By Kevin Hendricks, Jesse Jones, Rodd Cayton and Pat Davis, The Paper & The New Mexico News — 2026’s midterm elections may be among the biggest in recent memory, both nationally and here in New Mexico, if early voting and midday Election Day turnout trends continue until polls close at 7 p.m. tonight. Election Day […]
Kevin Hendricks, Editor
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.
NM Political Report
Posted inPolitics & Elections
Campaign cash keeps coming: $21.8 million and counting pours into Vasquez-Cunningham race
By Kevin Hendricks, The New Mexico News — If you live anywhere between Albuquerque’s South Valley and El Paso and own a TV, you already know somebody really wants your vote in the 2nd Congressional District. Actually, several somebodies – and each has several million dollars. Campaign donors and outside political action committees have spent […]
The Paper. Rio Rancho
Posted inCommunity News
Rio Rancho food pantry hauls food, water to flood-hit communities in northwest NM
By Kevin Hendricks, The Paper. — Some elderly residents in Counselor, Nageezi and Cuba are living without running water after heavy rain washed out roads and damaged waterlines. Now a Rio Rancho food pantry is going well beyond its usual service area to help. St. Felix Pantry is delivering food and emergency supplies to the […]
Posted inCourts & Justice
Gunfire hits deputy’s patrol unit, triggers SWAT standoff in East Mountains
By Kevin Hendricks — Someone inside an East Mountains home fired toward Bernalillo County deputies early Saturday, hitting a patrol unit and drawing a SWAT team to N.M. 333 near Tijeras. Deputies headed to the 1100 block of N.M. 333 around 3 a.m. Oct. 31 after callers reported yelling, a possible fight, threats and people […]
Posted inCommunity News
Lights out, doors open: County offers East Mountain residents a place to power up
By Kevin Hendricks, The Paper. — East Mountain residents stuck in a stubborn power outage now have somewhere to plug in. Bernalillo County opened Los Vecinos Community Center in Tijeras to anyone who needs to charge a phone, clean up or simply get out of a dark house. The outage shut down Vista Grande Community […]
The Paper. Rio Rancho
Posted inCommunity News
St. Felix Pantry adds Wednesday grocery days for the holidays
By Kevin Hendricks, The Paper. — Rio Rancho families stretching their grocery budgets this holiday season get an extra day to stock up. St. Felix Pantry is adding Wednesday distributions through the end of December. The pantry will give out groceries Wednesdays from 9 a.m. to noon in November and December, according to a press […]
The Paper. Rio Rancho
Posted inPolitics & Elections
Sandoval County’s guide to every race, question and voting site for Election Day
By Kevin Hendricks, The Paper. — Sandoval County voters will pick a new sheriff Tuesday, decide two county commission seats and vote on whether to spend $22 million on a secure storage building for the office that runs the election. Polls open at 7 a.m. and close at 7 p.m. Nov. 3 at 42 voting […]
The Corrales Comment
Posted inCorrales
It takes a village: Corrales Community Mural project brings history and art together
Submitted by Charlene Spiegel, President of the Corrales Arts Center Spearheaded by the Corrales Arts Center, the Corrales Community Mural (CCM) will be created by and for the people of Corrales. It will be a three- paneled, 18-foot mosaic mural representing Corrales past, present, and ideal future, located near the playground at La Entrada Park. […]
The Paper. Rio Rancho
Posted inEvents
Spooky season finale: Goatheads hockey, United playoffs, pet fiestas & stand-up legends
By Kevin Hendricks, The Paper. — Halloween weekend in Rio Rancho is stacked — and not just with candy. Professional hockey brings themed nights to the Events Center Friday and Saturday, with half-off draft beer for Oktoberfest Night and indoor trick-or-treating for Peanuts Halloween Night. Quezada’s Comedy Club turns the holiday into a tribute show […]
Route 66 Independent
Posted inCommunity News
Get your treats on Route 66: Trunk-or-treats stack up from Cedar Crest to Estancia
By Kevin Hendricks — Trick-or-treating in the East Mountains and Estancia Valley usually means long driveways and longer walks between porches. This weekend, over a dozen trunk-or-treats bring the porches to the parking lot. Events run from Friday afternoon through Saturday night in Edgewood, Moriarty, Estancia and Cedar Crest. Edgewood starts things off Friday, Oct. […]