A two-day gun show will be held at the Moriarty Civic Center on March 14-15, offering vendors and collectors a weekend marketplace for firearms and related equipment. Los Alamos Ammo will host the event, which opens at 9 a.m. Saturday and runs until 5 p.m. Sunday hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. General admission […]
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More restrictions or fewer rules?: New Mexico lawmakers introduce competing visions on guns
New Mexico legislators are weighing four bills that would significantly reshape the state’s gun laws, with proposals ranging from permitless carry to enhanced penalties for felons and new restrictions tied to juvenile offenses and domestic violence protection orders. The bills, introduced during the 57th Legislature’s second session in 2026, reflect competing visions for firearm policy […]
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National security urgency meets local alarm as Project Ranger breaks ground
Dozens of state and local officials made the expedition on Wednesday to a windswept dirt lot west of Rio Rancho for the groundbreaking of Project Ranger, a 1,000-acre solid rocket motor manufacturing campus that will be the largest in the United States, according to Castelion executives, and will produce components for hypersonic missiles. Gov. Michelle […]
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Against the odds: APD’s DWI unit rises from the ashes
When I first heard about the sprawling corruption scandal that gutted the Albuquerque Police Department’s DWI unit in 2024, I, like a lot of people, assumed the specialized unit was finished. A decades-long bribery scheme involving nearly the entire squad, hundreds of dismissed cases, officers on the district attorney’s “Brady list” of untrustworthy cops, it […]
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DWI cases rebound in Bernalillo County court after APD corruption scandal
DWI cases filed in Bernalillo County Metropolitan Court reached a multiyear high in 2025 and APD arrests are on the rise following a decades-long corruption scandal that has decimated its specialized DWI unit, a City Desk investigation found. The court recorded 2,404 total DWI filings in 2025, consisting of 2,360 misdemeanor and 44 felony cases, […]
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Garden Masters to host free composting workshop in Corrales
Local gardeners can learn the secrets of turning waste into “black gold” at a free workshop, “Gardening With the Masters: Composting,” on Saturday, Jan. 10. Kristi Vasquez, a Sandoval Extension Master Gardener and Bernalillo County Extension Master Composter, will lead the session. The presentation covers composting basics, including identifying beneficial organisms and troubleshooting common issues. […]
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Traditional Hispanic dances take center stage in Corrales
The Corrales Historical Society will kick off its 2026 Speaker Series with a two-hour interactive dance event featuring traditional New Mexican Hispanic ballroom dances. “Bailes de Salón” will take place Jan. 11 from 2 to 4 p.m. at the Historic Old San Ysidro Church, 966 Old Church Road. The free event is open to the […]
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Keller blasts federal policy after deadly ICE shooting in Minneapolis
Albuquerque Mayor Tim Keller calling federal immigration policies “dangerous” following a fatal shooting by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent in Minneapolis. “This incident raises serious questions and reflects a dangerous pattern that we are seeing across the country because of the president’s divisive policies,” Keller said in the statement posted on social media. “My […]
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Westside commuters aren’t wrong: Rio Grande crossing times keep climbing, data shows
Traffic across Rio Grande river crossings in the Albuquerque metropolitan area has surged to record levels, jumping from approximately 500,000 vehicles daily in 2014 to nearly 580,000 in 2024, according to 2024 data released by the Mid-Region Council of Governments in November. The 16% increase over the past decade represents the highest river crossing volumes […]
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Letter to the editor: Sandoval County Clarifies Project Ranger Zoning Process
Submitted by Dora M. Dominguez, Director Sandoval County Tourism Department Public trust is essential, and questions about transparency deserve clear and factual answers. However, the recent editorial regarding Project Ranger and Sandoval County’s zoning actions presents an incomplete and inaccurate account of the process surrounding Section 36. Sandoval County has held an economic development lease […]