Mayor Tim Keller said Thursday he wants to take another shot at giving the power of Downtown Albuquerque back to Downtown. In a press conference at the Greater Albuquerque Chamber of Commerce with Councilor Joaquín Baca, Metropolitan Redevelopment Agency Director Terry Brunner and others, Keller announced plans for a new Downtown business improvement district (BID) […]
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‘Uncommitted’ delegates are unlikely to get convention speaking role
By Leigh Ann Caldwell and Marianna Sotomayor (c) 2024 , The Washington Post The lineup at next week’s Democratic National Convention is starting to come into focus, but uncommitted delegates concerned about the war in Gaza are unlikely to be among the speakers over four nights of programming. The group representing uncommitted delegates, the Uncommitted National […]
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Kamala Harris to propose ban on ‘price gouging’ for food, groceries
By Jeff Stein (c) 2024 , The Washington Post Vice President Kamala Harris on Friday will unveil a proposed ban on “price gouging” in the grocery and food industries, embracing a strikingly populist proposal in her most significant economic policy announcement since becoming the Democratic Party’s nominee. In a statement released late Wednesday night, the […]
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Vance, Walz agree to Oct. 1 vice-presidential debate
By Amy B Wang (c) 2024 , The Washington Post Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio) said Thursday that he has agreed to an Oct. 1 debate with Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) hosted by CBS News, setting the stage for at least one televised showdown between the Republican and Democratic vice-presidential nominees before the general election […]
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Official warns more money, staff may be needed after county moves to buy nonprofit facility
Bernalillo County has agreed to become a landlord to a nonprofit organization that helps families of incarcerated people. But some staff say it’ll take more workers – and money – to acquire and manage more real estate. The Bernalillo County Commission voted unanimously during its Tuesday meeting to pay $1,241,490 for a property near Wyoming […]
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APD emergency lines down after fiber optic cut
Update: The emergency lines were back up and running early Thursday morning. The Albuquerque Police Department’s emergency and non-emergency lines went down Tuesday afternoon. A spokesperson said in a news release that a fiber optic line cut by construction crews was to blame for the service interruption. With both the 242-COPS and 911 lines down, […]
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Off-duty APD officer killed in South Valley hit-and-run
An off-duty Albuquerque police officer was struck by a vehicle and killed while walking in the far edge of the South Valley early Thursday morning. Field officer Bianca Quintana was hit near Coors Boulevard SW and Chapulin Road SW around 12:45 a.m, authorities said. A spokesperson for the Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Office said the crash […]
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Why Trump keeps talking about fictional serial killer Hannibal Lecter
By Marianne LeVine and Clara Ence Morse (c) 2024 , The Washington Post Hannibal Lecter is a cannibalistic serial killer, a lover of fava beans and a nice chianti, fictional – and now, a regular feature in Donald Trump’s speeches. As the Republican presidential nominee riffed on immigration and the border at an Aug. 3 rally […]
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Trump vs. Harris magnifies America’s generational and cultural divides
By Hannah Knowles and Dylan Wells (c) 2024 , The Washington Post Donald Trump walks onstage to the 1984 Lee Greenwood song “God Bless the USA,” cheered on by a roaring crowd that skews older and White. “We will make America great again!” he promises. Kamala Harris walks out to Beyoncé’s 2016 hit “Freedom” and […]
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Former Colorado official found guilty for role in election equipment tampering
By Yvonne Wingett Sanchez and Patrick Marley (c) 2024 , The Washington Post A Colorado jury on Monday found a former county election official guilty of seven charges connected to allowing a purported computer expert to copy election data from her office as Donald Trump and his allies spread false claims that the 2020 election was […]