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Rio Rancho set to approve 278-home development, $13.7M fire station contract

Two significant projects โ€” a 278-home subdivision and a new $13.7 million fire station โ€” come before the Rio Rancho Governing Body Thursday night as the city continues to manage rapid growth in its southern neighborhoods. The Governing Body will hold a public hearing on the Orchard Park Master Plan, a 43-acre single-family development proposed […]

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CYFD ‘in crisis:’ AG files lawsuit after 14 child deaths tied to agency failures

New Mexico’s child welfare agency has failed to protect children in its care for years โ€” and used state confidentiality laws to hide it, according to a new investigative report from the New Mexico Department of Justice. Attorney General Raรบl Torrez released the report Wednesday and filed a lawsuit in Santa Fe District Court seeking […]

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Federal judge dismisses Rio Rancho lawsuit but plaintiff says the fight isn’t over

A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit accusing Rio Rancho of enacting ordinances without following its own procedural rules โ€” but the lead plaintiff argues the court never actually ruled that the city did anything right. U.S. District Judge Sarah M. Davenport granted the city’s motion to dismiss March 31, ruling the federal court lacked […]

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Family sues Sandoval County, medical provider over 29-year-oldโ€™s fentanyl overdose in jail

The family of a 29-year-old woman who died of a fentanyl overdose while in custody at the Sandoval County Detention Center has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the county and its private medical provider, alleging staff ignored her severe mental health crisis and failed to prevent lethal drugs from circulating in the jail. The […]