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New Mexico Better Newspaper Contest Winners

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November 13, 2022

New Mexico Better Newspaper Contest Winners

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — The New Mexico Press Affiliation acknowledged the very best of New Mexico’s newspaper writing, pictures and promoting on the Higher Newspaper Contest Banquet on Saturday.

The group handed out awards to newspapers in 4 divisions: Weekly 2 – for weekly newspapers with a circulation beneath 4,999; Weekly 1 – for weekly newspapers with a circulation above 5,000; Every day 2 – for day by day newspapers with a circulation beneath 7,499; and Every day 1 – for newspapers with a circulation above 7,500.

A newspaper from every division is awarded for Common Excellence. This 12 months’s winners are: Santa Fe New Mexican, Every day I; Farmington Every day Occasions, Every day 2; Taos Information, Weekly I; and El Defensor Chieftain in Socorro, Weekly 2.

The competition was judged by the Wyoming Press Affiliation.

The awards have been handed out on the NMPA 113th Annual Conference.

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Weekly Class II NEWS WRITING 2nd Place Ryan Lowery Las Vegas Optic

Weekly Class II NEWS WRITING 1st Place Justin Garcia Ruidoso Information

Weekly Class I NEWS WRITING 2nd Place Nicholas Gilmore Rio Grande Solar

Weekly Class I NEWS WRITING 1st Place Clara Garcia and Julia M. Dendinger Valencia County Information-Bulletin

Every day Class II NEWS WRITING 2nd Place Hannah Dumas Silver Metropolis Every day Press

Every day Class II NEWS WRITING 1st Place Lisa dunlap Roswell Every day Report

Every day Class I NEWS WRITING 2nd Place Victoria Traxler Santa Fe New Mexican

Every day Class I NEWS WRITING 1st Place Michael McDevitt Las Cruces Solar-Information

Weekly Class I INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING 2nd Place Nicholas Gilmore Rio Grande Solar

Weekly Class I INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING 1st Place Will Hooper Taos Information

Every day Class II INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING 1st Place Gabrielle Arsiaga Hobbs Information Solar

Every day Class I INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING 2nd Place Daniel J. Chacón Santa Fe New Mexican

Every day Class I INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING 1st Place Elise Kaplan Albuquerque Journal

Weekly Class II OBITUARY NEWS 2nd Place Gabriel Myers Las Vegas Optic

Weekly Class II OBITUARY NEWS 1st Place David Stevens Japanese New Mexico Information

Weekly Class I OBITUARY NEWS 2nd Place William Melhado Santa Fe Reporter

Weekly Class I OBITUARY NEWS 1st Place Rick Romancito Taos Information

Every day Class II OBITUARY NEWS 2nd Place Daniel Russell Hobbs Information Solar

Every day Class II OBITUARY NEWS 1st Place Mike Easterling Farmington Every day Occasions

Every day Class I OBITUARY NEWS 2nd Place Vida Volkert Gallup Impartial

Every day Class I OBITUARY NEWS 1st Place Phill Casaus Santa Fe New Mexican

Weekly Class I BEST NEWS COVERAGE 2nd Place Valencia County Information-Bulletin Workers Valencia County Information-Bulletin

Weekly Class I BEST NEWS COVERAGE 1st Place Taos Information Editorial Workers Taos Information

Every day Class II BEST NEWS COVERAGE 2nd Place Information-Solar Workers Hobbs Information Solar

Every day Class II BEST NEWS COVERAGE 1st Place Roswell Every day Report

Every day Class I BEST NEWS COVERAGE 2nd Place Santa Fe New Mexican workers

Every day Class I BEST NEWS COVERAGE 1st Place Albuquerque Journal workers

Weekly Class I BEST SPORTS COVERAGE 2nd Place Brienne Inexperienced, TJ Palma Artesia Every day Press

Weekly Class I BEST SPORTS COVERAGE 1st Place Denims Pineda Taos Information

Every day Class II BEST SPORTS COVERAGE 2nd Place Dean Thompson, Mikey Torrez Silver Metropolis Every day Press

Every day Class II BEST SPORTS COVERAGE 1st Place Steve Bortstein Farmington Every day Occasions

Every day Class I BEST SPORTS COVERAGE 2nd Place Will Webber, James Barron, Eric Hedlund, Jordan Fox Santa Fe New Mexican

Every day Class I BEST SPORTS COVERAGE 1st Place Albuquerque Journal Sports activities Workers

Weekly Class II COLUMNS 2nd Place David Stevens Japanese New Mexico Information

Weekly Class II COLUMNS 1st Place Brienne Inexperienced Artesia Every day Press

Weekly Class I COLUMNS 2nd Place Richard Coltharp Las Cruces Bulletin

Weekly Class I COLUMNS 1st Place J.R. Logan Taos Information

Every day Class II COLUMNS 2nd Place Blake Ovard Hobbs Information Solar

Every day Class II COLUMNS 1st Place Gabrielle Arsiaga Hobbs Information Solar

Every day Class I COLUMNS 2nd Place Milan Simonich Santa Fe New Mexican

Every day Class I COLUMNS 1st Place Phill Casaus Santa Fe New Mexican

Weekly Class II SPORTS COLUMNS 2nd Place James Barron Santa Fe New Mexican

Weekly Class II SPORTS COLUMNS 1st Place David Stevens Japanese New Mexico Information

