By Kevin Hendricks, The Paper.Democrat Elise Falanga Taylor is ending her campaign for New Mexico House District 23, saying she won’t let what she calls “vile tactics” from Republicans overshadow the issues at stake. Incumbent Rep. Alan Martinez, the House Minority Whip, denies he or his campaign had anything to do with it. In a […]
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 inSandoval County
UNM Hospital CEO announces retirement as SRMC reports growth
By Kevin Hendricks, The Paper. Sandoval Regional Medical Center’s longtime CEO is stepping down Dec. 11, and she used what may be her final mill levy update to Sandoval County commissioners to introduce the man taking her place — while fielding pointed questions about ER wait times, a doctor shortage and crash data commissioners say […]
Posted inSandoval County
Op-ed: Rep. Cates is a proven advocate fighting for District 44
Submitted by Nandini Pillai Kuehn, Ph.D., MHA, Corrales I would like to thank Adam Prior, who is currently running to unseat Representative Kathleen Cates in House District 44, for publicly acknowledging, after reviewing her donations and her votes, that she cannot be bought. (See his Letter to the editor: Follow the money — and the […]
Posted inEast Mountains
East Mountains fair to showcase services for veterans
By Rodd Cayton Veterans in the East Mountains area will have the opportunity next month to find answers and resources they need. The office of House District 22 Rep. Stefani Lord is hosting the Sept. 9 East Mountains Veterans Services Fair, which will bring together several agencies to create a one-stop shopping situation. A news […]
Posted inCongress & Federal Gov.
Luján, hospital leaders talk Medicaid ‘headwinds’ and rural health gaps at Rio Rancho roundtable
U.S. Sen. Ben Ray Luján, a Democrat from New Mexico, told hospital administrators at Presbyterian Rust Medical Center that Republican-backed federal Medicaid cuts won’t just hurt New Mexicans enrolled in the program — they’ll raise care and insurance costs for everyone else, too. Presbyterian Delivery System President Chad Aduddell told Luján the nonprofit system — […]
Posted inSandoval County
Sunday is Funday turns 21, Jemez marks Pueblo independence and jam bands take the park this weekend
By Kevin Hendricks, The Paper. The Hatch chile smell is still in the air and the summer still has plenty of weekend left. Rio Rancho and its neighbors pack Aug. 14-16 with free concerts, local markets, community traditions and one of the biggest free family events of the year. Friday: Two bands, one stage, one […]
Posted in+Arts & Culture
Jemez Historic Site honors Pueblo revolt with Aug. 16 Independence Day
Jemez Historic Site honors the resilience of Pueblo people this weekend with its annual Pueblo Independence Day, set for Sunday, Aug. 16. The day starts at 7 a.m. with a 13-mile run from the plaza in Jemez Pueblo up Highway 4 to the Historic Site, tracing the path Indigenous runners carried word of the coming […]
Posted inPlacitas
Five Placitas artists bring gardens to life ahead of September tour
Garden lovers get a preview of this year’s Placitas Garden Tour starting Saturday, as five local artists open an exhibition at the Placitas Community Library running through Sept. 20. Linda Novy-Doll, Alex Athens, Tamara Harder, Kyle Hollingsworth and Christine Brunet Lecomte will show work in the library’s Collin Meeting Room before each artist sets up […]
Posted inEvents
Sunday is Funday turns 21: Rio Rancho’s community party returns this weekend
By Kevin Hendricks, The Paper.Rio Rancho families can trade backyard boredom for pony rides, a mechanical bull and a rock wall when Sunday is Funday celebrates its 21st year Aug. 16 at Haynes Park. The Rio Rancho Kiwanis Club runs the noon-to-4 p.m. picnic, which grew out of a 2006 push by the late Tony […]
Posted inAlbuquerque
Rio Rancho brewer swings for nostalgia, resurrects shuttered ABQ icon as Putts N’ Pints
By Kevin Hendricks and Julian Paras, The Paper. — The iconic dinos and giraffes are getting a new life, and so is a shuttered Albuquerque classic. Scott Salvas, the Rio Rancho brewer behind Brew Lab 101, is resurrecting the long-dormant Putt-Putt Golf and Games course at 5100 San Mateo Blvd. NE in Albuquerque — rebranded […]