Kevin Hendricks is an editor with nm.news where he oversees Sandoval County newsrooms. A native of Southeast ABQ, he reported for the ABQ Journal and Rio Rancho Observer before joining nm.news in 2024.
By Kevin Hendricks, The Paper. — The fight over The Luxe hits its final round Thursday. The Rio Rancho City Council will decide whether a 55-unit apartment complex, along with part of a neighborhood park, can rise at the corner of Camino Encantadas and Camino Venada NE. The council meets at 6 p.m. Oct. 22 […]
By Kevin Hendricks, The Paper. — A 22-year-old Rio Rancho man is among 10 men facing felony charges after a state undercover operation targeting adults who try to lure children online. The New Mexico Department of Justice’s Internet Crimes Against Children unit ran Operation Midnight Harvest from Oct. 15 to 17. Investigators posed as minors […]
By Kevin Hendricks, The Paper. — Placitas voters who packed the Placitas Community Library on Oct. 6 got a preview of who wants to patrol their roads, run their elections and decide what gets built along N.M. 165. Both Sandoval County sheriff candidates spoke at the nonpartisan forum: former Sheriff John Paul Trujillo, a Democrat, […]
By Kevin Hendricks, The Paper. — The New Mexico Goatheads checked nearly every box on their inaugural weekend — first goal, first lead, first overtime — except the one fans wanted most. The Idaho Steelheads swept the three-game opening series at the Rio Rancho Events Center, winning 4-1 Friday, 4-3 in overtime Saturday and 5-2 […]
By Kevin Hendricks, The Paper. — Scammers are fishing for Rio Rancho residents’ information by posing as city staff, and city officials want you to check the hook before you bite. The City of Rio Rancho issued a scam alert Oct. 15, after someone reported a suspicious email that impersonated city staff and requested information […]
By Kevin Hendricks, The Paper. — Sandoval County election workers found methamphetamine and fentanyl on multiple absentee ballots Friday morning. County officials say no one was exposed, and every affected vote will still count. Initial tests flagged the drugs in election mail at the county’s Bureau of Elections warehouse, County Clerk Anne Brady-Romero reported. Local, […]
By Kevin Hendricks, The Paper. — Albuquerque-area renters searching for an affordable place to live have a limited window to get in line for federal housing help, and the deadline for one program is already approaching. The Albuquerque Housing Authority opens pre-applications for its Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher program on Friday, Oct. 16, and […]
By Kevin Hendricks, The Paper. — Bernalillo residents can’t pay water bills online or visit the town’s Motor Vehicle Department after a cyberattack froze the town’s public-facing computer systems over the long holiday weekend. Officials say nobody will lose service or pay late fees while the town recovers. Mayor Jack Torres said the town’s IT […]
By Kevin Hendricks, The Paper. — Nearly 5,000 Sandoval County voters have already cast ballots for the Nov. 3 election. Starting Saturday, everyone else gets a lot more places to do the same. Early voting expands to 21 more sites across the county on Oct. 17, including five in Rio Rancho. Until now, the only […]
By Kevin Hendricks Moriarty shoppers will have to take their bargain hunting elsewhere for now after a vehicle crashed into the Dollar General on Route 66 Wednesday morning, closing the store until further notice. Moriarty Fire Department crews responded at about 10 a.m. to the store at 705 U.S. Route 66, according to a department […]
