By Kevin Hendricks, The Paper. — Dust off the bell-bottoms. Watermelon Mountain Ranch, the Rio Rancho no-kill shelter that bills itself as New Mexico’s largest, throws its 30th anniversary Fur Ball on Saturday, and every ticket helps homeless dogs and cats get a second chance. The gala, themed “30 Years of Peace, Love and Saving […]
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Fiery debate precedes approval of Albuquerque charter review
By Jesse Jones, The Paper. — A heated City Council debate over mayoral power and legislative control erupted into personal sparring Nov. 2 before councilors narrowly approved a permanent task force to review Albuquerque’s city charter. During its Nov. 2 meeting, the City Council narrowly approved Ordinance O-26-66 on a 5–4 vote, with Vice President […]
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Albuquerque-based filmmaker brings attention to Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women
By Sara Atencio-Gonzales, The Paper. – An Albuquerque-based filmmaker is bringing attention to the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Relatives crisis through a documentary that follows one New Mexico family’s yearslong search for answers. She Cried That Day, directed by Amanda Erickson, will air on PBS World beginning Nov. 5 as part of Native […]
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Have an idea for District 1? Help decide how Albuquerque spends $1.7 million
By Jesse Jones, The Paper. — Burqueños can help decide how to spend $1.7 million in public funds on projects in District 1. The initiative builds on Albuquerque’s first participatory budgeting pilot in District 6. Albuquerque City Councilor Stephanie Telles is inviting residents to submit ideas for projects funded through District 1’s $1.7 million participatory […]
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Before voters head to the polls, the City Council has business to handle
By Jesse Jones, The Paper. — What will be a shorter-than-usual Albuquerque City Council meeting Monday, the day before Election Day, will still decide the city’s future, from who reviews its charter to how zoning rules change and what can be built near the Sawmill neighborhood. Councilors will take final action on a proposal to […]
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UNM Health diverts ambulances, cancels all clinic appointments Monday over cybersecurity issue
By Kevin Hendricks, The Paper. — UNM Health patients should stay home Monday. A cybersecurity issue forced the University of New Mexico Health System to cancel every clinic appointment and send ambulances to other hospitals. UNM Health officials announced the shutdown Monday, Oct. 26. They said teams are actively working to fix the problem. The […]
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Sky-high profits: Balloon Fiesta drives $30.5M hotel surge
By Kevin Hendricks, The Paper. — The balloons came back down. Hotel rates didn’t. Albuquerque hotels earned about $30.5 million in room revenue during the 2026 Balloon Fiesta, up 9% from last year, as nearly 902,000 guest visits packed Balloon Fiesta Park, according to two post-event reports released last week. Visitors paid an average of […]
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Dead Serious About Halloween? Albuquerque Has You Covered
Are you dying to have a fang-tastic Halloween in Albuquerque? Well, you’re in luck! We’ve dug up some of the Duke City’s spookiest events to make this year’s celebration absolutely hex-traordinary. Halloween night may still be a couple of weeks away, but the spooky festivities have been haunting Albuquerque all month long, and there’s plenty […]
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Time for fine-tuning: APS to host series of community meetings on ‘right-sizing’
By Rodd Cayton, The Paper. — As enrollment at Albuquerque Public Schools continues to decline, tough decisions need to be made, and the district is asking for community input to guide the process. APS has scheduled a series of community meetings over the next few months to hear from the public. According to an APS […]
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Albuquerque City Council picks up where last meeting left off
By Jesse Jones, The Paper. — Tonight’s Albuquerque City Council meeting will feel like a continuation of the last one, with councilors revisiting a controversial zoning appeal fee proposal and other issues they left unresolved at the Oct. 5 meeting. Councilors postponed the zoning proposal and ran out of time to consider another item on […]