Amid ongoing criticism of the facility’s conditions, Mayor Tim Keller and city officials showed off new renovations at the Westside Emergency Housing Center (WEHC) on Thursday and used the occasion to rebrand it — Gateway West. The upgrades are welcome news for the city, as the sprawling homeless shelter had been a target of substantial […]
Elise Kaplan
Posted inFederal Government & Congress, New Mexico State Government
NM kids could get hundreds of thousands if trust fund pilot program takes off
Leslie Moreno-Roacho didn’t go to college. She wanted to study nursing, but her family’s finances meant that goal stayed out of reach. Her 1-year-old son, Zaiden, could have a better chance of making it into higher education. Zaiden is one of the first 15 children selected for Baby Bonds, a new initiative aimed at giving […]
Posted inPueblos, Westside Albuquerque
Trump recommits to a Sept. 10 debate and lashes out at Harris at news conference
By JILL COLVIN, MICHELLE L. PRICE and ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Donald Trump recommitted to debating Vice President Kamala Harris after recently backing out, holding a lengthy news conference Thursday in which he taunted his new rival, boasted of his crowd on Jan. 6, 2021, and lashed out at questions about […]
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PHOTOS: Superintendent, students celebrate first day of school
School’s back in session for Albuquerque students. City Desk ABQ was there as Superintendent Gabriella Durán Blakey visited Jefferson Middle School as students were getting dropped off Wednesday morning. It’s Blakey’s first year leading the district and she checked in with several schools as students arrived for the first day.
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PHOTOS: Officers, neighbors gather for National Night Out
Officers, deputies and city leaders fanned out across Albuquerque Tuesday night to meet with residents for National Night Out. The annual event is billed as an opportunity for neighbors to socialize, meet one another and “join fellow citizens in our community’s fight against crime.” City Desk ABQ visited Forest Park, west of Downtown, where a […]
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APS board meeting preview: Teacher’s union pushing for raises
Many Albuquerque Public Schools teachers could see a small pay bump if the school board approves a new contract by Wednesday night. Additionally, fine arts teachers could get a substantial raise to compensate them for work outside scheduled hours. The district’s Board of Education will consider the contract at its regular meeting on Wednesday. It […]
Posted inNew Mexico State Government, Statewide News
Local LGBTQ community eyes restrictions in other states, prepares for upcoming election
It had been 20 years since New Mexico’s LGBTQ+ community met for a statewide summit to discuss political strategy, advocacy work and to forge relationships. That changed this past weekend. About 150 people attended a sold-out summit Aug. 1 to Aug. 3 at the Ramada Plaza, which was organized by Equality New Mexico (EQNM), Planned […]
Posted inPueblos, Westside Albuquerque
Secretaries of state urge Elon Musk to fix AI chatbot spreading election misinformation on X
By CHRISTINE FERNANDO CHICAGO (AP) — Five secretaries of state are urging Elon Musk to fix an AI chatbot on the social media platform X, saying in a letter sent Monday that it has spread election misinformation. The top election officials from Michigan, Minnesota, New Mexico, Pennsylvania and Washington told Musk that X’s AI chatbot, […]
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2 brothers, sister dead in suspected murder-suicide
Albuquerque Police Department homicide detectives are investigating what they suspect is a murder-suicide in which a 22-year-old man killed his brother and sister before shooting himself in Southeast Albuquerque over the weekend. Sunday night, police were called to the 100 block of Pennsylvania Street, near Zuni SE, for reports that three people were “unresponsive” inside […]
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One electric scooter company wants ABQ to go ‘Lime’ green
As Albuquerque city councilors prepare to debate at their Aug. 5 meeting a proposal that would lower charges for scooter and bike rental companies — one has expressed interest in operating in Albuquerque. City Councilor Tammy Fiebelkorn introduced the proposal because she wants to make the city more accessible but said the fees the city […]