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 […]
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Bernalillo County approves emergency powers to fight fentanyl crisis
By Jesse Jones, The Paper, — Bernalillo County is moving to cut red tape so it can get emergency medical care to the streets faster, overhaul jail detox programs and crack down on fentanyl trafficking. Commissioners approved an emergency declaration Wednesday that grants emergency authority to the county manager and asks the state for additional […]
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Knock, knock: Albuquerque Housing Authority opens doors to Section 8 and public housing applicants
By Kevin Hendricks, The Paper. — Albuquerque-area renters searching for an affordable place to live have a limited window to get in line for federal housing help, and the deadline for one program is already approaching. The Albuquerque Housing Authority opens pre-applications for its Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher program on Friday, Oct. 16, and […]
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What happened to the 10 out-of-state properties on Albuquerque’s Lazy Landlord list?
By Jesse Jones, The Paper. — When raw sewage backed into kitchen sinks and bathtubs at the Mont44 apartment complex, residents organized a tenant union. Landing on Albuquerque’s landlord list in June brought no immediate relief. Maintenance crews only returned after a September city inspection of more than 60 units, organized with tenants. Mont44’s experience […]
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Albuquerque’s report card is in. Here’s what went right and what’s still a work in progress
By Jesse Jones, The Paper. — Albuquerque checked off some goals this year, while others are still a work in progress. The City Council reviewed Mayor Tim Keller’s fiscal year 2026 objectives Monday, Oct. 5, looking at everything from thousands of visits at the Gateway sobering center to ongoing problems with recycling and transit. Councilors […]
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When the green flag flies, Albuquerque’s economy gets a lift
By Jesse Jones, The Paper. — For nine days each October, hot air balloons fill Albuquerque’s morning sky as visitors pack hotels, restaurants and businesses across the city. The Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta brings hundreds of thousands of visitors, boosting the local economy. As the 2026 event continues, its full economic impact is still taking […]