By Kevin Hendricks Over 200 students, friends, families, educators, legislators and community leaders gathered Wednesday outside of RioTECH, a new high school focused on skilled trades, to celebrate the opening of the Rio Rancho school that has been years in the making. Among those celebrating the opening was Randi Weingarten, president of the American Federation […]
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Rio Rancho Public Schools unveils state-of-the-art RioTECH Career Technical Education high school
By Kevin Hendricks A crowd of over 200 students, parents, educators, and community leaders gathered in Rio Rancho on April 23 to celebrate the grand opening of RioTECH, a state-of-the-art Career Technical Education (CTE) high school designed to prepare students for high-demand careers in skilled trades and technology. Rio Rancho Public Schools hosted the grand […]
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Hegseth defended his Signal leak. Others lost clearances for similar lapses.
By Evan Hill · The Washington Post (c) 2025 One U.S. defense contractor set up a way to remotely access an office computer. Another forwarded 37 sensitive but unclassified work emails to a personal account. A third sent three emails with classified information to co-workers on an unauthorized system. They all lost their federalsecurity clearances as a result […]
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Federal policies and concerns addressed by Stansbury in Moriarty Town Hall
By Andrea Vasquez The Town of Moriarty opened the doors of City Hall for a town hall meeting on April 17 to chat with Congresswoman Melanie Stansbury about federal policy issues and their effects on the community. This marked the 13th town hall for Stansbury and her team in the state. She began by thanking […]
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‘The kind of housing we need:’ Multi-family housing development is in the works
By Hannah Grover A new multi-family housing development may be coming to Edgewood as developers work to make housing more accessible to a wider range of people. The property owner — Tanner Sprinkle — plans on building town homes on the parcels. The development could house around 46 people, according to Sprinkle, who provided that […]
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Trump’s economic numbers turn dismal
By Aaron Blake · The Washington Post (c) 2025 The Trump administration on Tuesday offered its latest tone shift on President Donald Trump’s tariffs, in an apparent attempt to steady an increasingly rocky economic picture. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent signaled that there could soon be a de-escalation in the huge and growing trade war with China. Meanwhile, Trump […]
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Senate Democrats seek answers from inspector general on Social Security cuts
By Meryl Kornfield · The Washington Post (c) 2025 Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer (New York) and four other Senate Democrats are urging the Social Security Administration’s inspector general’s office to investigate the impacts of the U.S. DOGE Service’s dramatic restructuring and sweeping cuts to the government agency. The letter sent to the inspector general’s office […]
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Edgewood reschedules Easter Egg hunt
By Hannah Grover A mid-April snowstorm put a damper on Easter celebrations in the East Mountains, but the Town of Edgewood says the Easter Egg hunt has been rescheduled. While the Bunny Hop Run/Walk still took place as planned on April 19, the Easter Egg hunt was postponed due to the weather conditions. “Normally, it […]
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When government thinks you’re dead, it upends lives. DOGE may make it worse.
By Meryl Kornfield, Lisa Rein, Hannah Natanson · The Washington Post (c) 2025 When Richard VanMetter tried to buy a sandwich, he didn’t realize he was dead. The 76-year-old retired physicist, on vacation in Boca Raton, Florida, in February, assumed there might have been a fraudulent charge that caused his credit card to be declined for a $6 Italian sub […]
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Mandy’s Farm celebrates 25th anniversary with goat races at annual Derby Watch Party
Staff report Mandy’s Farm is set to host its annual Derby Watch Party on May 3 from 2-6 p.m. at its original residential location in Albuquerque’s South Valley. This year’s event will be even more special as the organization celebrates its 25th anniversary. The Derby Day event, a beloved community tradition, draws hundreds of guests […]