Darby is 1-year-old, 58 lbs. and already at the top of her class. She’s a bright, bouncy beauty with signature rear-to-ear wiggles and a...

and Anita Serrano; sisters by her husband Bonifacio I

is four months old and already rewriting the rules — because yes, she’s orange and yes, she’s a girl. Female orange tabbies are a rare little genetic magic trick, which makes Sunny extra special before you even factor in her personality.

Riding an 18 game winning streak and dominating almost all opponents left little doubt that the Mesa Vista girls basketball team would charge into this week’s state tournament as the Class 2A top seed for the second time in three seasons.

It took about a year, but the ribbon was cut on Española Humane’s new 7,010-square-foot animal clinic at 2125 El Llano Road on Feb. 24.

The high school basketball season wrapped up its district tournaments and the stage is set for the state tournament. Meanwhile, the spring sports began their overlapping season with baseball and softball getting underway.

Longtime local middle school basketball coach Jonathan Chavez died recently after it was discovered he had an inoperable brain tumor.

With deep love and gratitude, the family of Leontina (Tina) Lydia Gallegos announces her peaceful passing. A devoted wife, mother, grandmother, and community servant, she leaves behind a legacy defined by faith, hard work, compassion, and unwavering dedication to others. Leontina (Tina) Lydia Gallegos 89 resident of Chama passed away peacefully in her home on February 24, after a brief illness. She is preceded in death by her parents Geronimo and Maria Luisa Rivera, her husband Felix Ricardo (Cardo) Gallegos, an infant daughter Sarah Gallegos, and son Richard F. (Cardito) Gallegos, brothers Jerry Rivera, Praxedes Rivera, and sister Mary Louise Rivera. She is survived by a brother José Ignacio Rivera (Jill), a son José Abél Gallegos (Angela), daughters Melinda Gallegos, and Tina Gallegos-Martínez (José Larrañaga) two granddaughters, Hannah Hughes, Lea Pacheco and great-grandson Caleb Olguin. A brother-inlaw Martin Gallegos (Cristella), and sisters-in-law Mary Gallegos, Olivia Rivera, and Patsy Rivera.

James Davis Green of Española passed away February 16, 2026.

Alfonso Duran (Al or Fungi) passed on January 22, 2026. Born in Dixon, New Mexico, in 1937 and raised in Santa Fe and Española, Al led a purposeful life dedicated to his family and the service of his community.

Most State of the Union addresses are forgettable the moment they end. Not this one.

The passage of medical malpractice reform is the most important public policy success in New Mexico in more than a decade. It took support from New Mexicans of every political stripe and a bi-partisan coalition in the Legislature to achieve this success, but at long last the State’s malpractice-driven doctor shortage may be over.