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It’s Tuesday, August 12th.

East Mountain residents are blessed with miles of trails and thousands of acres of public lands, but one big tract has long sat inaccessible: the Sedillo Ridge Open Space south of Sedillo and Zuzax.

Bernalillo County is launching a new project to determine what to do with one of the largest open space gems in the county and you have a chance to help them decide. More on the process and how to participate below.

In Moriarty, city officials are planning a public meeting Wednesday night to discuss the future of the town’s budget and infrastructure after long-standing fiscal mismanagement issues became public. See what they plan to do in our story below.

The East Mountains community will have a rare opportunity to influence county policy when Bernalillo County District 5 Commissioner Eric Olivas hosts a community conversation about opening Sedillo Ridge Open…

What else we’re reading…

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By Connor Currier At the Civic Center on Wednesday, Aug.ยฏ13, the Moriarty City Council is set to make decisions that could significantly shape the cityโ€™s infrastructure, budgeting and public safetyโ€ฆ

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A community radio station in Madrid will host a free all-day music festival and a small-town arts celebration in Mountainair will support a dozen musicians as part of New Mexico’s…

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East Mountain Companion Animal Project has launched a month-long photo contest to raise funds for a community spay and neuter clinic planned for 2026. The “No More Littering” calendar contest,…

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An endangered Mexican gray wolf known for her wandering spirit has been released back into the wild along with her mate and five pups, ending a controversial captivity that lasted…

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By Connor Currier The Town of Edgewood’s workshop and commission meeting, originally set for Aug. 12, have both been cancelled.  According to Edgewood’s Community Liaison, Linda Burke, said both sessions…

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A local construction company is facing steep fines after a serious electrical safety violation left a worker hospitalized earlier this year. According to a citation issued by the state’s Occupational…

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Sen. Martin Heinrich and Rep. Melanie Stansbury joined conservation leaders Friday at Valle de Oro National Wildlife Refuge to celebrate their successful efforts to prevent the sale of public lands during recent reconciliation negotiations in Congress. Heinrich, the ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, and Stansbury, a member of the House […]

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New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham and Albuquerque Mayor Tim Keller sharply criticized President Donald Trump’s deployment of 800 National Guard troops to Washington D.C., calling it “executive overreach” that contrasts starkly with their state-local collaboration on public safety. The rebuke from the state’s and Albuquerque’s top elected officials comes as the city has seen […]



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