Weekly Class I SPORTS COLUMNS 2nd Place Richard Coltharp Las Cruces Bulletin

Weekly Class I SPORTS COLUMNS 1st Place Richard Coltharp Las Cruces Bulletin

Every day Class II SPORTS COLUMNS 2nd Place Steve Bortstein Farmington Every day Occasions

Every day Class II SPORTS COLUMNS 1st Place John Dilmore Roswell Every day Report

Every day Class I SPORTS COLUMNS 2nd Place Steve Virgen Albuquerque Journal

Every day Class I SPORTS COLUMNS 1st Place Will Webber Santa Fe New Mexican

Weekly Class I BEST REVIEW 2nd Place John Larson El Defensor Chieftain

Weekly Class I BEST REVIEW 1st Place Julia Goldberg Santa Fe Reporter

Every day Class II BEST REVIEW 2nd Place Tom Hester Silver Metropolis Every day Press

Every day Class II BEST REVIEW 1st Place Tom Hester Silver Metropolis Every day Press

Every day Class I BEST REVIEW 2nd Place Michael Abatemarco Santa Fe New Mexican

Every day Class I BEST REVIEW 1st Place Richard Dargan Albuquerque Journal

Weekly Class II EDITORIALS 2nd Place Phil Scherer Las Vegas Optic

Weekly Class II EDITORIALS 1st Place David Stevens Japanese New Mexico Information

Weekly Class I EDITORIALS 2nd Place Richard Connor Rio Grande Solar

Weekly Class I EDITORIALS 1st Place John Miller Taos Information

Every day Class II EDITORIALS 2nd Place Daniel Russell Hobbs Information Solar

Every day Class II EDITORIALS 1st Place John R. Moses Farmington Every day Occasions

Every day Class I EDITORIALS 2nd Place Inez Russell Gomez Santa Fe New Mexican

Every day Class I EDITORIALS 1st Place Jeff Tucker Albuquerque Journal

Weekly Class II BEST SERIES 2nd Place David Stevens Japanese New Mexico Information

Weekly Class II BEST SERIES 1st Place David Stevens Japanese New Mexico Information

Weekly Class I BEST SERIES 2nd Place William Melhado Santa Fe Reporter

Weekly Class I BEST SERIES 1st Place Geoffrey Plant, Will Hooper, John Miller and Nathan Burton Taos Information

Every day Class II BEST SERIES 2nd Place Peter Stein Hobbs Information Solar

Every day Class II BEST SERIES 1st Place Mike Easterling Farmington Every day Occasions

Every day Class I BEST SERIES 2nd Place Adrian Gomez Albuquerque Journal

Every day Class I BEST SERIES 1st Place Matthew Reisen Albuquerque Journal

Weekly Class II BEST ONGOING / CONTINUING COVERAGE 2nd Place John Larson, Cathy Prepare dinner El Defensor Chieftain

Weekly Class II BEST ONGOING / CONTINUING COVERAGE 1st Place Justin Garcia, Adrian Hedden, Nicole Maxwell Ruidoso Information

Weekly Class I BEST ONGOING / CONTINUING COVERAGE 2nd Place Grant Crawford Santa Fe Reporter

Weekly Class I BEST ONGOING / CONTINUING COVERAGE 1st Place Geoffrey Plant and Nathan Burton Taos Information

Every day Class II BEST ONGOING / CONTINUING COVERAGE 2nd Place Mike Smith Carlsbad Present Argus

Every day Class II BEST ONGOING / CONTINUING COVERAGE 1st Place Joshua Kellogg and John R. Moses Farmington Every day Occasions

Every day Class I BEST ONGOING / CONTINUING COVERAGE 2nd Place Richard Reyes Gallup Impartial

Every day Class I BEST ONGOING / CONTINUING COVERAGE 1st Place Albuquerque Journal Workers

Weekly Class II BREAKING NEWS 2nd Place Invoice Armendariz Deming Headlight

Weekly Class II BREAKING NEWS 1st Place Jessica Onsurez Ruidoso Information

Weekly Class I BREAKING NEWS 2nd Place Elva Okay. Österreich Las Cruces Bulletin

Weekly Class I BREAKING NEWS 1st Place Clara Garcia Valencia County Information-Bulletin

Every day Class II BREAKING NEWS 2nd Place Mike Smith, Adrian Hedden, Jessica Onsurez Carlsbad Present Argus

Every day Class II BREAKING NEWS 1st Place Gabrielle Arsiaga Hobbs Information Solar

Every day Class I BREAKING NEWS 2nd Place Daniel J. Chacón Santa Fe New Mexican

Every day Class I BREAKING NEWS 1st Place Phill Casaus Santa Fe New Mexican

Weekly Class I CATEGORY: COVID-19 IN YOUR COMMUNITY 2nd Place Julia Goldberg Santa Fe Reporter

Weekly Class I CATEGORY: COVID-19 IN YOUR COMMUNITY 1st Place Michael Tashji, Will Hooper and Geoffrey Plant Taos Information

Every day Class II CATEGORY: COVID-19 IN YOUR COMMUNITY 1st Place Adrian Hedden Carlsbad Present Argus

