Rio Rancho voters head to the polls Tuesday to choose the city’s next mayor — and the choice couldn’t be clearer. District 4 City Councilor Paul Wymer, a licensed architect and planner with more than 40 years in Rio Rancho, faces Alexandria Piland, a retired union teacher and former Sandoval County Democratic Party chair, in […]
Kevin Hendricks
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.
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Rio Rancho runoff on pace to top March turnout — if Election Day holds
Rio Rancho’s mayoral runoff is on pace to exceed total turnout from March’s six-candidate municipal election — a potentially historic result for a race that typically draws far fewer voters. The city clerk’s office reported 10,230 early votes cast in the runoff, representing 12.5% of the city’s 81,919 registered voters ahead of Tuesday’s election. That […]
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Rio Rancho governing body rejects Orchard Park master plan over holdout lots, park concerns
Rio Rancho’s Governing Body rejected a proposed 278-home subdivision Thursday night after councilors raised concerns that the development skirted ownership requirements and shortchanged future residents on park space. The Orchard Park Master Plan, proposed by AMREP Southwest on 43 acres north of Northern Meadows near Wilpett Drive NE and Progress Boulevard NE, failed on a […]
Posted inLocal Government
Bernalillo to standardize addresses to speed 911 response
Some Bernalillo residents could see their home addresses change under a new ordinance the Town Council takes up for final vote Monday night — a fix town officials say is needed to help first responders find them faster. The Town Council meets at 6:30 p.m. Monday at Town Hall, 829 Camino del Pueblo, to consider […]
Posted inNew Mexico Statewide News
CYFD, governor dispute DOJ findings, say reforms already underway
New Mexico’s Children, Youth and Families Department and Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham pushed back on a damning state Department of Justice report, saying the failures it documents are problems of the past — and that Acting Secretary Valerie Sandoval’s team had already taken action on each of the eight systemic issues the attorney general identified. […]
Posted inPlacitas
Placitas library hosts Spring Fling fundraiser Saturday
Placitas residents can stock up on spring plants, browse books and pick up homemade baked goods Saturday while supporting their local library at the Placitas Community Library’s annual Spring Fling. The community fundraiser runs 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, April 11, at the library, 453 Highway 165. The event is free and open to […]
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Rio Rancho Players open new theater with airport comedy-drama
Rio Rancho’s community theater group takes the stage at a new home this month, opening It Happened at the Airport — two one-act plays set in an airline terminal — at their new location on NM 528. Rio Rancho Players, a program of Rio Rancho Creative Crossroads, will perform at 1640A 528/Pat D’Arco Hwy, a […]
Posted inEdgewood
Edgewood losing county fire, EMS coverage after payment dispute ends 21-year agreement
Edgewood residents face a July 1 deadline for new fire and emergency medical services after the town and Santa Fe County agreed to terminate a joint services agreement — and both sides are telling different stories about why. The two governments reached a walkaway settlement ending all claims with no financial payment by either party, […]
Posted inSandoval County
Sandoval County loses up to $284 million a year while nearly 50,000 residents drive to work elsewhere
Sandoval County is losing up to $284 million a year in workday spending because nearly 47,400 residents drive out of the county for work every day — and the businesses that could serve them during those hours don’t exist here yet, according to a market analysis presented to county commissioners Wednesday. Rio Rancho Regional Chamber […]
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Drag Bingo fundraiser at The BLOCK kicks off Rio Rancho Pride celebrations
Rio Rancho’s first-ever Pride celebration is still two months out, but local organizers are already rolling — with Drag Bingo and a one-of-a-kind dice raffle. The Imperial Sovereign Court of New Mexico hosts Drag Bingo with SHEnanigans on Friday, April 24, from 7 to 9 p.m. at The BLOCK, 7805 Enchanted Hills Blvd. NE. Hosted […]