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.
By Kevin Hendricks, NM Political Report — Meta now has a $25 billion reason to read the fine print. District Judge Francis Mathew ordered Meta Platforms Inc. on Wednesday to pay New Mexico $25 billion for misleading Facebook users about their privacy, misinformation, hate speech and more. The bill grows 15% a year until Meta […]
By Kevin Hendricks Didi Okpareke’s congressional campaign paid for Facebook and Instagram ads that popped up on screens more than 150,000 times this summer, mostly in New Mexico. That was one of at least 3 different paid campaigns Facebook political ad tracker captured from here campaign during the most recent federal campaign finance period, but […]
By Kevin Hendricks, The Paper. — Rio Rancho Public Schools wants your two cents on its next five years, and it’s taking the conversation to the cafeteria. The district hosts its first Horizon 2040 community meeting Thursday, Oct. 29, from 6-7 p.m. in the Mountain View Middle School cafeteria. Parents, students, staff and community members […]
By Kevin Hendricks, The Paper. — Rio Rancho residents get a first look Nov. 9 at a proposed $76 million recreation center planned for the old Stapleton Elementary site. The city wants their two cents before it spends the millions. The city will host a community open house at 6 p.m. Monday, Nov. 9, at […]
By Kevin Hendricks, New Mexico Political Report — Students across New Mexico traded lecture halls for picket signs Tuesday. They walked out of class to demand that lawmakers stop fast-tracking AI data centers, which they say will drain the state’s water, power and land. In Albuquerque, UNM students rallied outside Scholes Hall then joined over […]
By Kevin Hendricks, The Paper. — UNM Health clinics reopened Tuesday, but the fallout from Monday’s cyber incident may just be starting. A ransomware group now claims it stole personal information belonging to University of New Mexico students and employees. UNM Hospital and Sandoval Regional Medical Center in Rio Rancho are both open, and all […]
By Kevin Hendricks, The Paper. — A Maryland man faces a federal charge after prosecutors say he claimed to live in New Mexico so he could register to vote here in 2022, one week before New Mexicans head to the polls for the Nov. 3 general election. A federal grand jury indicted the 63-year-old Annapolis […]
By Kevin Hendricks, The Paper. — Sandoval County residents headed to court could soon find the district and magistrate courts in the same building. On Wednesday, county commissioners will decide whether to award a $45 million contract to expand the judicial complex in Bernalillo. HB Construction submitted the lowest of three bids, $45.08 million before […]
By Kevin Hendricks, The Paper. — UNM Health patients can keep their Tuesday appointments. Clinics reopened Oct. 27, a day after a cybersecurity event knocked systems offline and cancelled appointments across the health system. That included Sandoval Regional Medical Center in Rio Rancho. UNM Hospital and Sandoval Regional are both open, and all clinics resumed […]
By Kevin Hendricks — Cat lovers can stop doomscrolling and start scrolling for a cause, this time on a much bigger screen. The 2026 CatVideoFest lands at the Guild Cinema on Sunday, Nov. 15, and part of every ticket helps a Corrales nonprofit rescue cats and find them homes. The Guild screens the 74-minute compilation […]