Every day Class I CATEGORY: COVID-19 IN YOUR COMMUNITY 2nd Place Teya Vitu, Rick Ruggles, Phaedra Haywood, Daniel Chacón, Robert Nott Santa Fe New Mexican

Every day Class I CATEGORY: COVID-19 IN YOUR COMMUNITY 1st Place Lucas Peerman, Algernon D’Ammassa, Miranda Cyr, Leah Romero Las Cruces Solar-Information

Weekly Class I EXPLANATION OF NEWS OPERATIONS OR NEWSPAPER 1st Place Taos Information Workers

Every day Class I EXPLANATION OF NEWS OPERATIONS OR NEWSPAPER 2nd Place Damien Willis Las Cruces Solar-Information

Every day Class I EXPLANATION OF NEWS OPERATIONS OR NEWSPAPER 1st Place Phill Casaus, Daniel Chacón Santa Fe New Mexican

Weekly Class II BEST SPECIAL SECTION 2nd Place Workers Cibola Citizen

Weekly Class II BEST SPECIAL SECTION 1st Place Workers Japanese New Mexico Information

Weekly Class I BEST SPECIAL SECTION 2nd Place Workers Rio Rancho Observer

Weekly Class I BEST SPECIAL SECTION 1st Place Workers Valencia County Information-Bulletin

Every day Class I BEST SPECIAL SECTION 2nd Place Workers Santa Fe New Mexican

Every day Class I BEST SPECIAL SECTION 1st Place Workers Albuquerque Journal

WEEKLY CLASS II BEST MAGAZINE 2nd Place Workers Cibola Citizen

Weekly Class II BEST MAGAZINE 1st Place Workers El Defensor Chieftain

Weekly Class I BEST MAGAZINE 2nd Place Workers Taos Information

Weekly Class I BEST MAGAZINE 1st Place Workers Taos Information

Every day Class I BEST MAGAZINE 2nd Place Workers Santa Fe New Mexican

Every day Class I BEST MAGAZINE 1st Place Deborah Villa Santa Fe New Mexican

Weekly Class II GENERAL NEWS PHOTO 2nd Place Cathy Prepare dinner El Defensor Chieftain

Weekly Class II GENERAL NEWS PHOTO 1st Place Invoice Armendariz Deming Headlight

Weekly Class I GENERAL NEWS PHOTO 2nd Place Nathan Burton Taos Information

Weekly Class I GENERAL NEWS PHOTO 1st Place Nathan Burton Taos Information

Every day Class II GENERAL NEWS PHOTO 2nd Place Jordan Archunde Silver Metropolis Every day Press

Every day Class II 24. GENERAL NEWS PHOTO 1st Place Juno Ogle Roswell Every day Report

Every day Class I 24. GENERAL NEWS PHOTO 2nd Place Roberto E. Rosales Albuquerque Journal

Every day Class I GENERAL NEWS PHOTO 1st Place Jim Weber Santa Fe New Mexican

Weekly Class II SPORTS PHOTO 2nd Place Jennifer Palma Artesia Every day Press

Weekly Class II SPORTS PHOTO 1st Place Invoice Armendariz Deming Headlight

Weekly Class I SPORTS PHOTO 2nd Place Nathan Burton Taos Information

Weekly Class I SPORTS PHOTO 1st Place Nathan Burton Taos Information

Every day Class II SPORTS PHOTO 2nd Place Andy Brosig Hobbs Information Solar

Every day Class II SPORTS PHOTO 1st Place Jason Farmer Hobbs Information Solar

Every day Class I SPORTS PHOTO 2nd Place Roberto E. Rosales Albuquerque Journal

Every day Class I SPORTS PHOTO 1st Place Jim Weber Santa Fe New Mexican

Weekly Class II FEATURE PHOTO 2nd Place Jennifer Palma Artesia Every day Press

Weekly Class II FEATURE PHOTO 1st Place Elizabeth Gibson Artesia Every day Press

Weekly Class I FEATURE PHOTO 2nd Place Clara Garcia Valencia County Information-Bulletin

Weekly Class I FEATURE PHOTO 1st Place Nathan Burton Taos Information

Every day Class II FEATURE PHOTO 2nd Place Juno Ogle Roswell Every day Report

Every day Class II FEATURE PHOTO 1st Place Andy Brosig Hobbs Information Solar

Every day Class I FEATURE PHOTO 2nd Place Eddie Moore Albuquerque Journal

Every day Class I FEATURE PHOTO 1st Place Jim Weber Santa Fe New Mexican

Weekly Class I PHOTO SERIES 2nd Place Robert Eckert Rio Grande Solar

Weekly Class I PHOTO SERIES 1st Place Nathan Burton Taos Information

Every day Class II PHOTO SERIES 2nd Place Dean Thompson Silver Metropolis Every day Press

Every day Class II PHOTO SERIES 1st Place Christina Inventory, Juno Ogle and Lisa Dunlap Roswell Every day Report

Every day Class I PHOTO SERIES 2nd Place Gabriels Campos, Luis Sanchez-Saturno, Jim Weber Santa Fe New Mexican

Every day Class I PHOTO SERIES 1st Place Gabriela Campos Santa Fe New Mexican

Weekly Class I ONLINE PHOTO GALLERY 2nd Place Ruidoso Information Ruidoso Information

