Recently retired Bernalillo County Manager Julie Morgas Baca has a new job. She will start Tuesday as executive director of the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta — about a month before the annual event kicks off. “Leading the Fiesta is the opportunity of a lifetime,” Morgas Baca said. “I am honored and delighted to begin this […]
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Ramp to I-25 at Montgomery to close
Drivers looking to get onto Interstate 25 from westbound Montgomery Boulevard will have to change their plans. The loop ramp at that interchange will be permanently closed Tuesday night as part of an ongoing project on I-25. Moving forward, westbound drivers will need to turn left onto the frontage road to enter the freeway. Crews […]
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Why extreme heat is making campaign rallies more dangerous
By Maxine Joselow (c) 2024 , The Washington Post At least 78 attendees of former president Donald Trump’s rallies have been hospitalized for heat-related illnesses in the past three months, according to news reports and local fire officials interviewed by The Washington Post. In addition, an attendee of Vice President Kamala Harris’s rally in Wisconsin […]
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Army defends Arlington Cemetery staffer ‘pushed aside’ by Trump aides
By Dan Lamothe (c) 2024 , The Washington Post The Army on Thursday defended a staff member at Arlington National Cemetery who found herself in a brief confrontation with two men working for the Trump campaign, saying in a statement that she “acted with professionalism” and herreputation has been “unfairly attacked” by the former president’s […]
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City brings back routine food inspections
Inspectors with the Albuquerque Environmental Health Department are back at ensuring the city’s diners aren’t getting dangerous vittles. The department had scaled back its efforts and conducted only pre-opening and complaint-based inspections while a new food safety and retail ordinance was put into place and inspectors were trained on the new rules. Routine inspections were […]
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Harris to barnstorm through Georgia in effort to put state back in play
By Toluse Olorunnipa, Cleve R. Wootson Jr. (c) 2024 , The Washington Post Vice President Kamala Harris and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz will travel across South Georgia on Wednesday, the pair’s second bus tour in two weeks and the first burst of campaigning since the Democratic National Convention ended Thursday. The tour, which will end with […]
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Biden, Harris push scrutiny of police. Trump would halt such efforts.
By David Nakamura, Robert Klemko (c) 2024 , The Washington Post Donald Trump is vowing to end the Biden administration’s wide-reaching efforts to curb abusive policing, promising if he returns to the White House to rein in federal oversight of local law enforcement and empower officers to aggressively “clean up” American cities. Among the changes Trump […]
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Trump visit to Arlington Cemetery sparks alleged altercation with aides
By Hannah Knowles, Alex Horton and Dan Lamothe (c) 2024 , The Washington Post Defense officials said an “incident” during former president Donald Trump’s visit Monday to Arlington National Cemetery led to a formal report after Trump aides clashed with cemetery staff over photography at the site. An altercation occurred after a cemetery staff member warned people […]
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New Vasquez, Heinrich ads take aim at Republican opponents
U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich and U.S. Rep. Gabe Vasquez — both running in closely watched races — are taking different approaches as they launch new TV ads to support their reelection bids. Vasquez on Monday released an ad titled “Hard Work.” In it, he touts his record of getting Republicans and his fellow Democrats in Congress […]
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New Trump Jan. 6 indictment reflects Supreme Court immunity ruling
By Devlin Barrett and Perry Stein (c) 2024 , The Washington Post Special counsel Jack Smith filed an updated indictment Tuesday against Donald Trump in a bid to salvage and strengthen the historic election obstruction case, following a Supreme Court ruling that granted broad immunity to presidents for official acts and sharply criticized the prosecutor’s approach. […]