By AUSTIN FISHER A coalition of 41 different organizations, mental health providers and other individuals from across New Mexico signed a letter to Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham Tuesday urging her […]
Pat Davis
Pat Davis is the founder and publisher of City Desk ABQ. In a prior life he served as an Albuquerque City Councilor.
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Despite calls from groups, governor won’t call off special session
By Susan Dunlap A group of 41 organizations and individuals want Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham to halt plans to hold a special legislative session which is scheduled to start next […]
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Defense attorney says ‘Alec Baldwin committed no crime; he was an actor, acting’ at trial openings
By MORGAN LEE and ANDREW DALTON SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A defense attorney told jurors Wednesday that the shooting death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins was an “unspeakable tragedy” but […]
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Wildfire risk in NM expected to increase later this month after rain-soaked respite
By PATRICK LOHMANN The early monsoon rains that helped firefighters turn the corner on the South Fork and Salt fires in southern New Mexico were part of a pattern across the […]
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Jury is seated in Alec Baldwin’s involuntary manslaughter trial in New Mexico
By MORGAN LEE and ANDREW DALTON SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A jury was seated Tuesday for Alec Baldwin’s involuntary manslaughter trial in New Mexico, where opening statements are set to start […]
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Conservation enforcement on Santa Ana Pueblo lands expected at end of July
By AUSTIN FISHER Once Tamaya Kwii Kee Nee Puu is signed into trust with the federal government, people who are not members of the Santa Ana Pueblo and who trespass will […]
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Alec Baldwin is about to go on trial in the death of a cinematographer. Here are key things to know
By ANDREW DALTON Nearly three years after cinematographer Halyna Hutchins was shot and killed on the New Mexico set of the film “Rust,” Alec Baldwin’s trial over her death is about to begin. The […]
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Federal review prompted by NM wildfire warns of staffing shortfalls for future prescribed burns
By PATRICK LOHMANN As the U.S. Forest Service plans to greatly increase prescribed burns to protect communities from devastating wildfires, a government report prompted by the state’s biggest-ever fire found “gaps […]
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Town of Mountainair Rescues Two During Storm
On June 29, the Town of Mountainair was hit by a torrential rainstorm that resulted in a rescue mission for two individuals and caused major damage to buildings around town. […]
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Vonda Lee Cammack
69-year-old Vonda Lee Cammack a long-time resident of Moriarty, NM passed away July 1, in Albuquerque. Vonda was born, on May 14, 1955, in Sacramento, KY to James Earl and […]