Weekly Class I ONLINE PHOTO GALLERY 1st Place Nathan Burton Taos Information

Every day Class II ONLINE PHOTO GALLERY 1st Place Noel Lyn Smith Farmington Every day Occasions

Every day Class I ONLINE PHOTO GALLERY 2nd Place Gabriela Campos, Jim Weber Santa Fe New Mexican

Weekly Class I BEST USE OF MULTIMEDIA 2nd Place Workers Taos Information

Weekly Class I BEST USE OF MULTIMEDIA 1st Place Nathan Burton and Geoffrey Plant Taos Information

Every day Class I BEST USE OF MULTIMEDIA 2nd Place Digital Enterprise Workers Santa Fe New Mexican

Every day Class I BEST USE OF MULTIMEDIA 1st Place Damien Willis Las Cruces Solar-Information

Weekly Class I BREAKING NEWS – DIGITAL 2nd Place Michael Tashji and John Miller Taos Information

Weekly Class I BREAKING NEWS – DIGITAL 1st Place Ruidoso Information Ruidoso Information

Every day Class I BREAKING NEWS – DIGITAL 2nd Place Las Cruces Solar-Information workers

Every day Class I BREAKING NEWS – DIGITAL 1st Place Santa Fe New Mexican Digital Enterprise workers

Weekly Class II SELF-PROMOTION OR HOUSE AD 2nd Place Maria Sanchez Las Vegas Optic

Weekly Class II SELF-PROMOTION OR HOUSE AD 1st Place Andrea Ramos Japanese New Mexico Information

Weekly Class I SELF-PROMOTION OR HOUSE AD 2nd Place Chris Wooden Taos Information

Weekly Class I SELF-PROMOTION OR HOUSE AD 1st Place Chris Wooden Taos Information

Every day Class II SELF-PROMOTION OR HOUSE AD 2nd Place Desiree Delgado Silver Metropolis Every day Press

Every day Class II SELF-PROMOTION OR HOUSE AD 1st Place Aric Loomis Roswell Every day Report

Every day Class I SELF-PROMOTION OR HOUSE AD 2nd Place Wanda Moeller, Doug Brown Albuquerque Journal

Every day Class I SELF-PROMOTION OR HOUSE AD 1st Place Justin Bixler Santa Fe New Mexican

Weekly Class I ADVERTISING CAMPAIGN 2nd Place Chris Wooden Taos Information

Weekly Class I ADVERTISING CAMPAIGN 1st Place Tyler Northrop Taos Information

Every day Class I ADVERTISING CAMPAIGN 2nd Place Digital Enterprise and Lisa Vakharia Santa Fe New Mexican

Every day Class I ADVERTISING CAMPAIGN 1st Place Wanda Moeller, Doug Brown Albuquerque Journal

Weekly Class II BEST USE OF ADVERTISING IN A SPECIAL SECTION 2nd Place Workers Japanese New Mexico Information

Weekly Class II BEST USE OF ADVERTISING IN A SPECIAL SECTION 1st Place Workers Japanese New Mexico Information

Weekly Class I BEST USE OF ADVERTISING IN A SPECIAL SECTION 2nd Place Paul Gutches Taos Information

Weekly Class I BEST USE OF ADVERTISING IN A SPECIAL SECTION 1st Place Shane Atkinson Taos Information

Every day Class II BEST USE OF ADVERTISING IN A SPECIAL SECTION 2nd Place Workers Roswell Every day Report

Every day Class II BEST USE OF ADVERTISING IN A SPECIAL SECTION 1st Place Workers Hobbs Information Solar Straight to the purpose

Every day Class I BEST USE OF ADVERTISING IN A SPECIAL SECTION 2nd Place Wayne Barnard,

Every day Class I BEST USE OF ADVERTISING IN A SPECIAL SECTION 1st Place Wanda Moeller, Albuquerque Journal

Every day Class I INNOVATIVE ONLINE ADVERTISING 1st Place Digital Enterprise Group Santa Fe New Mexican

Weekly Class I DESIGN & TYPOGRAPHY 2nd Place Clara Garcia Valencia County Information-Bulletin

Weekly Class I DESIGN & TYPOGRAPHY 1st Place Karin Eberhardt Taos Information

Every day Class II DESIGN & TYPOGRAPHY 2nd Place Toby Martinez Roswell Every day Report

Every day Class II DESIGN & TYPOGRAPHY 1st Place Workers Farmington Every day Occasions

Every day Class I 34. DESIGN & TYPOGRAPHY 2nd Place Workers Albuquerque Journal

Every day Class I 34. DESIGN & TYPOGRAPHY 1st Place Workers Santa Fe New Mexican

Weekly Class II RETAIL ADVERTISEMENT – BLACK & WHITE 2nd Place Maria Sanchez Las Vegas Optic

Weekly Class II RETAIL ADVERTISEMENT – BLACK & WHITE 1st Place Maria Sanchez Las Vegas Optic

Weekly Class I RETAIL ADVERTISEMENT – BLACK & WHITE 2nd Place Paul Gutches Taos Information

Weekly Class I RETAIL ADVERTISEMENT – BLACK & WHITE 1st Place S’zanne Reynolds Taos Information

