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, The Paper. — The New Mexico Goatheads checked nearly every box on their inaugural weekend — first goal, first lead, first overtime — except the one fans wanted most. The Idaho Steelheads swept the three-game opening series at the Rio Rancho Events Center, winning 4-1 Friday, 4-3 in overtime Saturday and 5-2 […]
By Kevin Hendricks, The Paper. — Scammers are fishing for Rio Rancho residents’ information by posing as city staff, and city officials want you to check the hook before you bite. The City of Rio Rancho issued a scam alert Oct. 15, after someone reported a suspicious email that impersonated city staff and requested information […]
By Kevin Hendricks, The Paper. — Sandoval County election workers found methamphetamine and fentanyl on multiple absentee ballots Friday morning. County officials say no one was exposed, and every affected vote will still count. Initial tests flagged the drugs in election mail at the county’s Bureau of Elections warehouse, County Clerk Anne Brady-Romero reported. Local, […]
By Kevin Hendricks, The Paper. — Albuquerque-area renters searching for an affordable place to live have a limited window to get in line for federal housing help, and the deadline for one program is already approaching. The Albuquerque Housing Authority opens pre-applications for its Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher program on Friday, Oct. 16, and […]
By Kevin Hendricks, The Paper. — Bernalillo residents can’t pay water bills online or visit the town’s Motor Vehicle Department after a cyberattack froze the town’s public-facing computer systems over the long holiday weekend. Officials say nobody will lose service or pay late fees while the town recovers. Mayor Jack Torres said the town’s IT […]
By Kevin Hendricks, The Paper. — Nearly 5,000 Sandoval County voters have already cast ballots for the Nov. 3 election. Starting Saturday, everyone else gets a lot more places to do the same. Early voting expands to 21 more sites across the county on Oct. 17, including five in Rio Rancho. Until now, the only […]
By Kevin Hendricks Moriarty shoppers will have to take their bargain hunting elsewhere for now after a vehicle crashed into the Dollar General on Route 66 Wednesday morning, closing the store until further notice. Moriarty Fire Department crews responded at about 10 a.m. to the store at 705 U.S. Route 66, according to a department […]
By Kevin Hendricks — New Mexico voters just got a cheat sheet — the legal kind. Secretary of State Maggie Toulouse Oliver and Attorney General Raúl Torrez released a joint advisory Tuesday spelling out election deadlines, who belongs at a polling place and what crosses the line into voter intimidation. Only poll workers, voters, credentialed […]
By Kevin Hendricks Bernalillo County Commissioner Eric Olivas is seeking a second term representing District 5, which covers much of east central Albuquerque, including Uptown and Four Hills, and all of the East Mountains. He faces Republican Thomas Riley on Tuesday, Nov. 3. Olivas, a Democrat, defeated radio station owner Byron Powdrell in the June […]
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Reported by City Desk ABQ, New Mexico Political Report, Route 66 Independent and The Paper.
By Kevin Hendricks, Route 66 Independent & NM Political Report — District 5 Bernalillo County Commission candidate Thomas Riley says he wears a ring bearing the Confederate flag as an act of “open rebellion” against the federal government, and he wants the county’s Sheriff’s Office to cooperate with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, according to […]
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