WASHINGTON D.C. — Congresswoman Teresa Leger Fernández reintroduced the Financial Fitness Act on June 4. The bill will create a public personal finance education portal on the Department of Education website to help students and families grow their financial literacy skills and better prepare for their future.

“Students and families face substantial and difficult financial decisions when they choose to pursue higher education," Leger Fernández said. "Students of color and low-income students tend to carry the heaviest burden when it comes to paying for college. We must give students and families the tools to make the best financial decisions possible."

She went on to explain why...

WASHINGTON D.C.  — U.S. President Joe Biden announced new measures to secure the U.S.'s Southern border on June 4. There new Executive Order bars migrants who cross unlawfully from receiving asylum.

Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham issued the following statement after Biden's announcement:

“As a border state governor and former chair of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, I’m encouraged by President Biden’s plan to rein in illegal border crossings and help our nation's immigration officers manage this challenge," she said. In New Mexico, I’ve long emphasized the need for more border agents to help crack down on drug and human trafficking. While only Congress can provide those...

Gallup’s famed Summer Indian Dances are returning to the Courthouse Square in Historic Downtown Gallup.

The program will be held from 6 pm to 8 pm every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday between June 4 and Aug. 29 at the Courthouse Square, located at 215 W. Aztec Avenue. Dances will not be held on July 4 or Aug. 8, to avoid conflicts with the July 4 Stars and Stripes Celebration and Gallup Inter-Tribal Ceremonial activities, respectively. All dances are open to the public with free admission.

Visit Gallup, the tourism and marketing division of the City of Gallup, has commissioned 13 Native American performances from throughout New Mexico for the series. Themes for the program will...

The FBI and Rio Rancho Police Department are seeking the public’s assistance to identify the "Tan/Gray Pants Bandit," who is wanted for multiple bank robberies in the Rio Rancho and surrounding area. He robbed the Washington Federal Bank, 2518 Southern Blvd SE Rio Rancho, at approximately 4:25 pm on May 3.

The suspect has been described as a white man who is approximately five feet and seven inches tall with a stocky build. He was last seen wearing a blue hat, a black face mask, a black long sleeve shirt, grey skinny pants, and glasses.

The suspect entered the bank on May 3  and demanded money from the teller. The teller handed over an undisclosed amount of money to the...