Every day Class II RETAIL ADVERTISEMENT – BLACK & WHITE 2nd Place Sandra Martinez Roswell Every day Report

Every day Class II RETAIL ADVERTISEMENT – BLACK & WHITE 1st Place Cindy Bentle Hobbs Information Solar

Weekly Class II RETAIL ADVERTISEMENT – COLOR 2nd Place Maria Sanchez Las Vegas Optic

Weekly Class II RETAIL ADVERTISEMENT – COLOR 1st Place Maria Sanchez Las Vegas Optic

Weekly Class I RETAIL ADVERTISEMENT – COLOR 2nd Place Chris Wooden Taos Information

Weekly Class I RETAIL ADVERTISEMENT – COLOR 1st Place Paul Gutches, Shane Atkinson Taos Information

Every day Class II RETAIL ADVERTISEMENT – COLOR 2nd Place Sandra Martinez Roswell Every day Report

Every day Class II RETAIL ADVERTISEMENT – COLOR 1st Place Aric Loomis Roswell Every day Report

Every day Class I RETAIL ADVERTISEMENT – COLOR 2nd Place Justin Bixler Santa Fe New Mexican

Every day Class I RETAIL ADVERTISEMENT – COLOR 1st Place Justin Bixler Santa Fe New Mexican

Weekly Class I ADVERTISING CAMPAIGN – DIGITAL 2nd Place Paul Gutches, Shane Atkinson Taos Information

Weekly Class I ADVERTISING CAMPAIGN – DIGITAL 1st Place Paul Gutches, Chris Wooden Taos Information

Every day Class I ADVERTISING CAMPAIGN – DIGITAL 2nd Place Robert Gutierrez, Doug Brown Albuquerque Journal

Every day Class I ADVERTISING CAMPAIGN – DIGITAL 1st Place Aric Loomis Roswell Every day Report

Weekly Class I ADVERTISING CAMPAIGN – PRINT 2nd Place Paul Gutches, Shane Atkinson Taos Information

Weekly Class I ADVERTISING CAMPAIGN – PRINT 1st Place Paul Gutches Taos Information

Every day Class I ADVERTISING CAMPAIGN – PRINT 2nd Place Justin Bixler Santa Fe New Mexican

Every day Class I ADVERTISING CAMPAIGN – PRINT 1st Place Justin Bixler Santa Fe New Mexican

Weekly Class II BEST WEB AD 2nd Place Maria Sanchez Las Vegas Optic

Weekly Class II BEST WEB AD 1st Place Maria Sanchez Las Vegas Optic

Weekly Class I BEST WEB AD 2nd Place Paul Gutches Taos Information

Weekly Class I BEST WEB AD 1st Place Paul Gutches Taos Information

Every day Class II BEST WEB AD 2nd Place Aric Loomis Roswell Every day Report

Every day Class II BEST WEB AD 1st Place Justin Bixler Santa Fe New Mexican

Weekly Class II SPORTS WRITING 2nd Place Brienne Inexperienced Artesia Every day Press

Weekly Class II SPORTS WRITING 1st Place Brienne Inexperienced Artesia Every day Press

Weekly Class I SPORTS WRITING 2nd Place Gary Herron Rio Rancho Observer

Weekly Class I SPORTS WRITING 1st Place Denims Pineda Taos Information

Every day Class II SPORTS WRITING 2nd Place Blynn Beltran Roswell Every day Report

Every day Class II SPORTS WRITING 1st Place Steve Bortstein Farmington Every day Occasions

Every day Class I SPORTS WRITING 2nd Place James Barron Santa Fe New Mexican

Every day Class I SPORTS WRITING 1st Place Will Webber Santa Fe New Mexican

Weekly Class II CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING SECTION 2nd Place Nancy Chavez El Defensor Chieftain

Weekly Class II CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING SECTION 1st Place Maria Sanchez Las Vegas Optic

Weekly Class I CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING SECTION 2nd Place Mayra Aldaz Rio Grande Solar

Weekly Class I CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING SECTION 1st Place Mayra Aldaz Rio Grande Solar

Every day Class II CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING SECTION 2nd Place Debbie Seibel, Mikey Torrez, Tauna Gallagher Silver Metropolis Every day Press

Every day Class II CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING SECTION 1st Place Workers Farmington Every day Occasions

Every day Class I CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING SECTION 2nd Place Wayne Barnard, Lois Trujillo, Mark Morales, Nick Aragon, JJ Collins, Christian White, David Montoya Albuquerque Journal

Every day Class I CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING SECTION 1st Place Classifieds group Santa Fe New Mexican

Weekly Class II HOUSE ADVERTISEMENT 2nd Place Andrea Ramos Japanese New Mexico Information

Weekly Class II HOUSE ADVERTISEMENT 1st Place Maria Sanchez Las Vegas Optic

Weekly Class I HOUSE ADVERTISEMENT 2nd Place Chris Wooden Taos Information

Weekly Class I HOUSE ADVERTISEMENT 1st Place Chris Wooden Taos Information

Every day Class II HOUSE ADVERTISEMENT 2nd Place Aric Loomis Roswell Every day Report

Every day Class II HOUSE ADVERTISEMENT 1st Place Cindy Bentle Hobbs Information Solar

