7 Days

April 17, 2024

April 17, 2024 at 12:00 am MDT

1. Santa Fe Mayor Alan Webber introduces an ordinance to ban people from sitting or standing on medians

Called the “Out of Sight/Out of Mind” law

2. Highlands University reopens fully following cyber attack

Resetting campus passwords expected to be complete by next school year

3. Santa Fe Police announce 220 citations so far in spring blitz crackdown, including one for reckless driving

Punchline: One

4. Jury awards $31 million to woman who fell in Maria’s New Mexico Kitchen parking lot

She turned down the lifetime margarita settlement offer

5. Study shows forever chemicals found in water sources all across New Mexico

But not in beer

6. State lawyers argue judge should dismiss lawsuit over pollution stemming from oil and gas production

And they’ve got the money to make the argument, thanks to oil and gas production

7. City of Santa Fe will help pay for Zozobra-shaped hot-air balloon to help increase tourism

in the untapped pyromania market

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