By Margaret O’Hara/The Santa Fe New Mexican A new set of high school graduation requirements won approval Monday from the Senate Education Committee — but not without disagreement over whether […]
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After months of searching, APS school board hires a familiar face to lead the district
School board members have selected Dr. Gabriella Durán Blakey as the next superintendent of Albuquerque Public Schools. Her selection, by a unanimous vote, was announced at a press conference this […]
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Father of co-defendant of Solomon Peña pleads guilty to interfering in electoral process
The second of three defendants facing federal charges for his part in a series of shootings targeting the homes of local lawmakers last year pleaded guilty Friday afternoon to conspiracy, […]
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Who will be APD’s new watchdog?
Tackling the problem of revamping the city’s housing voucher program is set to be debated at Monday’s Albuquerque City Council meeting. Also on the government table is taking a look […]
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Basketball school moving into vacant Downtown theater
City Councilor Joaquin Baca says he’s pleased to see the former Century 14 movie theater going into a new life as a basketball hub. ABC Prep, a hoops-focused school designed […]
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House panel OKs ban on book bans
By Nathan Brown/The Santa Fe New Mexican A bill before the state Legislature to make it harder to remove books from public libraries based on objections to their content took […]
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With smiles and surveys, volunteers count city’s homeless
Car trunks were packed with goodie bags filled with granola bars, gummy bears, crackers and bottles of water as teams of volunteers carpooled to different areas of the city this […]
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‘You knew what was happening to your son’
When now-retired Albuquerque Police Department Detective Maureen O’Brien was called to a local hospital to investigate the death of a child five years ago, she was horrified at what she […]
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5 years, 29 cases, just 1 conviction
Since 2017, nearly every DWI case where Albuquerque Police Officer Honorio Alba made the arrest and Thomas Clear was the defense attorney ended up getting dismissed. A City Desk ABQ […]
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What do you think of the city’s Rail Trail idea? The city wants to know.
The City’s Metropolitan Redevelopment Agency (MRA) published the public comment draft of the comprehensive report “Advancing Inclusive Growth through the Albuquerque Rail Trail,” with the idea of creating a more […]