Every day Class I HOUSE ADVERTISEMENT 2nd Place Wayne Barnard, Nancy Chavez Albuquerque Journal

Every day Class I HOUSE ADVERTISEMENT 1st Place Justin Bixler, Jim Weber Santa Fe New Mexican

Weekly Division BEST RATE CARD OR MARKETING KIT 2nd Place Karin Eberhardt Taos Information

Weekly Division BEST RATE CARD OR MARKETING KIT 1st Place Karin Eberhardt Taos Information

Every day Division BEST RATE CARD OR MARKETING KIT 2nd Place Wanda Moeller, Wayne Barnard, Steve Gall Albuquerque Journal

Every day Division BEST RATE CARD OR MARKETING KIT 1st Place Cindy Bentle Hobbs Information Solar

Weekly Class I SHARED / SIGNATURE PAGE 2nd Place Tyler Northrop Taos Information

Weekly Class I SHARED / SIGNATURE PAGE 1st Place Chris Wooden Taos Information

Every day Class I SHARED / SIGNATURE PAGE 2nd Place Santa Fe New Mexican Classifieds Group Santa Fe New Mexican

Every day Class I SHARED / SIGNATURE PAGE 1st Place Wayne Barnard, Nancy Chavez Albuquerque Journal

Weekly Class II OBITUARY PAGE 2nd Place Maria Sanchez Las Vegas Optic

Weekly Class II OBITUARY PAGE 1st Place Maria Sanchez Las Vegas Optic

Weekly Class I OBITUARY PAGE 2nd Place Clara Garcia Valencia County Information-Bulletin

Weekly Class I OBITUARY PAGE 1st Place Mary Chavez, Gabrielle Sanchez, Sean Linton Taos Information

Every day Class II OBITUARY PAGE 2nd Place The Workers of the Farmington Every day Occasions Farmington Every day Occasions

Every day Class II OBITUARY PAGE 1st Place Wayne Barnard, Delilah Guzman Albuquerque Journal

Month-to-month Division BEST FEATURE STORY 1st Place Elva Okay. Österreich Desert Publicity

Month-to-month Division FRONT PAGE DESIGN 1st Place Albert Vasquez, Elva Okay. Österreich Desert Publicity

Weekly Class II BUSINESS WRITING 2nd Place Cathy Prepare dinner El Defensor Chieftain

Weekly Class II BUSINESS WRITING 1st Place Cathy Prepare dinner El Defensor Chieftain

Weekly Class I BUSINESS WRITING 2nd Place Will Hooper Taos Information

Weekly Class I BUSINESS WRITING 1st Place Geoffrey Plant Taos Information

Every day Class II BUSINESS WRITING 2nd Place Steve Bortstein Farmington Every day Occasions

Every day Class II BUSINESS WRITING 1st Place Todd Bailey Hobbs Information Solar

Every day Class I BUSINESS WRITING 2nd Place Michael McDevitt Las Cruces Solar-Information

Every day Class I BUSINESS WRITING 1st Place Gabrielle Porter, Pilar Martinez, Kevin Robinson-Avila, Stephen Hamway Albuquerque Journal

Weekly Class II BEST WEBSITE 2nd Place Workers Japanese New Mexico Information

Weekly Class II BEST WEBSITE 1st Place Jessica Onsurez Ruidoso Information

Weekly Class I BEST WEBSITE 2nd Place Heather Owen Taos Information

Weekly Class I BEST WEBSITE 1st Place Brianna Kirkland Santa Fe Reporter

Every day Class II BEST WEBSITE 2nd Place Jessica Onsurez Alamogordo Every day Information

Every day Class II BEST WEBSITE 1st Place Aric Loomis Roswell Every day Report

Every day Class I BEST WEBSITE 2nd Place Digital Enterprise Group Santa Fe New Mexican

Every day Class I BEST WEBSITE 1st Place Tracy Goldizen, Titus Hilton, Kevin Hendricks, Rene Thompson, Scott Albright, Half Pixel Neighborhood Journal

Weekly Class II ENVIRONMENTAL OR AGRICULTURAL WRITING 2nd Place John Larson El Defensor Chieftain

Weekly Class II ENVIRONMENTAL OR AGRICULTURAL WRITING 1st Place Cathy Prepare dinner El Defensor Chieftain

Weekly Class I ENVIRONMENTAL OR AGRICULTURAL WRITING 2nd Place Julia Goldberg Santa Fe Reporter

Weekly Class I ENVIRONMENTAL OR AGRICULTURAL WRITING 1st Place Julie Ann Grimm Santa Fe Reporter

Every day Class II ENVIRONMENTAL OR AGRICULTURAL WRITING 2nd Place Adrian Hedden, Mike Smith Carlsbad Present Argus

Every day Class II ENVIRONMENTAL OR AGRICULTURAL WRITING 1st Place Adrian Hedden, Thomas Zambito Carlsbad Present Argus

Every day Class I ENVIRONMENTAL OR AGRICULTURAL WRITING 2nd Place Daniel J. Chacón Santa Fe New Mexican

Every day Class I ENVIRONMENTAL OR AGRICULTURAL WRITING 1st Place Scott Wyland Santa Fe New Mexican

Weekly Class II EDUCATION WRITING 2nd Place Cathy Prepare dinner El Defensor Chieftain

