North Central (Santa Fe Area)

SANTA FE, NM, Jan. 30 —Santa Fe County staff, along with state and private partners, celebrated the groundbreaking of the Turquoise Trail Apartments just off Rancho Viejo Blvd. and southwest of Santa Fe, this January. Thirteen three-story buildings will provide 312 affordable housing options in a prime location of Santa Fe…

SANTA FE, NM, Jan. 14, 2026 — Santa Fe has once again been recognized by MovieMaker Magazine as the #1 Best Places to Live and Work as a Filmmaker in North America (Canada, United States, and Mexico) in the Small Cities category, marking the fourth consecutive year the region has earned the top ranking.…

LAS VEGAS – Courts may order outpatient behavioral health treatment for certain people under a new program serving San Miguel, Mora and Guadalupe counties. The Assisted Outpatient Treatment (AOT) program offers help to people who repeatedly have failed to follow voluntary treatment for mental health disorders and been jailed or…

SANTA FE, NM – On October 9, 2025, Santa Fe County acquired 2,650 acres of piñon-juniper woodland, rolling hills and grasslands, south of Santa Fe, NM. The new open space is called “Bobcat Crossing Ranch.” It is bordered to the east by I-25, and to the west by 2 miles of…

SANTA FE – The First Judicial District Court announced a program today to help newly arrested people with severe mental illness obtain treatment and other community services. Individuals charged with misdemeanors, except DWI, and nonviolent felony offenses are eligible for the program. The initiative is the fourth competency diversion pilot…