and fault detection, but rising insurance and litigation costs demand action. Mario Romero urges lawmakers to modernize wildfire liability while protecting responsible co-ops and affordable, reliable power.
An environmental group has appealed a federal court ruling that vacated endangered species protections for the dunes sagebrush lizard, a tiny species native to the Permian Basin in New Mexico and Texas. The fight centers on whether federal safeguards are needed to curb oil and gas development and prevent the lizard’s extinction.