Weekly Class II EDUCATION WRITING 1st Place Cathy Prepare dinner El Defensor Chieftain

Weekly Class I EDUCATION WRITING 2nd Place Geoffrey Plant Taos Information

Weekly Class I EDUCATION WRITING 1st Place Sol Traverso Taos Information

Every day Class II EDUCATION WRITING 2nd Place Andy Brosig Hobbs Information Solar

Every day Class II EDUCATION WRITING 1st Place Juno Ogle Roswell Every day Report

Every day Class I EDUCATION WRITING 2nd Place Miranda Cyr Las Cruces Solar-Information

Every day Class I EDUCATION WRITING 1st Place Jessica Pollard Santa Fe New Mexican

Weekly Class II FEATURE WRITING 2nd Place Cathy Prepare dinner El Defensor Chieftain

Weekly Class II FEATURE WRITING 1st Place Elizabeth Gibson Artesia Every day Press

Weekly Class I FEATURE WRITING 2nd Place Julia M. Dendinger Valencia County Information-Bulletin

Weekly Class I FEATURE WRITING 1st Place Carol A. Clark, Bonnie J. Gordon Los Alamos Every day Put up

Every day Class II FEATURE WRITING 2nd Place Andy Brosig Hobbs Information Solar

Every day Class II FEATURE WRITING 1st Place Blake Ovard Hobbs Information Solar

Every day Class I FEATURE WRITING 2nd Place Jennifer Levin Santa Fe New Mexican

Every day Class I FEATURE WRITING 1st Place Robert Nott, Scott Wyland Santa Fe New Mexican

Weekly Class II BEST HEADLINE WRITING 2nd Place Kevin Wilson Japanese New Mexico Information

Weekly Class II BEST HEADLINE WRITING 1st Place Brienne Inexperienced Artesia Every day Press

Weekly Class I BEST HEADLINE WRITING 2nd Place Riley Gardner Santa Fe Reporter

Weekly Class I BEST HEADLINE WRITING 1st Place Makayla Grijalva and Julia M. Dendinger Valencia County Information-Bulletin

Every day Class II BEST HEADLINE WRITING 2nd Place Jason Farmer Hobbs Information Solar

Every day Class II BEST HEADLINE WRITING 1st Place Information-Solar Workers Hobbs Information Solar

Every day Class I BEST HEADLINE WRITING 2nd Place Jordan Fox Santa Fe New Mexican

Every day Class I BEST HEADLINE WRITING 1st Place Elizabeth Trujillo Albuquerque Journal

Weekly Class I PUBLIC SERVICE 1st Place Workers Taos Information

Every day Class II PUBLIC SERVICE 1st Place Nickolas Seibel, Geoffrey Plant, D. Matthew Runnels Silver Metropolis Every day Press

Every day Class I PUBLIC SERVICE 2nd Place Milan Simonich, Robert Nott, Daniel Chacon, Inez Gomez Santa Fe New Mexican

Every day Class I PUBLIC SERVICE 1st Place Rick Nathanson and Journal Workers Albuquerque Journal

Weekly Class I SUNSHINE AWARD 2nd Place Santa Fe Reporter Santa Fe Reporter

Weekly Class I SUNSHINE AWARD 1st Place Rick Romancito Taos Information

Every day Class II SUNSHINE AWARD 1st Place Nickolas Seibel, Geoffrey Plant Silver Metropolis Every day Press

Every day Class I SUNSHINE AWARD 2nd Place Victoria Traxler Santa Fe New Mexican

Every day Class I SUNSHINE AWARD 1st Place Victoria Traxler, Phaedra Haywood, Phill Casaus Santa Fe New Mexican

Weekly Class II GENERAL EXCELLENCE- 1st Place Workers El Defensor Chieftain

Weekly Class I GENERAL EXCELLENCE- 1st Place Workers Taos Information

Every day Class II GENERAL EXCELLENCE- 1st Place Workers Farmington Every day Occasions

Every day Class I GENERAL EXCELLENCE- 1st Place Workers Santa Fe New Mexican

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Alec Baldwin sues New Mexico prosecutors, investigators for civil rights violations

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Alec Baldwin sues New Mexico prosecutors, investigators for civil rights violations

Alec Baldwin, whose involuntary manslaughter case was dismissed last summer over suppressed evidence, is taking the fatal 2021 “Rust” set shooting back to the court room.

The actor on Thursday filed a civil lawsuit in Santa Fe County District Court alleging prosecutors violated his civil rights and defamed him. The defendants named in the filing included special prosecutor Kari Morrissey, personnel within the district attorney’s office for New Mexico’s First Judicial District and members of the Santa Fe County Sheriff’s Office.

The complaint detailed Baldwin’s claims that prosecutors and investigators “conspired to procure a groundless indictment against Baldwin” by not following the proper criminal process and also intentionally kept exculpatory evidence from the defense.

In a statement to USA TODAY, Morrissey said, “In October 2023 the prosecution team became aware that Mr. Baldwin intended to file a retaliatory civil lawsuit. We look forward to our day in court.”

USA TODAY has reached out to lawyers for Baldwin as well as the DA’s office for comment. The sheriff’s office declined to comment.

