By Kevin Hendricks Dozens of Placitas residents collected over 800 pounds of trash along eight miles of NM State Highway 165 on March 15. Jardineros de Placitas organized the event […]
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Kevin Hendricks is a local news editor with nm.news. He is a two-decade veteran of local news as a sportswriter and assistant editor with the ABQ Journal and Rio Rancho Observer.
Posted inEast Mountains
PNM again considering cutting the power in the East Mountains
The Public Service Company of New Mexico is again considering a Public Safety Power Shutoff in the East Mountains on March 18. Earlier this month, PNM announced plans to shut […]
Posted inNew Mexico Statewide News, Sandoval County
Commission salutes women who run the show and Sandoval County
By Kevin Hendricks The Sandoval County Commission honored women’s achievements during a proclamation ceremony on March 12, celebrating Women’s History Month. The official resolution highlighted the critical roles women have […]
Posted inEdgewood, Uncategorized
Wildfire Preparedness is Year-Round: The Importance of Prescribed Burning in New Mexico
Fall in New Mexico means the Balloon Fiesta, roasting green chile and prescribed burns. Many prescribed burning operations by various land management agencies and private landowners are set for this […]
Posted inNew Mexico Statewide News, Sandoval County
Sandoval County groups protest Musk and Trump policies at Tesla showroom
By Kevin Hendricks Two Sandoval County groups combined forces on March 13 to hold a peaceful protest outside the Tesla showroom on Santa Ana Pueblo. The Democratic Party of Sandoval […]
Posted inEast Mountains
State Senate confirms East Mountain’s Kenderdine to governor’s cabinet
On March 10, the New Mexico Senate confirmed Melanie Kenderdine as cabinet secretary for the Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Department. Kenderdine, who grew up in the East Mountains, graduated […]
Posted inNew Mexico Statewide News, Sandoval County
Sandoval County celebrates 122nd birthday
By Kevin Hendricks Happy birthday, Sandoval County. Sandoval County was founded on March 10, 1903. 122 years later, elected officials, first responders, county residents and employees gathered at the Sandoval […]
Posted inNew Mexico Statewide News, Sandoval County
Viral posts resurrect month-old Tesla vandalism incident in New Mexico
By Kevin Hendricks As the Tesla Takedown gains steam, a viral post flooded local social media Tuesday night and early Wednesday showing the burnt husk of a Tesla sedan outside […]
Posted inSandoval County
A new home for a hero
By Kevin Hendricks Two programs began constructing a mortgage-free home for U.S. Army Sergeant David Halona, a three-tour Iraq veteran. Building Homes for Heroes and the Built to Honor program […]
Posted inSandoval County
Shaving heads and saving lives
By Kevin Hendricks A wave of support and shaved heads marked the 19th annual St. Baldrick’s Foundation fundraiser in Rio Rancho, bringing in thousands of dollars for childhood cancer research. […]