By Kevin Hendricks โ House hunters curious about life east of the Sandias can tour a batch of homes for sale in a single Saturday, and pocket raffle tickets along the way, during The Great Edgewood Home Tour on Nov. 14. Maps of participating homes go out at 10:30 a.m., and open houses run from […]
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.
โNo corporation is too powerfulโ: New Mexico wins massive $25B ruling against Meta
By Kevin Hendricks, NM Political Report โย 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 […]
Okparekeโs ads donโt add up on her federal campaign finance report
By Kevin Hendricks Didi Okparekeโs 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 […]
Dolores Huerta, New Mexico-born labor icon behind ‘Sรญ, se puede,’ dies at 96
By Kevin Hendricks โ Dolores Huerta, the New Mexico-born icon of the 1960s labor movement with an enduring legacy defined by the phrase โSรญ, se puede,โ has died. She was 96. Huertaโs family confirmed her passing Wednesday on her verified Facebook and Instagram pages. โWe ask for privacy as we grieve this incredible loss to […]
Food for thought: RRPS serves up first Horizon 2040 community meeting Thursday
By Kevin Hendricks, The Paper. โ Rio Rancho Public Schools wants your two cents on its next five years, and itโs 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 […]
Full-court press: Rio Rancho wants your two cents on $76M rec center
By Kevin Hendricks, The Paper. โ 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 […]
Power down: Students walk out statewide, march on Heinrichโs office to demand leaders โpull the plugโ on AI data centers
By Kevin Hendricks, New Mexico Political Report โ 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 stateโs water, power and land. In Albuquerque, UNM students rallied outside Scholes Hall then joined over […]
Ransomware group claims UNM hack as health clinics reopen
By Kevin Hendricks, The Paper. โ UNM Health clinics reopened Tuesday, but the fallout from Mondayโs 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 […]
Feds charge Maryland man with falsely registering to vote in Bernalillo County
By Kevin Hendricks, The Paper. โ 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 […]
Court is in session: Sandoval County poised to award $45 million judicial complex expansion
By Kevin Hendricks, The Paper. โ 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 […]