Last summer, Baldwin’s lawyer Alex Spiro forewarned the sheriff’s office and prosecutor in letters sent to the parties on July 12 to preserve evidence for “potential for future litigation,” according to copies obtained at the time by USA TODAY.

The actor and producer’s attorney advised Morrissey and Santa Fe County Sheriff Adan Mendoza to preserve all “devices, hard drives, emails, text messages, and other electronic communications” in addition to “documents, records, electronically stored information (‘ESI’), and other materials and data existing in any form whatsoever, that are actually or potentially relevant or relate in any way to the investigation(s) and/or prosecution(s) conducted by the State in connection with the death of Halyna Hutchins.”

The filing comes nearly six months after First Judicial District Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer abruptly dismissed the criminal case against Baldwin on the grounds that prosecutors and law enforcement withheld evidence that might be favorable to the actor’s defense. In October, she upheld her dismissal; though prosecutors appealed the judge’s decision in November, they withdrew the notice of appeal the following month.

Baldwin’s criminal charge stemmed from an Oct. 21, 2021, incident in which Baldwin’s prop gun, which he said he’d been told did not contain live ammunition, discharged during a rehearsal for the movie, killing 42-year-old cinematographer Halyna Hutchins and wounding director Joel Souza.

‘No verdict’ can ‘undo the trauma’ of criminal case against Alec Baldwin, lawsuit says

Baldwin’s legal complaint accused New Mexico investigators and prosecutors of being ” blinded by their desire to convict Alec Baldwin for all the wrong reasons, and at any cost, for the October 2021 accidental shooting of Halyna Hutchins.”

“Defendants sought at every turn to scapegoat Baldwin for the acts and omissions of others, regardless of the evidence or the law,” the filing continued.

Baldwin seeks a jury trial and an award of financial compensation for his “injuries suffered” as well as punitive damages against the defendants.

“Defendants must now be held accountable for their malicious and unlawful pursuit of Baldwin,” the lawsuit states. “Although no verdict in this civil case can undo the trauma the State’s threat of conviction and incarceration has inflicted, Alec Baldwin has filed this action to hold Defendants responsible for their appalling violations of the laws that governed their work.”

Why was Alec Baldwin’s involuntary manslaughter case dismissed?

The conclusion of Baldwin’s case with the state of New Mexico arrived more than two years after the on-set tragedy. Sommer dismissed the charge with prejudice, meaning prosecutors cannot refile the same claim.

Baldwin’s lawyers alleged in their filing that Santa Fe sheriffs and state prosecutors “concealed” evidence that could be linked to the source of the bullet that killed Hutchins. Prosecutors and sheriffs argued the evidence had no relevance or value to Baldwin’s case.

The judge reprimanded Morrissey and her team as “they have continued to fail to disclose critical evidence to the defendant.”

“The state’s willful withholding of this information was intentional and deliberate,” Sommer said. “If this conduct does not rise to the level of bad faith, it certainly comes so near to bad faith as to show signs of scorching.”

Testimony revealed withheld evidence in ‘Rust’ case

On July 12, Baldwin’s lawyers said the Santa Fe County Sheriff’s Office was in possession of live rounds they argued might be connected to the one that killed Hutchins but failed to list them as evidence in the “Rust” investigation file or disclose their existence to defense lawyers.

On July 11, testimony revealed Troy Teske, a friend of “Rust” armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed’s stepfather, had delivered Colt .45 live rounds to the sheriff’s office on March 6. Baldwin’s team claimed this was evidence that could have established a connection to Seth Kenney, the prop supplier for “Rust.”

Baldwin’s attorneys alleged the rounds were evidence that the bullet that killed Hutchins came from Kenney. Kenney has denied supplying live ammunition to the production and has not been charged in the case.

Baldwin’s team has blamed Gutierrez-Reed, who is serving 18 months in prison for involuntary manslaughter, and first assistant director Dave Halls for negligence that led to Hutchins’ death. Meanwhile, prosecutors argued Baldwin handled the gun irresponsibly, exhibited “bullyish behavior on set” and changed his story to cast blame on others.

Contributing: Andrew Hay, Reuters

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New Mexico Supreme Court Strikes Down Local Abortion Restrictions

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New Mexico Supreme Court Strikes Down Local Abortion Restrictions

By Jasper Ward (Reuters) – The New Mexico Supreme Court on Thursday ruled against several local ordinances in the state that aim to restrict distribution of the abortion pill. In a unanimous opinion, the court said the ordinances invade the legislature’s authority to regulate reproductive care. “Our …

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Snowy and slick Thursday expected in New Mexico

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Snowy and slick Thursday expected in New Mexico

We’re expecting widespread light snow Thursday in New Mexico. See the latest forecast at KOB.com/Weather.

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — The snow was falling and the roads were slick to start Thursday in parts of New Mexico and it’s likely that will continue throughout the day.

We’ll see on and off scattered snow showers, especially in parts of southern New Mexico. That will become more widespread with blowing snow possible.

A winter weather advisory is still in effect until Friday morning for 1-3 inches of snow expected and 5-6 inches of snow in higher-elevation areas. It encompasses most of southern New Mexico and stretches just above Interstate 40 near Tucumcari, heading toward the Texas state line.

High temperatures will be at least 10° below average for pretty much everyone.

Meteorologist Kira Miner shares all the details in her full forecast in the video above.

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