By Kevin Hendricks New Mexico’s attorney general says he’ll take the U.S. Department of Justice to federal court if it doesn’t hand over records tied to his fentanyl investigation by Aug. 17 — records DOJ says his office never had a legal right to request in the first place. The renewed demand Attorney General Raúl […]
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.
Posted inRio Rancho
R4Creating keeps tech education humming with new Sparklight funding
Rio Rancho families chasing new tech skills just got a boost: R4Creating’s Community Hub is getting a fresh $5,000 grant from internet provider Sparklight to keep its STEM classes, job training and community gathering space humming. The money comes from Sparklight’s Charitable Giving Fund, which handed out more than $125,000 to 28 nonprofits across its […]
Posted inRio Rancho
Back-to-school 2026: What Rio Rancho families need to know
By Kevin Hendricks, The Paper. It’s that week that many students fear and many parents, including myself, celebrate. It’s back-to-school week. Here’s what you need to know as the 2026-2027 Rio Rancho Public School year kicks off. Most RRPS students head back to class Thursday, Aug. 6. Preschoolers at Puesta del Sol start a few […]
Posted inNew Mexico Legislature #nmleg
GOP senators want Haaland, Stansbury subpoenaed in Epstein probe
By Kevin Hendricks, The Paper. & New Mexico Political Report — State Senate Republicans want New Mexico’s Epstein Truth Commission to put two of the state’s most prominent Democrats under oath — gubernatorial candidate Deb Haaland and U.S. Rep. Melanie Stansbury — and they’re warning the commission’s credibility is on the line if it says […]
Posted inNE Heights
Tramway’s need for speed meets new city enforcement
Tramway Boulevard’s late-night drag racers have a new obstacle between them and the finish line. The city activated an automated speed camera southbound near Lomas this week, aiming a lens at one of Albuquerque’s most persistent speeding hot spots. The camera is part of a citywide push that has grown to 38 active locations since […]
Posted inWestside Albuquerque
Westside drivers beware: ABQ targets ‘riskiest stretches’ with new speed cameras
Westside drivers on Coors Boulevard north of St. Joseph will soon have two more sets of eyes watching their speed. The city expects to activate northbound and southbound automated speed enforcement cameras there in early August, bringing the citywide total to 38. The additions build on a corridor the city has steadily wired for enforcement […]
Posted inSandoval County
‘Jurisdictional nightmare’ ends as Rio Rancho backs Sandoval County annexation
By Kevin Hendricks, The Paper.Rio Rancho’s governing body unanimously cleared the way last week for Sandoval County to annex 7.8 acres into the Town of Bernalillo, a boundary shift that lets the county move forward with a bigger 13th Judicial District Court Complex and a relocated Bureau of Elections. City staff reviewed the request and […]
Posted inFood & Drink
Sip, vote and celebrate: Rio Rancho’s Margarita Festival arrives this weekend
By Kevin Hendricks, The Paper. Rio Rancho has spent all summer giving residents reasons to get outside. This weekend, it hands them a margarita and asks them to vote. Friday: Nate Fox closes out July The BLOCK wraps up the month Friday with the Nate Fox Band on the Main Stage at 7 p.m. at […]
Posted inPlacitas
30-year mystery solved: Missing Placitas woman found buried at her own property
By Kevin Hendricks, The Paper. A Placitas family finally knows what happened to their mother after 30 years of wondering — and it wasn’t the story her husband told for three decades. The Sandoval County Sheriff’s Office announced Wednesday that DNA testing has conclusively identified skeletal remains found in May as those of Ann Lombard […]
Posted inPlacitas
Placitas gallery to showcase art inspired by NM’s disappearing waters
By Kevin Hendricks, The Paper. New Mexico’s rivers, lakes and irrigation ditches get the elegy-and-love-letter treatment next month, when Wild Hearts Gallery in Placitas opens an exhibit built from wax, pigment and photographs of water that may not always be there. “The River Runs Through Me,” featuring photo encaustic work by artist Dana Patterson Roth, […]