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 — 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, […]
By Kevin Hendricks — Corrales residents now decide which straw-stuffed creation rules the roost. Voting is open in the 2026 Corrales MainStreet Scarecrow Contest. Over 20 entries from businesses, families and neighborhoods stand along the village’s main drag and nearby side streets, according to Corrales MainStreet. Voters can cast ballots online before Oct. 30. The […]
By Kevin Hendricks — Mountainair residents who have spent years waiting on slow rural internet can trade up for fiber starting next week. Co-op Community Connect, the broadband division of Central New Mexico Electric Cooperative (CNMEC), begins turning on service in Mountainair on Monday, Oct. 26, according to the Town of Mountainair. The co-op will […]
By Kevin Hendricks, The Paper. — Rio Rancho’s Fall Festival is still happening Saturday — just not where you might expect. Due to weather concerns, the city moved the annual autumn celebration from Campus Park to the Rio Rancho Events Center, spreading activities between the arena floor and the front parking lot. It’s the biggest […]
By Kevin Hendricks, The Paper. — Rio Rancho knitters and crocheters no longer need to cross the river to stock up. Zia Yarn, the city’s first dedicated yarn store, opened Saturday, Oct. 17, at The Block, and its owner comes with a sweet backstory. Owner Robyn Hill is the granddaughter of Albuquerque’s original Candy Lady. […]
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, The Paper. — Rio Rancho got a front-row seat to the governor’s race Sunday when Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer campaigned for Democrat Deb Haaland in Republican nominee Gregg Hull’s hometown, just over two weeks before Election Day. The two Democrats talked about cost of living before a crowd of about 80 people […]
By Kevin Hendricks, The Paper. — The fight over The Luxe hits its final round Thursday. The Rio Rancho City Council will decide whether a 55-unit apartment complex, along with part of a neighborhood park, can rise at the corner of Camino Encantadas and Camino Venada NE. The council meets at 6 p.m. Oct. 22 […]
By Kevin Hendricks, The Paper. — A 22-year-old Rio Rancho man is among 10 men facing felony charges after a state undercover operation targeting adults who try to lure children online. The New Mexico Department of Justice’s Internet Crimes Against Children unit ran Operation Midnight Harvest from Oct. 15 to 17. Investigators posed as minors […]
By Kevin Hendricks, The Paper. — Placitas voters who packed the Placitas Community Library on Oct. 6 got a preview of who wants to patrol their roads, run their elections and decide what gets built along N.M. 165. Both Sandoval County sheriff candidates spoke at the nonpartisan forum: former Sheriff John Paul Trujillo, a Democrat, […]
