Posted inJemez & Jemez Spring

Wildfire near Battleship Rock forces evacuations in Sandoval County’s Jemez Mountains

By Kevin Hendricks, The Paper. Residents in two Sandoval County mountain communities must leave their homes immediately as firefighters battle a growing wildland blaze near Battleship Rock in the Jemez Mountains. Sandoval County Fire Rescue confirmed an evacuation GO order — meaning leave now — is in effect for Sierra Los Pinos and Vallecitos. The […]

Posted inEnvironment, Conservation & Climate

West Nile virus detected in Bernalillo County mosquitoes

By Kevin Hendricks, The Paper. Mosquitoes carrying West Nile virus have turned up in Bernalillo County, and health officials want residents to act before monsoon season makes things worse. The infected insects were collected near the Rio Grande through the joint mosquito surveillance program run by the City of Albuquerque and Bernalillo County, with testing […]

Posted inSandoval County

Sandoval County commissioners set to vote on elected official pay commission, hospital mil levy deal

By Kevin Hendricks, The Paper. Sandoval County residents will soon have a say — at least indirectly — in what their elected officials earn, under a new salary commission the Board of County Commissioners is poised to create at its Wednesday meeting. Commissioners meet at 6 p.m. at 1500 Idalia Road, Building D, in Bernalillo. […]

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