In 2005, Dustin Berg started a nonprofit organization called Global Opportunities Unlimited with the mission to “help people with disabilities get outdoors and regain that part of their life.” Berg, who is from Albuquerque, grew up camping, backpacking, rock climbing and mountain biking. In 2003, he was involved in a motorcycle crash, and he lost […]
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Sen. Luján Meets With Family of Veteran, Holds Meetings With Local Leaders In Torrance County
On Wednesday, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) visited the widow of WWII Veteran Josephat Radosevich, Griselda Radosevich. Luján helped Radosevich’s family obtain their father’s WWII awards and medals they have been seeking since February 2023. “I was honored to meet with the widow of WWII Veteran Josephat Radosevich, Griselda Radosevich to celebrate her birthday […]
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Sen. Luján Meets With Family of Veteran, Holds Meetings With Local Leaders In Torrance County
On Wednesday, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) visited the widow of WWII Veteran Josephat Radosevich, Griselda Radosevich. Luján helped Radosevich’s family obtain their father’s WWII awards and medals they have been seeking since February 2023. “I was honored to meet with the widow of WWII Veteran Josephat Radosevich, Griselda Radosevich to celebrate her birthday […]
Posted inHousing & Homelessness, Uncategorized, Westside Albuquerque
Rowdy Wayne Clark
Rowdy Wayne Clark, born on January 16, 2002, in Socorro, New Mexico, passed away on March 23, 2024, in Nashville, Tennessee. He tragically lost his life in a motorcycle accident. Rowdy was a beloved son, brother, grandson, nephew, and friend to many. During his life journey, Rowdy pursued education and served his country with honor. He […]
Posted inHousing & Homelessness, Uncategorized, Westside Albuquerque
Rowdy Wayne Clark
Rowdy Wayne Clark, born on January 16, 2002, in Socorro, New Mexico, passed away on March 23, 2024, in Nashville, Tennessee. He tragically lost his life in a motorcycle accident. Rowdy was a beloved son, brother, grandson, nephew, and friend to many. During his life journey, Rowdy pursued education and served his country with honor. He […]
Posted inNew Mexico Statewide News, Westside Albuquerque
Environment officials ask state authorities to look into Southern NM utility
Danielle Prokop/Source NM New Mexico state agencies are taking a closer look at the Camino Real Regional Utility Authority at the request of environmental regulators. The state’s top environmental official penned a letter recently requesting the state’s top prosecutor and auditor investigate the southern New Mexico utility for “potential violations of consumer protection laws, and […]
Posted inJobs, Workers & Economy, Westside Albuquerque
Extreme heat drives up food prices. Just how bad will it get?
Kate Yoder/Source NM Sometimes climate change appears where you least expect it — like the grocery store. Food prices have climbed 25 percent over the past four years, and Americans have been shocked by the growing cost of staples like beef, sugar, and citrus. While many factors, like supply chain disruptions and labor shortages, have contributed to […]
Posted inCongress & Federal Gov., Courts, Justice & Safety, Westside Albuquerque
Watch: APD horse-mounted cops chase down shoplifter
Shoppers outside a West Central Walgreens got a vision of old-fashioned wild west law enforcement last week. Officers from APD’s horse-mounted unit were on patrol near Coors and Central on March 20 when an employee of a nearby Walgreens alerted them to a man who had just shoplifted from the store. Three officers (and their […]
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San Juan County scraps gerrymandered voting map
Austin Fisher/Source NM After more than two years in court, San Juan County officials agreed to adopt a new county commission voting map that supporters say gives Native American voters a bigger voice in who is elected to the local seats. The settlement announced on Monday resolves a dispute between the county and the Navajo […]
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Oops! Typo Could Stop Campaign Before It Starts
The state senate campaign of a high-profile former DREAMer may be stopped before it starts if a judge agrees with a small group of voters that the candidate’s petitions to qualify for the ballot don’t count. A lawsuit prepared this week by Audrey Trujillo, a Corrales Republican candidate for State Senate District 9, and two […]