By Kevin Hendricks, The Paper. A Rio Rancho teenager pleaded guilty Monday to first-degree murder and conspiracy to commit first-degree murder in the 2024 shooting death of an Albuquerque homeowner who stepped outside to stop his truck from being stolen. According to Bernalillo County District Attorney Sam Bregman, the teen and several co-defendants were stealing […]
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 inFood & Drink
Rio Grande Social claims top prize at Rio Rancho Margarita Festival
By Kevin Hendricks, The Paper.Photos by Sara Atencio-Gonzales Many of the metro area’s top bars and restaurants squared off at The BLOCK Saturday, and Rio Grande Social says it came out on top. The Margarita Festival ran noon to 6 p.m., with entry tickets covering ten 3.5-oz samples per person — the largest pours allowed […]
Posted inTown of Bernalillo
Building tomorrow: Bernalillo to host community conversation on early childhood
By Rodd Cayton Area state legislators will be in Bernalillo tomorrow to discuss ways to improve New Mexico’s supply of childcare. State Sen. Cindy Nava will headline the program at 4 p.m. Aug. 5 at the El Zócalo Event Center, 264 S. Camino Del Pueblo. Growing Up New Mexico, an early childhood partnership, the New Mexico […]
Posted inNew Mexico Statewide News
AG Torrez escalates fight with DOJ over unseized fentanyl shipments
By Kevin Hendricks New Mexico’s attorney general says he’ll take the U.S. Department of Justice to federal court if it doesn’t hand over records tied to his fentanyl investigation by Aug. 17 — records DOJ says his office never had a legal right to request in the first place. The renewed demand Attorney General Raúl […]
Posted inRio Rancho
R4Creating keeps tech education humming with new Sparklight funding
Rio Rancho families chasing new tech skills just got a boost: R4Creating’s Community Hub is getting a fresh $5,000 grant from internet provider Sparklight to keep its STEM classes, job training and community gathering space humming. The money comes from Sparklight’s Charitable Giving Fund, which handed out more than $125,000 to 28 nonprofits across its […]
Posted inRio Rancho
Back-to-school 2026: What Rio Rancho families need to know
By Kevin Hendricks, The Paper. It’s that week that many students fear and many parents, including myself, celebrate. It’s back-to-school week. Here’s what you need to know as the 2026-2027 Rio Rancho Public School year kicks off. Most RRPS students head back to class Thursday, Aug. 6. Preschoolers at Puesta del Sol start a few […]
Posted inNew Mexico Legislature #nmleg
GOP senators want Haaland, Stansbury subpoenaed in Epstein probe
By Kevin Hendricks, The Paper. & New Mexico Political Report — State Senate Republicans want New Mexico’s Epstein Truth Commission to put two of the state’s most prominent Democrats under oath — gubernatorial candidate Deb Haaland and U.S. Rep. Melanie Stansbury — and they’re warning the commission’s credibility is on the line if it says […]
Posted inNE Heights
Tramway’s need for speed meets new city enforcement
Tramway Boulevard’s late-night drag racers have a new obstacle between them and the finish line. The city activated an automated speed camera southbound near Lomas this week, aiming a lens at one of Albuquerque’s most persistent speeding hot spots. The camera is part of a citywide push that has grown to 38 active locations since […]
Posted inWestside Albuquerque
Westside drivers beware: ABQ targets ‘riskiest stretches’ with new speed cameras
Westside drivers on Coors Boulevard north of St. Joseph will soon have two more sets of eyes watching their speed. The city expects to activate northbound and southbound automated speed enforcement cameras there in early August, bringing the citywide total to 38. The additions build on a corridor the city has steadily wired for enforcement […]
Posted inSandoval County
‘Jurisdictional nightmare’ ends as Rio Rancho backs Sandoval County annexation
By Kevin Hendricks, The Paper.Rio Rancho’s governing body unanimously cleared the way last week for Sandoval County to annex 7.8 acres into the Town of Bernalillo, a boundary shift that lets the county move forward with a bigger 13th Judicial District Court Complex and a relocated Bureau of Elections. City staff reviewed the request and […]